Cryptology Nottingham: Daylight Robbery

By | August 31, 2019

by Cryptology Nottingham (website)

107 Upper Parliament Street

​0115 686 0778

Nottingham

4-8 players

Languages: EN

60 minutes

The plan is simple: one hour, your elite team of criminals, and an impenetrable vault. Get in, steal what you can, and get out. Oh, and don’t forget the diamond else you’re dead, alright?
There will be lasers to dodge. There will be security systems to hack. And there will be vault doors to blow to itty pieces.
Almost everything you grab will be yours to keep and will help get you far away from the heat, but whatever you do, you must get the Daylight Diamond. Without the Diamond, the big boss won’t be happy and that means you won’t be living. There’s no point being dead millionaires.
This is the final score, a flawless heist, a curtain call. Are you ready to steal from right under their noses? This is unabashed Daylight Robbery.
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based on ratings from 72 users
combined with 9 pro reviews

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escapeartist1212 expert rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
originalcleverimmersive
Jemileh experienced rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Team size: 6 Outcome: Successful escape!
Anonymous experienced rated this:Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5
Played: 5 Jan 2022 Team size: 4 Time taken: 59:54 Outcome: Successful escape!
score-based

Room uses a score system, based on the amount of loot you escape with - with harder side puzzles leading to better value loot. Cryptology have used this as an excuse to have some down-right impossible puzzles. I also dislike that the room is set-up in such a way that it is impossible to 'escape' with more than 5 min remaining - a mechanic clearly used to create artificial pressure on some easier puzzles.

Never-the-less, the room is still enjoyable, though my view may have been soured slightly by an unenthusiastic host, who admitted afterwards that parts of the room had not been properly reset, leading to an impossible (optional) puzzle.

Escape Enthusiast expert rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 13 Feb 2022 Team size: 3 Time taken: 59:14 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalcleverintensequite difficult

This room is quite simply a whole load of fun. It's chock-full of brilliant puzzles, with a lot of variety present. It's quite challenging and there's an absolute ton of puzzles to get through. Thankfully with the score system you don't have to solve everything, so you can complete the room without a huge group. This is definitely a room that every escape enthusiast should visit. I simply can't stress just how enjoyable it is! 

Anonymous rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Team size: 5 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techfamily friendlygreat fun

So much thought and effort has gone into this high-budget game. There's a multitude of puzzles to keep you busy for the full hour - and have loads of fun! Very, very well done. Amazing game.  

Exotic Turtle experienced rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 21 Sep 2021 Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
flyingoctopus expert rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivegreat hostingfamily friendly

This is my favourite room in Nottingham.

I love a game where there is a side quest and you can play for the full 60 minutes

This game is fully immersive. I don't think I stopped for breath for 60 minutes. 

Highly recommended!!

abooth expert rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 21 May 2022 Team size: 4 Time taken: 1.18 million in loot Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techoriginalepic

What an absolutely superb game. We didn't come up for breath for a minute of the whole hour. Easily one of the best I have ever played.

matt_keds expert rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: 1 Jun 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 59:12 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersiveintenseenormousquite difficult

#68

Loved this. It has quite a reputation and definitely delivers. The room is enormous and similar to UI-55 or Copplestone’s in its concept. We played as a two and still had a few puzzles left, you’d still be busy with 4 of you though. So many different things to do, you won’t have a second to stop!

🏆Annagramma expert rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 29/08/2021 Team size: 3 Time taken: 1 hr Outcome: Successful escape!
immersiveintenseepic
Jess_keds expert rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 1 Jun 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 59:12 Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneystory-drivenintense

Great use of space and good value for money. Usually require a minimum of 3 players but they were accommodating to us as a duo. Good flow to the game and a sense of urgency throughout. Lots of forward and back with loot to the required area so make sure you’ve got your trainers! Easy enough to work through puzzles independently or in pairs, either way it’s solvable. Some puzzles required resilience and a bit of trial and error but doesn’t take away from the game; adds to the sense of urgency. Some puzzles didn’t feel in keeping with the theme but if you’re not one to delve into the storyline then it won’t bother you. Other puzzles seemed to require illogical leaps to solve but hey, that’s what hints are for I suppose. Would recommend a group of 3 or 4 if you want to take full advantage of the space as there was some loot left that we did not recover. Good GM who stayed in character and was happy to walk us through the last couple of puzzles. 

