Escapologic

What a cool idea! Unfortunately for me I get a bit motion sick. The set was great and most of the puzzles were good. Just a few niggles where things didn't quite line up.

This a very unique room! I have never experienced a room quite like it. The puzzles were interesting and varied. One player is 6ft2 and his head almost touched the ceiling but it wasn’t an issue for game play and no accidental head bashing! The way hints are given is great as they are truly hints and not just someone giving the answer! Great hosting at both games we played here. We got out fairly quickly so either the puzzles were straightforward or we just had sharp minds that day. 

This was a fun room! The puzzles were interesting and not the usual code-locks. It was fairly straightforward

I wasn't particularly keen on doing this room, partly due to the split start and partly as the theme isn't one of my favourites.  I am so glad we did it!

Firstly the theming is bang on point, amazing attention to detail in all areas of the room. We thoroughly enjoyed the interaction with the clue system, it made us laugh the whole way through. A very unexpected and satisfying ending with a real heart rate raiser of a finale.

Great hosting from Alex (thank you !) 

Whilst it is the oldest room at Escapologic it certainly has aged extremely well. A great fun game with fantastic theming and quite a few puzzles we weren't expecting and hadn't seen before. Genuinely well worth doing and travelling for. A real treat for the eyes!

We were delighted to get Willow as our GM again after meeting him on a previous visit and loving his style and he didn't disappoint. Great hosting with a fab sense of humour.

We really enjoyed this room! Fab hosting, interesting story and quirky room. Got on really well with the puzzles and had lots of fun.

Immersive room, high tech puzzles. Kept us on our toes and had lots of fun.

The beginning of the game definitely tested our communication with each other. Lots of information around the room so had to try and figure out what was needed and what wasn’t. When we thought we had escape we hadn’t and still had a bit more to do, this added  excitement and slight panic to the end of our great game .

Great room with fun puzzles. A little on the easier side for us but we enjoyed it. Defo recommend.

On the whole, this is not a horror themed escape room, it’s a horror experience. The puzzles are ill conceived and the horror aspect is jump scares rather than tension/horror. It isn’t a case of ‘think simple, or use lateral thinking, the puzzles are very convoluted. The lighting is an issue, there’s darkness to build on the horror theme, and then there’s just darkness where you need some form of light to achieve any progress. 

This is a fun, original room. Much like curio, the other room that we have played here, the vibe is rather gritty and dilapidated but that totally suits the theme. It’s a nice balance of spooky and atmospheric without being overly scary.

Howitz contains one of the most fun and exciting puzzles we’ve ever experienced in a room. It’s just a slight shame that only one member of the party gets to fully experience it. Otherwise, the puzzles were fun but quite straightforward - we don’t normally finish rooms with 25mins to spare and would have liked a bit more of a challenge ideally. I wouldn’t recommend this room for larger groups, as I don’t see how there would be enough for everyone to do. And if I’m being very picky, the ending was slightly anticlimactic. But nevertheless we really enjoyed ourselves this room is definitely worth checking out.

Creepy/scary rooms aren't normally our thing, but we tried out this room at the recommendation of a staff member of Escapologic and we're so glad we did! The immersion on this room is incredible. The puzzles are varied and so much is done with the space and sound that I think you could probably complete this room multiple times and find something new each time. The story behind the room also feels like an original take on an well-known trope. 

What really made this a great game for me was the host. I have a heart condition which means I can faint when my heart rate increases too rapidly (e.g. when I'm startled). When I mentioned this to the host, they put me at ease very quickly and let me know that several bits in the room could be amended if I wanted. In the end, I opted to go ahead with the game as it was designed with the option to "tap out" if I needed things changing partway through. It was really helpful to feel as though I had that amount of agency. 

We had avoided Escapologic after a poor experience there previously but were lured back by the desire to see if Curio lived up to the hype. It really does!

Such a good room that even knowing it's USP doesn't detract from the experience at all. Beautifully themed with a great range of hands-on puzzles that Mr EEA really loved. Great clue system that really fitted in well with the room.

As others have stated it's not built for really tall people and if you have motion sickness maybe avoid it.

Big thanks to the GM (Laiken) who was utterly brilliant at helping us out when needed and restoring our faith in the venue! This is a must play for enthusiasts.

The scariest thing about this room was how small, poorly designed and generally dull the entire experience was. If this was an upgrade from the previous version i dread to think what the original was like. They also had a random electrical wire hanging from the roof just for good measure. 

Some fun elements but wasn't particularly immersive. At times felt more like sherlock holmes game than Robin hood. Add in the fact there was a modern landline phone as a prop in the opening room...immersion left much to be desired.

