Enigma Rooms Wakefield: GRIMM – Up North

Loved the theming of this game and the opportunity for bonus puzzles at the end of the main quest (of which we got them all!)! Really creative puzzles, beautiful scenery and just a lovely time was had by all. Highly recommend!

This is a top 5 game for me. Plenty to work on the whole way through. Beautifully designed and it flows really well. Worth the trip from anywhere to play this game. Lucy was amazing, super friendly and perfectly timed clues, not too early and not too late. 

Really enjoyable linear escape room, with a puzzle collecting element at the end with a large number of puzzles to attempt to collect. I went with a couple of very season escape artists and we all had a fantastic time.

One of the best escape rooms we've ever played!

The multiple themed rooms contain a wide variety of a fun puzzles. Despite the website making this look like a dark/scary game, it's actually bright, intricate and would definitely be fun for families. I wouldn't recommend groups of more than 4 though because some areas were a bit cosy.

There was one boring/tedious puzzle involving string and a crawlspace - it was fun for the first couple of minutes but dragged on for way too long. Hopefully it gets shortened down from 5 letters to 4 letters in the future.

After finishing the main "quest", you are invited to continue playing by completing additional puzzles to collect "Happily Ever After" coins. These ranged from short filler tasks to more intricate tests of observation.

It was nice chatting to the GM after the match as he is obviously an escape enthusiast himself - he praised how much we managed to do with only 2 people, but wasn't afraid to criticise moments when we had played sub-optimally.

Overall, a really fun experience and definitely one I'd recommend to everyone! I'm off to tell some friends about this room right now!

This was our final room of doing all 4 of the rooms here on this day, and we definitely saved the best till last. This room is full of twists and turns, keeping you guessing what might be coming next. The puzzles are unique and well-themed to blend in seamlessly with the room, creating an immersive experience throughout. 

This is very much a room of 2 halves. The first section is your core escape room experience, its pretty linear and we completed that in about half an hour, so I would say the main segment of the room is quite easy. We were wondering what we would be doing for the rest of the 75 mintues and if it was really necessary. However, the second half is where the game really comes into its own, and from here on, the rest is optional and is laid out in the form of a chaotic, lock-busting item-grab to the finish. We used almost the entire time in total, taking a further 38 minutes to collect all happily ever afters - yup you read that right, longer than it took to complete the main room! This means that this room is perfect for absolutely everyone, no matter how novice or experienced your team is. Even for more experienced teams, you will get your money's worth in here! Well built, fantastic puzzles, beautiful room design and superb value for money. The only downside was that there was so much going on that I missed out on a chunk of the puzzles and with 4 players were were often quite tight for space - I wouldnt recommend any more than 4 people in there.

As a note - there is a section in this room that requires crawling for the duration of a puzzle, so if you are coming as a team of adults just bear that in mind 🙂

Great escape room - highly recommend. We completed the first part in 57:47 and collected 6 happily ever afters! 

Fantastic game! Great spin on the Escape Room idea. Very immersive. So much to do. We've done quite a few escape rooms so this felt fun and refreshing. Great host and team as well. Lots to do, felt like we could have spent hours trying to finish everything! Couldn't recommend enough!

Our second time playing one of Enigma’s rooms. Once again a great experience. Such a beautiful room. They’ve put a lot of time and effort into this room and it’s visually amazing. Great mix of puzzles. Lots of things we haven’t seen before. Great hosting. Highly recommended room. 

This is a must do room, 100% recommend. 

This was fabulous! Ideal for 4 players we thought. Really good fun and immersive. Host Ava was fab! 

We've marked this as very difficult as I would imagine it's tricky to complete all the second part of the game in the time if you're not doing it for a second time, not because of the complexity of the puzzles.

So - the game follows two parts - the first (linear part) which is to complete the main story line and the remaining part which is to obtain tokens to indicate that you've "fixed" a minor story line. The first part contains no padlocks, the second part is mainly padlocks, so it's easy to differentiate the two parts.

