Category Archives: International

Escapepolis: Gustav Eiffel

Athens, Apr 2023

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

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)

Arkham Escape Rooms: Migas de Pan

Marbella, Feb 2023

At present, Marbella has exactly one escape room company, with a single room, and it’s a rather charming fairy tale theme. The title refers to the story of Hansel and Gretel, and you’re returning to the gingerbread house to defeat the witch who appea… (more)

SHOCK: La Santa

Madrid, Jan 2023

With just one day in Madrid to fit in escape rooms, La Santa was top of the list; since it has a minimum team size of three, we were only able to play it at all because the prospect of it tempted our third team member into booking a weekend city brea… (more)

Bite The Fly: Bites Motel

Madrid, Jan 2023

Bites Motel makes an impression as soon as you arrive – few games blur the line between outside and inside, between lobby and game space, quite as effectively as this one. We arrived by foot in a sunny Madrid suburb, but once inside we were in a worl… (more)

Xcape Singapore: Busan Express

Singapore, Dec 2022

With seven games currently running, Xcape is one of Singapore’s largest venues. They also categorise their rooms into ‘seasons’, with the current crop being their third season. All seven games have themes that are at least semi-horror, and we picked … (more)

Key Room: Dracula’s Elixir of Immortality

Istanbul, Dec 2022

Turkey’s escape scene is heavily dominated by horror houses, with few traditional escape rooms still available, and I’ve seen almost no reviews of the handful that exist in Istanbul; so I picked Key Room more or less at random. They have just the one… (more)

Escape Room Gili Air: Inheritance

Gili Air, Nov 2022

I wasn’t looking for escape rooms in Gili Air, a tiny tropical island off the coast of Lombok, and was frankly astounded to see a sign for one when I arrived. The island’s primary attractions are sun, sand and snorkelling, but I certainly wasn’t goin… (more)

Pandora Experience: Shutter Asylum

Bali, Oct 2022

At time of writing there are only two escape room companies open on Bali, and the one you’re much more likely to encounter is Pandora Experience, a chain active throughout Indonesia. They advertise their games with movie-style posters, and the one we… (more)

Lost.sg: Castiglione

Singapore, Oct 2022

Castiglione is not a terrible game, but it is showing its age, and even if in mint condition would still have flaws. The name refers to Giuseppe Castiglione, an Italian sculptor who worked in the Imperial Chinese court in the 19th Century, making a s… (more)