Locked in Edinburgh

This game was a bit bitter sweet for us. During an early puzzle we lost a lot of time due to what transpired to be a technical issue so we started quite frustrated and behind on time. Unfortunately due to the way "clues" are delivered we had no contact with a GM and eventually called her in to help because we were unable to move on from what is essentially following basic instructions.  We then hit another technical situation later on that again created frustrations and tensions. BUT I'm not going to dwell on these too much we know tech can be risky and let us down from time to time . Positively there are some very cool and clever puzzles in this game and again it tested us (which we like) it is definately better suited to a larger team I'd say but is achievable as a strong 2 (we did escape) again the location and the theming etc was brilliantly immersive and I wouldnt steer people away from playing at all. Some good use of the space and puzzles on theme. 

Shout out to our host who was brilliant and showed us all the fantastic original features etc. all in all a solid, well loved game. 

The location of this game is incredible, set in an original vetinary operating theatre you feel immediately immersed in the story etc. 

There are a LOT of puzzles in this game, all absolutely achievable and make sense, observation will serve you very well and the game builds tension well. 

We really enjoyed this game and it's the first in a while that has tested us to be close to the end of time. 

Amazing decor and theming of the rooms. Love the unique way of a clueing system. Some of the puzzles were quite difficult. A very large set of rooms so I'd recommend a team of 4 or so. Definitely recommend to anyone that likes more practical props for an escape room. Will love to try their other rooms. Amazing host too. 

Played this one many years ago now but still remember it with fondness. It certainly entertained our son who was getting to a point of disengaging in the middle of some rooms! Loved it! 

Very much enjoyed this game, it feels less like an escape room and more like something from crystal maze. You have to climb up and through things so this is not for those who struggle with mobility but very very fun.  

Are the puzzels the best we've ever seen no? They felt more physical than logical at times but it made a very nice change from rooms weve done elswhere

We enjoyed this room, the story and reveales throughout were very fun although some puzzels seemed somewhat a logical stretch . We also hate to find a 3 try safe, whats the point of having an hour if the last puzzel locks itself for a set number of minutes if you get it wrong?

Theming very good, clue system is enjoyeable

This room is well themed, and has some brilliant puzzels however there's just too many of them, by the end of the game one half of our team had solved half of the room and the other the other half, having missed the sections we werent on. The games master communicated via a radio which was crackly and meant we did'nt always understand what they were saying. The games master was lovely but that system didn't work for us.

Lovely game, with some very cool stuff and a real sense of fun. This is a very physical game, so no good if you have mobility issues. Best venue in Edinburgh? Yep. 

Probably the Lockedin room that gets the least attention, but super fun nonetheless. Lockedin Edinburgh is one of my favourite venues in the country. Bravo!

Really great game that stays in my memory.

Crazy puzzle-fest in a very large room. Really good fun, my fave in Edinburgh. Played as a 2 which meant we were busy busy busy! One of the few games where I would say that a team of 4 good players would be fine. 

Another excellent room from Locked in Edinburgh, but this one is rather different from the others in that it relies on co-operation throughout. Very inventive puzzles and lots of humour throughout make this a really enjoyable room. Even the dog loved it!   

4thnroomnas a duo with my 11yo.

Lots to do, but we plowed on through, found the spy -but alas failed on the last little test.

Lots of fun and lovely hosting. We were given a quick tour of the rest of the rooms, hopefully we'll be able to come back soon to do the rest!

Great  room. Defeated us!

