Dani Harrell

Let down by being a public game.

We were a booking of 2 people put with a group of 10. 

IMO No escape room should take 12 in the first place. 

The other team basically ignored us the entire game. The actors were aware we had an issue with this in our previous game with them. They did try to get us involved but it fell on deaf ears. It’s a shame because the game itself is beautiful but with so many people, you miss half the puzzles and you can’t take it all in.

Let down by being a public game. We were put with 3 other people. 5 others had also booked the game but didnt turn up - they usually remove some puzzles from the game if there’s a smaller group but as the additional people had booked it was set up for a bigger group. It was far too much for us to complete and the people we were put with ignored us. The actors were fantastic and could clearly see the issues at hand. Once they realised the other team might not turn up they should have adapted the game, was asked about this and they said ‘we thought they might turn up halfway through’. Such a shame it costs so much money to make it private. 

Usually minimum of 4 players, the hardest game, we played as a 2 and needed no clues with plenty of time left. Felt very easy but good for beginners 

Nice start to the game and unique puzzles. Creepy but nothing too scary. One person does have to crawl into a small confined space. 

Disappointed in the amount of 3D printed items in these games, it didn't seem necessary and took you out of the vibe a little bit. 

A lovely big space with some great tech/set design in the middle part of the game. 

Very immersive.

The puzzles themselves were not particularly complex but still required some brain power. 

We escaped with no clues and plenty of time to spare. 

Great design and visuals. Story is fab and is touched on in their other games. Nice use of tech.

I really recommend this place if you are in the area. The lobby is amazing, all the staff are in character and great to talk to. You get a discount if you play multiple games in a day. 

Not a fan of the pre set clue system, it should be tailored to each team.

This is a HARD game, at least for a team of 2. There is a lot to do, and some puzzles which are very much skill/dexterity based. If you cant physically solve it the only way to progress is to have it overriden, which I do find a little frustrating. This wouldnt be so bad if there was only one puzzle of this type, but there was a handful. 

A solid game, more of a detective experience than an escape room. Very classic puzzles and tech used. Did feel a little old/worn. Loved the end, good fun.

A very enjoyable game. The venue has a great set up with a story that gives a reason for the games to be there. 

Nice challenging puzzles but not too difficult, we did it with about a half a clue and plenty of time to spare.

Only con is that it’s Very expensive for two people, but the set design is great and you can see where the money has gone, just a little too steep for what you get in my opinion! 

Lots of lovely zombie themed Easter eggs from TV shows and films, great music and soundtrack. There was a lot to do, and we were only given clues when we asked for them rather than the GM giving them if we were really behind, so this greatly hindered us in escaping as we didn't know how much was left. Had a really good time however.

Nice puzzles, small space which would probably bother some people but we didn't mind. You do require something I would consider as outside of general knowledge which was frustrating.  

Your classic rootin tootin wild west game. We flowed very well with this game, with no clues required but still having to think about some puzzles. Lovely ending to the game where you have a bit of fun. One prop was broken but we could still solve the puzzle. Built well and looks great too.

We had fun in this game, it’s nothing special, second part of the game felt very ‘worn’ with props having seen much better days. But you could tell it was built with passion, some basic and some clever puzzles which had our brains working. Liked the ‘clue system’ in the first part of the game and felt pretty immersed when ignoring the broken/worn props.

This was probably my favourite out of the games we played at Escape Ipswich, though still some flaws.

Set design was nice, i don’t think the concept of the gameplay was explained all that well before we entered which hindered us slightly. My partner was obsessed with one puzzle for 90% of the game as he couldnt solve it (he’s big into casino games and i didnt really follow the normal rules/terminology of the game in real life which made it way more confusing than it needed to be). I solved everything else in the game whilst he was focussed on that, so it’s certainly not a game that requires a large group of people. 

The game started with a hint on the screen saying you may need to use some codes again so to leave them on the locks (never seen this before, would maybe have been better if you had something to write down on). 

