The Escaporium Halifax

1 of the best escape rooms I have ever done currently out of 40+ rooms! Truly unmissable. The set design was fantastic, the props were like out of a movie. The puzzles were unique especially the stethoscope, eggs,  and water level puzzle. The shiney room needs ypu to work separately to make it in the time we didn't escape in time but still a fantastic room. 

A charming, family-friendly escape room from the brilliant team here at The Escaporium. It might be a little on the straightforward side for enthusiasts (although we made one particular puzzle far more difficult than it needed to be) but children will absolutely love it and there are plenty of padlocks to keep the more battle-hardened escapers busy. Great hosting and a warm welcome as always, with a very cute feature in the room that is about as Christmassy as it gets!

Good fun and a lovely set but a lot to achieve in 1 hour. We shall definitely try to get out again 😃

The detail in the game is impressive, especially if you like aliens. All the puzzles and little details to the story are very clever.

A great collection style room with so much to do, we have finished some very hard collection rooms but didn't get close here. 

Stunning! Great hosting from our GM (Anna), incredible detail, and a finale that left us with our jaws on the floor.

Our ratings:

Theming: 10/10
Puzzles: 9/10
GM: 10/10
Value: 9.5/10
Fun: 9.5/10

Overall: 96%

 Really solid room from these guys yet again can’t knock it

Played this a long time ago and still remember it as one of the best rooms we've played! 

Mostly had three of us stood waiting while one was doing a task. Not overly keen on linear games like this. 

Tricky to complete with two people. We were allowed extra time for this, but more suited for a 3-4 group. But a nice challenge for us, we enjoyed the game.

Another great game in Halifax

Enjoyed this trip back to a speak-easy nostalgic era...

I really didn't like the host here, he totally rubbed us up the wrong way, and I wouldn't ever do another room with him in charge. 

That aside, I honestly thought this room was a bit overpriced and overrated.  

It's a surprisingly small space, they advertise it for up to 8 people, but that would be extremely cramped, especially the first section.  

Some of the similar rated rooms within an hour drive of here (E.g. Macclesfield and Wakefield) I thought were so much better (and much cheaper!) than this. 

Maybe it suffered from high expectations, but I just don't see this being in such an elevated position in the U.K. rankings. 

There were lots of puzzles and things to do for all of us. Overall a good game however not one of their best games. There was a dodgy directional lock which the host had to come in and do, the final puzzle went on for about 6-7 mins which kept 2-3 people occupied but the rest of us just stood round waiting, bit anticlimactic for what would have been a solid game. Also lots of history about Halifax which was original however it meant there were lots of information in there which isn’t part of a puzzle. Great hosting. 

Great room to celebrate the history of Halifax. 

Amazing room with great theming and props. 

We were a little nervous going in because we knew there would be a lot to do as a team of 2, but we thoroughly enjoyed it. Lots of puzzles and we enjoyed working together rather than splitting up the whole time. Great theme. 

Another good room from one of the best escape room companies in the area. The flow of the room and the style of the puzzles was definitely different to what I expected. They were still enjoyable but it might have been better for a larger group with a few more hands. The set pieces, especially later on, were brilliant and the hosting was great as always.

A really excellent room here at Escaporium! Very well themed as 1930s America, there were a number of unique puzzles in this room that we have never encountered before which added to the novelty of the room. A great use of logic in some of the puzzles, we really enjoyed the room and our host Sam was brilliant too! 

A stunning room which was very visually pleasing, the room is an excellent example of what an escape room can be! A lot of the references went over my head but my wife understood loads of them (all alien related) but we both really enjoyed this room. Lots of puzzles, great hosting and a thoroughly enjoyable experience. We were also glad of the extra time as we still had 7:30 left!

Genuinely the best room I’ve ever played. The puzzles are great and the set was magical. Brilliant hosting too. 10/10 

An excellent and unique room. Did it as a team of 2 and needed the extra time, loads of brilliant and original puzzles.

An ambitious and immersive sci-fi themed room. There's an overwhelming amount of puzzles for a team of 2 to take on despite the extra 15 minutes given to smaller teams

Probably one of the best themed games we’ve played - the attention to detail is stunning and there are some great wow moments in this one. A few leaps in logic at times and yet another instruction booklet (we don’t like these) but still really really good! 

