Tag Archives: atmospheric

Escape Quest: The 13th Element

Macclesfield, Jul 2017

The second game we played at Escape Quest was 13th Element, billed as their hardest game. The plot is a fairly standard one about a mad scientist and a chemical macguffin that must be destroyed before it is used.

My first impression of the room was … (more)

Escape Quest: Mr. Chuckles’ Funhouse

Macclesfield, Jul 2017

Mr. Chuckles’ Funhouse is an updated version of the earlier Escape Quest game Bad Clown, which was a 90 minute game with a live actor and a propensity to terrify. The current game is toned down to be less scary and of a normal length.

The game opens… (more)

Rustic Riddles: Pan’s Problem

Norfolk, Jul 2017

Another weekend, and a chance to sample a new type of escape room experience. This time it was the turn of Rustic Riddles, which describes itself as “an outdoor escape game for the creative thinker and the curious”.

Set at the end of a fairly anonym… (more)

The Panic Room: The Tomb

Harlow, Jul 2017

The website description of The Tomb warns players that the entrance is through a crawl tunnel and that they should wear comfortable clothing they don’t mind getting sandy. That right there should give a good idea of the thoroughly hands-on style of t… (more)

Make Your Escape: Spellbound

Derby, Jul 2017

A hot, muggy day to combat and an overnight stay beforehand was needed to make this double-header at Make Your Escape – Derby a possibility. Keen to branch these reviews out into the uncharted territories of the Midlands, we made the trek to Derby to… (more)

Secrets Beneath: Outbreak

Portsmouth, Jun 2017

Outbreak is not a normal escape room. It is a hybrid blend of escape room with immersive scare attraction, and that makes it difficult for me to rate in the normal way because what it’s aiming for is significantly different.

The format consists of a… (more)

Escape in the Towers: Crime & Punishment Lab

Canterbury, May 2017

Crime & Punishment Lab is built within the Westgate, Canterbury’s medieval gatehouse, a local landmark and grade I listed building, among the most spectacularly authentic locations I’ve seen used for an escape game.

Although the towers date back to … (more)

Red House Mysteries: The Scarlet Shadow

Exeter, Jun 2017

The Scarlet Shadow is a 1940s detective story dripping with noir cool. The titular Shadow is a legendary mask which you may recognise from their Heist game. While hot on the trail of this artefact, the intrepid adventurer Jack Armstrong has been kidn… (more)

Escape Rooms: The Dark Side of the Moon

London, May 2017

Your team is briefed – at the end of 1945, some Nazis set up a colony on the dark side of the moon. Yes, it’s an “Iron Sky” themed escape room! Your government has intercepted a signal saying “Ready”. You and your team must thwart their plans by bre… (more)

Escape Rooms: Project D.I.V.A.

London, May 2017

I went into Project D.I.V.A. thinking, wow! – but came out thinking, what a shame. This game has cool technology and stagecraft, let down by too many game weaknesses.

There’s a huge contrast between Escape Rooms’ new Angel games and their original, … (more)