Escapologic always go for immersive and this was EXACTLY that. Great game and great fun from start to finish. Willow was a great host and the game flowed nicely! Well worth a play

This is another solid escapologic game. You can tell its a little on the older side but its still great fun. Not too tough but there are one or two sticky puzzles... Izzy was a fab host too 

Very fun! Lots to do. Inventive. Great team at Escapologic

We thought this was good and fun. However for 2 people with some experience it was pretty straight forward.

This was very easy and not a lot to do. However it was very clever and physical! Lots of surprises. Would definitely recommend if you have children!!

Fantastic room. 100% recommend. Our first did not escape in 80 games ☹️ we had lots of fun though! The team at Escapologic were all very friendly and took the time to chat to others about other escapes games. 

A fun but challenging room, very immersive and great use of space. This is one of our favourite rooms 

First impressions of this room is that it’s looking rather shabby. This partly fits in with the theme of it being an eccentric collectors house, but it is getting a bit tired and well used in places. Still it was well themed and someone has gone to a lot of trouble sourcing all of the period furniture and ‘curios’. Everything had a purpose and there were no red herrings. And I loved the clue delivery system. Very in-keeping. It’s also worth mentioning that the ceiling is very low - my teammate is 6ft 1in and he only looked a couple of inches off it, I reckon anyone very tall would have to spend the hour crouched over which sounds pretty uncomfortable!

The puzzles were clever and no padlocks in sight. It was a linear game - I’ve read reviews for this room suggesting it would be a challenge for smaller teams but I completely disagree, it was a great room for our team of 2 and I think for larger teams there wouldn’t be enough for everyone to do.

Often there was a bit of a lag with the ‘cause and effect’ element of the room and thus we were sometimes left a bit confused as to whether we had correctly solved a puzzle or what we were supposed to be doing next. Also a slight shame that it’s next door to a horror room and we could hear screaming periodically. It wasn’t too loud though.

But overall a great room that I would recommend.

Such a unique escape room 100% recommend! No padlocks at all and a twist I’ve not experienced before. Very creative and very clever 100% going back to do more there! 

We made the long trip to Nottingham to play Curio which has been on our wish list for a few years now. It was definitely worth the wait! Really unusual and very clever. If you’ve not played it yet then put it near the top of your list. Great venue and great hosting from our GM, Blue. 

Played for my husband's birthday who is a big Warhammer fan. Everything in the room was so in keeping with the theme and worked well. I enjoyed the more physical aspects as well! Hints were given within the theme of the room as well which was fun! 

Simply amazing. a brilliantly creative room. Fantastic hosting by Jody, some tricky puzzles. 100% worth it. We'll be coming back to do more rooms at Escapologic

Our first time at Escapologic and we were annoyed that we hadn't been sooner. Great hosting by Dan and a simply brilliant room. Really imaginative game, puzzles were really on theme and we thoroughly enjoyed it. Would highly recommend

A really lovely room, fun design, story focused and well dressed but looking a little tired in places (but that also fits in with the story too, so it's not that bad a thing to be) with one or two things we haven't seen before.

We can see why a few years ago this would have been top dog in the escape room stakes as it has a very complete, linear feel to the puzzles with a good defined route through the room(s). 

The aim is to locate the crystal and to escape with it which we did (barely) in time - oddly not our closest game - but hopefully shows there's a value for money there. 

The linearity of it made us question if a greater team size would have helped or hindered the completion of the game as even with 2 there were occasions when we were paused (or sidetracked) while the other worked on a puzzle.

From memory, this was a competely padlock free game which was sweet, but we suspect some of the triggers for the solutions might have been manual!

Robyn was a good GM and only needed to nudge us a couple of times but was able to nudge gently so it didn't feel too bad.

And all this while in the distance the butcher from another game managed to chase a poor set of defenceless escapees which we could hear through the walls :)!

Curio has been my white whale Escape Room for a while.  I should have played it back in March 2020 but it was the first weekend of Lockdown..  I've tried a couple of times since then and each time my plans have fallen through for one reason or another.  It feels like I'm the last enthusiast to play it, but I finally have.  Curio was, for a long time, one of the highest rated rooms in the UK, looking today its just outside the top 50.  Was it worth it?

The central premise is typical escape room fare that doesn't contain anything unusual, what it does have, is a central mechanism which is unique in all the games I've played.  To go further is to wander into spoiler territory but it makes ingenious use of the building in which it is housed.

The puzzles feel old but are still cleverly designed with some interesting ideas, some parts reminded me of Contraption, another room at the venue.

There's a lot to like here, and if I had played it 5 years ago it would have been a solid 5* game just for the ingenious set design but parts of it feel tired and in need of some TLC, its such a strong concept though, I'm surprised I haven't seen it elsewhere, I'd love to see a new game based on the same idea.  In short, this is very much worth your time if you haven't already played it (if you're reading this then I'm guessing you probably have).

Our host was Alexander (I think) who did a great job and hinted us just at the right times to keep us moving through.