We loved the this room. Lots to do and some lovely original puzzles. We managed to escape with seconds to spare. Lovely venue with great hosting. Highly recommended if you are in the area. 

A wonderful, beautifully designed escape room. Great hosting. We didn’t quite escape, but came very close! Probably would have been better with our team of 5 instead of 3. If you are around Halifax then it’s a must play escape room as are their other rooms. Highly recommended 

Not sure I have ever been in a room with so many puzzles. Observation skills are key.

To be honest there was too much to do as a team of 2 but the host was brilliant and dragged us through to the end. Throwing the hints at us that were the perfect level to get us through but not ruin the aha moments.

Would loved to have spent more time in there, would have happily paid a bit more for an extra 15 (or maybe even 30) minutes

All I can say is wow, what a game. Definitely the best game we have ever played.

A beautiful, immersive and high tech room.

Relies on cooperation between teammates almost no puzzle can be done by one person. Love the fact that teams of 2 get an extra 15 minutes as well.

Hosts were lovely and very accommodating when we turned up 1.5 hours late due to a flat tire on the M62

This is a difficult review. I think anticipation hurt this one. Hearing nothing but wonderful things. Some of the puzzles were clever and the design was top notch. 

I think the GM was too trigger happy with prompts and clues - also the padlocks didn’t fit overly well with the theme. We like to take our time in rooms but it all felt a little too rushed. Such a shame. Of course everyone’s mileage will vary. 

Surprised by this game as I'd not heard much. Liked how it integrated local history into the puzzles and was very original. The puzzles are very good throughout and there's plenty to be getting on with - weren't so sure one of the final puzzles though, which felt a bit timewasting. You can tell it was an older room but overall it still delivers high quality gameplay that is unique and puzzle focussed.

Such a neat concept makes this a great room for enthusiasts while also appealing to family / novice groups. Kept us engaged throughout and despite being quite linear, we all had good time and would tackle bonus puzzles while the others attacked the primary puzzle. Set is good and puzzles are a lot of fun to solve - only a well hidden bit of searching kept us from the maximum score. Really enjoyable game, highly recommended

Not as good as their newest game but easy to see why it has a great reputation. This is a neat prohibition themed room with a cool set and solid puzzles throughout. A couple of observation / searching ones caught us out and could've done with more signposting but others were satisfying to solve and the room is excellent overall. 

A fantastic game with a great theme and set, plus loads of brilliant puzzles too. This is crammed full of sci-fi references to keep you entertained if you ever pause to admire the scenary. Puzzles are enjoyable, challenging and logical - signposting in particular was excellent. A memorable finale rounds out the experience. Brilliant overall, and we had an awesome time

Area 51 1/2 was booked so we did this instead, and was very pleasantly surprised as hadn't heard much buzz about it. Lots to do over quite a big space. We came out sweating! Very friendly staff.

A lovely escape room from the guys at Escapeorium. I loved the ending, and felt fully immersed throughout. A good use of space and mixture of puzzles. 

WOW what a room. Some great puzzles that really get you thinking so much to do but the set is worth paying the cost of the room to see alone. I absolutely loved this room from start to finish. The ending was certainly memorable but the level of detail in the set is incredible. They really are going to have to go to great lengths to try and match or beat this room in the future. As a group of 2 they allowed us an extra 15 minutes and we needed it but was happy to be in there for nearly 75 minutes.  I would say this is a must do room for me if thinking of going do it.

Another good room at The Escaporium with lots to do that will keep even a large team busy I would think. A good mix of searching and puzzles and although their first room stands up good to how things have moved on with escape rooms and still recommend for a fun hour. Well built set and good hosting again from their team.

This was our least favourite of the 3 that we had played at this venue at this point but still worth doing. A solid design with good puzzles and interesting set and props made a nice change. As always a friendly hosting that made for a fun room.

First of all-if you haven’t visited The Escaporium in Halifax, you should put it high on your to-do list as they have some fab games (at the least Operation Moonshine is a must, as is this room!) & the hosts are super nice! 

