De Gouden Kooi: Han’s revenge

De Gouden Kooi: De wraak van Han

By | December 5, 2022

by De Gouden Kooi (website)

Haverwerf 7, 2800

Mechelen

2-6 players

Languages: EN, NL

Winner of a 2023 TERPECA award70 mins

It is a hot summer in Mechelen. Temperatures have been swinging out of control for several weeks. People are looking for cooling and the demand for new air conditioning installations is booming.

The successful firm Aircotech, led by Michel Aerts, is urgently looking for new installers. Maybe you are the new talent he is looking for. Apply today for this dream job!

Meanwhile, the news has been dominated for several days by a remarkable break-in at the Inram Research Center. Some unsavory types made off with a particularly dangerous product…

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Rated 5 out of 5

based on ratings from 9 users
combined with 3 pro reviews

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Spanishfleas expert rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 11 Oct 2024 Team size: 5 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalimmersivestory-driven

Great build with again lots to do! The puzzles are all satisfying and require a lot of teamwork. Non linear and great fun to play. Loved it and would play it all over again. Flowed really nicely and all made sense. 

caroline354 expert rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
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Jen Wells (Get Wells Soon) expert rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 13 Aug 2024 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalcleverimmersive

In all honesty, I don't have the superlatives to describe how great this game is.

Imagine everything that makes an escape room a top-rated experience: a beautiful set; an expansive floorplan; a compelling storyline; high-quality puzzles; physical elements; the unexpected... I could go on. This game has all of these in spades. It's a slick, witty behemoth of a game that just keeps on giving... and giving... and giving. We were barely into the first room when we were looking at each other in amazement and this didn't stop until the game had finished.

More than style though, this game has substance. The puzzles are excellent and are woven beautifully into the story and the setting. If I could go back in and play it again immediately, I would.

It is an absolute must-play.

Tim (Escape Witchers) expert rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 28.03.2024 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techimmersivestory-drivenquite difficult

Unique, versatile, outstanding!

BevBreakout expert rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
olf expert rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 03 Feb 2023
Jens (Bruteforce) expert rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 8 Aug 2023
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Anonymous expert rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifuloriginalepic

From the first moment of this game I was impressed, then it delivered wow moment after wow moment. Engaging. Spectacular.  This made it to my favourite game played so far!

🦡cipherdelic virtuoso rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Played: March 2023
originalfunnyclever

The theme is rather unique, but don't let that put you off, this is an epic adventure. Its a beautifully crafted world with inventive puzzles and a great backstory. Loved it. 

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From the name I guessed this would be a sequel to Saint Rumoldus, but it is in fact a stand-alone story. And a thoroughly original one too - pretty sure it’s the first time I’ve entered a room playing the role of air conditioning maintenance worker.
Hans’ Revenge placed in the worldwide top ten TERPECAs for 2023, so expectations were high. And there’s an instant slickness as the game begins, not just the high production quality of the intro video but the way you’re directed from one space to a...

Sometimes, the less you know and less you expect of the game, the greater the enjoyment. Hype can diminish your expected enjoyment of some games, I went into this game knowing absolutely nothing.

On arrival, we sat down for our pre-game briefing, and I was told I had passed an interview to be an air conditioning worker. I was very confused, but this seemed like such an odd theme for the players to be that I was intrigued.

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