Another great room from Escapologic. Very funny hosting. 

Really had such a great time here! Alex the GM was fantastic! A room not to be missed! 

This was something we've never experienced before! Loved the concept! 

There is a lot of climbing involved in this room, and none of it is skippable! I am very glad we did it as a 2 - I think any more than that we would have struggled to get involved in all the puzzles. We had a bit of a slow start but the gamesmaster gave a good level of clues for us, and once we got through part 1 we moved through the rest quite quickly. 

After reading a bit online about how the Robin of Lockskey game was different to a lot of other escape games it was definitely one I wanted to try. We managed to secure a booking albeit later than originally planned earlier in the week for a Friday night. The staff gave a friendly welcome and ita clear the venue was popular as lots of other teams were waiting in the reception to play the other games (which escapologic has a lot to choose from). Without giving too much away, the room was immersive and included no padlocks that needed unlocking. The first was quite typical of other escape rooms in terms of first appearance to the eye. But one you get started you soon realise how much engineering has gone into this game and thats one of the things I enjoyed most about it. You do need to have decent mobility for this room as it is a multi-level room, (you will be fooled if you are thinking there's just a few stairs!) We completed the game in 45 minutes (one of our quicker times and I have done around 70ish rooms) and although the ending felt a little abupt, the construction and use of some of the puzzles/mechanisms personally made up for this. I would definitely come back and try some more of the games here if I was to travel up north again and would recommend others checking out the games at this venue.

This is a great game. Well worth playing. Super fun, quite tough but doable as a 2 or more. Less scary than Howitz but a few good jumps for sure. Armani was a fantastic host as well 🙂

I'm surprised at some of the other reviews here, as we loved this game. The twist made it truly immersive, and though we managed it quite quickly (the gamemaster said he barely got time to sit down!) I wished there was second part to it. I can see how it wouldn't be a good summer one, but during the colder months, I'd highly recommend it.

Contraption is the oldest game at Escapologic and at 9 years I expected to find it in pieces (having had some bad experiences in older games this year).  I was happily relieved to see this game, whilst having a couple of rough edges still looks pretty good for it's age.  the gameplay is mostly linear but with only a couple of padlocks, there's more technology in the room then you might initially think.  Our host was Evie (I think) and she was great throughout, hinting us (with a clever clue system) at just the right moments to nudge us back on the path.  Nothing in this room will wow you but it was a very fun thing to do for an hour.

Played the butcher as a 2. 

Honestly, we really enjoyed it. Some great jumpscares, and tricky puzzles, and we did need a fair bit of help. 

My only real negative is the customer journey felt abit clunky, with having to leave the main venue to go over the road… I guess in some ways it adds to the experience, but I’d rather have been seated & greeted over there. 

Hands down one of the scariest games I’ve done to date, all in all enjoyed it. 

I love warhammer so of cause I had to try this game and it didn’t disappoint brilliant all the way through just wasn’t as difficult as it could be

This is still one of the best memories of an escape room I've had. The twist at the end left us leaving the room in very high spirits. Not a theme I'd have chosen but it was the only one they had available for us to book after finishing the 2 we'd booked. It was great fun with really fun interaction with the clue system. Super fun game

Not a super long game. With the exception of me being incapable of spelling a word there wasn't anything that held us up. Worked well as a warmup for Curio 🙂

Great game, made even better by the interaction with the host in a great immersive way

Another fantastic game. Great enthusiastic host and a brilliant game overall. very immersive. 1 slightly fiddly puzzle but the rest of the game makes up for it hugely.

Great game for all players. Not too hard but seriously good fun

The hosting was amazing - really different type of escape room and really enjoyable. A definite game to play if you’re in the Nottingham area. 4th game we’ve played here and another excellent experience

It may be unfair to compare this game to itself, but if you revamp a room, surely the brand new iteration should be better than the first? 
Unfortunately, we were left underwhelmed by this version of the Butcher. 
The game seemed toned down and illogical, with a poorly worded riddle at the end that wasted most of our time trying to decipher. (We remember the first version of the game also having a 'slow' point towards the end, which involved some form of riddle too). 
The first version, was dark and scary but this version was just dark. 
The game could have done with a few more puzzles.
WIsh they had kept the live actor element. 

A bit short for my liking however the hosting and acting were engaging and fun. Would be an absolute blast with people who are scared. Enjoyed it nonetheless, just wish there was more. Probably could do with a tiny bit of refurbishment on the numbering on some props however this could be the effect they are going for.

Immersive room with a very cool spin on things. One of my favourites.

Great room, lots of fun! 

Another high quality build from Escapologic with a great storyline. We got seriously bogged down on one puzzle to the point of nearly throwing in the towel but were skilfully put back on track by our very astute GM, Lucy (huge thanks, you were great!). 