I enjoyed some of the puzzles, and the feel of the room. Being punished on your total money at the end for the amount of clues you have is slightly annoying but didnt bother me all that much, but i know that it would for a lot of other people. 

A very average game, would suit first time players or if you have exhausted all other games in the area. The production design was pretty poor, the blood was done with what looked to be a red emulsion paint, the props had seen better days. I felt as though we were very much in an escape room plonked in a room rather than in the serial killers lair. We still spent plenty of time in the room and had to ponder with a couple puzzles requiring a few hints (though i feel some were required from lack of sign posting/illogical jumps), it just felt a little lack lustre & old compared to their other games. 

Nice simple set design but immersive enough to feel like you’re in a sub. You do have to use something more than once, this isn’t mentioned in the briefing so we did waste a bit of time assuming it followed standard ER rules. That’s probably just an us problem though! There’s a couple difficult puzzles but nothing too strenuous, we were told we struggled on the easy puzzles & not the hard ones. One of the better games at Escape Ipswich.

Some simple puzzles which are very easy to overcomplicate if you have played a lot of games, so probably more for beginners. We enjoyed the game but nothing amazing, quite a small room too. Accessibility: One person is required to crawl (they provide knee pads, but they were at the other end of the tunnel so a bit pointless, probably a reset issue) 

This concept had so much scope to be better. Some parts of the game were unique and could have been someones dream, other parts just felt like they were rooms taken out of generic escape rooms and plonked in which was disappointing. 

We did enjoy certain aspects of game, and there were fun moments, but the rest let it down.

The intro was weird. We were told to watch a video, the GM would come back into the room & repeat what the video says, another video played with the story, and the Gm came back in and did the same again. Ruined the immersion and was totally unnecessary. 

Really good fun, you can tell a lot of passion went into making this game a fantastic experience for experienced and new players alike. None of the puzzles were massively challenging but not too easy. Set design is great, and a unique theme too.

A unique one, 60% of this game is in pitch black. So you have to be hot on your communication skills and ability to stay organised in an attempt not to trip over props or one another. It’s all done by touch. I’m not sure i’d play another game like this as the gimmick would ware off, but i’m glad we played it. Very unique experience and challenging enough. 

You step IMMEDIATELY into this game. So please, unlike me, make sure you use the bathroom before turning up. You do not see a human until the end of the game. 

Excluding my very full bladder, this game was a beautiful, fulfilling experience. The puzzles, the set design, the sheer size, scale and detail *chefs kiss*. 

You must play this game when in Barcelona, its ranking up there in my overall top 5. It was executed to such a high standard, no part of the game felt out of place (apart from the toilet, when i found it in the final room in a cupboard). 

Our only problem was the final thing you needed to do was broken, and there was a language barrier when explaining what had broken, the GM wasnt sure what we were saying so didnt come in to look at it/fix it, after playing such an amaaaazing game, having that one final piece of the puzzle and story not work was a let down. 

We normally play as a team of 2, but I do think a 3 or 4 works well for this one. It’s certainly possible with 2 though.

Adams review of this game is exactly how I felt when playing. 

Take this as an experience and you’ll get a lot more out of it.

It seems as though so much time, effort and money went into making this look beautiful that the puzzles were left behind somewhat. I wouldn't consider this an escape room, but a hybrid of immersive theatre meets video game.

It felt like we were walking through a game, we had been told my another GM at Alien to ensure we spend lots of time in the game exploring as much as possible. We got to see & experience all of the extra bits that weren't necessary to the gameplay, this world building was incredible. Though the other players wanted to power through (as you would in any escape room to get a good time), i had to strongly convince them to let us see it all, i was so glad I did. 

The end of the game was a bit of a let down due to the janky props and cheesy nature, albeit fun, it was too much of a contrast to the rest of the game.

Host/actor was great! Loved the interactions.

