Kategorie-Archive: International

Breakout Malacca: Wonderland

Malacca, Nov 2023

Rated 3 out of 5
What made us attempt another room at Breakout Melaka after a not entirely inspiring experience with the first game we played there? Well, we had plenty of time whilst waiting for our transfer and the price is relatively reasonable compared to games i… (more)

Breakout Malacca: Capsule

Malacca, Nov 2023

Rated 3 out of 5
The premise of the game as stated on their website is: in 2044, terrorists are planning to time travel back to overthrow the government. A USB that was created by a scientist hired by the government to prevent time travelling went missing shortly aft… (more)

Atrapados: Secuestro en la Cabaña

La Paz, Feb 2024

Rated 3.5 out of 5
At time of writing there are two escape room companies in La Paz (and indeed in all of Bolivia). Atrapados is likely to be a longer journey from where most visiting tourists tends to stay, but if you want to play an escape room while you pass through… (more)

La Puerta La Paz: Lost in the Illimani

La Paz, Feb 2024

Rated 2 out of 5
This might be the cheapest escape room I’ve ever played. Sadly, the low price reflects a pretty low bar for the room design.
The game takes place in one large tent, which of course is dark. We did have a second torch after solving the first puzzle, … (more)

Escapology Santiago: Los Mineros

Santiago, Feb 2024

Rated 3 out of 5
English-friendly games in Chile are a rarity, but Escapology is a franchise of a large US chain, and so set up slightly better for international players, with three of their rooms officially playable in English. In practice that meant that all writte… (more)

Sinapsis: The Forbidden Classroom

Buenos Aires, Dec 2023

Rated 3.5 out of 5
Generally in Argentina, the claim ‘available in English’ needs to be treated with a pinch of salt; I think this game at Sinapsis was the first one we found in the country that genuinely didn’t need any Spanish knowledge whatsoever.
It starts you off… (more)

Game House: El Otro Lado

Buenos Aires, Dec 2023

Rated 3.5 out of 5
El Otro Lado was the third room we played at Game House, and it’s based on the TV series Stranger Things. I’ve tried a few different escape rooms with that theme now, and it tends to work well – the setting provides some immediate distinctive element… (more)

Game House: Parana Airlines

Buenos Aires, Dec 2023

Rated 3.5 out of 5
You’d think that there could be only so many puzzle ideas available in the familiar environment of a plane cabin, but perhaps because it’s a relatively rare setting, each new take on the theme seems to manage a new twist. In this case the freshest an… (more)