There is a large element of instruction following in the room and a lot of information is given at once so be warned, That said the room has a satisfyingly physical feel to it and a very satisfying ending.

It does involve at least one person working in the pitch dark and listen to the briefing at the start - we didn't pay enough attention and wasted time figuring out what should have been obvious!

A fab game, well worth playing!

Wow! Not being a Warhammer fan this room wasn't on my radar but after being convinced that I didn't need to understand Warhammer to enjoy it, our little team gave it a shot.

So glad that we did - this room is awesome in build quality and it's a next level of immersion. The puzzles (although they seemed more like tasks) were wholly appropriate to the storyline in the room with some very satisfying physical aspects to most. Loved the physicality of the room which made a fantastic change from humdrum ' logic puzzle after mental puzzle' games. Our GM was blooming brilliant (Leon, you're fabulous, please don't go anywhere!)

It is a must play if in the Nottingham area and well worth travelling to. Right up there in terms of favourite ever games for both me and Mr EEA.

Great setting and atmosphere although the game felt very linear, still, worthwhile for the experience...

Felt a little let down after this one, not sure the host was paying 100% attention to us but all in all an okay game...

This was my first horror escape room and jeez, it was scary! However, it was a lot of fun and we haven’t stopped talking about it since. These are more of an experience than an escape room. Although there were puzzles to solve to escape. Would recommend, unless you really don’t like tension. 

The GM wasn't very generous with clues 🙁

Final room of our ten-room marathon in Nottingham. 

We'd just come out of one of my least-favoured themes - nuclear meltdown - into another of my least favourites - chemical meltdown. This room probably suffered because it was the last room we did on a packed weekend, and our brains were not working that well. 

I wasn't a massive fan of most puzzles, but I liked the ending, which was suitably unique for a room of this nature. 

Accessibility: At least one person needs to be able to duck/crawl. 

A game of two halves - the first is standard escape room fare, and the second is a little more immersive. I enjoyed the first room overall although one puzzle really frustrated us everything else flowed quite well. 

I really enjoyed the second part, but as previous reviewers have said, it is quite cramped, so go with a smaller group if you can. The way that they've managed to use an original feature of a building as an escape room reminded me a lot of the former London underground rooms in Kentish Town and Cave Escape, which are, of course, also in Nottingham.

Bit disappointed with the last part which looked really cool but in reality you were only there for moments before heading on. Could have done with another puzzle or two there - although admittedly it is a bit of a squeeze.

Fab hosting. 

Accessibility: I usually tag an accessibility note at the end of my reviews as I'm not the most dexterous due to a chronic illness. You need a decent degree of dexterity in this room due to a couple of physical challenges. They aren't skippable either; everybody has to do them. I'd been forewarned by friends who had previously played and taken some painkillers beforehand, and with some help from my ever-patient partner, I was able to negotiate them (bar one of my fingernails, which, alas, perished) and was super-chuffed I had.

My least favourite of our ten rooms in Nottingham.

Hard to say anything without spoiling it anything that uses the lack of light as the main "puzzle" for half of the experience is not for me. Years ago we did an escape room that was designed to show fully-sighted people what it was like to be blind - that was a good room. It's a nice gimmick in some rooms but here it was too long and in the end frustrated and bored me.

Way too much reading and I'm the one in the group that likes to read. I had no idea what was going on towards the end, I'd checked out. Escaped by the skin of our teeth. Story and hosting were fine.

Good fun spooky game, need to visit here again to try their other offerings 

Fantastic room as always! Really well thought out and you don’t have to know anything about Warhammer at all. One of the best room designs we’ve seen! 

I was taking one of my friends to play their first escape room and they were nervous about it being horror and about being claustrophobic. 
So before starting I asked where the emergency button was to open the door, and we got a blank look followed by a snide remark. 

I was under the impression that after those poor kids died in the escape room fire it was a law requirement for all doors to be openable by the inside. 

Other escape rooms I have visited have 'Press to Exit' buttons which you're always warned against pressing unless its an emergency. Or even a key hanging next to the door... something!! Some even have Fire Exits inside the room with the push bar style doors. 

I fount out afterwards that my friend was extremely upset and worried throughout the whole experience and did not enjoy a single moment due to worry but didn't want to say anything at time and ruin my gift. 
From speaking to others about this, it seems all of this venues rooms dangerously lock you inside for real with no way of letting yourself out in case of an emergency. 

A lovely set with some enjoyable physical interactivity, but one puzzle that we felt had equally plausible alternative solutions with nothing indicating that they weren't correct, and a couple of puzzles that were essentially the same. A bit disappointing. 

A fun space to explore (and cramped at points, which was fun for a pair, but if your team is more than two or three people god knows how you'd find it). The puzzles were fair and when we missed details they were entirely our fault. The room's reputation probably doesn't do it any favours - it set an expectation that wasn't quite met - but I recommend it. 

