XscapeNow: Battleships

By | March 30, 2025
Top 50 winner in the 2026 UK Escape Room Awards

by XscapeNow (website)

Units 18-19 Ketley Business Park, Telford TF1 5JD

Telford

2-8 players

Languages: EN

60 minutes

Top 50 winner in the 2026 UK Escape Room Awards

The Solviet Union have gathered their battleships and are preparing to attack.

You have one hour to load your torpedoes onto your top secret submarine and attack the enemy ships. Will you be able to destroy the fleet in time?

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based on ratings from 24 users
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matt_keds expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 31 May 2026 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
story-drivengreat hostingintense
Jess_keds expert rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
Outcome: Successful escape!
charlmacey rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
hi-tech

Really enjoyed this one, especially the last room! Very immersive!

Anonymous expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 3 Jun 2026 Team size: 2 Time taken: 59:00 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techcleverpuzzle-frenzyquite difficult
Anonymous experienced rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
hi-techgreat hosting
miaevans designer rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Libby Jenkins rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Played: 11 Mar 2026 Team size: 2 Time taken: 48 minutes Outcome: Successful escape!
cleverimmersivequite difficult

Player this game as a team of 2 and it was non stop. It was so much fun, the set was great it was probably the most immersive game we have played. Its hard to fit everything in but we'll worth it 

Em_Jess713 Affiliated experienced rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Failed 🙁

Played this game in testing and had such a lot of fun! The game starts quite easy and gets harder throughout, which can lead you into a false sense of security - which adds to the fun and pressure towards the end of the game. As we played it in testing and we were a two, we had an extra ten minutes and identified 5 ships in total.

Some changes have since been made which I think has improved the game/signposted some puzzles better, but it’s definitely more suitable for experienced twos or larger groups as there’s so much to do!

Thodom experienced rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 14 Dec 2025 Team size: 2 Time taken: 50:53 All hits! Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivestory-drivenintensequite difficult

An extremely fun high tech room, the concept was creative and brilliantly executed. An immersive and awesome experience, would highly recommend for all!

jakea256 expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5

Fun concept with a great range of puzzles that we’re all in-keeping with the theme. Nice to relive the childhood game (and sink all the battleships this time!)

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We’ve never had a bad time at XscapeNow, and I think that of the games we’ve played there, Battleships is probably my favourite. It’s got the perfect mix of puzzles, set design, and a dramatic ending - what’s not to love?

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