Co-Decode: Sub Terra

Objective based rather than time so that always makes a good change

Team of 4, needed a couple of small nudges and a very kind one extra minute, to complete all objectives  

Good mix of puzzles and a few things not seen before

Nice use of a relatively small space  

Lived up to its reputation and well worth playing

Very enjoyable and great hosting 

Easy parking and smart building (lovely toilets!). 

This is a fantastic venue with a beautiful game - very well thought out and high immersion set design. The quality of this game really is 10/10.

7.5/10 

There was nothing especially special about this room. 

But for us it was pretty much the perfect escape room experience.  And what more can you ask for? 

First off we had a warm welcome and the  reception area and the themed toilets were impressive.

 I think it's a fairly new location. 

Even though it was a reasonably hi-tech room everything worked perfectly.

There were good signposts we were never short of things to do, never standing around agait "what do we do now?"

It was very immersive and engaging with a good range of puzzles, that all fit the theme. 

Including some low-level robotics which I feel could potentially be a growth area in escape rooms generally. 

I will say it was a surprisingly small space. 

I would recommend 3-4 people, any more it could  be tight but some of the puzzles seemed to need more than 2, although I'm sure they have a work-around. 

There was a kind of electronic video map which was the way we tracked our progress. 

One of the members of our group was worried about getting dirty because it was a mine, but there was no need to worry on that score, it was very clean, and thankfully it was well lit. 

So this particular group of 4 had recently done a room at Pier Pressure (Brighton) and Mindworks (Worthing) this escape room was a full £20 cheaper, for the same standard of room, which I think is noteworthy. 

I can totally understand why this room has been around the top of the Southwest list for as long as it has. There is not a great deal to get excited about around (or to the Southwest) of this area. 

Nothing that I can think of, certainly nothing in or around  Bristol. 

Which I always find surprising and disappointing in equal measure. 

It's in the city centre there's a car park right outside the venue. 

Overall I would definitely recommend this room. 

And I look longingly to companies such as this, to lead the way to a brighter future, for the UK Escape room scene. 

A "mission" room, instead of a strict escape, with completion and bonus criteria.

The ingenuity of the puzzles is what stands out here; in a single game I can think of (but not name, to avoid spoilers) three gameplay elements which I've not seen in any other rooms.

It's probably best suited to 4 players, and is nicely parallel without being confusing, once past the initial stages.

Something different and a lot of fun to complete. Such variety of puzzles and all so satisfying to solve

Great room, probably the best in the city. The puzzles are satisfying and perfect difficulty. Good parallel paths and scalable objectives. 

However the best thing about it is a gorgeous and meticulous set. Brilliantly made and very immersive. 

Also, visit the loos they're awesome!

This was our first escape room and it set a very high standard! A really good variety of puzzles, which were logical and flowed well, with excellent staging and an interesting and unique story.