We love an active escape room and the fun little surprises of Robin of Locksley. It seems like a small gen-1 escape room at first but theres a few mechanical elements which did really surprise us. We wish the game was longer but maybe thats just because its more of a kids game. Be warned though that this game is filthy (not sure if its intentional or just negligence). Do not wear nice clothes and take hand sanitiser with you! 

Did a day in Nottingham and sadly the one we was looking forward to the most was the biggest let down. Swelteringly hot with very little air flow and a kind of musky quality to the whole room made the entire game uncomfortable and made it hard to focus. They told us before going in that is was their hardest room with lots of puzzles. This was true, but only due to lack of signposting, half the game being red herrings and poor lighting mixed with small worn out hard to read clues. This game does have a very unique 'twist' you probably haven't come across anywhere else but I think they expect this to make up for the rest of the flaws. 

In our talk after the game we all felt this game needed some more puzzles. However, what you do in this game is great fun and the expansive set is great! It's very worth playing.

I've thought long and hard before posting this review but I'm going with my gut.

I was pretty disappointed to be honest - having played two other games at different venues on the the same day as this, I was hoping to finish with a bang. Unfortunately this room let us down with one really annoying puzzle that caused us to fail the room near the end. 

As per a previous review, I'm guessing this is the same puzzle and as two experienced reviewers are saying the same thing I hope that the location will take this on board. The puzzle in question relies on recognition and due to the subdued lighting and ambiguous choices we were stumped and as no clue was forthcoming other than the same one repeated multiple times we pretty much gave up and waited the time out. It's very frustrating when you know how to solve the puzzle but just can't make out detail enough amongst a lot of choices. 

Aside from that the room reuses certain elements which felt like a bit of a cheat when the space available was more than adequate without needing to do it. It also has a lot of low light time so bear this in mind if your eyesight isn't the best.

On a positive note, the theming was excellent and the host friendly and knowledgeable.

We've played other, better games at this location.

In an unfortunate situation where I find myself agreeing with every other review on here, the room is stunning, the puzzles are clever and on the whole it’s a great room! In fact we also played another room here which we enjoyed very much!

But we were severely let down by the hosting during our visit, we struggled to find where to start and were given a clue through an audio based system, we did not hear this correctly and asked for it to be repeated, it was not. Later after spending over 10 minutes on another puzzle having overlooked a small detail, we asked for another clue, waving and verbally asking. There was no response. It just felt like the host was not paying attention to us and  there was a lack of hints in general that when combined sadly ruined the experience. 

Being a fan of scary rooms I absolutely loved this room. So much going on and an unusual path through the room with it not being a straightforward onwards we go type of room.

Some really clever puzzles and ideas in this room, we were kept going with some really well timed jump scares and an unusual but very appropriate clue system.

Hosting by Willow was excellent, we're looking forward to coming back to try other rooms here.

I can understand why this room gets a lot of praise! the scene setting by our GM Willow was brilliant and the room just keeps on giving. A great variety of puzzles, an unusual setting and a definitive ending make this a must play!

A fun escape room experience although definitely on the easy side. Start in a living room that doesn't seem realistic of the Robin Hood period (there was also a landline phone randomly sat on a table). Some nice transitions but this is an introductory level experience to escape rooms with no story development and a shortage of engaging puzzles. 

Very disappointing escape experience. Lack of any story and puzzle level was ridiculous! We counted FIVE puzzles in the entire 60min experience. For a horror room it was totally lacking in any originality  - scares consisted of darkness and an actor banging a metal rod on the floor and grunting. 

This room was just very disjointed and didn’t flow well at all which is a shame because we love all of the other rooms at escapelogic.

This game has some great props and strong potential. Whilst nothing immediately wrong with the game, there was nothing that was super impressive in comparison to Escapologics other games. It was well hosted, but we didn’t realise the clue method until one of us stumbled across it, meaning we might’ve missed some potential hints. It would be good if this was mentioned (ie how to get clues if we need them). 

This game felt quite frustrating, there were multiple times that we didn’t understand why or what we were doing. The flow of the game wasn’t very clear, when we finished we didn’t really feel a sense of accomplishment as the whole time was spent questioning what just happened. 

This game is good to play amongst others here at escapologic, i wouldn’t recommend travelling to Nottingham for this one in particular. Nonetheless, there were some nice props, good use of space and some original puzzles. 

theme of the game is very original. you don't have to be a Warhammer fan to enjoy this one. Light on puzzles but not a bad thing, it was a more physical game with lots of tunnels to crawl and climb inside of. Highly recommend this game if you're looking for something slightly different to try!

There were some things that were not reset properly which made one puzzle in particular very frustrating! A very clever game design though. 

