Houdini’s Escape Room Experience Sheffield: Escape From Alcatraz

By | November 24, 2023

by Houdini's Escape Room Experience Sheffield (website)

1-13 Angel St, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S3 8LN

Sheffield

2-6 players

Languages: EN

60 minutes

The year is 1952, you have been convicted of multiple murders that you claim you're innocent of. With only an hour to go before your execution, surely it's too late for your brother to finally prove your innocence and save your life?

​Can you escape your prison cell in the infamous Alcatraz before the guards come to take you to the electric chair?

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Overall rating

Rated between 3 and 3.5 out of 5

based on ratings from 69 users
combined with 5 pro reviews

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jonnyb12345 rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
jonsim rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Lorraine Downing experienced rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 5 May 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 58:00 Outcome: Successful escape!
story-drivengreat hostingpoor clint
Really enjoyed this! As expected from Houdini's, the set dressing and design are really good. Only downpoint was losing our GM with 4 minutes to go, luckily we only needed one more hint and we were out. Definitely will be back to try room 13!
RJ Chowdhury experienced rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Played: 9 Jan 2024 Team size: 6 Time taken: 44:50 Outcome: Successful escape!
great hostingnice storyillogical
Nice room, we did Titanic and this back to back, and it was great. This one had a little less signposting, and parts were a bit too dark. It was a great room though and a worthy room for my 49th! 
samsham expert rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Played: 2 May 2025 Team size: 2 Time taken: 47:21 Outcome: Successful escape!
EscapeCarrtists experienced rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Played: 8 Nov 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 39:45 Outcome: Successful escape!
quite easy

Standard prison escape room, nothing spectacular, puzzles flowed nicely, very linear and quite easy if you are an experienced team.  Would be better for beginners.

defeating_tie1 experienced rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Anonymous rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Outcome: Successful escape!
maynardescapes experienced rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Team size: 3 Time taken: 57.12 Outcome: Successful escape!
great hostingfamily friendly
NovemberGolf21 expert rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
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When reviewing games I rarely say much about the venue outside the game itself. A polished intro or an enthusiastic welcome from the host can get the experience off to a good start, but for me at least is rarely a large factor in how I feel about a game afterwards. Houdini Escapes put so much effort into their hosting that it would be a crime not to mention it. Not only is their reception very nicely decorated with a first-rate selection of free drinks on offer, the briefing then takes place in ...

An well rounded experience from the moment you enter the shop to the moment you walk out the door. A tough start for novices but good plenty of good puzzles. Let down a bit by a couple of awkward moments in the game.
Prison break rooms are probably one of the most common themed rooms out there, but this is one of the better ones. Quite a search heavy room at times, but the puzzles were fair and the signposting was decent.
The theming of this room is absolutely excellent with twists and turns which we have not experienced in other rooms.

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