Tag Archives: horror

Exit: The Abandoned Cabin

Room-in-a-box, Mar 2017

The Exit range of boxed escape games by KOSMOS were previously only available in German, and have finally been released for English audiences.

Like the ThinkFun games, the game uses a code-wheel mechanism. Each puzzle in the game is marked with a sy… (more)

FunEscape: Lost Girl

Warsaw, Mar 2017

This room started with great promise. After an interesting initial setup in the first room, I was very disappointed with the remainder.

They had gone for a dark room, which can be done very well; this wasn’t. At least two of the torches weren’t pow… (more)

New World 22: Secret of the Orphanage

Warsaw, Mar 2017

Horror themed rooms appear to be popular in Warsaw. We played four in a weekend, and each had a very different style to it. With Orphanage, the style was exuberantly disturbing, combining decrepit institution horror with freaky images and a whole lot… (more)

Escapers: Abandoned Hotel

Warsaw, Mar 2017

I’ve categorised this room as a horror themed game, but ‘creepy and melancholic’ would be more accurate. There are no plastic body parts or blood spatters on walls, but the crooked pictures and dowdy wallpaper successfully evoke a quietly unsettling … (more)

Black Cat Escape Rooms: Dom Mordercy (Murder House)

Warsaw, Mar 2017

This is not a game for the squeamish. Content warning: expect graphic imagery of nudity and mutilation.

Horror themed rooms are often gratuitously low-lit. This one hits a good balance, dingy enough to be atmospheric but with enough visibility to se… (more)

Breakin’ Escape Games: Butcher’s Lair

London, Feb 2017

Many games have a horror / psycho theme, and typically they go for darkness, dirt, and gruesome props. While Butcher has plenty of blood and bits, it’s a surprisingly cerebral game. Self-contained in a brightly lit room with a clinical feel, this gam… (more)

Cross Roads Escape Games: The Hex Room

California, Jan 2017

Having just completed the venue’s original and superb Fun House room, and enjoying it immensely, we were offered a bit of a discount to run straight into the Hex room. The Hex room is pitched as a Horror/Thriller experience. There’s some basic theme … (more)

Breakout Cardiff: Disturbed

Cardiff, Dec 2016

While Disturbed is a traditional, padlock-heavy escape room, it’s a good example of how that doesn’t have to be a bad thing. It uses a horror theme but is definitely a puzzle room not a scare experience.

It’s not a huge space, though didn’t feel cra… (more)

Exit Room: Dracula

Tallinn, Jun 2016

Dracula was both unusually search-heavy and also relied on semi-darkness, which isn’t a fantastic combination. To make it worse, one of the clues was hidden in a location that we assumed was intended to be off-limits.

It’s easy to blame a room when … (more)

Omescape: Joker’s Asylum

London, Apr 2016

Definitely one of the harder rooms I’ve played – we made it out, but barely.

I found the initial section frustrating, in a way that could be significantly improved with better technology – I won’t go into details since it could be considered a minor… (more)