Adam Bravery expert rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 6 Jun 2022 Team size: 4 Time taken: £2,049,863.11 stolen! Outcome: Successful escape!
originalimmersiveintensequite difficult

There's a reason this room has such an amazing reputation! We spent the full hour totally immersed and solving non-stop puzzles which were really fun and varied. Theming is great, and the tension this room creates left us buzzing! We escaped having found all but a pair of well hidden items. GM Cerys gave useful nudges when required and the ability to look back at hints on the screen was really handy. Probably the most fun I've had in an escape room. 

Anonymous rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: 14 Jun 2021 Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!
Pagan Hollis experienced rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 30 Jun 2022 Team size: 5 Time taken: 59:02 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalclevergreat hosting

We made it out with £1,503,123.68.

I am usually not a fan of non-linear rooms, but i thoroughly enjoyed this.

Catherine K experienced rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneyoriginalfamily friendly

After playing Cryptology’s other games we were pleased to see another instalment and it was brilliant! There was so much to do, lots of different puzzle types and difficulty levels, great fun for the whole family! 

Mrs G experienced rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Team size: 3 Time taken: 54.33 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersiveintenseepic

Having played many escape rooms this one is by far my favourite! Excellent puzzles and so many of them, great atmosphere and theming and we managed to get our hands on £1,673,178.47! Unmissable! 

Simon (The Overthinkers) expert rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: 17 Oct 2020 Team size: 2 Time taken: 55:20
jazziew experienced rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalepic

The best game we’ve played - it felt like being in oceans 11. Would definitely recommend for anyone who usually enjoys a heist room! 

The Monkey expert rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
quite easy

The best of 119 escape rooms I've done. Can not beat it ... so far.

Anonymous rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
SiSitAndWait rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 21/09/2020 Team size: 4 Time taken: 55:49 Outcome: Successful escape!

Having been impressed with the other games cryptology had, we had read great things about this game and were excited.
This is the escape room enthusiasts's dream! Every type of puzzle we can think of was there and none of us stopped for a moment. We were just off getting £1 million, it's just so good!

Laura McGill expert rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 17/09/2020 Team size: 2 Time taken: 58:00 Outcome: Successful escape!
🔐James Bloodworth expert rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 12/10/2020 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
A simply phenomenal room, from a traditional opening to when you get into the main space.  Theming is absolutely on point, with a lot of puzzles you can tackle in a non-linear order before getting to the final end goal, easily one of my top 10 rooms of all time.
🦡cipherdelic virtuoso rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5

Loved this room, as it illicits that most fabulous escape enthusiasts reaction of "oooo.... so many lovely looking puzzles... I dont know which one to do first!"
Its the well used theme of the bank heist, but its brilliantly built and gameplay is well well executed, which makes this room an instant classic (well, it does in my book!).
This is one of those rare rooms that everyone can get a full hours gameplay from, regardless of team size. Plus is designed so that everyone can solve. A vast array of puzzles with something to suit everyone from tactile and spacial challenges to math and cipher puzzles... theres something in there for you!
Its a MUST PLAY! Go book now!

Anonymous rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Anonymous rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Moosehead expert rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalimmersiveintensequite difficult

Absolutely awesome game.  Designed to have too many puzzles, so you will NOT finish every single thing in the room, and designed to take the full hour.  A definite must play. 

