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Mystery Mansion Regina: D’Vile’s Curio Shoppe

Online, Dec 2020

Curio Shoppe is set in between Mystery Mansion’s horror game Night Terrors 1 and Night Terrors 2 (of which I believe only the first has ever been available for remote play). Although it therefore fits into the narrative of their Sleepy Man games, the… (more)

Norcal Escape: Condemned 2

Online, Nov 2020

NorCal Escapes closed the remote version of Condemned 2 a couple of months ago, shifting back to in-person play; I got to play it as a one-off thanks to the TERPECAs voting season. However, it sounds like they may begin offering it again, depending o… (more)

Enchambered: Together At Heart

Online, Feb 2021

Of the free online escape rooms I’ve tried, one of my top recommendations has always been Enchambered’s Alone Together, a short but delightful game for two based around communication. That game is now first in a trilogy, where the later two games are… (more)

Trapped Puzzle Rooms St Paul: Super Squad

Online, Nov 2020

I’ve played several audio-based games now, but the ones run by Trapped St Paul’s are the purest examples of the format I’ve seen yet – in that, although there were a handful of pictures shared to help give us idea of our surroundings, or to pr… (more)

The Detective Society: The Disappearance of Claire Makova: Episode One

Online, Dec 2020

I’d start this by saying Detective Society is a new subscription puzzle box series, but I’m well behind the curve here, reviewing episode 1 when they’re now shipping episode 6 (!). But since that’ll be the conclusion of their first narrative arc, per… (more)

Hourglass Escapes: Rise of the Mad Pharaoh

Online, Nov 2020

Rise of the Mad Pharaoh is the latest game by Seattle’s Hourglass Escapes to be converted for avatar play. They’re perhaps best known for their Evil Dead 2 game, and as you might guess from the title this one shares a certain B-movie tone to its stor… (more)

Room Escape Southend: The Field

Online, Oct 2020

Room Escape Southend may be the most prolific UK creator that I’ve yet to visit in person; they’ve been operating for well over four years and swap out their game designs for new ones every few months. They’re also one of the few UK companies that ha… (more)

Improbable Escapes: Neverland: Heist on the High Seas

Online, Nov 2020

There are any number of escape rooms themed after Alice in Wonderland, but Neverland is the first game I’ve come across based on that other early 20th Century children’s classic Peter Pan. And this is a beautiful and creative game that shows what pot… (more)

Improbable Escapes: Seven Dwarfs: Mining Mission

Online, Nov 2020

When things go wrong in a game, it’s always tricky to fairly judge to what extent that was an unfortunate one-off and to what extent it reflects problems that other teams may also encounter. I think our frustrating experience of Seven Dwarfs was more… (more)

Headlock Escape Rooms: Cracking Christmas

Online, Dec 2020

At last count the 2020 season had 14 Christmas-themed remote avatar style escape games available; enough to do one for each of the 12 days of Christmas but not enough for an advent calendar. Headlock’s game was the first of those I tried, and is some… (more)