LevelUp Escapes: The Snowbound Express

By | August 30, 2024

by LevelUp Escapes (website)

Unit SU33, Middle Level, Darwin Shopping Centre, Shrewsbury SY1 1BW

01743 630165

Shrewsbury

2-6 players

Languages: EN

60 minutes

closing soon

Christmas Eve out on the town got real lairy.... so much so that you've missed the last train home! As the snow begins to fall, and you try and snooze in the waiting room, a magical glow begins to illuminate the chill night air. The rails begin to vibrate with a magical hum as almost silently, a steam train rolls into the station and comes to a stop. It stands there quiet and cold... it's the Snowbound Express bound for the North Pole!

And unfortunately it has quite literally run out of steam! Can you save Christmas and rejuvenate the slumbering behemoth? If it doesn't get moving within the next hour it won't make it to the North Pole in time and Christmas will be cancelled!

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Rated between 3.5 and 5 out of 5

based on ratings from 8 users

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🤘The Pick of Destiny expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Team size: 2
funnygreat hostingfamily friendlyquite easy
defeating_tie1 rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Team size: 2
cleverimmersivehilarous

My wife and I absolutely loved this one! As others have mentioned, it's an 'intense', in-your-face immersive experience with some brilliantly funny moments that remind you it's not just about escaping, it's about having an unforgettable time. The game is packed with spectacular moments, and for us, the sheer enjoyment of the 'experience' itself was the real highlight. If you're looking for an room that delivers more on excitement and entertainment in equal measure, this one is a must!

Jen Wells (Get Wells Soon) expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 22 Feb 2025 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalfunnygreat hosting

An absolutely bonkers experience that's not for the shy, retiring type; role-play is fairly essential in some form or another and the hosts are excellent at providing those opportunities to join in with the fun. There's all sorts of things going on in here and some very inventive things indeed, particularly taking into account the space. Our preferences are geared more towards puzzles and there aren't loads in here but it's a real hoot and we can imagine families with children absolutely loving this.

severescapes rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Team size: 3 Time taken: 52:08
immersivegreat hostingepicquite easy

Wow, what an absolute blast! This room was packed with so many unexpected twists and turns that we couldn’t stop talking about it afterwards. It’s clear that an incredible amount of thought and creativity went into the design and humor of this room. This easily went into my Top 5. 

samsham expert rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 4 Jan 2025 Team size: 2 Time taken: 48:32 Outcome: Successful escape!
funnyimmersivegreat hostingquite easy

An absolute hidden gem of a room. A truly outstanding experience in every way, immersive, imaginative and hilarious with great hosts. Go and play this game, you will not be disappointed!

laettischlaettix rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 18 Dec 2024 Team size: 5 Time taken: 51:09 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalgreat hostingepic

Wow. I really enjoyed this room, there were soooo many 'Fun' moments, that I just did not except and see coming, we played this with some family friend's, and their children everyone left buzzing about a part they had played. They have really outdone themselves here and I really would recommend giving it a play. 

It is not the most difficult room at all, however we had a great experience.

FinnLock rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 23 Nov 2024 Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersiveepicmagical

We thought this was such a fun, fun, fun game, it is not what we expected at all from their festive offering. There were some really really cool moments throughout, and something for everyone.  Puzzles were not too difficult and all made sense and flowed itself together really nicely. 

I really enjoyed the festive touches, and the characters we had interaction with.

If you are around to play this I really would not miss it this Christmas.

Riot Games rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 14 Nov 2024 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalgreat hostingmagical

Another trip to LevelUp and another incredible room. This might just take the spot of our favourite that they offer, and is definitely up there in our top Christmas rooms. As always, there’s very unique surprises that I won’t spoil, but I do want to say how refreshing it always is to find some things you’ve never seen before! I get the sense that they try to out do themselves each time and it’s easy to feel the excitement. The set is incredibly cool, with some fantastic details and the hosting was just the icing on the cake. They’ve really taken immersion to the next level with this one and we truly left having not just enjoyed but also feeling like we’d had a real adventure. Coming out into the axe throwing venue felt a little like stepping back out of Narnia through the wardrobe, and was a really welcome treat as we actually had some time to spare before dinner. Overall a good selection of puzzles and a great completion to their offering. If you’re looking for a Christmas game you absolutely cannot miss this! 

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