The words which came out of my mouth immediately after playing this game was ‘this takes escape rooms to another level’ and indeed it does! The decor, immersiveness and the puzzles were of high quality and kept 5 of us very busy right till the end. 

We have successfully completed 30+ games and this was the first we felt we will be pushed for time which resulted in a frenzy towards the end with all of us shouting between our own sub teams to get the endless puzzles solved! But alas we managed to escape by the finest of margins!

There are loads of different types of puzzles to do & I have to make a special mention of the newer, hi-tech type puzzles incorporated which gives it an edge over other rooms for sure! 

This was our first escape room after a short hiatus but what an introduction it was back into the game. On arrival, the host set the scene eloquently and really got us in the mood to save the planet. With bated breath we stepped forth into the room. 

From the moment of entry you could tell this was going to be a special room. The initial room was small but packed with plenty of puzzles to allow entry into the main spectacle. The scenery was as good as any escape room we have ever played before. There was so much to do within the room that none of us had a second of rest. The puzzles were challenging but logical and thought-provoking. When successfully making it into the main room our jaws collectively dropped. It is exactly what you would want Area 51 to look like. You felt like you were really there. The immersion was second to none. There was plenty of Hi-Tech wizardry but nothing too difficult to manage, a novice would definitely be able to cope. We’ve always loved multi-room games and this did not disappoint us and it required excellent communication amongst the team whilst split apart from one another. Upon completion of the game we were treated to one of the greatest finishes ever seen in an escape room. No spoilers but you definitely need to check it out. 

Absolutely loved it!!!! As a team of 6 it can be quite hard to find something for everyone to do but this room had us all sweating (in the best way). The boys loved it the most out of all of us as it was right up their ally and have rated it their favourite room from the puzzles all the way down to the decor.

The hosts as always were amazing! 

What an amazing room and team. I was hooked from start to finish and our host was lovely, very smiley! Very highly recommend all rooms here, especially this one.

Amazing theme and attention to detail in the room. Lots to do to keep you entertained great for both small and larger teams.  Immersive story line which flows well with an awesome wow factor. Highly recommend this room. 

After waiting to get a extra 2 team members we've given this room a go. I've got to say it was a good decision to do it as a 4. I think we'd have struggled as our usual 2. The room is non-linear so there's plenty to do. It flowed very well and I really enjoyed the theme. I can't wait to go back and do the other rooms. If you're in the area it's a deffo must to do 

A lovely Christmas room. There’s so much to get through so keeps a good intense pressure as a two. We managed to get everything with 20ish seconds remaining so a strong pace is needed throughout! The puzzles are easy but as there’s so much to do, you still feel challenged. 

Beautiful scenery and well built. Puzzles are on theme and a good challenge. It’s a well written, logical room with lots of beautiful moments. Looking forward to their next room! 

Beautiful. Value For Money. Funny. Clever. Story Driven. Great Hosting. Family Friendly. Intense. Epic. Magical. Logical. Great Signposting. 

I had to add all of the tags and more! This room is truly one of the best rooms we have ever played! From start to finish we were impressed by the puzzles, the set, the props and the general attention to detail that the Escaporium is known for! 

A fantastic mix of locks and tech which felt very much within the theme of the game. Escaporium is a must visit venue in any case, but if you were 'ummming' and 'ahhhing' about whether or not to take a trip up north, Area 51&1/2 is a reason to make that trip!

Lots to do; and lots of fun!! 

Wow! We booked this for our 200th room, knowing that it would have the trademark attention to detail and quality puzzling that The Escaporium always deliver: we are so glad that we did.

The set is superbly put-together and crammed with incredible detail; the puzzles themselves are plentiful and beautifully thought-out; the hosting is - as always - friendly and welcoming; and the overall game experience is thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish.

What made this even more special was how our 200th room was celebrated... Such kindness and thoughtfulness.

This room is a real testament to the strength of independent escape room centres run by enthusiastic owners who know the value of an excellent puzzle. It is utterly delightful and exceptionally clever and we loved every moment.

Amazing room - Hosts were wonderful, the puzzles were engaging and the space look incredible. 

Some great puzzles and the room look good - Hosting wasn't great though which was a shame. 

