Tag Archives: atmospheric

Red House Mysteries: The Strange Disappearance of Arthur Moon

Torquay, May 2019

Arthur Moon is a ‘perfectly normal’ schoolboy whose mysterious disappearance forms the plot of Red House Mysteries’ newest game, and the first at their newly opened Torquay branch. If from the name and website description you’ve gathered that it’s se… (more)

Escapepolis: Cosmos 05

Athens, May 2019

I’m a sucker for spaceship and sci-fi games. (My teammate, not so much.) And one of the great defining classics of movie sci-fi is 2001: A Space Odyssey, which pretty much created the trope of the coldly homicidal computer in a story that’s inspired … (more)

Escapepolis: Avissos

Athens, May 2019

Avissos is a deep sea adventure: deep in the Marianas Trench, the scientists at an underwater laboratory have mysteriously vanished, and you’ve been tasked with discovering their fate. As an extra complication, seismic readings indicate that there’s … (more)

The Brainfall Hotel: Dark Seas

Athens, May 2019

Third in Brainfall’s trilogy of games, Dark Seas takes the story in an unexpected direction by setting it on a pirate ship, though you’re still nominally in Wonderland. The Hatter remains the villain of the tale but features much less prominently, an… (more)

The Brainfall Hotel: Down The Rabbit Hole

Athens, May 2019

Live actors are a major part of all three Brainfall games, but this takes a very different form in Down The Rabbit Hole, which is considered an ‘action’ game. This means that you’re not interacting with actors simply through dialogue, but running and… (more)

The Brainfall Hotel: Looking Glass

Athens, May 2019

Brainfall’s trilogy of games all play on an Alice in Wonderland theme, but the venue itself styles itself as a hotel: a darkly luxurious establishment where the staff are in costume and you might see a skull behind the checkin desk. The design may no… (more)

Escaped: Zygote

Athens, May 2019

When researching games for our weekend in Athens, several people mentioned Escaped in general and Zygote in particular, as an impressive and challenging game. Athens has plenty of long games, and at 100 minutes Zygote is substantial even by local sta… (more)

Escaped: 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

Athens, May 2019

I’d noticed Escaped’s 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea being mentioned as a highly recommended game ever since I started keeping track of which European games players enthused about, so was pleased to get the chance to finally try it. Escaped are prolifi… (more)

Tulleys Escape: Nethercott Manor

Crawley, Apr 2019

Nethercott Manor, the third game from Tulleys Escape Rooms, has sat at the top of my must-play game list ever since it opened, while garnering one rave review after another; it’s currently the highest ranked game on this site by player reviews. And i… (more)

Clue HQ Birmingham: The Hellevator

Birmingham, Mar 2019

Clue HQ’s Birmingham branch has two games that are only available in that location, both often praised by enthusiasts. Since one of those (Captain Riddle) is the best I’ve played from the company so far, I was eager to try the other, Hellevator. Alth… (more)