Once again Locked In Edinburgh show why they’re our favourite escape game venue in Central Scotland, with a unique and creative game that dialled up the fun level to the max and had us laughing out loud on a good few occasions (look out for a few uniquely Scottish bits of humour!). This is a room that we found quite on the easy side, especially compared to their other offerings, and as a result our fairly experienced full team of six powered through (to top the leader board, no less!); but even though it was a speedy escape, the full experience lasted a good deal longer and we didn’t feel short-changed. I was wary about a space theme as I’ve not really been that drawn in by similarly-themed rooms in the past, but the ever-creative team at Locked In manage to make the most of the theme, with some really unusual and creative puzzles and set-pieces, including one or two genuinely stand-out moments. It was great to be properly surprised a good deal of times, as that doesn’t happen too often. Our host, Alix, could not have been better - right from the start, she was friendly, energetic, encouraging and just downright hilarious, and was a big part of why the room succeeded as the set up was really all part of the experience. We came away, although not feeling particularly challenged, having been thoroughly entertained, and that’s why we do this, right??! A great experience and maybe a good starting point for those new to Locked In to work up from to the likes of Secret Lab and Cutting Room (the former of which is in my top three rooms of all time!). Thanks again Locked In Edinburgh; now, please do more rooms!!! 🤞🤞😁

A fabulous space room! Our hosts were Gillian and Liv, who were really enthusiastic about our mission into space and who led our room brilliantly.

This was really different from the kind of room we usually do well in and it was easy to see why this is quite tricky for  team of two but we really enjoyed the challenge of having to think differently. We did this room after powering through Secret Lab and Cutting Room and it is so different to both of them. It's a really fun, family friendly one and a great addition to Locked In. 

Really enjoyed the original setting here - we really appreciate when the game is created around the fixtures and fittings of the original building. The theme lends itself to the odd scare but this room is definitely creepy, rather than scary and nothing detracts from the puzzle-solving.

It wasn't as intuitive a game as Secret Lab, which we played first, but there were some quirky puzzles that fitted in well with the theme and a lovely surprise that we weren't expecting (no spoilers)! We like a game that sees us running from place to place and this provided a lot of to-ing and fro-ing. We also saw a couple of not-seen-befores, which is such a delight when you've done quite a few rooms.

Our host, Alex, was a real delight and pleasure to talk to. 

Set in the vetinary college, there are some inventive ways of reusing the original decor and layout of the room. We really enjoyed the decent quantity of puzzles here - logical rooms are always a joy to play and this has logic in spades. A great part of this room is that progress is easy to measure - we felt at ease with the time and free just to focus on our puzzles.

The two of us were quite separate in solving puzzles a lot of the time but it's a divide and conquer kind of room so we expected that. Some strong communication is needed, though!

Leaping (hauling yourself over a high door) to go from space to space got a bit tiresome, if there was an extra (normal) door I would have rated this higher.
Solid puzzles, some unique and very fun ones too!

A lot for our group of 2, but a very rewarding game.

Plenty to do, some "hi-tech" puzzles, nice use of A/V, and a slightly corny story that ties it all together in a space theme. Another great room to add to the Locked In Edinburgh stable.

Really enjoyed this room and the fabulous hosting. Finally a space-themed room that doesn't just have screens for the purpose of looking futuristic but actual puzzles and fun elements!

I remember liking this one, non-linear enough to keep a team of 5 occupied separately with some interesting puzzles and unique ideas. Cool technology as well. The old vet school setting really adds to the ambience!

A good room with lots to do but some parts felt illogical and the solutions obscure.

A difficult room to do as a 2 but we persevered and were successful. Some unusual uses of tech we hadn’t seen before and the clue system was brilliant! 

Another fantastic room at Locked In. We played this as a team of 2 which is really difficult as the room has a lot of puzzles to solve. Great story and immersion too. 

The attention to detail at Locked In continues to fill me with awe. This room is wonderfully designed, amazing fun and fantastically hosted. Lots of unique puzzles, some real "wow" moments and you can have a little dance in the middle if you want to! The conclusion at the end is also so well thought out. 