The first part of this would suit a team of four as two sets of two can work on independent parts of puzzles, but it can be solved with two even though some of the puzzles are extremely time consuming (and it seems like they are deliberately time consuming which is why we moved this down from a 4.5 and discussed to a 3.5 as it seems it's deliberate to get you to play again which, if you've travelled a long way, isn't going to happen).  

We took quite a long time on the first part, particularly the last puzzle of the last game so although we finished we didn't manage to complete it in time to get many of the happily ever afters, but the dressing of the sets and the room is very nicely done and is obviously one of the newer ones that we have played recently. 

Ava was an enthusiastic host who knew the puzzles well and paid attention to the room which was what we need from a GM! 

11/10 would absolutely recommend! No question one of the best games in the UK.

I wish I could add more tags to this game because it ticks so many boxes. Epic, story driven, family friendly, magical, intense, extremely clever and super friendly hosting. The main game and story line had great puzzles that followed a fairly linear path. But after the main story is over, there is a puzzle free for all. It makes it to where the entire 75 minutes is taken up.

I saw someone on here say that the bonus puzzles are just a money grab, but that is absolute nonsense. If anything, it is just a way to maximise your time in the room and give you more value for your money. Don’t walk, run!

A beautiful curated path - from one beautiful set to another. Very immersive and child like. Very pleasing to the eye and the puzzles are very different too. Chaos ensues at the end and we had no idea the amount of new puzzles would surface. We love to take our time and that didn’t work so well for us in the end. Would highly recommend and if competitive - get solving quick. 

We were big fans of the format of this game which was like nothing we had encountered before. The first hour of the game is a standard linear game and then the final fifteen minutes is a frantic collection type game with lots of puzzles to solve. Our favourite style of room is a non-linear, collection type game where you are frantically running around for the whole hour and therefore the final fifteen minutes in particular was right up our street. The quality of the décor was very high and deserves a special shout out and there were some very original puzzles.  Our host was super friendly. We made a special journey to Wakefield for the weekend to do a number of games there as we had read good things about them. It’s safe to say this one didn’t disappoint. We would highly recommend. It’s hard to recommend what team size would be best as for the first hour two players was fine but then for the final fifteen minutes we would have benefitted from an additional two player. 

A beautiful escape room main quest, followed by a collection element. Our GM (Ava) was fantastic, dealing with some technical issues, but she made sure it didn't affect our game at all. Our only annoyance was that the room is clearly created to get you to play it twice (and therefore pay twice) in order to get all of the Happily Ever Afters. We felt like it could easily have been two separate rooms instead.

We got 6 Happily Ever Afters

Our ratings:

Theming: 8.5/10
Puzzles: 8.5/10
GM: 10/10
Value: 8.5/10
Fun: 8.5/10

Overall: 88%

We restored 13 happily ever afters which isn't too shoddy for a team of 2! A great room which caters for novices and experts - such a clever design. 

We absolutely loved this game, the main objective can be done in a decent time leaving the 'Happily Ever Afters' to the end, which is where the real competition starts!

A really beautiful room, immersive with an impressive eye for detail, this room is not to be missed. We still don't know how many 'Happily Ever Afters' there are, meaning we'll have to go back to try and get them all!

What a brilliant game! Fantastic set, great hosting as usual from Enigma. Enough to keep you busy the whole time and the perfect amount of signposting for each puzzle. Kieran gave us a push in the right direction exactly when needed without actually giving us the answers! Gutted to have now played all the local games! 

A great escape room with an excellent puzzle variety! The "main" puzzles were very engaging and they did a great job being obvious as to what to do, with much of the challenge being in navigating and completing the puzzle. This meant we never felt stuck for long, as the struggle was in less "what to do" and more "How to accomplish what we want to do". The inclusion of "side puzzles" is a great way to ensure the players feel accomplished in their win, whilst allowing for some trickier, and more conventional, puzzles that fill up the rest of the play time whilst providing a wealth of content. Our host did an excellent job at giving hints just as people began to get frustrated or on the wrong track with puzzles, and as a result the experience was extremely smooth. Overall this was an excellent time, and I'll definitely be checking what else they have to offer!

