Breakout Manchester: Facility X

By | March 20, 2019

by Breakout Manchester (website)

36 High Street, M4 1QB

Manchester

2-5 players

Languages: EN

60 minutes

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You arrive at an unknown location for a once in a lifetime opportunity; a conference held by the critically acclaimed, Dr. Andrews. His work is widely known throughout the research circles, but he has remained hidden in the shadows for years. What you don’t know, is that Dr. Andrews has gone mad, creating a string of tests that have gone disastrously wrong. You have one hour to escape his maze of tricks and games, before you become his final experiment...
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Overall rating

Rated between 2 and 3.5 out of 5

based on ratings from 7 users
combined with 3 pro reviews

Your review

Player reviews

Anonymous rated this:Rated between 25 and 25 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
MerseyMarauders expert rated this:Rated between 25 and 25 out of 5
Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!
quite difficult
Anonymous rated this:Rated between 25 and 25 out of 5
Played: 16 Jan 2016 Team size: 5 Outcome: Successful escape!

Too small for a large group.

🤘The Pick of Destiny expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 5 Apr 2022 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
Anonymous experienced rated this:Rated between 20 and 20 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Failed 🙁
Mark Greenhalgh expert rated this:Rated between 25 and 25 out of 5
Played: 31/05/16
Scotus0 expert rated this:Rated between 25 and 25 out of 5
Played: 10/12/17 Team size: 2 Time taken: 53:55 Outcome: Successful escape!

The Fun-sized Facility

Quite possibly the smallest room I’ve ever done!

Story

Get out of Dr Andrews’ trap before you become his final experiment. Basically, Captured minus the blindfolds.

Puzzles

There were okay; none really stood out. Although we escaped, I remember being completely lost at one point and would probably rate it higher than two-stars for difficulty. Unless I was just having an off-day!

Mise-en-scène

A (very) little, dingy space with lots of animal skeletons. Although I think they’re cool, I see them in pound shops all the time and so they kind of detract from the sense of immersion. I’d describe it as basic.

Final Comments

It’s not scary at all, so I’d ignore the website’s disclaimer. Don’t take more than two people…you won’t fit in!

Reviews by escape room review sites

It’s a small room that’s not too difficult and has a few interesting puzzles. It’s not strong on story or immersion and lacks any big moments or central puzzles. It doesn't really match the story described on the Breakout site.

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