After winning a social media competition you are invited for a luxury weekend away, courtesy of The Crimson Lake Motel. Tired after your journey in, you arrive and see everything isn't quite what it seems...
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It's been around 8 months since we last played a game from the Breakout franchise, and we were eager to try out Manchester's Crimson Lake Motel. The setting was immediately atmospheric, with a dark and dingy motel room that felt like something out of a Stephen King novel. The usual padlocks and coded solutions were plentiful, as expected from Breakout. Puzzles were also well-designed, thematic, and interconnected with a satisfying flow. Two puzzles deceived us in an entertaining way. I would recommend the Crimson Lake Motel if you're looking for a solid, quintessential escape room in the city centre.
Team size: 2Time taken: 50.35Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneyimmersivegreat hosting
What a wonderful take on their original game Vacancy! This game is a massive improvement and feels like it's come from a different team! Everything just clicked and made perfect sense! No clues needed and we had a wonderful time!
Played: 4 Feb 2023Team size: 4Time taken: 55Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivegreat hostingquite difficult
Wonderful game really enjoyed the length of this one. Some clever puzzles here and plently to get through. If you like a challege this is the game for you.
The problem with doing 24 escape rooms in the space of a long weekend is that it tends to blur many of the details of the games in memory, such as individual puzzles. But if my recollection of Crimson Lake Motel is hazier than normal, that’s not because the game was forgettable; in fact it was probably the best of the half dozen games I’ve played at Breakout, across their various branches.
The story is straightforward; you’ve checked into what should be a luxury getaway but is actually a dubiou...
