Tag Archives: immersive

John Doe: The Prison of Blue Castle

Lille, Jun 2018

John Doe’s company name comes from their overarching story device, which is that they’re a secret agency whose entire agent roster has recently been compromised; since their professional agents have all been outed, they’re reliant on you, promising m… (more)

Teorema: Atlantis

Sofia, May 2018

When researching games to play in Sofia and when chatting to local owners, more than once I heard Atlantis described as the best game in the city, stated not as a personal opinion but as an uncontroversial fact. The justification for that became clea… (more)

The Codex: Prohibition

Bucharest, May 2018

An important warning here: there are two versions of this game, with and without a live actor. We played the version with the actor, which is only available on Tuesdays and Thursdays; book any other day of the week and you’ll get the version without…. (more)

Bewilder Box: Judgement D.A.V.E.

Brighton, May 2018

There must be a great deal of pressure in coming up with a sequel to a game as well-known as the first Bewilder Box room, finding ways to live up to expectations and to do something new without losing what made the original work so well. Judgement D…. (more)

Thinking Outside The Box: Retro

Peterborough, Apr 2018

One of my favourite local escape room venues, Thinking Outside The Box has a policy of having fairly rapid rebuilds of their two spaces — keeping things fresh and encouraging high levels of repeat custom.

Naturally I was excited to hear their newes… (more)

Safarka: The Research

Lisbon, Nov 2017

Safarka Escape’s The Research is a curious, surprising game that we booked into on last-minute impulse and that turned out to be something of a find. The backstory involves a request from a friend to break into his rival’s flat to recover a set of st… (more)

The Panic Room: Dino Land

Gravesend, Nov 2017

Dino Land is a tricky game to review. It’s huge and impressive and silly, and I had a great time playing it. Be warned though that the emphasis is more on the theming and experience than the puzzle content, and for that reason some enthusiasts may fi… (more)

Escapologic: 13utcher

Nottingham, Oct 2017

Escapologic’s 13utcher/Butcher game is somewhere between infamous and legendary. On any visit to the venue whether you’re due to play it or not, you’re likely to hear stories of how extreme it is, how it’s the only 18-rated escape game in the UK (whi… (more)

Unescapable: Edith

Derby, Oct 2017

Edith is an unusual beast of an escape room, one that you might love or might find not to your taste, but which you’ll definitely remember. Personally I thought it was outstanding and hilarious.

The game is named after a missing operative from your … (more)

Room Lockdown: Possessed Doll

London, Sep 2017

It’s taken me a long time to get out to the cluster of games at Room Lockdown in Hornchurch, partly because it’s a longer journey than some venues outside London, and partly because I had low expectations for the games. The company has five different… (more)