Category Archives: Athens

Exit Plan: The Quest for the Holy Grail

Athens, Apr 2023

Rated 3 out of 5
Athens has a wealth of genuinely world-class games. Travelling enthusiasts looking to pack in as many games as possible may find, though, that it’s often difficult to schedule much before five or six on a weekday evening – it’s often easier to find a… (more)

Verone: Don’t Take A Breath

Athens, Apr 2023

Rated 5 out of 5
Don’t Take A Breath is not exactly an escape room, and booking it may take some effort – but if you can, it’s absolutely worth it.
The story is based on 2016 horror movie Don’t Breathe, about a group of young burglars unwisely attempting to steal ca… (more)

Mister.E: The Emperor’s Masterchef Is Dead

Athens, Apr 2023

Rated 4 out of 5
Ancient China plus cooking – Mister.E wins points straightaway for originality. The story is that you’re unwillingly auditioning to replace the Emperor’s deceased chef, in an interview process where failure is fatal; and just for an extra challenge t… (more)

Way Out: Ice Tiki

Athens, Apr 2023

Rated 5 out of 5
If you’re reading this to decide whether to play Ice Tiki, the answer is yes. Athens has a wealth of must-play games, and Way Out is, suitably for its name, way out from the centre – nonetheless, you should put it on your schedule anyway. My only hes… (more)

The Box: The Mine Box

Athens, Apr 2023

Rated between 4 and 4.5 out of 5
At 80 minutes the Mine Box would count as a super-sized game in the U.K., and it’s the longest at the venue, but still on the shorter side by Athens standards. The company’s name should not deceive you into expecting a crate-style portable game: they… (more)

Paradox Project: The Music Academy

Athens, Apr 2023

Rated 5 out of 5
Few companies have such a reputation as Paradox Project; and for me personally, their game The Bookstore is my all time favourite escape room. So The Music Academy had quite a lot to live up to. And while it hasn’t displaced its predecessor from my t… (more)

Escapepolis: Gustav Eiffel

Athens, Apr 2023

Rated between 3.5 and 4 out of 5
Our second game at Escapepolis’s Galatsi branch had us going for a meeting with our childhood friend, the famous builder of the Eiffel Tower. Naturally, the meeting took an unexpected turn and left us trying to avoid being arrested for murder. This o… (more)

Escapepolis: Hellevator

Athens, Apr 2023

Rated between 3.5 and 4 out of 5
From the lobby the burnished metal door to this game gleams at you invitingly, with a 1920s art deco elegance. The story is that there’s an upcoming exhibition on the Egyptian god Seth, and the head curator has been found dead; you just need to take … (more)

Escapepolis: Cosmos 05

Athens, May 2019

Rated between 4.5 and 5 out of 5
I’m a sucker for spaceship and sci-fi games. (My teammate, not so much.) And one of the great defining classics of movie sci-fi is 2001: A Space Odyssey, which pretty much created the trope of the coldly homicidal computer in a story that’s inspired … (more)