Anonymous rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalcleverimmersive
🌵Juliette B expert rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 9 Jun 2021 Team size: 2 Time taken: 56:00 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivegreat hostingintense

This is a great game - on a common theme, but still immersive, and you are unlikely to run out of things to do. If you like puzzles, they are all here, and you will get to use your full time doing them. Non-linear and many choices to be made! 

fraggle42 experienced rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 9 Jul 2021 Team size: 2 Time taken: 57.34 Outcome: Successful escape!
cleverimmersivepuzzles galore
Tim Cooper expert rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: 26 Aug 2021 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneycleverpuzzle heavy
Byromodon experienced rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulimmersivegreat hosting
Spanishfleas experienced rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 13 Nov 2021 Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techimmersiveintense

Loved this game. Made me smile the whole way through. The suspense and need to do more was exhilarating. Really deserves all its hype. I wouldn’t say it was extremely polished but that could be forgiven for all the fun looting the safe! 

Joe Brown expert rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 10 Sep 2021 Team size: 4
A great setting of an actual bank vault opened this awesome heist. We robbed a lot of money - probably the highlight of the room was to steal as much as possible by solving as many different puzzles, and a nice large room too. Definitely recommend playing!
Dani Rose Forder expert rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivegreat hosting

Really enjoyed this game, set design is great, loads to do, especially for a team of two.

TheSinger expert rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!

By far, to date, my favourite room I’ve EVER played. When you step back and look at theming it’s nothing out of this world but… the gameplay…. Amazing! 2 players. Non stop solving … so much fun… I really want to go back and redo the room just to see what we’d missed first time round! 

This game really does live up to it’s reputation. 

browngate experienced rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Mike S expert rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Kates rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Team size: 5 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivegreat hostingintense

There is so much to do in this room, so much that I'd love to go back and do the puzzles I missed or didn't personally complete, and maybe have some time to appreciate some of the details you don't see when trying to grab as much loot as possible! (As you don't have to "100%" the room in order to "escape").

Theming, layout, scoring mechanism, unique elements, puzzle variety, humour - all great, plus our host was a delight. We had at least one first timer on the team and the experience left her hooked.

(Only thing I will say about the venue is there are a lot of awkward stairs to get to the room, particularly if you first need to visit the bathroom before you start!)

Lotsa Locks experienced rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: 26 Mar 2023 Team size: 5 Time taken: 590k in loot Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techimmersiveintense
arandzom experienced rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
hi-techimmersiveintense
Speedy Sloth expert rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
hi-techimmersivegreat hosting
ShaneKarlSmith experienced rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Chris Metcalfe experienced rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Team size: 5 Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneyhi-techimmersive
👽benjed rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulimmersiveepic
Tatie experienced rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: 2021 Team size: 5 Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneyclevergreat hosting

A great room with a large amount of puzzles with a different way of measuring you success. Really enjoyed this one

loughboroughescaper experienced rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
great hosting
Seven Of Diamonds experienced rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: Over 1.2m stolen Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivestory-drivenintense
Anonymous experienced rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 13 Aug 2023 Team size: 6 Time taken: £1,681,772.51 Outcome: Successful escape!
intenseepic
Stevie Davies expert rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: August 2022 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techclever
HazelChester rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
🔐SpontaneousIllusion expert rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
beautifulimmersivegreat hosting
Lucy (The Detol Crew) experienced rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 5 Mar 2023 Team size: 6 Time taken: 48:29 and all the artefacts/money! Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techimmersiveepicquite difficult

The best room I've ever done. So much fun solving all the puzzles to steal all the artefacts, so much for everyone to get stuck into at once, a laser maze to clamber through (my favourite part!) and such a great variety of puzzles including some very hands on ones which was great, and a type of lock I've never seen before! And very satisfying to steal all the artefacts, money and the diamond with over ten minutes left and run out the door with the swag bag!

Spartabantam experienced rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 15 Feb 2023 Team size: 4 Time taken: 1.74m Outcome: Successful escape!
clevergreat hostingintense
We did Cypherdyne and then Daylight Robbery back to back, and I'm glad we did them this way, as this got us into the right frame of mind to tackle the mountain of puzzles in Daylight Robbery!  Daylight Robbery was a full hour of escaping/puzzling and just kept a team of four entertained throughout!  An hour just wasn't enough time to solve all the puzzles, and we're kicking ourselves that we didn't squeeze more in.  One of our favourite rooms out of 40 completed.
kman expert rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 24 Oct 2021 Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
essentialatom experienced rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 27 Aug 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: £580,000 Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneyintensequite difficult

Loads to do! 

