caroline354

Simply stunning - up there as one of the very best escape rooms in Athens. Beautifully executed story with fantastic cut scenes, transitions, puzzle variety and quantity. Amazing! 

We keep giving Lucardo a chance as they’re local and very accessible but if you were travelling any distance to attend it really wouldn’t be worth it. Sadly another fairly uninspired experience with nothing original or unique. Much better options outside the city.  

Very cinematic with an impressive scale and a number of nice transitions. A dark storyline told through cinematic cut scenes, one in particular being quite original if somewhat surreal! Has a strong ‘Athens’ vibe with multiple actors and feels edgy in the best way. Good quantity and variety of puzzles throughout with a mix of multi layered challenges and quick wins. More of a psychological thriller rather than an out and out horror although there were a few jump scares and the experience remains intense throughout.

This experience was pretty disappointing and hugely overhyped. Heavily tech based puzzles (a couple of which required overrides as weren’t working correctly) poor story development with extremely limited use of an actor. Much better options in Barcelona. 

Fun experience with some excellent set design (one area near the beginning was particularly impressive) and some nice special effects. Although the initial storyline sounds intense the actual experience isn’t although there are a couple of nice jump scare automations. Maybe the story could have been a little more fleshed out and the intensity level of the experience never really reaches the initial concept but overall a great experience. 

Some excellent cinematic scenes and a really original ending mechanic. The only criticism would be how few puzzles there were but the scare factor is high throughout. 

Much smaller set than most games in athens but used the space really well with a very intense atmosphere throughout and some really nice scares. Quite puzzle light but the ones they had worked well with the theme. For the best experience play as a team of 2 and watch the movie beforehand. 

• Expectations were high going into this experience following Chapel & Catacombs and while House on the Hill doesn’t have the wow factor or varied scenic landscape of their previous game it still remains very entertaining with a strong and well developed story. The space itself was quite compact but still maintained a good sense of exploration, with a number of common house settings being revealed. Room spaces were on the small side so best advised for 2-3 player teams. The acting was done well and the story flowed as you progressed through the house uncovering more information regarding characters encountered previously in Chapel & Catacombs. However storylines involving grief, mental illness and domestic abuse aren’t particularly unique in Athens and personally I felt some other companies (Obsessed/Der Soloist) had more powerful acting sequences to display this topic. As regards puzzles they flowed well and helped develop the story although there were relatively few and most were on the easy side. One particular personal highlight was a small area in which you felt like you were inside your own head dealing with negative thoughts - this was done really well and quite unique. The scare factor starts slow and builds up as the game progresses culminating in the standout moment of the experience as you meet the larger than life baddie and sets up a frantic end sequence. It was always going to be difficult to follow up on the heady success of Chapel&C but overall House on the Hill is a great standalone game and a worthy addition to the Lockhill universe.