Escapologic: Butcher

By | April 14, 2024
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by Escapologic (website)

21 Castle Gate, NG1 7AQ

Nottingham

2-5 players

Languages: EN

60 minutes

Anna and Max have the kind of relationship everyone pretends to find annoying. But really, their friends are just a little bit jealous. Because you can see how much these two people are meant to be together. They just-fit. 12345Anna is daring and inquisitive, Max is sensible. She encourages him to try new things. He stops her from doing stupid stuff.USUALLY.But not today.Maybe it's the sunshine. Maybe it's the wine. Because today, when Anna finds a randomly-unlocked shutter on a random side street, Max isn't quick enough to persuade her not to go inside. His mind is on the picnic they've just had, the kisses they've shared. So what if Anna is intent on seeking out some new dark and gloomy pace to scare him with. It's just Anna being Anna, right? This is why he loves her.It's just an adventure. A dare. It'll be OK.And then the shutter bangs down, and everything is very far from OK.13utcher is the fifth locked room puzzle created by our resident mad genius, and it's one of the most impressively-realised yet! No expense has been spared to recreate the atmosphere of the butcher's lair in all its gory details. If you had to make a comparison with the movies, it'd be the set of Saw or The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The original, of course, not the dodgy 2003 remake...Outside, in another world, the sun is still shining. But in here, amidst the buckets and the blood, things have taken a decidedly dark turn! You'll need to work fast to solve the puzzles and break out to freedom. Because there's no telling when the butcher might come back...13utcher is the bloodiest of our Nottingham escape rooms, we'd definitely say it contains scenes and images some may find upsetting. With mental and physical puzzle elements to conquer, and a deliciously tactile set design, this is part classic escape room and part test of nerve. Can you see past the blood, and concentrate on the solution?
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Anthony95 experienced rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Anonymous rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Team size: 4 Time taken: 45ish Outcome: Successful escape!
great hostingthemed nicelylack of puzzlesquite easy😨creepy

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. 

lt1987 rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 25 Mar 2025 Team size: 5 Time taken: 40 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersiveintensequite easy👻scary

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.

RedPandaPepper expert rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
M0rk rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 4 Nov 2024 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivegreat hostingintensequite easy👻scary

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. 

Frightnight rated this:Rated between 2.5 and 2.5 out of 5
simsi747 expert rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
ratsontour expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 28 Sep 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 39:12 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivegreat hostingintense👻scary
caroline354 expert rated this:Rated between 1.5 and 1.5 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
plainunoriginalvery easy😨creepy

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. 

lishahirst experienced rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Team size: 4 Outcome: Failed 🙁
🧟terrifying
Good room, puzzles a little janky but do the job. Room is immersive enough, but the live actor is what makes it!

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This was the first ever horror room we had attempted and what a choice it was. As I mentioned at the beginning of the review, half of the team absolutely loved it and the other half were scared stiff but upon reflection, we all agreed that it was a brilliant room. The design element of the room, the atmosphere and the acting of the Butcher himself really did lead this to being a very nervy experience indeed. If puzzles are your main thing then this might not be the room for you, but combining the puzzles that were there with everything else, makes this easily one of the best rooms we have done to date and it is going to take something very special in the horror category to top it. 

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