Category Archives: UK

Lockhouse Escape Games: Armageddon

Cambridge, Aug 2017

For some reason both the escape game venues currently open in central Cambridge use room designs from Hungarian company TRAP. I played most of the TRAP games in Budapest some years ago, but Armageddon is one of the designs that didn’t exist at that t… (more)

Do Stuff Escape Games: Pie & Mash Shop

London, Aug 2017

There are common escape game themes and uncommon ones, but I’d confidently predict that Do Stuff are the only company in the world with a game themed around a pie & mash shop. There is more to the plot than just the cheap diner theme though: the owne… (more)

Co-decode: Professor Dunstan and the Search for the Ancient Statuette

Swindon, Aug 2017

Professor Dunstan and the ~~Unfeasibly Long Room Name~~ Search for the Ancient Statuette is buried an industrial park on the east side of Swindon, and it took some searching and a couple of calls to the operator to find our way through t… (more)

Randoms Escape Rooms: The Twisted Undertaker

East Grinstead, Aug 2017

Twisted Undertaker is Randoms’ second game, and instead of one of using one of the rooms in their sports centre location, this one is out back inside a converted shipping container.

That might sound cramped and make-shift and… well, I guess it was… (more)

Randoms Escape Rooms: The Rundown Locker Room

East Grinstead, Aug 2017

Of all the names you could give an escape room, “Rundown Locker Room” does not suggest a polished and sophisticated experience. So it was with expectations kept firmly low that we signed up to play it.

The game is, appropriately, located in a sports… (more)

TimeQuest: The Quest to Save Camelot

Tonbridge, Aug 2017

Every once in a while I find myself in the odd position of having not enjoyed playing a game, and yet still thinking it was a good game that I’d be happy to encourage other people to play, and that was the case with TimeQuest’s Camelot game.

TimeQue… (more)

Tulleys Escape: Mutiny

Crawley, Aug 2017

Mutiny is Tulleys’ pirate game, and it’s a swashbuckling joy to play. A pirate theme demands good decorations, and this one delivers in spades. It has the same large footfall as its sibling game and is a clear step up in its visual impact. (Players s… (more)

Tulleys Escape: The Outfitters

Crawley, Aug 2017

The world of scare attractions is not one I’m particularly familiar with, but apparently Tulleys Farm is well known there for their Shocktober event every Halloween. They’ve now expanded into escape rooms as well, with two rooms now open; The Outfitt… (more)

Trapp’d: Molten Creek Mine

Northampton, Aug 2017

This game needs a warning: wear clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty. Or perhaps a stronger version: expect to come out absolutely filthy.

As you might guess from that, Molten Creek Mine goes all-in on the decor. The story is that you’re a team… (more)