sidepuzzle

👤Profile
I write puzzle games, and I'm also a consultant for ClueKeeper.com
🔐Games played

sidepuzzle has played 9 escape games, including:

  • 🖥 8 online / digital escape games
  • 🏠 1 play-at-home escape game
and rated and reviewed all of them


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Intended Target is not an escape room per-se, but a ticking time bomb that gives the same sense of urgency. This hunt has some exciting first-person story elements. The puzzles have a nice visual appeal and require scratch paper and a little internet lookup (more if you are not in Australia). Of the three Room Eight hunts currently available on ClueKeeper, this one is my favorite! Disclaimer: I played this hunt for free as part of my consulting job at ClueKeeper.
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A real page-turner, this well written hunt plays more like a Da Vinci Code short story or a choose your own adventure book than an escape room. It was originally designed to be played using real-world locations at Oxford, but the author has done a very good job converting it to this online version, linking to photos of the locations and other necessary information. The well-themed puzzles fit into the story naturally, and are challenging enough to require some scratch paper. So make a cup of tea and curl up at home with this cozy mystery! Disclaimer: I played this hunt for free as part of my consulting job at ClueKeeper.
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Mission:TBD Part 1 has a very well developed storyline and high quality art, and is intended as the first in a series. The bulk of the game features nifty augmented reality, with many visual puzzles and images to tap, slide, or otherwise to interact with. Some puzzles are quite challenging, but there are free hints available to guide you if needed. The puzzles are probably best suited to players with previous escape room experience. Disclaimer: I played this hunt for free as part of my consulting job at ClueKeeper.
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A fun take on a fictional pandemic that's worse than the one we're currently facing. This play-at-home escape room is a race to get your family safely into a bunker... if only the old house wasn't full of classic escape room puzzles blocking your path! The story and richly detailed photos of the rooms give this virtual hunt an authentic, grounded feel. 

Disclaimer: I played this hunt for free as part of my consulting job at ClueKeeper.

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This spy themed hunt feels more like a decoding mission than an escape room, although it does have a one hour time limit like an escape room. Several of the clues include augmented reality, where you pull up an image on the internet (or use the one that is provided in the print-at-home packet), and then scan it with your phone to reveal hidden information. Some of the clues have a nice visual style and theme, but others feel like they were not created for this specific story. 

Disclaimer: I played this hunt for free as part of my consulting job at ClueKeeper.

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If you lived through the 80s (or love that era), get ready for a ton of musical memories! This game is made for a group of people to play together, with a mix of optional party/car games alternating with 80s music trivia and challenges. The more your group is willing to play the optional games, the more fun you'll have and the longer it will last. It is described as a road trip game, but I would actually recommend it for a bar night or remote Zoom party as well. Several of the clues include links for streaming music videos, which might be more fun if everyone can watch than if someone is driving the car. 

Disclaimer: I played this hunt for free as part of my consulting job at ClueKeeper.

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If you love baseball and puzzles, this is a perfect fit! The puzzles are very clever and fresh, not just a bunch of trivia or riddles. Every puzzle is themed to a position player on a baseball team.  A tween or teen could solve them on their own, but younger kids will need adult help.

It's probably best for a small team, although you could also get multiple copies and host a baseball themed competition at a birthday party. You will definitely need to print out the puzzle pages, as some of the puzzles must be cut and taped, and even become 3-d shapes! Disclaimer: My daughter (age 11) and I played this hunt for free as part of my consulting job at ClueKeeper.

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This company's second play-at-home hunt on ClueKeeper is more polished than their first, The Pub. It includes lovely hand-drawn graphics and has a good storyline and back-and-forth clue solving (instead of linear solving). It's probably best for 1-3 players, and would be good for teens or families as well as adults. The hunt includes printable reference images, but if you don't have a printer, you can display them on a computer screen to solve the augmented reality clues. Disclaimer: I played this hunt for free as part of my consulting job at ClueKeeper.
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Just in time for sheltering in place, this play-from-home escape room is a lighthearted bit of fun! The puzzles are clean but not too hard, and the story is cute. It's probably best for 1-2 adult players. I suggest pairing it with a pint of beer!

Disclaimer: I played this hunt for free as part of my consulting job at ClueKeeper.

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