Jordan Brown experienced rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 6 Apr 2022 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneyhi-techimmersive

Absolutely fantastic. There is no shortage of puzzles to solve and follows a non-linear pattern - split up and solve as much in the allotted time to get the highest score. Great replayability, I've played it twice and will almost certainly be back again! 

BenMill experienced rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: 14 Jul 2021 Team size: 5 Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneyhi-techoriginal
gimiabreakout experienced rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 23 Oct 2021 Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivegreat hostingintense
Cryptology were extremely accommodating for a lot of requests we had as it was my brothers 30th birthday and we wanted to incorporate some birthday surprises into the room. They went above and beyond in this aspect and we couldn’t have asked for it to have been any better, even down to details weeks in advance before our game to ensure everything went smoothly on the day. 

There was always something to do and at no point during the game did anyone in our group feel like they were just stood around waiting or feeling useless. The staff were all really friendly and our host James was incredible- he remained in character throughout and really added to the experience of the room. He was good fun and a great games master. 

David Glass rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 9 Sep 2022 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivegreat hostingepic

A fantastic room, one of my favourites. You are collecting loot rather than trying to get out as fast as possible, there are just so many things to do, that you will never be standing there idle. Highly recommended.

abunai expert rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
jakea256 expert rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: 17 Sep 2022 Team size: 5 Time taken: 59:07 with all loot! Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivegreat hostingintense

There is sooo much to do in this room - guaranteed to have the full hour of fun. Really enjoyed breaking into the vault and trying to obtain as much loot as possible - we were only the 3rd team ever to have gotten it all! If there wasn't an over-reliance on one particular puzzle this would be an easy 5* for me.

TheDreamTeam experienced rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 22 Sep 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 60 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersiveintenseepic

Absolutely fantastic room that lives up to the hype. Jam packed full of puzzles with some interesting tools. A must visit if in Nottingham.

Wesley Mead expert rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: 13 Feb 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 59m30s Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techintensequite difficult
🤘The Pick of Destiny expert rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Schteeeve experienced rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: 18 Dec 2022 Team size: 7 Time taken: 56:53 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techimmersive
Team Tonks experienced rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 18 Dec 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 53:26 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techcleverepicquite difficult

This was the best bank heist room we've ever done and one of the best rooms we've played recently. There is so much to do in this room, we didn't manage to solve all of the puzzles. The puzzles ranged in difficulty which made it fun and you can take on the room in almost any order you want. We definitely recommend this room for big teams as there is so much to do. The team at Cryptology were really awesome and we enjoyed the complimentary doughnuts for taking on all of your rooms. We hope you create more rooms at this site!

Swimminglion238 rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Team size: 4
originalclever

Fab Room 

Jen Wells (Get Wells Soon) expert rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: 7 Jan 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: £1.125 million Outcome: Successful escape!
cleverimmersiveintense

There is so much to do in here that it's difficult to know where to start! This is an excellent room that provides challenge after challenge. We loved the sheer volume of puzzles in here and absolutely loved the concept of getting as much loot as possible.

The adrenaline was pumping for the entire hour and we were really pleased with our haul (including the elusive diamond) as well as our step count!

A whole vault full of fun. Highly recommended... although bring 3 or 4 people for maximum heist-ing!

d.green26 expert rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: 4 Feb 2023 Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalstory-drivenintensequite difficult
Steph Norchi experienced rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 17 Dec 2022 Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
Arjay Henshall expert rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 04/03/2020 Team size: 3 Time taken: 57:17 Outcome: Successful escape!

WOW WOW WOW.

IM not really sure what other words can be used to describe this room. INCREDIBLE. 

Some Escape rooms have different formats... 

