Dan Getliffe

I found this room quite maddening - the theming is superb and it’s quite big which I loved. However there’s way too much to do for a team of two in the alloted time (we got lucky with the extra time) and I found a couple of the puzzles with some stretched logic/unclear instructions. The story was a bit of an afterthought as well which was a disappointment. Not quite the full package unfortunately, but the ambition is appreciated!

Really enjoyed this one - good theming and some great puzzles. They can be a little easy but there’s a fair amount to get through to compensate. Some good variety in there as well, and they link well into the theme of the room. Story telling was a little light though, especially in the last part - feels like somthing was missing there. And I will continually bang the sound design drum on these reviews - get that music turned up! Quality of puzzles makes up for most of these little niggles.

Great theming and hosting as usual from hounds - not sure if I was having an off day but I found some of the puzzles a bit strange (there was a couple that could be easily interpreted in the wrong way). Story was a little loose but good enough. A really good room, just let down a little bit by a few of the puzzles for me. 

This was great fun, some very impressive set design and some great story telling as well. Our GM was fantastic which really made the experience. Puzzles are a little hit and miss in my opinion - this is still an escape room (although different to the norm) but the best parts are the theatrics. Really well done with great attention to detail!

It’s hard to give this a high score as there were two puzzles that weren’t reset properly - destroyed the flow and made us unsure if other things had been done/not done. 

To be fair the owner has since reached out to us and given us a refund (I didn’t leave a complaint at the time) along with taking steps to hopefully stop this from happening again. Sounds like we just got unlucky. 

It was a shame in the end because it’s a decent room!

This is a fun room, some unique puzzles and a humorous GM really helped. Theme is great but maybe not super original, and the space was a little small so felt a bit cramped. Some really fun touches in here though!

This was a very different room with some really cool effects, immersion and transitions. The finale was fun as well! 

Unfortunately there were a bit too many *find the extremely well hidden thing* tasks that made it a bit frustrating. One hiding place was ridiculous - no one is going to look there. This brought the time way down and resulted in us having clues as we were too slow. I would maybe lose those puzzles or at least make the things more findable!

This room was fantastic and a great surprise - not much I can fault at all! Hosting was superb, the attention to detail in the room itself was great with superb theming, and there was a lot of puzzles to do with great variety to each. Wasn’t expecting to like this one as much as I did! Definitely among my favourites! 

Nothing too much to write home about, but there are worse ways to spend a few hours. I like that this wasn’t time pressured either so you can wander round the beautiful surroundings of Broadstairs. Nice materials to use and good use of tech as well. Puzzles are a little easy however. Loses points for the ludicrous price but it is fixed and doesn’t scale with the number of players at least. 

This room is a real disappointment, which is suprising given the usual quality of Escapement. The room itself is tiny (and feels weirdly claustrophobic), the puzzles are quite odd and feel a bit obtuse at times - there’s no satisfaction when solving them. I was just sort of thinking ‘but why?’ the whole way through. The finale is rubbish as well and there’s not really enough to do. A very forgettable experience which is a shame! Also not sure what the name of this room is??? Project Exodus or Egyptian Tomb? Pick one I guess!

Was it ever in any doubt? Yet another top of the class showing from Escape Quest! The puzzles are second to none, and are just incredibly satisfying to solve without any spoon feeding. Just fantastic as usual from start to finish, what else is there to say? 

Probably one of the best themed games we’ve played - the attention to detail is stunning and there are some great wow moments in this one. A few leaps in logic at times and yet another instruction booklet (we don’t like these) but still really really good! 

A surprisingly not that often seen theme, coupled with some fun mini games throughout made this room good value! Good quality puzzles too!

This was superb fun, and something a little different. The hosting was fantastic too! A little on the easy side on occasion, but a really great experience!

A really good experience - not quite up there with the best rooms in terms of puzzles and having enough to do, but the sets are great and there’s a really good finale! I’m not much of a back to the future fan, but if you are you’ll love this one! 

Love the uniqueness of this one, and the host was excellent! Great weaving in of magic and illusions into the puzzles. Definitely aim to do this one with the live element! 

I really enjoyed this one - the puzzles are excellent and the tech used worked seamlessly.

I also think that the theming works really well and it’s a really good use of a small space without ever feeling too cramped. 

Didn’t quite have the wow factor to get top marks (maybe some more ambience/music would do that?) and one of the puzzles was a little misleading (they took on our feedback so may be changed in future) but it’s nearly there. Great room - fully recommend!

