Tempo: Eternal Life

Really clever puzzles throughout the game and a subtle but effective narrative too. Some classic escape room style elements and good spins on those too. 

This was an enjoyable room. All the puzzles made sense, no red herrings, and cute set piece in room. There isn’t much of a story but very puzzle focused. Relaxed throughout the game which felt nice. 

One logic puzzle that may annoy some but we got through it without too much arguing. Fairly linear so I don’t think it would be best for groups over 4/5 

Host as lovely, enjoyed chatting shop with him! Clever and fun puzzles.

A reason why this is one of the best ranked rooms in the UK, brilliant room!!! 

A great game with interesting and unique puzzles! We had a couple of bits not work and one reset error but it didn’t reduce our enjoyment of the game! Really friendly host! 

Fantastic hosting, one of the best games I have played! Some really fun and unique puzzles 

Whilst the theme/story was perhaps a little bizarre, the room itself had a good variety of puzzles with a few unique aspects that made it a worthwhile experience.

I had been looking forward to playing Tempo after reading great reviews (including many others you can read right here on Escape The Review) but I have to say we left disappointed - almost wondering if we had played the same room as described here?!

We arrived a few minutes before the appointed time as directed, and waited in the small courtyard outside. The doors were closed and, when nobody had come to find us, I ventured inside and shouted out. I opened a few doors to discover what looked like a storage area or a new room in development before after some time a person (our host) appeared from a set of stairs and asked "Oh, are you here for the escape room?". So much for the "immersive from the outset" I was hoping for!

They asked about our previous escape room experience and explained the usual safety briefing but hardly anything about the game narrative at all - which basically seemed to consist of a very generic "You're trying to join a secret organisation, but to prove you're worthy you need to solve these puzzles" before leaving us in a fairly plainly-decorated room. 

The puzzles were fine - basic, but functional. With the exception of one cute, mechanical set piece - there was nothing that I hadn't really seen before. There was a relatively long cipher that was a bit tedious to decode, and two puzzles that were so familiar that I solved them out of order because I could already see what the solution was going to be before acquiring the tools that were meant to be "necessary" to do so.... and there didn't seem to be any cohesive narrative thread connecting them at all. One effect failed to work properly, which led to me having to ask the GM whether I should reach in and activate it manually myself.

We completed the room in 40 minutes, and left feeling "Was that it?" 🙁

I loved stepping in to the story-the moment we walked in!! 

A simple looking room with so much potential and puzzles packed in!

Host was lovely and welcoming. Great with hints too-making sure we didn't waste too much time on the wrong part. 

The music was great to add to the pacing of the room. 

As a two, we had plenty to do and loved the story line. 

Reminded me of Severance!! 

Thanks for the badge and brownie too 😊❤️

A nice, roomy setting with a variety of spaces to explore and puzzles to solve, some with some pleasingly physical interactivity. And a surprise at the end! Recommended. 

A really great game, one of those that continues to surprise as you work through. Lots of unique puzzles, its clear the designers made an effort to come up with their own unique games, rather than be inspired too heavily by the more standard escape room puzzles. 

Great host, and by the sounds of it, working on another room in the same building. 

Surely a future golden padlock location. 

We have played around 30 escape rooms around the South West now and this one was easily in the Top 5 and quite possibly the best. It had a great mix of different types of puzzles. It was quirky and unique and we had a wonderful time. We only needed one clue but the clue mechanism was wonderfully in keeping with the fun and quirky nature of the room. We all loved it.

Plenty of puzzles in here to keep us busy, a great concept and a friendly host, Noel: this is a very decent room that values substance over style, although there are some lovely design elements too. There are some really inventive puzzles and a clever use of space... and one particular feature that was simply a pleasure to witness!

What a room! Brilliant experience, not to be missed. Interesting and original puzzles, lots to do. Fantastic!!

Loved this room! A great design with lots to do &  high intensity. Can’t fault it. 

LOVED this room! So many original features and had two or three really stand out moments. Great hosting too - recommend to all!

Two reset errors which the GM tried to laugh off. A mechanism that could have been quite cool failed to work properly which meant GM entering the room to fix, again as if it was funny to him. Could also hear him on his phone for some of the game.
Game was fine if a little confusing in places.

Really enjoyed this one - great story and there's a fantastic part in the middle that I loved!

Our GM made this game. The storey started at the door and his acting was great. The game itself was good and had a variety of puzzles lots to get through as a team of 2, but we did find it a bit easy. 

Really enjoyed this room. Very satisfying puzzles and some nice twists and turns while playing. Good immersion with the host playing her part well throughout the visit. 

This was an excellent escape room. I've done around 20-30 escape rooms now and this was 1 of the best. Great, original puzzles. Ones I'd never seen before. Several different areas to discover. Ellen the host was brilliant, very friendly and welcoming. 

What stood out for me was the originality of the puzzles here- it is obviously designed by enthusiasts. There were lots that I’d never seen before.

Great hosting, and one of my all time favourites.

Really fun room, a good challenge but everything made sense and flowed nicely. A nice mix of thinking and physical contraptions. Our host Rob did a great job and was in character which added to the experience

Tempo was a super fun escape room for myself, accompanied with a friend who didn't have  a good experience with escape rooms before.

Our host Ellen was delightful, as well as her great acting both at the beginning and end. Ellen gave us just the right amount of clues to direct us in the right direction when we were hitting a brick wall. 

Soundtrack choices from Ellen were also on point 😉

I will be returning for their next escape room that they are currently building!

Lovely host, puzzles all flowed, very satisfying experience.

Really awesome room, where you enter the story as soon as you enter. It just shows how a little acting can make a room so much more exciting!
The puzzles were interesting and challenging for a team of two, and there were some really nice details and twists. We strongly recommend playing when in the area!

Ellen was an awesome host! The room was really fun, and it was really cool how the puzzles could be tweaked to make it more difficult as we went along 

I've never been as bemused by what seemed like a very plain intro to a room before. However, as you continue through the story of the room with a whole heap of differing puzzles I was really blown away. A real change from a lot of rooms we have done! 

I can't fault this room or our experience there. Ellen was a great host and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Thank you.

Fantastic game with logical, satisfying puzzles - great GMing from Ellen, too!

Absolutely loved this room! I’ve done a lot of rooms and this is quite possibly my best to date. Clever, great story, really immersive and believable. Just do it!

We've played a decent amount of escape games so finding one like this is such a treat. From the moment we walked in to the amazing building we were in the experience. Great scene-setting and then we were ushered into a room that bore little resemblance to any other games we've played. The high points were the consistently high logical nature of all the puzzles, the mix of puzzle types, the originality of the design and the non-linearity of the game allowing us to move back and forth without pinch points. The only real low point is that at the moment this is their only game and that's a real shame because if they can make a game as ingenious, imaginative and fun as this, they really should be making more of them.