Tag Archives: steampunk

Komnata Quest: Doctor Frankenstein

London, Dec 2019

Well known in the U.S., Komnata made it to London last year and has been steadily opening games since. Doctor Frankenstein is one of two games at their initial location on Drury Lane, and is a theme that’s impossible to describe without repeated use … (more)

Locked In A Room: Parallax

Milton Keynes, Sep 2019

In enthusiast discussions, Locked In A Room is a company that rarely gets mentioned, and for good reason: enthusiasts are absolutely not their target audience. Their high-capacity branches with multiple copies of each game room are set up above all f… (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)

Escape Quest: Curious Encounters

Macclesfield, Apr 2019

Curious Encounters has been running at Escape Quest for several years now, but with a significant revamp in 2017. I never played the original version, so can’t comment on whether the changes amount to an entirely new game; if in doubt check with the … (more)

Escapologic: Chronos

Leicester, Aug 2018

Having waxed enthusiastic about the big elaborate sets in the other Escapologic Leicester games, I’m going to now declare Chronos my favourite of the three, even though it’s physically the smallest. But it packs a great deal into that space, with som… (more)

Other World Escapes: Vermilion

Southampton, Jul 2018

The second game from Other World is Vermilion, and has clearly been designed as a race game: there are two side by side copies, placed so that two teams can be briefed together then start at the same time. We played as just one team, with an unrelat… (more)

CTRL ALT ESC: Frankenscape

Margate, Jul 2018

What’s not to love about a Victorian-style mad scientist’s laboratory? Your job is to finish the work started by a missing genius, before a thunderstorm blows over – something to do with building a Monster…

An unexpected start provided a nice lead… (more)

Riddlr: The Brunel Enigma

Bristol, Apr 2018

The Brunel room is an eclectic room, filled with steampunk paraphanelia and puzzles embedded in the walls and furniture.

It was a busy game with an interesting and well themed hint system, which we had mixed feelings about. It’s not a spoiler to say… (more)

Kanyu Escape: Lightning in a Bottle

Leeds, Apr 2018

Kanyu Escape, also known as Secrets of South Lodge, has been on my radar since before it even opened, initially for the intriguing game titles but more recently for the consistently high praise they seem to receive. It’s also notable for its location… (more)

Inkwell Investigations: Murder History

London, Feb 2018

There are very few escape games that are played outdoor, and I always seem to end up playing them in the wrong season. For Murder History, it was a bruisingly cold February morning, though one with dry and pleasant weather. I should note also that Mu… (more)