Autor-Archive: escapethereview

The Panic Room: Revolución Olé

Gravesend, Nov 2018

If you’ve heard anything at all about Revolución Olé, you’ll probably be aware that it’s a highly unusual sort of escape room with a unique game style. Exactly how it works was clearly explained to us twice, first by our host – who even switched from… (more)

Lock’d: The House of Alastair Moon

London, Nov 2018

After a remarkably long time with three open games and another five (!) listed as ‚coming soon‘, Bermondsey-based Lock’d have launched their fourth game. The House of Alastair Moon is set in the house of a magician who turned to black magic after the… (more)

Escape London: Overthrone

London, Nov 2018

It had been a while since I’d visited Escape London’s Shepherds Bush branch, and I was pleased to find they’ve upgraded their entrance: the venue is still down a narrow staircase, but it’s now a much more attractively appointed staircase, fronted by … (more)

James Hamer-Morton: Escape Room Puzzles

Room-in-a-box, Nov 2018

I have no idea how to rate this book. Its introduction states that it is „different to any puzzle book you’ve encountered“. Naturally, I dismissed that as marketing hyperbole, only to discover that it’s entirely true. The introduction also tells you … (more)

Enigma Escape Game: La malédiction de Toutânkhamon

Marrakech, Dec 2018

Morocco is not exactly a hotbed of escape rooms; there are only a handful of venues throughout the country, and only one in Marrakech. Located away from the central Medina alongside a water park and a golfing range, Enigma Escape Game is a French ope… (more)

Cluequest: cQ OriGENES

London, Nov 2018

A new game from Cluequest is a rare and much-anticipated thing. One of the very first U.K. operators, they took the approach of running many copies of their games in parallel rather than churning out lots of different games, and when they do release … (more)

Trapp’d: Legend of Drakon

Wellingborough, Nov 2018

Ambitious as ever in their game concepts, Trapp’d have set the third game of their Wellingborough branch in a dragon’s cave. At least, that’s what the game’s marketing material suggests, though having set players’ expectations so high, the room risks… (more)

Trapp’d: The Forsaken

Wellingborough, Nov 2018

Of the three games at Trapp’d Wellingborough, Forsaken is the one with the least exotic theme – you’re merely infiltrating a Satanic cult, not an underwater city or a dragon’s cave. It is however decorated with equal gusto, and perhaps because it set… (more)

Trapp’d: Atlantis The Lost City

Wellingborough, Nov 2018

I have to hand it to Trapp’d – most companies wouldn’t even think of attempting to build an escape room set in an underwater city. If the result falls short of being properly convincing, they still get points for trying. From one perspective their un… (more)

Hatch Escapes: Lab Rat

Los Angeles, Nov 2018

Some escape room themes promise quality before you know anything else about the game. Lab Rat’s premise has the kind of originality that suggests something special, and it more than delivers.

You are the test subjects of Ratkenstein, rodent would-be… (more)