Category Archives: UK

Hounds Escape: Southern Dis-comfort

Crawley, Jan 2022

The US Deep South is not a common setting for an escape room, but if the clever pun of Hounds Escape’s second game hadn’t made the theme clear, the appearance of our host certainly would have; gleefully over the top, he took the stereotype of a south… (more)

Hounds Escape: Questionable Ethics

Crawley, Jan 2022

You can’t always judge a company by its lobby area, but it’s always an encouraging start to walk into a venue that looks atmospheric, stylish and welcoming. Hounds Escape not only did well on that initial impression, but then built on it with their p… (more)

Clue Cracker: Temple Quest

Tunbridge Wells, Nov 2021

On a day of playing several very strong games, I had particular hopes for Temple Quest, the newest (at time of writing) game from Clue Cracker, having noticed the way it’s quietly climbed into the top bracket of the UK rankings; and was delighted to … (more)

TimeQuest: Reset

Tonbridge, Nov 2021

I’d been wanting to return to TimeQuest since my first visit four years earlier, though they’re not the easiest to get to without a car. In the meantime they’ve expanded from three games to five, and we played their newest two: their Christmas game a… (more)

Clue Cracker: Diamond Dogs

Tunbridge Wells, Nov 2021

There are many things to love about Clue Cracker’s heist game Diamond Dogs, but I can’t deny that what really made it for me was the opening sequence. Immersive, playful and gloriously silly, it’s a fantastic start to an excellent game.

There are te… (more)

DarkMaster: Into The Reliquary

Crowborough, Nov 2021

Few companies make such a stir so soon after opening as DarkMaster. It wasn’t long after they launched their first two games that word spread that they had something special; and of the two, it was Reliquary that particularly caused the buzz.

This i… (more)

DarkMaster: OneWing Airlines

Crowborough, Nov 2021

I didn’t even notice the joke in the game’s name until the intro began, but if you’re quicker on the uptake then you’ll have guessed that the setting for One Wing is the most budget of airlines. While the in-world plane may be budget, the game itself… (more)

Bedford Escape Rooms: Laboratory

Bedford, Sep 2021

The third game we played at Bedford Escape Rooms was potentially the hardest, in that there was a choice of two difficulty levels – though we accidentally ended up playing the easier option, I think by default. The difference seems to be the addition… (more)

Bedford Escape Rooms: Murder Scene

Bedford, Sep 2021

Second of the games we played at Bedford Escape Rooms, I’d narrowly give the edge to Murder Scene over the others. As the name suggests, the theme puts you at the scene of a recent murder, in what’s essentially someone’s living room.

We rattled thro… (more)

Bedford Escape Rooms: Saw Room

Bedford, Sep 2021

There’s a common theme to three of the games I played at Bedford Escape Rooms: all were quite simple in design and appearance, but all were decent and enjoyable. Saw Room was the first of the three, and is designed as horror game – despite an opening… (more)