Tag Archives: The Escapement

The Escapement: The Network

Online, May 2020

In this recent rush of online games, The Network is an exception, because it’s so very physical. There are important elements delivered in your browser, including the audio and video that provide the story, but each of its three stages are primarily … (more)

The Escapement: The Pit

Margate, Jul 2018

While I guess by normal standards it’s pretty weird to go to a seaside town and spend the whole day indoors, the quality of the five games I played across the two escape companies in Margate was so high that I had no qualms about missing the beach. O… (more)

The Escapement: Egyptian Exodus

Margate, Jul 2018

If you’ve played a fair number of escape rooms, you’ve probably seen the inside of several Egyptian pyramids. While you can be pretty confident they’ll be liberally decorated with hieroglyphics, there’s plenty of variation in style, light levels and … (more)

The Escapement: Pirates of Polaris

Margate, Jul 2018

First of the three games I played at The Escapement, Pirates of Polaris places you in the brig of a pirate galleon, abandoned by the crew and left to go down with the ship, unless you can find a way to escape. The venue has achieved quite a reputatio… (more)