Escapable: Outatime

by Escapable (website)

Thornes Lane Wharf, Wakefield WF1 5RL

Wakefield

2-8 players

Languages: EN

60 minutes

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combined with 4 pro reviews

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Date played: Team size: Time taken: Outcome: Finished in time? Successful escape! Failed 🙁

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Player reviews

cinnamonger rated this:

Played: 11 Feb 2025 Team size: 4 Time taken: 45:16

immersivestory-driven

🔐EscapedBear expert rated this:

Played: 29 Jan 2025 Team size: 2 Time taken: 55.27

funnyclevergreat hosting

🏆Annagramma expert rated this:

Played: 29 Jan 2025 Team size: 2 Time taken: 55:27 Outcome: Successful escape!

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jade3721 rated this:

Team size: 5 Time taken: 59

beautifuloriginalimmersive

A brilliantly original escape room. Lots of very unique puzzles. Fun for all the family!

CGee713 experienced rated this:

Played: 19 Dec 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 53:00 Outcome: Successful escape!

value for moneygreat hostinggenuinely funquite difficult

This room has been on the wish list for a long time and it did not disappoint. 

Charlotte, the host, was exceptional and created a really good atmosphere before we started. The puzzles were unique and complicated and genuinely fun. I imagine it would be more immersive for someone from the 80s but it was still a great room to play. 

Hailstone experienced rated this:

Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!

hi-techcleverimmersivequite difficult

Loved this room. There are so many puzzles and elements to it. It really captures the theme. The hosting was fab and everything worked perfectly. 

Anonymous rated this:

Played: 27 Oct 2024 Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!

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Reviews by escape room review sites

My knowledge of classic 80s movies is clearly lacking, because it took me quite a few months after hearing of Outatime before I realised it’s inspired by Back To The Future.

As you’d expect from a time travel theme, this is a game that spans different settings. There are of course a great many nods to the movie, some subtle and some blatant, though I’d say that the majority of this game focuses on the movie’s setting more than on the movie’s plot. The premise here is that you’re lost in time a...

If you’re a fan of a certain 1985 film that features a DeLorean, a teen in a red gilet, and a 'doc', then look no further, you’ve found the room for you. Fun puzzles, a lovely set, and an ending that is one you’re sure to remember for a long time.

Outatime is clearly inspired by a certain time-travelling film, and whilst not using anything outright from the film, it is a genuine homage to it, and very nicely done.

reviewed in Ossett

A must-visit for any Back To The Future fan. Not the hardest room that I’ve done in terms of complexity, but the sheer number of puzzles keep you busy. And the soundtrack and finale are some of the best I’ve seen at an escape room.

reviewed in Ossett

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