This was a fun one, and lots to do which is always enjoyable - had some tech issues but nothing serious (still annoying however). 

For us it was a bit too similar to Loot the Lanes in Brighton which meant that the set up was sort of familiar, and unfortunately has less space to move around in here. 

However the theming is top notch and the puzzles were good - not immediately obvious what to do but then you have a great aha monent when things start to click in your head. 

Great fun, and certainly Christmas themed!

This was a good, but unfortunately not great room for me. It’s hard to talk about the things I didn’t like without giving too much away, but probably a combination of the story, first puzzle and space used. Two puzzles/object finding tasks are also essentially the same which threw me a bit. 

And I will bang this drum until I’ve played my last room - put some music/ambience in! It’s silent in there and you can hear people outside easily which really takes you out of the immersion…

Some good puzzles in here and certainly lots to do for two (maybe too much realistically), but I came out of this one feeling a bit underwhelmed after all the good things I had read about it. 

Really enjoyable room - and surprisingly scary! Some great jump scares in here (although I'm not sure how much was added for Halloween)!

I thought this was actually quite hard, hence the minimum three players. Puzzles were varied and required different thought processes, and fit the theme of the room well. Story was interesting too, and the host set the scene really well for us. 

Minor niggles was one of the first puzzles not being particularly clear in terms of what to do, and an annoying red herring (although is quite funny when revealed). A really good experience!

This might just be one of my favourite rooms ever. To think we nearly didn't do this one as we were already doing Atlantis!

The first part is pretty normal stuff, with good theming and enjoyable (if unspectacular) puzzles. But it's the finale where this room really comes into it's own. I don't want to give anything away but I have not seen anything close to this in an escape room before. It's an incredible piece of design and creativity, it fits the narrative really well, and it's really exciting! Something that I am always a bit advocate for is use of sound and music to create atmosphere - and the sound design is brilliant here. 

I have some minor niggles but can't really mention without going into spoilers. Even so, it's an incredibly unique experience that you won't forget in a hurry! 

Unfortunately for me, this was a bit of a victim of the hype. It's a good room, don't get me wrong, but I actually think the other room at Broadstairs is better than this one!

This is a very physical room which was quite different, albeit it can feel a bit cramped if you have long legs like me! The space is quite small at times too and it's hard to get fully immersed when you can hear people entering reception for the other room...  

The design of the puzzles is good, but apart from one standout one, I don't think the rest is that unique - they are a variation of things I've seen before (especially at Escapement). 

Another let down is the videos... they are way too long and inauthentic, and really took me out of the experience. 

Gamesmaster and debrief were great though, so can't fault that aspect. 

All in all, the sets are great, puzzles are good, but it didn't rank that high for me as there are a few niggles I couldn't get past due to my high expectations. My partner really enjoyed it so maybe it's just me!

This was a really good follow up to The Cabin, even if it didn't quite reach the heights of that room.

I think the puzzles are great in this one, probably better in some respects than The Cabin's and certainly lots more here to do, hence why we only just made it out!

The theming is great but not as striking as The Cabin, and I enjoyed the ending quite a lot, except from the final puzzle which is certainly not as memorable as The Cabin's!

I note that it's probably unfair to compare this to The Cabin, and that I've referred to it 5 times now... Therefore I will say that this a fantastic room when judged on it's own accord, with some great puzzles and an engaging and immersive narrative. 

I think this one was a victim of its hype for us, but its still a really good room. Hosting is great, and the set is really well done. It's not as spectacular as some more modern rooms, but it captures the feel of the Lanes really well, and is definitely original!

Puzzles are also a highpoint, and they are quite varied too. Certainly lots to do! If you want to do this as a 2 player team though it's more than doable - you'll have to move relatively quickly however to compensate. 

Unfortunately it wasn't a perfect experience as we had some tech issues which caused us to lose a fair chunk of time (I think it's due to how the puzzle works/operates without giving you a reset option, our host should have picked this up really though), and there's one puzzle near the end that needs some TLC, or they'll have a visit from health and safety soon! 

Admittedly these are just minor niggles but they detracted from the overall experience unfortunately. 

This is an absolute disaster of a room. Makes no sense, host was shocking and would not help us at all, things don't work and the puzzles don't really fit the theme. Terrible room and the worst we have done by some distance - I have nothing good to say about it!

Really enjoyed this one - great story and there's a fantastic part in the middle that I loved!