Category Archives: London

Escape Plan: Roll Out The Barrel

London, Nov 2019

There are any number of games set in WW2, but I’d hazard none others that share the premise of Roll Out The Barrel: set immediately after the end of the war, you’re trying to break into the officers’ mess to get at their private stash of booze… (more)

Modern Fables: Hypersomnia

London, Oct 2019

When I played Modern Fables’ first game they were based down in south Bermondsey, but they’ve since moved to the east side of Shoreditch. Our confirmation email came with extensive instructions for how to find their entrance, and yet we still ended u… (more)

Access Ecape: Dark Magik

London, Sep 2019

Any review of Access Escape has to start with the most important fact about it: the whole game takes place in complete darkness. Enthusiasts often rail against unnecessary darkness used to make puzzles harder, but this is a completely different beast… (more)

Escape London: The Cabin

London, Jul 2019

The premise of The Cabin is that while you were camping in some remote location, someone has raided your tent, stolen some of your possessions, and left you a threatening note challenging you to come to his cabin and get them back. And of course you … (more)

Adventox: Haunted – The Curse of Dr Stevens

London, Jul 2019

My heart sank when our gamemaster began the briefing by informing us that, since Haunted was their hardest game, there would be no hints available. There are plenty of companies with a policy of limited hints, though most are wise enough to not actua… (more)

History Mystery: Leonardo Artmergency!

Central London, Jun 2019

History Mystery specialise in games in distinctive locations, but even by their standards an escape room set in Buckingham Palace is pretty noteworthy. Artmergency is a pop-up, running on selected evenings only through the summer, and takes place in … (more)

London Escaped Ltd: Vampire Slayers

London, Apr 2019

Walking into the game that London Escaped bill as their hardest room, my first impression was entirely positive – a spacious room with both atmosphere and character. I mention that since pretty much all of my subsequent impressions of the game were m… (more)

London Escaped Ltd: Wizards Cup

London, Apr 2019

‘Magic School’ has become one of the most popular and widespread escape room themes, with varying levels of discretion about their references to the Harry Potter franchise. London Escaped have doubled down on this by opening two different games of th… (more)

London Escaped Ltd: White Walker

London, Apr 2019

Having had some mixed experiences with London Escaped previously, I returned with some trepidation to try their most recent three games. White Walker is a curious offering: if you’ve visited the venue since the game’s installation you can’t have fail… (more)

Hint Hunt: The Safe

London, Apr 2019

In the rapidly evolving escape room industry, there’s a constant pressure for each new game to be larger, more high-tech, more immersive or more pretty to look at; and as individual owners and designers gain experience, each new game at any given ven… (more)