Category Archives: London

Hint Hunt: Submarine – Deep Down

London, Apr 2019

It is deeply weird to walk into an escape room that you’ve played just a few days before, with all the pre-game intro causing serious déjà vu. But Deep Down is the alter ego of Torpedo, the two Submarine games being Hint Hunt’s ambitious attempt to c… (more)

Hint Hunt: Submarine – Torpedo

London, Mar 2019

Having opened the UK’s first escape room back in 2012, Hint Hunt’s London branch then continued quietly doing business with their two games while the industry exploded around them, until finally adding some new options to their line-up in 2018. Two o… (more)

mostly harmless…: Escape The Jacket

London, Feb 2019

February in London means the Vault Festival is back, with a smorgasbord of theatre, comedy and more experimental shows; and escape room company Mostly Harmless return with another pop-up escape game. This one moves away from their previous sci-fi des… (more)

London Escaped Ltd: School of Magic

London, Dec 2018

Both of London Escaped’s first two rooms struck me as promising and enjoyable game designs, being operated in a way that didn’t bring out their full potential. School of Magic is similar, except that the underlying quality of the game appears to be s… (more)

Lock’d: The House of Alastair Moon

London, Nov 2018

After a remarkably long time with three open games and another five (!) listed as ‘coming soon’, Bermondsey-based Lock’d have launched their fourth game. The House of Alastair Moon is set in the house of a magician who turned to black magic after the… (more)

Escape London: Overthrone

London, Nov 2018

It had been a while since I’d visited Escape London’s Shepherds Bush branch, and I was pleased to find they’ve upgraded their entrance: the venue is still down a narrow staircase, but it’s now a much more attractively appointed staircase, fronted by … (more)

Cluequest: cQ OriGENES

London, Nov 2018

A new game from Cluequest is a rare and much-anticipated thing. One of the very first U.K. operators, they took the approach of running many copies of their games in parallel rather than churning out lots of different games, and when they do release … (more)

Fun Times Immersive: The Lift of Doom

London, Oct 2018

Escape rooms designed specifically for two are a rarity, but Lift of Doom is unusual in other ways. For a start, it’s only 17 minutes long (plus some time for an audio introduction). And where most venues frown upon players who’ve been drinking, this… (more)

AIM Escape: Hangover Déjà Brew

London, Oct 2018

Stag and hen groups are a reliable source of custom for escape rooms, so perhaps it’s surprising how few games in the UK have a risqué theme – I’m aware of four in the country, and six months ago there was only one. One of those four is Hangover Déjà… (more)

AIM Escape: Spy Heroes

London, Oct 2018

After playing AIM Escape’s first two games on an earlier occasion, we took advantage of a pre-Halloween offer to try their other two on a Friday lunchtime. First up was Spy Heroes, the sort of super-spy story where the bad guy is called Mr. Supervill… (more)