Category Archives: UK

Incarcerated: Prisoner of War

Swindon, Feb 2017

Placing you in a Vietnam War prisoner-of-war jail cell, this is unquestionably the most search-heavy escape room I have ever done.

The game has an unusual feature: one member of the team is selected as the commander and imprisoned in a separate cell… (more)

Breakin’ Escape Games: The Flying Dutchman

London, Feb 2017

This pirate-themed room was described both as the easiest one at Breakin’, and the most kid-friendly, for which reason it was last on my list to play. Having now played it, it’s definitely the one I’d suggest for beginners, but it’s also a really fun… (more)

Breakin’ Escape Games: War on Horizon Alpha

London, Feb 2017

Though any potential copyright infringement is carefully skirted, let’s just say that fans of a certain sci-fi franchise created by George Lucas may particularly enjoy this game.

Horizon Alpha is, like their Blackwing game, a high-tech room built en… (more)

Breakin’ Escape Games: Butcher’s Lair

London, Feb 2017

Many games have a horror / psycho theme, and typically they go for darkness, dirt, and gruesome props. While Butcher has plenty of blood and bits, it’s a surprisingly cerebral game. Self-contained in a brightly lit room with a clinical feel, this gam… (more)

Breakin’ Escape Games: Sherlock’s Despair

London, Feb 2017

The third Breakin’ game I played, Sherlock’s Despair is a much more traditional style of room – period furniture and padlocked drawers, four digit codes and charts of symbols.

I’d describe it as a somewhat more intellectual style of escape room, by … (more)

Namco Funscape: 765

London, Feb 2017

Having just played one mini-escape from Escapemobile, and being in the right area, we decided to try another mini-escape: the 12¾ minute escape room at Namco Funscape on the Southbank.

Interested players should note that they don’t take bookings – y… (more)

Escapemobile: Houdini’s Last Trick

Mobile, Feb 2017

Houdini’s Last Trick is an escape room in a van, which at time of writing is part of the Waterloo Vault festival; and is a 25 minute mini-escape not a full hour. (The site stated 20 minutes, but the operator told us 25, so they may have extended the … (more)

Breakin’ Escape Games: Heist Plan: The Garage

London, Feb 2017

‘Escape the garage’ might not sound like the most thrilling of themes, though this actually has a Fast & Furious style plot of fast cars and bank heists. But once it gets going it’s an engagingly physical and just plain fun escape game that left me w… (more)

Breakin’ Escape Games: Blackwing’s Cave

London, Feb 2017

Breakin’ claims to be “the most immersive Escape Room experience in London” – do they deliver?

The first of their six rooms I tried was the superhero-themed don’t-say-Batman game. What’s clear from the outset is that this is a high tech build, with … (more)

Eden Escape: Alien Rescue

Cornwall, Jan 2017

Alien Rescue is the Eden Project’s first live escape room, in collaboration with none other than Time Run’s Ben Mason and Dean Rodgers. The pop-up room has a one-month run until February 19th and tickets give valid day entry to Eden on the day of the… (more)