One of the most original rooms I have ever played. Fantastic concept, some excellent puzzles, and yes, we failed to escape, but on a room this good, I wasn't even mad at failing. Good hosting too. 

Always enjoy the rooms here. Some original and unique puzzles to challenge you. Also some clever use of space. The theme of the room was exactly what you'd expect too. 

This was such a fun game. We had so many laughs (both at each other and with each other) during the experience, it was great for father daughter bonding.

Unfortunately I cannot remember the name of our host (although I think it began with the letter H), but they were brilliant, the game would have been far less without them.

Thank you. We will definitely return if we're in the area again.

This is supposed to be a scary games - However it wasn't for us at all. I don't know whether the operators make a choice on the team vibe as we didn't get to experience this at all.. 

However, I still enjoyed the theming and the game play! The coop part of the game was especially fun and we still laugh about our communication. We did manage to escape with 30 minutes left and no clues, as without the scary aspect, the game is a cake walk..

Curio is a little bit of an industry legend and this speaks for its self! Superb game, although frustrating at first, we managed to escape with 6 minutes left. (and we escaped on our first attempt, which I believe is rare!)

I will echo other comments here, its starting to look old and little frayed around the edges. Some TLC and it could be a super game again. 

I think we'd have given this one a higher rating if we hadn't had a problem with a broken element. After many attempts and backtracking to check we weren't missing anything, we found out we *were* doing everything right and ended up verbally explaining to the host exactly what we were doing and that we understood what was supposed to happen, but that it was no longer possible. He let us proceed.

There are several really cool elements in this room and it's beautifully designed, although it does feel a little light on content. We also found, after the frustrations in the middle, the ending felt weirdly anticlimactic. I really hope we were just unlucky in our experience.

We *just* escaped. There so much to love about this room, including the wonderful twist and great immersion. It feels like you're on a genuinely exciting adventure and I'd still recommend all enthusiasts try it.

However, it was a tad linear, and we got stuck at points in a way that was frustrating. There was also an issue where the host did something they weren't meant to at that point, and couldn't communicate to us directly their mistake. This meant we lost several minutes wondering what we *should* be doing, confused about the thing that shouldn't have happened. Similarly, events that were manually triggered by the host were slightly delayed following us meeting the requirements, making things a little disjointed at times.

We had an excellent host and really enjoyed it. There's lots of creative/varied puzzles, as is the case with all Escapologic rooms. It's one of a kind, and well worth doing. Don't be put off by the traditional theme - you won't see this one coming! 

Just to note it is very linear, so I wouldn't recommend for large groups (max 4/5 players). 

A good escape room with a surprising twist

I'm conflicted by this room.  Easily one of the best theming of any room that we've done.  The decor, the sounds, the special effects - lovely.  And certainly more activity/movement required than any other room we have done.  And I would imagine as a two player, quite good fun.  But as a four player, we found it a bit linear, with 1-2 players twiddling thumbs waiting for the next step.  And even now, there are a few puzzles where we still don't know why what we did worked.

[as an aside, this is the only room I think we've ever been to where the host didn't ask us if we had done any escape rooms before putting us in; also one of the few where we have no official record of time taken, either on the team photo, or a little card. Not sure if this is policy or not at Escapologic, but it didnt add to the experience]

Really cool room, clever puzzles and great host. Another really different experience. Very pleased to have stumbled across this one!

Just not for us. Didn’t seem to flow and difficult to hear what was being said. Lots of people will certainly love this game but unfortunately just didn’t hold our attention. Also felt like the host wasn’t there a lot of the time and we were trying to get clues but no response or guidance 

Such a clever room. Flowed well, good hosting and very different from many other escape rooms. Definitely a ‘must play’ for escape enthusiasts.

Our GM Pagan was fantastic and really made the experience.

The location of this game is so cool! We had a ball exploring and completing the puzzles in this game. There were a couple of the early puzzles we particularly enjoyed and a cool surprise later on too which was really fun.

A quick escape from us but it didn't feel quick in the room which is always good (we guessed around the 40 min mark) 

Another Gem from Escapologic. 

This room has been on my "to play" list for a couple of years now - so I finally booked it.  It is worth noting there is sometimes  a live actor in the room so if you're uncomfortable with this, mention it to your GM and they are very accomodating in removing this element. 

The game itself isn't super tricky but there are some clever puzzles that alongside the intensity of the room and theming can appear harder than they are.  The room is cleverly lit and has some really clever "spooks". 

A great surprise element in this room (no spoilers of course) I'm still laughing about today. 

It is worth noting that if, like myself you have a major clown phobia - this may not be the room for you, if you just find them a bit creepy, you'll probably be fine. Despite this phobia I still really enjoyed myself, I'm glad I did it but I'll pass on ever seeing a clown again 🙂 

Thank you to Willow for hosting us and accepting me at my worst. 

