Category Archives: International

Lock Academy: L.A. Confidential

Paris, Oct 2018

Despite the name this is nothing to do with the 1997 movie starring Russell Crowe. The L.A. stands for Lock Academy, the detective school that provides a common setting for all this venue’s games, and your task is… to relax in the Academy’s recreat… (more)

Lock Academy: Le Casse de la Siècle (The Heist of the Century)

Paris, Oct 2018

First of three games I tried at Lock Academy, Heist of the Century was also the first escape room I’ve tried playing in a different language. Due to a complicated series of booking problems that were entirely my fault, I ended up having to find a sub… (more)

Get Out: The Curse of Horus

Lille, Jun 2018

Compulsively looking for another game to squeeze into our schedule before heading back to the U.K., we found Get Out happy to find us a slot at short notice, and also friendly about advising us on which of their five rooms we should play. On their re… (more)

Omega Agency: La Planque d’Ali

Ghent, Jun 2018

I tend to assume that any hint of an Egyptian theme in a game’s description means an Indiana Jones style tomb adventure, but this one is very clear that that’s not the case: you’re attempting to retrieve an artifact from the office of an egyptologist… (more)

John Doe: Casino Magnifico

Lille, Jun 2018

Our second game at John Doe had us on the trail of another missing agent, this time in the VIP lounge of a casino that might be a front for a nefarious drug gang. Your briefing instructs you that a particular celebrity is involved and you need to ide… (more)

John Doe: The Prison of Blue Castle

Lille, Jun 2018

John Doe’s company name comes from their overarching story device, which is that they’re a secret agency whose entire agent roster has recently been compromised; since their professional agents have all been outed, they’re reliant on you, promising m… (more)

ANTCollectief: De Kelder (The Cellar)

Ghent, Jun 2018

ANTCollectief’s website plays its cards close to its chest with an intriguing lack of information about their game’s theme; something about discovering the secrets of a cellar, and little more. It does indeed take place in a cellar, a found space tha… (more)

Locked: Kubus

Ghent, Jun 2018

Like Locked’s sister game Labyrint, Kubus is as much art project as escape room. Art is supposed to be challenging, and it’s certainly a challenge to review – what this venue builds is so very unique it can’t really be measured by the criteria I’d ap… (more)

The Paradox Project

Athens, Jun 2018

Your uncle used to run a mine in Africa. Now “the Bitter Truth” is hidden inside his flat. Your job is to find it and make sure it’s safe.

The paradox project is an unusual escape game in a number of ways. First, both the reception area (with refre… (more)

Escapepolis: Roswell 1947

Athens, Jun 2018

You are a reporter in 1947 and your girlfriend who works as a nurse in the nearby Roswell airbase morgue has gone missing after telling you she had discovered something exciting.

The room manager spoke with some passion about how stories drive his … (more)