Category Archives: Swindon

Cryptology Swindon: The Tortured Soul

Swindon, Jul 2023

Rated between 3.5 and 4 out of 5
The Tortured Soul is the newest room at Incarcerated (which is currently partway through turning into Cryptology Swindon). It’s a supernatural horror game involving the ghost of a child; for calibrating whether it’s a scare level you’re comfortable w… (more)

Co-Decode: Sub Terra

Swindon, Jul 2023

Rated 4.5 out of 5
We may have been the very last team to play Sub Terra in its original location; Co-Decode will be relocating to a more central spot in Swindon, and it’s not yet certain whether Sub Terra will be rebuilt there in quite the same form, or at all. But if… (more)

Incarcerated: Detention

Swindon, Feb 2017

Rated between 1.5 and 2.5 out of 5
Incarcerated are a small independent escape room company run by an enthusiast who played some games and was inspired to set up his own version. As such, I hate to give such a low rating to his room – but I really didn’t enjoy it, not simply due to im… (more)

Incarcerated: A Dose of Death

Swindon, Feb 2017

Rated between 2 and 2.5 out of 5
This game has a plot involving a dodgy doctor and a poisoning outbreak; locked in the doctor’s office, you need to find evidence and get out.
A doctor’s office is a relatively easy theme to decorate for – some posters and excess hospital equipment g… (more)