Quote of the game "what is wrong with these people?"

This room is so unique in so many ways. We really enjoyed the puzzles, the theming and had a great time completing this room. We'd highly recommend anyone give it a go it's unmissable. 

One of a kind concept for an escape room, with incredible execution and great puzzles throughout. The twist is amazing! We experienced no technical problems on our attempt.
The best room that I've completed to date. Hats off to Escapologic Nottingham!

Very clever, something a bit different to other escape rooms. It's the hardest one there, with a success rate of 9%.

Brill game, really enjoyed it! It was super thrilling to make our way through the game with all of the puzzles and it flowed really well. Parts were a tiny bit linear but generally I really enjoyed and got such a thrill out of the entire thing. The physicality of the room is one of the best things about it, and the way you get from room to room throughout the game is always really interesting

This was super super fun, the GM made it even better. It's pretty well decorated and the puzzles are satisfying. One puzzle in particular made me laugh more than any other escape room ever, so I hope everyone gives this room a go and gets to enjoy it as much as I did!

Don't do this room if you value the "figure it out" aspect of escape rooms. Unfortunately there's only one or two puzzles in the room that actually involve some level of logic and absorption of information to progress. Most puzzles are "come to the puzzle, look at a bunch of tech, mess with the tech to see if anything substantial comes to mind, get a clue from the robot which tells you what the designer had in mind at the time the puzzle was built", so many puzzles had missing information and didn't make sense without a clue.

HOWEVER, as other reviews have pointed out, the room is on another level of immersion and beauty so there's still value for money here. I feel like "badly flawed" is a good description because it didn't have what I value in an escape room, which is puzzles that have enough information to let you figure them out without too many clues.

Great idea for an escape room and as others have previously said, the room has an aspect which you are unlikely going to find elsewhere. If your okay with a slight feeling of nausea give this room a go. 

The sets in this room are movie quality and the sense of adventure matches this. Quite physical with a focus on this rather than difficult puzzling. We struggled to identify what had opened upon puzzle completion and so this impacted our time and enjoyment of the game. With a few additional audio clues / increased lighting in particularly dark areas this could be really awesome. The ending especially was cool!

This game was let down by a very uninterested GM for me - Otherwise, the puzzles were easy but interesting and the uses of some items were fun to interact with.

A fairly easy room with plenty of great and fun ideas - the sets looked great and worked well with the theme. A little short for a team of enthusiasts but perfect for first time escapers.

Loved the mechanism in this room - so clever, so cool and incredibly unique. Also really enjoyed the theming and how each of the puzzles fit within it. Great experience from start to finish.

Quite a difficult room with a unique mechanism. Lots of different puzzle types and original tech. Out team all enjoyed it and would recommend to enthusiasts.

The only issue we had was the walls are thin and the Butcher is next door and you could hear everything that was happening in there which was distracting. 

A little different from your normal escape room, a bit more of an experience crossed with an escape room. We had great fun, the room flowed well and had great use of tech. The room itself is a little tight in places and get warm,  but we got through it and had lots of fun!

Quite an easy room with some interesting puzzles (reflected in our escape time), I felt it needed a few more puzzles and ended quite abruptly. The location made the room feel a little creepy/atmospheric, a linear room and I would take a small team as you’re all crowded around the same puzzle. 

Quite difficult for two people, but well worth it. A particular mechanic that will definitely surprise you, and it is put to such great use. One of the best rooms you can do in the UK.

A wonderfully themed experience, I just wish it lasted longer! It is fairly easy but every moment was enjoyable and immersive.

Just brilliant. Even without the unique way that you navigate your way through the room, this would still have the substance to be a great room but the 'wow' element just makes this something special. There are some puzzles to really treasure in here and while there was quite a lot to do for two of us, we still had the time to just appreciate the cleverness of the room. Superb.

We loved the floor plan of this game - it's a fun, physical game with some quirky puzzles and it's always great to see mechanisms we've not seen before! Theme-wise, there are some lovely nods to Robin Hood but this is secondary to the puzzles and the physicality, which are the real stand-outs. A really great game that we really enjoyed. 

Our first ever escape room so we weren’t sure what to expect and this is probably what lead to our downfall! I know this game has closed now but still a fond memory as it was our first room years ago.

Set was immersive, however we did find at times we were struggling to see due to the poor lighting- I know this was in keeping with the theming but at times it felt like we were failing elements due to not being able to see rather than not actually understanding the puzzles.

A lot of this room felt like it was about finding things, and only now as more experienced players do I understand where we went so badly wrong- more than likely due to our nervousness of what we could/couldn’t touch or turn over and what to expect etc. First time player nerves! 

There were some very cleverly done puzzles that my friends who’ve done this room and I still remember fondly. It was a good escape room to start with on our journey into escape rooms and I’m glad we played it, it was definitely an eye opener into making sure you thoroughly search your escape room first! 