One of the best rooms we have ever done. 

The amount of effort put into this room was clear. A great variety of puzzles enough to keep the biggest of teams busy with a awesome scaling built into the game. Looks great some nice puzzles I don't think anyone would not enjoy this room. Too much content for the 2 of us but still absolutely loved the room and finished the main story which is all you need to do to achieve success but so much left to do if you can or have a bigger team. 75 minutes of fun I recommend everyone gets to this room.

Grimm Up North is yet another exceptional escape room that impresses from start to finish. The game is overflowing with a diverse array of puzzles, each one distinct and carefully crafted to keep you on your toes. The variety of challenges ensures that no two puzzles feel the same, providing a refreshing experience with each new task. It’s clear that a lot of thought has gone into the puzzle design, and that attention to detail shines through throughout the entire game.

Our group of five played together, knowing that this was a collection-style game, and we wanted to ensure we had the best chance of collecting everything the game had to offer. Between us, we’ve collectively completed over 600 escape rooms, so we have quite a bit of experience under our belts. Even with all that experience, Grimm Up North still managed to keep all five of us engaged and busy, with each of us having something to do at all times. The game is designed in such a way that it encourages teamwork and communication, which made for an incredibly enjoyable and immersive experience.

I’m always a fan of escape rooms that offer both a main quest and side quests, as it truly makes you feel like you're getting your money’s worth. It adds an extra layer of excitement, as you’re never just working towards one singular goal. Thankfully, Grimm Up North delivers on this front in spades. 

The set design is simply stunning. It strikes the perfect balance between a polished, professional look and a charming, handmade quality that I absolutely adore. It’s evident from the moment you step into the room that the designers and owners have poured a tremendous amount of passion into the creation of this experience. The attention to detail is remarkable, and every corner of the set feels meticulously crafted to pull you deeper into the world of Grimm Up North.

Overall, this is an outstanding game that truly stands out. It offers a perfect blend of challenging puzzles, immersive storytelling, and beautiful design. I wholeheartedly recommend Grimm Up North to anyone looking for a thrilling and memorable escape room experience. Whether you’re a seasoned escape room enthusiast or a newcomer, you’re sure to find something here that will leave you eager for more.

A beautifully designed Great Brothers Grimm themed room full of different puzzles and challenges, the 75 minutes absolutely flew by

An outstanding room, it just kept on giving, so much to do, brilliantly themed puzzles. 100% worth a visit, with great hosting by Kieran. 

We played this room with family as our little christmas get together. Such a brilliantly themed room with lots of clever puzzles to do. Team work is a essential part of this room. I've enjoyed every room at this location 

Once upon a time, in the magical land of Wakefield, there was an escape room that was so gorgeous, so clever and so utterly enjoyable that escape enthusiasts journeyed from all over the kingdom to play it and crown it with 5 golden stars.

Grimm Up North is a puzzler's delight with a superb premise and setting but the real stars are the puzzles. The game structure allows for a main trilogy of quests, then an epilogue that just keeps on going... Throw in some delightful hosts and it's an absolute winner. We would happily have gone straight back into the room to play it again afterwards, which says a lot. It's just brilliant.

Great puzzles and theming. This is one of the best Enigma rooms I have played and well worth playing this room! 

Original excellent room. Thoroughly enjoyed it and was challenging for two experienced escape room lovers. It stands out on its own with many original puzzles and excellent hosting. A must do room!

This was one of the most creative escape rooms I've ever played!! Each room was SO well themed and there was a great range of puzzles that varied in difficulty. I cannot recommend this room enough!!

Excellent room, my wife & I really enjoyed the main quest & thoroughly enjoyed the side quests afterwards too. The set & puzzles were spot on. 

Absolutely amazing experience, from the minute you walk in you are blown away with the theming of the room. The concept is also amazing and we loved every minute of it, we didn’t want it to be over 

Managed to be a volunteer play tester for this room and its already in my top 5 of all time. The set pieces were incredible, the puzzles were brilliant and the hosts (as always) were lovely. Perfect for teams of all sizes with how the puzzles were separated.