I think my opinion of Operation Moonshine would have been slightly different had we been a bigger team. There is a good reason that the game has a difficulty warning for teams of 2 on the website, although as usual we ignored that and booked regardless! 

The puzzles are a mix of difficulty, with some fairly obvious finding items, some more physical puzzles, and many logic based. The biggest problem is the sheer number of them. We took a bit too long in the first area on some admittedly easier puzzles due to not paying enough attention, which meant that as the game progressed we were given a lot more clues than we've normally required, I suspect just to shift us along or we'd never have got to the end. It became a little frustrating as on one hand we want time to be able to consider and find solutions ourselves, however if the gamesmaster hadn't done that we'd have been nowehere near finishing. A couple also seemed to have been made a little more frustrating than really necessary, but I don't think that it would have been as much of an issue with more pairs of eyes searching. 

The setting is gorgeous, and a massive room which makes it feel like a real environment, rather than dressed up warehouse space. I think anyone might believe they're really in the 30's. (Although one plastic prop could do with being replaced with something more authentic looking, even if it's just a wooden/painted prop one rather than anything real)

The gamesmaster was very friendly and because we were almost at the conclusion we were allowed to finish the game about a minute or two over the time limit. Definitely one for very experienced teams if you're short on numbers.  We did a room in Beverley recently that offered medium and hard options, I think something like that would benefit this room. Maybe just skip a couple of padlocks for smaller teams to speed things up. 

Would definitely return here. 

Superb game - Lots to do and the theming was fun too! 

A good solid room, lots to do for a team of 2 but we successfully escaped! 

Whilst we enjoyed this game and it had lovely hosts there was 1 puzzle which we struggled with and found to be a little illogical. We successfully escaped and I do recommend the room but I think their other rooms are better. 

A great room with lovely hosts and puzzles we hadn’t seen before.

 Genuinely really enjoyed this game, we played as a team of two, and it felt like there was an incredible amount to do for two people and the space was very large.

Really loved the twist on the unique theme and would definitely highly recommend this room.

after After playing operation moonshine, we were really looking forward to this game. I'll be honest I wasn't really thrown by the theme but we really love the company.

We enjoyed most of the game except unfortunately there was one puzzle which just completely seemed diabolical, and it felt we lost lots of time because our hosting wasn't great on this puzzle.

#64

A solid room, not too difficult and fun puzzles. Decoration wasn’t as strong as Operation Moonshine but fun nonetheless.

#63

Unexpectedly great, the surprises just kept coming. The host was brilliant and the immersion never stopped. 

We loved that this was particular to Halifax! Great hosting from Sam, who clearly loves escape rooms as much as we do! Some lovely puzzles to get stuck into.

A beautiful room - just gorgeous. Lovely puzzles with a lot to do and a really satisfying wow moment.

We weren't sure what to expect with this room as we know nothing about Halifax. However, this really didn't matter

 The puzzles were really clever. This is a challenging room for a team of 2 but very doable. 

Highly recommend all of the rooms at this venue. 

We really enjoy visiting the Escaporium. The owners are very welcoming and friendly. The games are a challenge with some good wow moments and puzzles you won't have seen before. 

Jam packed with puzzles, this kept us busy from start to finish. I think we JUST managed to escape in time. 

This company never fails to impress. 

A superb room - the puzzles just flowed so well and the game felt really instinctive. The theme was sustained throughout and the tech was flawless. It felt very inventive and designed by people who really love escape rooms. So much fun and a great challenge - would highly recommend this one!

A really different set up here, as the aim is to score points rather than escape. It's not the biggest game but the puzzles are so on-theme, so quirky and there is just so much in here that we found the time flying by! It is designed so that you can do this with children and not get too hung up of whether you escape or not, which makes it really accessible as a fun Christmas trip out. It's also got enough challenge for keen escape room-ers! We really rated this one.

My favourite room of all time! The theme of the room is so clever and really suits the idea of escaping. Excellent props and the puzzles are absolutely fantastic! So much to do in this room so really needed the large group here. I wouldn’t recommend it for beginners but once you have a few under your belt then this is one of the very best!!

These guys in Halifax are one of the very best! They really do look after you well and get to know you. The theme of this room is so brilliant and the difficulty is tough! So much to do but it really flows well. Excellent all round 🙂