Our first horror escape room and it didn’t disappoint. It was very immersive and intense, not as many puzzles as other rooms but in this instance it worked because the horror aspect was enough to keep you from working as quickly as you normally would! Definitely an experience, one I’d recommend just for the fun of doing it as a group and giggling at one another in fear. 

Some interesting puzzles and great sets.  A thoroughly enjoyable room.

Amazing set with lots of physical rather than mental puzzles.

Loved this room.  I'd heard great things and it didn't disappoint.

A bit dark and dingy for my taste but a solid room.

Aother game that just really sang for us so we smashed it (think it was ~30min). 

I found this escape room really immersive. The puzzles felt relatively basic but it was more about this experience and horror theme. I would recommend 

Whoever makes/find props for Escapologic is doing a fantastic job! The room/environment is exquisite and second to none in terms of aesthetic! Enjoyed the experience but found it lacking in content. We didn't exactly hurry through the game and still escaped in 42 minutes. We found a particular part of the game, involving some ambiguous symbols, very frustrating.

Certainly immersive and scary, but perhaps the fear aspect was a bit overhyped. The puzzles were mainly searching. Our host was good

Fairly easy, straight forward game. Couple of issues for me…

We played the game completely in the dark as there was no indication or help given as to how to turn the lights on. The hindered us ALOT and made the game not as much fun as I feel it could be. 

There was also a puzzle toward the end of the game that was basically down to trial and error/guess work in order to be solved. Didn’t enjoy that bit…

Don’t actually remember anything about this room in particular … I think that says everything. Again dissapointing considering there are stand out rooms within this venue and this one is easily forgettable 

Don’t get me wrong… I am a self admitted wuss when I comes to playing a scary room. I normal day to day I would not choose to play this room over any others at the venue however I was here so I HAD TO. 

The room was ok… in my opinion, I felt like I was playing a game of hide and seek for 60 mins rather than trying to work out how to get out. To me it felt much more of hindrance to go and hide rather than the feel to want to. It got slightly annoying toward the end. But I can see why this room is getting the love that it is. 

The use of space to create an exciting adventure is second to none. It really was such a fun and exciting game to play. Some interesting puzzle elements and reveals that if not seen before, having been a little underwhelmed with a couple of other games at this venue, this cheered me up a treat. Great game! In the top 10 on my list for sure.. for now.. 

Original in its features and room mechanics. Apart from that is there anything special about this? Not particularly… 

The room was well worn and looking very tired when I played it, to an extend where one puzzle was so stiff to move it made it barely usable, which was very disappointing to see at such a popular venue

Not the best by far at this venue. Fairly underwhelming in comparison to games at the same venue. 

Heat in this room is dangerous. I nearly passed out. So many elements are broken and to this day I don't see why it is so raved about. Its all subjective and own opinions but we had at least 3 broken puzzles, with the heat was unbearable. I wanted to leave

Love this game. I think the story doesn't necessarily fit as well as other themes would as it has potential to have a more fitting storyline but the originality was class. Probably won't experience many rooms similar

I personally laughed the whole time at the player I was playing with. Played after Covid so live actor wasn't in the room which took away some of the room. Was escaping as the game ended. Would have probably finished in 60:10. 

So funny! So enjoyable! Nothing much to fault. Could be busier I guess  we escaped pretty fast

The room itself was good but poor hosting let it down, required 1 clue all game but that clue took almost 10 minutes to be delivered. 

Quite possibly the worst game ever played. Just boring. Not fun

Rearly not enjoyable, no fun, waste of so much space

Classic creepy toy shop game. There were a couple elements which were good fun and clever but nothing too out there. Didnt find it scary but i’m not one to be all that fussed by jumpscares. You can tell the room is older and it does need a refresh/face lift and i think it could be a lot better.  

This room was ok, I just felt it really lacked something. Maybe another room or just some more puzzles throw in. Anti climatic i would say is the best word to describe this game. There were some ‘items’ in the room, which looked VERY clearly like a common puzzle, but when i asked after the game the GM said they were just redherrings. But the way the items were in the room and labelled, and placed, i feel as though there maybe was another puzzle, but it was broken or removed from the room but was partly left in? Just found it very odd. 

Very immersive and great set design. Know nothing about warhammer and yet still really appreciated the level of detail in this game, so if you are clued up on the game then this must be even better! We did have quitw a bit of time left so maybe would have been nicer if there were a few more puzzles, we had no clues either. Be warned it gets very warm in this game and you do need to crawl about a bit and be able to manoeuvre around small places. We were given cold water which we held to our necks throughout the game to not overheat, definitely wear cooler clothing if you can. 

Amazing room (though hot in summer) with unique approach. Weirdly felt like we were constantly behind yet made it through!