Also; bring a change of clothes and some wipes. You will get covered in dust/chalk and may have pen you wipe off of your skin.

As a full disclaimer: I went as a group, this game had been booked for me and I did not see the info on the website before booking. Now, I would not have played this game had I known how claustrophobic it was going to be so my experience was swayed negatively by that. 

Safety was also a huge issue in this game, at the start you are individually in a confined space WITH NO OVERRIDE OR EMERGENCY EXIT, if there was a fire you wouldn't be able to get out unless you physically broke the wood/plastic in front of you (or solving the puzzle). Following the fire in Poland this is simply not acceptable. 

I had a panic attack at the start of this game, the game master did not radio through or come into the game to check on me, i had to solve the puzzle to get out; through tears, shaking and hysterics.  

The game design was amazing, it did feel like you were on a space ship, some of the props had clearly seen better days which ruined the immersion slightly. 

The puzzles were interesting in that for some of them you didn't necessarily need to complete but your performance effected the games outcome/story. I did like this aspect, but would have preferred to be told this information in advance. 

This game is quite disorientating, and again, if there was an emergency, you would not know how to get out. There are no fire exit signs, or seemingly even fire exits, you are at the full control of the GM, if anything happened to them, you’re stuck. 

There’s another very claustrophobic part towards the end of the game, after radioing the GM i was told to wait as technically only one person needs to do it so that was ok. The rest of the team went in and exclaimed about screws/nails that they had cut themselves on when crawling though the dark space. 

To summarise; don’t do this game if you struggle in small spaces and/or are concerned about your safety in an emergency. If that doesn't bother you, play this game! Its design is amazing, the puzzle are unique and engaging, you’ll have a really fun time! 

Having played the take over here, i found this game easier (though its supposed to be the hardest), still enjoyable and good fun. Though i find once you’ve played one game here it loses its wow factor, perhaps a bit gimmicky. 

Smells! This room had different smells depending on the location/setting for each part (not relevant to gameplay) but such a lovely touch! Added another level to the immersion. 

We really enjoyed this game, found it a good level of difficulty, looked beautiful and fantastic host. 

Nice space, not many original puzzles though. Wouldn't say it was incredibly difficult so don't let the difficulty rating put you off.

Really enjoyed this game, think it could be improved by more ghostly aspects but otherwise it was good fun.

Shot ourselves in the foot by ignoring some text written in Hungarian as we assumed it was only the English parts we needed, so massively overcomplicated a puzzle which took up loads of our time. Otherwise some good puzzles and great design, 

As a zombie lover I enjoyed this game, be aware there is a very vertical ladder which is quite difficult to climb up and down so if you have mobility issues you would definitely struggle. Think this game would be far more immersive if it was scarier. 

Some good puzzles and nice design, nothing too original or exciting.

Found some parts of puzzles really frustrating. Set design was good.

Some fun puzzles, nothing incredible but an fun and enjoyable game.

Definitely up there in my top 5. Unique puzzles and amazing set design. Great hosting too. Don't miss this game!

I was really excited to do this room but was unfortunately let down by a dodgy puzzle and very poor game hosting. We spent a whole 30 minutes on one skill based puzzle, of which didn't make sense, the gamesmaster said to keep trying when we asked for help, two minutes later after being incredibly frustrated we asked for another clue, the GM then came into the room and just told us to try doing it quicker. Surprise surprise, we still couldn't do it. Asked for another clue, he came in again and tried to do the puzzle himself, couldn't, then just came back with a magnet and overrode the puzzle! Throughout the game we could hear him talking to someone, laughing and watching videos. Whenever we got a clue it was for something we had already done. Such a shame as the game itself was designed really well and looked so cool, just massively let down by poor hosting. 

I felt this game lacked a step perhaps at the end. Or maybe part of the room was broken or we managed to skip it somehow? It seemed there were some parts that looked very much like they were part of the game but we never used. Quite linear but one or two original ideas which made up for what it was lacking in elsewhere.