One half of our usual team of six played this game and we had a blast! Some fun and original theming and premise, with a few funny in-jokes and the flair and flow which I think we had come to expect from Locked In Edinburgh after already having played two of their other excellent escape rooms. We all agreed that there was *just* enough to do - although one of us was not on form today due to health issues, and had that not been the case it might have been different. I would certainly say that this room is best for no more than three unless you really are beginners or are prepared to have some people at loose ends. For seasoned escapers who want a challenge, two would work best. There was a good variety of puzzles and tasks, with nothing too frustrating, and some good - attentive but mostly hands off, just as we like it! - hosting. One thing that perturbed me (but not my two team mates!) was that there was nowhere where we could see the progression of time at all - so we had no clue how long we had left or how well we were doing. This could be something that is either a pro or a con for you, worth knowing going in I think. The end section was super cool, although a little more clarity would have been nice regarding the timing of a certain task that needs to be done right at the end…I can’t say more than that without spoilers! Overall, though, a really fun, immersive and enjoyable experience! Thanks guys!

We found this room to be the easier of the 3. It was in a much smaller space than the other 2 rooms, but was well themed with some very unique props and set pieces.

We had a great time as a team of 2. Larger experienced teams may struggle to all keep busy for the full game. 

Another great room at Locked In. 

This was fun, fast faced and hands on. We got stuck a couple of times but managed to work past these. 

Played as a two, but this room would easily house a large team as it's set in a very large space. 

A fantastic game at a fantastic venue with a fantastic owner.

What more can I say! 

An all-round excellent room. Nice puzzle design, logical progression and theming was great.

Hosting was a little vanilla if I'm being hypercritical, but the aesthetics of the room certainly made up for it. 

Again, if I'm being extremely harsh, there were sometimes not enough puzzles to go around for a group of our size (all experienced players), but we all came out feeling like we contributed to the win.

One contraption was broken, which was a slight shame, but our host helped up to navigate around it smoothly, which served to maintain the overall immersion.

We loved the game and got a sneak peek at their upcoming one too which looked incredible. We'll definitely be back for that.

Oh my gosh what a fantastic room!! This was one of two games we played at Locked In in Summerhall on the same day (the other being The Cutting Room, which we all liked but unanimously as a group not as much as The Secret Lab) and we had an absolute ball. From meeting our wonderful, enthusiastic and encouraging host, to ending up on the leaderboard, it was just an all-round awesome experience. The setting of this room is really unique, and without giving too much away, the way the team have used it is so original, but always so perfectly logical, that we were just blown away. As a slightly larger team, we found that we could split up (in fact we were forced to, at one point) and all be getting on with things, in the most satisfying way possible. With the layout of the room, even though you might be engaged in something completely different from your other teammates, you still were aware of what else was going on around you, and so didn’t quite feel like you were missing out as is so often the case in non-linear rooms where everyone splits up to divide and conquer. Some incredibly clever and original puzzles really impressed us, and what made it all so perfect was that everything led seamlessly from one set piece to the next. Nothing was out of theme or place, and the clueing system was so cool! We actually wished we had used it more afterwards, just to have seen it in action more! The incredibly attentive hosting meant that the only time we received a clue was where a genuine human error had been made, which was exactly the amount of help we would have wished for (we prefer to try and go it alone if at all possible). Although one silly oversight led to us taking maybe a few extra minutes to escape than we would have liked, overall we were really happy with our play through and felt like the game really was designed to be a satisfying, collaborative experience for a medium-sized team. No frustration here, just absolute breakneck fun from beginning to end! Definitely one of the very best games in Scotland! A must-do!

My team and I did enjoy this room, but found it to be sometimes a little illogical, with one part in particular (although an exciting discovery!) making no sense in terms of the theme. Some solutions were rather obscure and others incredibly simplistic. We found quite a few moments of confusion and frustration in this room. That being said, the situation in an old dissection room was really cool, and there was some fun drama and set pieces, with various great props and some lovely set dressing and one or two neat little mechanics that we hadn’t seen before. Unfortunately (contrary to our experience in The Secret Lab on the same day, which we went though with a different host) we felt our hosting wasn’t that great in this room - although our game master was chatty and pleasant, we felt he was a little hands off and rushed on our visit. We still had a great time though, and I would recommend this room - especially to more experienced teams. We all just liked The Secret Lab a whole lot more. 

