Category Archives: International

Bioxcape

Sofia, Apr 2024

Rated 3.5 out of 5
I’ve played several escape games built within museums, and none were like this. For one, BioXcape is not actually in the body of the museum; you enter via a side entrance, and descend into a genuine military bunker. And, thanks to the freedom of havi… (more)

Funky Monkeys: Rebellion

Sofia, Apr 2024

Rated between 4 and 4.5 out of 5
Funky Monkey’s first game Rebellion was in fact designed by Codex in Bucharest – which is a point in its favour, based on the visit I made to that company some years back. In it you’re infiltrating a secret society so as to unmask the members of the… (more)

Infinity Escape: Secret Chamber

Sofia, Apr 2024

Rated 4.5 out of 5
Two of the three rooms at Infinity Escape have a magic school theme, and we dived straight in with the second and more recent of those; which has a story inspired by the second book in a certain series of novels. When booking this room you have the o… (more)

The First Hunt

Sofia, Apr 2024

Rated 4 out of 5
Back in Sofia for the first time in six years, we played The First Hunt as the first room on a mini-binge. For now it’s the only game available at the venue, and has a fantasy historical theme involving a witch and a curse.
Our host explained the us… (more)

De Gouden Kooi: Han’s Revenge

Mechelen, Apr 2024

Rated 5 out of 5
From the name I guessed this would be a sequel to Saint Rumoldus, but it is in fact a stand-alone story. And a thoroughly original one too – pretty sure it’s the first time I’ve entered a room playing the role of air conditioning maintenance worker. … (more)

Escape Room Katwijk: Here I Am

Katwijk, Apr 2024

Rated 4.5 out of 5
I would never have guessed from the name that Here I Am is a prison escape theme. But then I wouldn’t have guessed that their previous room Bella Ciao was a robbery theme. In both cases the game is inspired by a television drama which I hadn’t seen a… (more)

Escape010: Book of Mystery

Rotterdam, Apr 2024

Rated 4 out of 5
I instantly liked Book of Mystery, and found little to change that first impression. From the moment of entry there’s a multitude of interesting or cool things to catch your eye; this is the opposite of stripped down minimalism.
The plot is the bit … (more)

Escape010: Enigma

Rotterdam, Apr 2024

Rated 3.5 out of 5
Enigma010 have two rooms and we played both of them, starting with Enigma. I’d wondered if it were a WW2 theme, then saw the game artwork and decided it must be a superhero story. That wasn’t entirely correct; the main villain has that sort of style,… (more)

Escape World: The Golden Ticket

Amsterdam, Apr 2024

Rated 3.5 out of 5
My first impression of Escape World was of a rather chaotic venue, but I think that was the fault of the hen group who were on their way out. Once they’d gone and the staff emerged from hiding, it was a lot calmer.
The Golden Ticket takes inspiratio… (more)