Compendium Escape Rooms: UI-55

By | October 30, 2019

by Compendium Escape Rooms (website)

1a Crompton St, BL9 0AD

Bury

2-12 players

Languages: EN

60 minutes

60 minutes to salvage as much of Britain's wealth as possible.
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based on ratings from 59 users
combined with 5 pro reviews

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Mrs G expert rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 11 Mar 2024 Team size: 2
beautifulimmersivegreat hosting
Fantastic room, lots of puzzles, great set and brilliant hosting. Highly recommended
☕Joe Brown expert rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: 3 Apr 2022 Team size: 4
Crystal Maze meets Escape room with a tonne of puzzles to do across a big set, perfect for keen enthusiasts
TheSinger expert rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 11 Dec 2022 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneyimmersiveepicquite difficult

This room has just become my all time favourite! Right up there at no.1 (sorry Daylight Robbery). 

I’ve heard of this room within enthusiast groups and boy did it deliver! And it deserves every bit of recognition that it is receiving! 

Completely non linear and crammed full of every type of puzzle from math to logic, search and find to physical. A great end game (I won’t give too much away). 

The room is HUGE and certainly doesn’t have that feel of claustrophobia (unlike a real submarine). The build and set is stunningly “simple” (if that’s the right word) 

We escaped as a team of 2, collecting all loot bags within the hire, and didn’t stop for the entire time we were inside. 

I cannot praise the room highly enough! It’s a must for enthusiasts and “general players” alike! You won’t regret it. 

roberts0502 experienced rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 7 Dec 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 59:00 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalimmersiveactive
MerseyMarauders expert rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
clevergreat hostingintense
TheDreamTeam experienced rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 14 May 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 60 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techcleverepic

Very original concept and such an exciting game to play. Tons of puzzles and great hosts.

PurpleB expert rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
🌵Juliette B expert rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: 19 Jun 2022 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalcleverintense

So many things to do - claim as much treasure as you can in one hour. We (understandably) did not do the whole lots playing as a two but we certainly had a great time! Absolutely worth a play. 

thehermit experienced rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 6 Nov 2021 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalcleverfamily friendly

As our first collection type game, we really enjoyed the different take on an escape room. 

However, we played as a team of two, and there was a certain aspect in the game which would make completing the game on unattainable. However this aspect was swapped out during our gameplay which made it a little easier.

After playing a few other collectible games in the UK, I would still recommend you UI 55 but you can now tell this was one of the first as other companies have built on different aspects.

Anonymous rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 29 Feb 2020 Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!

One of the best games I've ever played. So much to do, so well themed...absolutely brilliant room that I could recommend to everyone who has ever played an escape game.

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Reviews by escape room review sites

Of Compendium’s (currently) four games, UI-55 stands apart, right near the top of enthusiasts’ rankings for best U.K. games. It’s also very different in style: where the others are well suited for an experienced pair, UI-55 is a score-based game where you’ll probably want at least three if not four, if you’re aiming to get through anything like all of it.

With my usual disregard for the finer points of the plot, I’d boil this one down to: you’re on a submarine, there’s a bunch of loot, get as m...

Never have I ever seen this many puzzles crammed into a room. UI-55 isn’t your traditional escape room, but if you’re in the mood for puzzles, puzzles, and more puzzles, mixed with an insane amount of fun, you can’t go wrong with this game.

This is a short review because the verdict is simple. This is a must-play room, and we are awarding it our highest award; The Badge of Honour.

Wow! Simply EPIC. Clink the link to read our review!

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