Mythologic Escape Rooms: The Grunch

By | February 28, 2025

by Mythologic Escape Rooms (website)

41-43 Canterbury St, Gillingham ME7 5TR

Gillingham

2-6 players

Languages: EN

60 minutes

selected dates only

Oh, the people of Smooville, so jolly, so bright,
Loved Christmas with cheer, from morning to night.
But one frosty eve, as the snow gently fell,
A sneaky grinch cousin brought a tale to tell.

The Grunch, oh so nasty, so vile, and so mean,
Crept through the town, unseen and obscene.
He snatched up their trinkets, their treasures, their cheer,
And left Smooville sobbing in sorrowful fear.

Without these fine trinkets, their spirits grew low,
Their laughter and singing? Now just a no-show.
But YOU have the chance to save Christmas Day,
By sneaking and sleuthing in the Grunch’s foul way.

In his dark little room, so grimy and grim,
The trinkets lay hidden, belonging to him.
With riddles and puzzles, you’ll search and you’ll fight,
To bring back the sparkle, the joy, and the light.

But hurry, dear friends, for the clock’s ticking fast,
Midnight approaches—it’s your final task!
Restore Christmas spirit to Smooville once more,
Or lose it forever—the Grunch will keep score!

So gather your courage, your wits, and your might,
The Grunch’s escape room awaits you tonight!
Will you triumph in time? Will Christmas survive?
Or will Smooville stay glum, and joy take a dive?

The choice is yours—don’t let the Grunch win,
The fate of the season rests on your kin.
Tick-tock, tick-tock, the hour draws near,
Can you save Christmas and bring back the cheer?

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FranklyOscar experienced rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 20/12/2025 Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!
great hostingfamily friendly

Great fun, good use of small space, good puzzles, enjoyed this one

Richard iles experienced rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Played: 6 Dec 2025 Team size: 5 Time taken: 48:40 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalfunnygreat hosting

Loved this Christmas room, it was amazing!  There was lots of fun and laughter, despite the Grunch!

Kirsty Salter expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
funnystory-drivenfamily friendly

Really enjoyed this room. Well thought out puzzles

StaceyF expert rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Played: 7 Dec 2025 Team size: 4 Time taken: 36:06 Outcome: Successful escape!
great hostingfamily friendlypurple furquite easy

The Grunch is a fun, linear, lock-centric Christmas game that looks great, and I can easily imagine it being a huge hit with families. For enthusiasts, there’s nothing wildly new here, but I appreciate the logic of designing festive rooms that families can actually complete. Mythologic’s Christmas room last year—Sneaky Santa—was one I absolutely loved, but even our very experienced team of four left it a little tight. That is over at Margate now at CtrlAltEsc and I highly recommend it for anyone up that way. 

We went in slightly wary after being told we’d “be fine,” given our well-earned reputation for overthinking and missing the obvious. In the end, we were simply a bit dim on one puzzle and lost our 30-minute escape because of it. Textbook us.

I’m really looking forward to Mythologic’s new horror room, Lillith, when it opens next year.

Accessibility: Other than three or four steps up into the room, there are no issues to flag.

I now post mini-thoughts and photos of rooms on Instagram as @thegreatstacecapist.

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