Breakout Manchester: Captured

It’s Time to Play a Game

Note: I played this room when there was only one version of it, before Breakout’s change in venues. There is now a Captured ‘A’ and Captured ‘B’.

Story

Of course, being kidnapped and forced to solve a series of challenges to avoid death screams SAW. While the room itself or the puzzles didn’t feel totally relevant to the film, I really enjoyed the build-up to the start of the game. Descending downstairs, seeing manic red writing on the walls, and being blindfolded before going into the room was very atmospheric!

Puzzles

There were some clever, fun to work out puzzles, mostly centred around padlock-opening.

Mise-en-scène

I got minimalistic warehouse/storeroom-y vibes rather than a basement. There wasn’t an awful lot going on scenery-wise, really.

Final Comments

Don't be put off if you scare easily: it's a sinister room, but the experience isn’t frightening. However, if you ask for a hint, brace yourself! I'd say 2-4 people is the ideal number: it’s a small space, so you'd probably be tripping over each other's feet with 6.