1) Get out as quick as you can

2) Spend the full 60 minutes but get as much loot as you can

3) DAYLIGHT ROBBERY

I say this because this room combines multiple different elements, a traditional escape setting followed by a frantic free for all. But on top of that, having to judge the time because you still need enough allowance to actually escape. 

I was physically out of breath after completing the room because there is SOOOOO much to do and you need to get as much as you can. a team of 8 would not be able to complete everything in this room so bear this in mind when you play. It has total replayability 

The puzzles were great, logical and varied. they covered something for everyone. Logic, Math, word, physical, observation, hidden secrets, technological. you name it, it was there. 

THIS WAS OUR 54th ROOM AND IT EASILY TOOK OUR NUMBER 1 SPOT

Reviews by escape room review sites

Nottingham is full of rooms that are beloved by enthusiasts, and Daylight Robbery has become one of the most frequently and warmly recommended of those. In a way it’s an evolution of what Cryptology did with Dreamscape, in that both are score-based games with plenty of parallel play that suits larger groups; but Daylight Robbery takes those characteristics and turns them up to the max.

That might not be instantly obvious - the game doesn’t plunge you into the mayhem immediately. But although it...

Putting it simply, this is the best heist game I’ve played. This was an hour of adrenaline, packed full of as many puzzles as you could physically lay your hands on and topped off with a challenging and exciting finale. If you’re close to Nottingham, this game should be on your itinerary.
This is an amazing game that is sure to get your adrenaline going, and possibly keep it going for nearly the full hour. There are sure to be puzzles in here that you love (and some you’ll probably hate), but all the puzzles are fair, the set design is great, and this is guaranteed to be an enthusiast favourite - and could be the game to get newbies addicted.

This was a fantastic room, the action was non-stop, frantic and fun. This is not your typical linear escape room - this is PUZZLEMANIA! Our GM Mark, who is also a co-owner, was in character, and really seemed to enjoy his role and giving the briefings and hints.


The room allows you to split up and work on different strengths, but also to team up into smaller groups or pairs to collaborate on puzzles.


We certainly got our steps in this room - and whilst the space is open and bright, there are some doorways where you can clash, so just be mindful while you run about!

This room will delight puzzle fans, those who love combination locks, fans of Heist movies such as Ocean’s 11, and those who have always wanted to go on a crime spree but would never want to break the law 🙂


After the game, Mark was happy to fill us in on any missed puzzles and the amazing hidden secret - so much so that we were still in the room long past when we were due to leave! We came out as the 4th “richest” of all groups to have taken on the heist, and the top spot for a group of three, with £1,773,009.19 worth of loot (98% of all available items) - so we were absolutely thrilled. I wanted to go back in and do it all again!!


There are SO many puzzles, locks, tasks and fun things in this room that even in a group of 8, all will get a chance to solve something. The technology behind some of them I had not seen before - and there is such variety in the room that I think even if you did revisit the room you could find puzzles you hadn’t solved the last time, and take those on between you.


I do hope they make another game like this one - however for the sake of the sanity of whoever has to reset all the items we displaced - they may have other ideas!

Cryptology are always great at creating a really immersive, authentic space for their rooms, but Daylight Robbery is SOMETHING ELSE! The Nottingham Cryptology HQ is in an old bank and so the brilliance of Daylight Robbery is that this bank heist takes place in an ACTUAL BANK VAULT.

Daylight Robbery can only be described as an hour of chaotic puzzle solving and it was just so much fun, if a little stressful at times. Read more in our review!

Cryptology should really be mentioned in the same breath as people such as Xtremescape, Escapologic and Lucardo due to the quality of what they’ve produced with Daylight Robbery yet, it’s a company that can often go below the radar of many people. They are at the top of their craft and the quality they are producing is superb. Out of the countless companies in Nottingham that offer games, they are easily in the top 2. You cannot make an escape getaway to Nottingham without at least on of their games making your list.

Quite simply one of the best escape rooms we have ever played. Enjoyable from start to finish and a must play game for enthusiasts and beginners alike. Superb!

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