A must play!

This was a really beautifully constructed game in an atmospheric building. Our host was delightful and the game itself was very enjoyable. The final puzzle was something a bit special and the theme was incredibly strong all the way through. We heard good things about Locked In and they did not disappoint!

We came back to Locked In Edinburgh after escaping from their other room The Secret Lab, which didn't convince us at all. Similar to The Secret Lab, the theming was using the old vet surgery room and the clue system was so well themed that some of us didn't even realise it wasn't a decoration. There were a high number of puzzles that we haven't seen before and which gave us high satisfaction when solved. I did miss a bit of background audio or SFX to feel completely immersed. This room was really enjoyable and we understood what our aim was, and we let ourselves being carried with the story that the room was delivering without losing us at any point. Similar to The Secret Lab, I wouldn't recommend this room for more than 4/5 as some of us in our group felt as if they didn't participate enough as some times only one or two puzzles were available but 6 of us would gather around it. I understand that Locked In wants to open it to a large number of people to attract Hens and Stags Do but I wouldn't recommend it. There was a fair amount of surprises in the game and 'ah-ha!' moments. But similar to The Secret Lab, the ending was anticlimactic, while we were waiting to deliver the last organ in its receptacle, the door opened with the game master congratulating us before we completed it, resulting in the immersion to break as we didn't feel like we fully completed the room yet and instead of revealing a big finale, we just had the game master informing us that we won. Another low point we raised was one of the puzzles that can be solved by skipping a step, which isn't a solve as rewarding as it should be. Overall, a nice room with some nice clues and puzzles, not sure I would rate it as the 31st best in the world in 2018 (as ProjectEscape did) but still very enjoyable and would recommend to do it.

We had so many high expectations for this room after being voted best in the UK and 13th best in the world. I have no idea how this room could be in anyone's top 10, I didn't find this room enjoyable at all. Before entering the room, our game master told us "oh by the way, this puzzle is broken, but it won't affect your game.". This was enough to put us in a weird mood as we were surprised and disappointed to hear that we won't experience the full room features. The room itself is small, despite them saying it's a massive room, you spend the whole hour feeling cramped due to each puzzle being in small cages. You can't see what people are doing, you can't see the puzzles and, overall, you feel like you've missed so much as everything get solved at the same time. Not sure if it was because it was too many of us in the room as it was 8 of us... But despite that, the story is not immersive and the room, even though it stayed authentical to the vet hospital it used to be, is not immersive, the background audio is inexistent, not helping with that either. So many things in this room seemed a bit DIY and slightly broken. I really didn't enjoy it. We escaped in 30ish minutes without even realising that we escaped. The game master opened the door and just chanted a "Yeah, you've done it!" and faced a group of surprised and disappointed faces in the room showing a "Is that a joke?" frown. Not only that, but she then said "we are planning a puzzle for the exit but it doesn't work" which left another sour taste in our mouths. There is also one puzzle that shouldn't exist as the code you receive is not used at all in the game. Three of us were working on it while the five others completed the last puzzle, resulting in those 3 people to have a complete feeling of unaccomplishment as they haven't seen the ending when the game master entered to congratulate us out of nowhere. Such a disappointment. I don't understand how this is classified as best of the UK by the Top escape-room project as I can list 40 better ones in the UK. It's such a shame as the puzzles are quite smart but we spent 1 hour after the room just listing how much we disliked our time. Such such a disappointment. 🙁

This game didn't quite live up to its reviews for me.  Don't get me wrong, it was still excellent but I was expecting it to be one of the best and it wasn't.

We were kept waiting standing outside for ages before our game started which wasn't the best customer service to kick things off. But things improved once we got inside.  The game has lots of great puzzles but quite a few rely heavily on technology and were a bit of a let down when they didn't quite work properly and left me feeling rather frustrated.

The hint system in this room gets a special thumbs up mention :-).