Category Archives: International

No Exit: Wanted: Dead or Alive

Athens, Apr 2023

We played all three games at No Exit’s Elioupolis location (they have a couple more rooms at the Neos Kosmos address), and in all three the live acting was a major part of the experience. That’s par for the course in Athens, but where the actor in De… (more)

No Exit: Death Row

Athens, Apr 2023

Prison escape is probably the single most common escape room theme, and I’ve played dozens of variations on it in a great many different places; and No Exit’s Death Row is quite simply the best prison themed escape room I’ve played anywhere.

While I… (more)

No Exit: El Exorcista

Athens, Apr 2023

Athens is famous for horror games, and as a horror experience, El Exorcista is my favourite (of those I’ve played so far). If that’s sufficient to make you book it in, then I suggest you don’t read on until after playing it, because not knowing what’… (more)

Station 33: Wake Up

Athens, Apr 2023

The sheer variety of horror rooms available in Athens – and so many top-rated! – is a little overwhelming, and it’s not easy to decide which to play. Wake Up is a fear experience that I thought excelled in some ways (even against Athens’ high standar… (more)

Last Wish: Omertà

Athens, Apr 2023

Having enough horror rooms on our Athens schedule already, we passed up The Cellar at Last Wish and played only their Mafia room, Omertà. Athens is famous for long games, and even so this is a beast of a room, with a time limit of 140 minutes.

You m… (more)

Lockhill: Chapel & Catacombs

Athens, Apr 2023

Anyone reading this has probably heard of Chapel & Catacombs: it’s currently the top ranked escape room in the English-speaking world, according to the illustrious TERPECA rankings. That prestige comes with a health warning: hype can kill enjoyment, … (more)

Mystic Corporation: Mystic Project

Athens, Apr 2023

This was the third scary game we played in a row, but was a change of pace in several ways. For a start, it was considerably more of a puzzle challenge. And I felt that it wasn’t designed with the aim of scaring the players via chasing them or jump s… (more)

Disappear Escape Rooms: The Sacrifice

Athens, Apr 2023

We played The Sacrifice straight after Woman In Black, which I wouldn’t recommend doing despite the two venues being quite close to each other, because there’s considerable overlap in the style of set and scares: they both have supernatural spirits h… (more)

Coven Escape Rooms: Woman in Black

Athens, Apr 2023

Athens horror games tend to follow a different system to other escape rooms. You’re normally expected to arrive exactly on time not ten or fifteen minutes before, and typically there is only the one game at the venue. The host is in character if you … (more)

Exit Plan: The Quest for the Holy Grail

Athens, Apr 2023

Athens has a wealth of genuinely world-class games. Travelling enthusiasts looking to pack in as many games as possible may find, though, that it’s often difficult to schedule much before five or six on a weekday evening – it’s often easier to find a… (more)