Kategorie-Archive: International

Escape Barcelona: Cybercity 2049

Barcelona, Mar 2022

After so many genuinely first-rate games in and around Barcelona, it’s hard to find the words to do Cybercity justice. But let’s try anyway: it’s a sprawling extravaganza of an experience that’s relentlessly impressive and original, one of a tiny han… (more)

Cubick: Nathael

Barcelona, Mar 2022

Barcelona, and Spain more generally, has a thriving horror scene, but we were mostly avoiding them on this trip. However, we made an exception for Nathael – I’m not going to miss the chance to play a TERPECA-winning game.

I never did work out who th… (more)

Cubick: La Entrevista

Barcelona, Mar 2022

Cubick’s La Entrevista, or Interview, is styled after a job interview – the sort of job interview which you attend as a group, and start off blindfolded. That might sound like a horror setup, but while there are elements of that in the story and deco… (more)

Abduction: Abduction Enterprises

Barcelona, Mar 2022

I’d originally expected to be able to only fit in one game at Abduction, but after discovering how good their third game was, I was delighted we’d managed to add their fourth to the schedule. The name Enterprises might not give away what the theme is… (more)

Abduction: The Exam

Barcelona, Mar 2022

Abduction helpfully number their games, and so The Exam is Abduction 3; this does not mean that it’s a sequel or that you need to have played its predecessors, and it has nothing to do with an abduction. The premise is instead, very simply, a test of… (more)

Escape Barcelona: Alien: El Origen

Barcelona, Mar 2022

Second game on our Barcelona itinerary and second for us at Escape Barcelona was Alien. The previous game Akasha had set an extremely high bar, but Alien managed to rise to the same heights.

This of course is based on the Alien(s) sci-fi horror movi… (more)

Escape Barcelona: Tomb Hunter: Akasha’s Legend

Barcelona, Mar 2022

As escape rooms have evolved and become more sophisticated, I think it’s fair to say that in the whole they’ve shifted in emphasis from ‘puzzle challenge’ to ‘immerse experience’. The degree to which that’s true varies hugely between games, but Legen… (more)

Maximum Escape Andorra: The Avalanche

Andorra, Mar 2022

The Avalanche, previously known as Avalanche of Oblivion, has been on my radar as a game to travel to for over five years now. Originally it was created and operated by the local branch of Claustrophobia, when that company was renowned for standout g… (more)

Exit19.pl: Abandoned Hotel

Wrocław, Aug 2021

At time of writing Abandoned Hotel is not yet officially open; we were lucky enough to be the first non-test group to try it. There were a number of really excellent games that I played on this visit to Poland, the best of which compare well to the s… (more)

Belgrade Escape Rooms: The Witch

Belgrade, Mar 2020

The Witch is of course the original game at what used to be known as The Witch Escape Room. I enjoyed both this and their newer Aladdin game; if you’re going to play only one then I’d suggest Aladdin, but if you’re going to play both, then you should… (more)