Category Archives: International

PANiQ-ROOM: Darkroom

Budapest, Aug 2014

This was the first large team (more than 5 players) room we did. I remember it as rather chaotic, and some of that must have been because of the larger number of people. But it also seemed more amateurish and less polished than the Claustrophilia and… (more)

Cross Roads Escape Games: The Fun House

California, Jan 2017

2nd on my mini tour of Los Angeles area Escape Rooms was The Fun House at Cross Roads Escape Rooms. This room is based in the Anaheim area, not that far from Disneyland. Quite apt, given the Fun House pokes a sarcastic stick at the Circus/Magic/Fanta… (more)

Cross Roads Escape Games: The Hex Room

California, Jan 2017

Having just completed the venue’s original and superb Fun House room, and enjoying it immensely, we were offered a bit of a discount to run straight into the Hex room. The Hex room is pitched as a Horror/Thriller experience. There’s some basic theme … (more)

Indizio: Mirror Mirror On The Wall

Cologne, Nov 2016

Centrally located, just a stone throw from Cologne’s cathedral is Indizio-Koln. We were lucky enough to have the escape room thrown into our air bnb stay, as it was located in the apartment above.

The place itself has an Indiana Jones temple vibe, i… (more)

Xitroom: Crack the Safe

Amsterdam, Aug 2016

The room starts in the dark with a hunt for the lightswitch – which I feel didn’t really add much to the game itself. However, we had that done after a minute or so, and could get stuck into the puzzles.

The puzzles were varied – and had very few lo… (more)

Questomatica: Arcade Invasion

Amsterdam, Aug 2016

The theme and decor are an absolute treat to anyone who grew up playing 80s arcade games. Like Claustrophobia’s other games, it eschews padlocks and goes for creative, on-theme puzzles. They make fantastic use of lighting and effects to sign-post whe… (more)

Questomatica: WakeUp!

Amsterdam, Aug 2016

I’ve played a few games themed as being in someone’s mind or dreams, but this one is definitely the most successful at creating a dream-like experience. Instead of finding codes to padlocks, you progress with an increasing feel for the dream-logic of… (more)

Escape Room: Abandoned Factory

Tallinn, Jun 2016

The success rate for the Factory was apparently even lower than for the Lab (a.k.a. ‘hardest room in Estonia’ Lab – at time of playing, there had been only three successful teams, ever (!).

It’s very linear and unusually difficult, consisting of a s… (more)

Escape Room: Prison Break

Tallinn, Jun 2016

This is much more of a ‘normal’ room than the two others we did with this company, both in terms of difficulty level and style.

It’s a relatively small escape room, and both our teams finished it quickly, so experienced teams may find it on the easy… (more)

Escape Rooms: Secret Lab

Tallinn, Jun 2016

This room appears to no longer be open, so this review is purely for comparison.

It was billed as the ‘hardest room in Estonia’, and it definitely ranks as one of the hardest rooms I’ve tried. Unfortunately, that was partly because of gratuitous use… (more)