Kategorie-Archive: Barcelona

Escape Barcelona: KONG Protocol

Barcelona, Jan 2025

Rated 5 out of 5
I went into KONG with high expectations – not only is it in the current TERPECA top 10 (!) but the most recent game before it from Escape Barcelona, Cybercity 2049, remains among my personal all time favourites. Plus there’s the name – does “KONG” re… (more)

Open Mind: 11S

Barcelona, Jan 2025

Rated between 4 and 4.5 out of 5
Escape rooms can be educational or raise social awareness; they don’t have to be just for pure entertainment. There are some topics that are definitely inappropriate as escape room themes, and there are some that are reasonable if handled with care a… (more)

Unreal Sabadell: Nightshift

Barcelona, Jan 2025

Rated 5 out of 5
I wouldn’t describe myself as a fan of horror escape rooms, particularly. Given a choice of themes at a venue I’ll usually pick a non-horror one, and I’m more likely to enjoy a top horror game despite the scares than because of them; sometimes I find… (more)

Escapem: Bajo Zero

Barcelona, Jan 2025

Rated between 3.5 and 4 out of 5
Bajo Zero was a game that I thought illustrated just how far standards have risen in escape rooms over the last decade. It’s not far off ten years old, and when it opened it must have been quite a standout. In 2025 it’s still a fun game with lots to … (more)

Outline Escape Room: Outline

Barcelona, Jan 2025

Rated 5 out of 5
Outline is superlative in a number of ways. Including for the most extravagant use of smoke – I didn’t realise a smoke machine was capable of creating such a fog that you can’t even see your own outstretched hands. The hosts did say at the end that t… (more)

Golden Pop: Jurásico

Barcelona, Jan 2025

Rated between 4.5 and 5 out of 5
As a rule of thumb, dinosaur themes are good silly fun, and involve plenty of suspension of disbelief. After all, it’s a pretty tall order to convince a group of players that they’re not just in some room solving puzzles, but exploring a tropical rai… (more)

Unreal Room Escape: La Mina

Barcelona, Mar 2022

Rated between 4.5 and 5 out of 5
Barcelona boasts far more than its fair share of world class games, but La Mina was still notable for having won TERPECA awards in both 2019 and 2020, giving it a pedigree that’s hard to match.
At 90 mins this is a bumper size game. In fact, it’s pr… (more)

Futura Room Escape: Futura

Barcelona, Mar 2022

Rated 4.5 out of 5
A secret city hidden under the ocean, built by and for the greatest scientists of the age, now deserted and in danger of destruction… given the premise, it’s appropriate that you’re welcomed by an empty lobby. Spanish games seem to often go the extra… (more)

Virus Room Escape: Tao Room Escape

Barcelona, Mar 2022

Rated between 4.5 and 5 out of 5
It’s rare to see an escape room with a truly unique theme, but there’s no question that Tao qualifies. Both the venue frontage and the website (at least, the Spanish and Catalan versions) simulate a massage parlour well enough that they apparently ge… (more)