Category Archives: Berlin

The Room: The Lost Treasure

Berlin, Nov 2017

Rated between 4.5 and 5 out of 5
I’ve seen more than one enthusiast describe Lost Treasure as the best escape room in Europe. Of course, tastes vary, and no one person can play more than a selection of the games available, so clearly any such claim is only a matter of subjective opt… (more)

The Room: Go West

Berlin, Nov 2017

Rated between 3.5 and 4.5 out of 5
We played the three games at The Room in the order in which they were created, starting with their oldest, in which your goal is to escape from Cold War era East Berlin through to the freedom of the West. That’s a theme that could mean a gritty, seri… (more)

House of Tales: Columbus

Berlin, Nov 2017

Rated between 2.5 and 3.5 out of 5
House of Tales’ popup game imagines a world in which Christopher Columbus gave up his ambitions to sail the seas, and instead became a carpenter specialising in boxes. (Okay, there’s a story about it being the storage hold on his sea voyages or somet… (more)

House of Tales: The Executioner

Berlin, Nov 2017

Rated between 4 and 4.5 out of 5
The Executioner is a horror game, but while it follows some of the usual tropes of the genre – a start involving separation and imprisonment, plenty of rather grisly props – it’s not the usual serial killer story. Instead, you’ve been captured by a m… (more)

Escape Zone: The Dictator

Berlin, Nov 2017

Rated 3.5 out of 5
“The most terrible dictator of his time is about to be overthrown” – don’t jump to conclusions though, this is an entirely fictional dictator in a modern setting not a WW2 game. This dictator has left a city-levelling bomb as a parting gift, and it’s… (more)

Illuminati Escape: Cyber Attack

Berlin, Nov 2017

Rated between 3.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Looking for an extra Berlin game to last-minute squeeze into our schedule, Illuminati Escape appealed partly because, as a recently opened venue, it was one of the few with any availability remaining; but also because of its concept. They have four g… (more)

Exit: Huxley

Berlin, Nov 2017

Rated 4 out of 5
Huxley is only the second virtual reality escape game I’ve played, and so it remains a challenge to write a fair review. The aim is to assess the game, but with such a new format it’s far from straightforward to tease out what’s impressive about the … (more)