XscapeNow: Runaway Train

A great take on a classic theme. Loved the layout of this game and how it helped with the immersion. Great variety of puzzles and a satisfying ending (although could’ve been amped up a bit!)

My thoughts quickly turned to imagining an overstretched games master looking after multiple rooms, not watching games and delivering late generic hints about things we've already done. We've all seen it at usual suspects.

How wrong could I be. Our host was super friendly, enthusiastic and keen to talk all things escape rooms. The twice we asked for clues he immediately responded with a clue specific to our game. He must have anticipated the question and was ready to send - itbnakes me wonder what else he typed thatbwe didnt need. Unlike other gamesmasters we have had, he didn't overstep the mark and jump.in with clues, spoiling the 'ah ha moments' but the one time we had the right clue but just didn't press the button on the lock he jumped in to stop.us wasting time and spoiling our fun.

The game itself was huge, spread over multiple train carriages and featuring so.many styles of puzzle. Everything from real thinking puzzles to a really fun skill based puzzle easy enough so it won't ruin your game but tricky enough to make you feel good about yourself after succeeding.

The set was very immersive and you felt like you on a train rushing though the wild west the whole time.

Reviews persuaded us to make a detour on our trip to Birmingham and I am so glad we did. Next time we are in the area we will 100% be back to do more.

Xscape Now's Runaway Train is an absolute locomotive of fun! This is our top pick in Telford. The endless carriages of puzzles are packed with clever challenges, and traditional lock puzzles are given a fresh coat of paint, making every puzzle rewarding. The immersive atmosphere, complete with quality props and decor, enhances the experience. All aboard for an unforgettable escape room adventure!

Excellent game with unique puzzles, would thoroughly recommend. Lots of thought went into creating this one! We loved it. 

Played with two escape room newbies.

Lots to do, lots of fun.

When you’ve played almost 200 rooms it’s refreshing to find puzzles you hadn’t done before and this room had a few of them! We had great fun working our way through the runaway train and it was really on theme. A great host too and we can’t wait to see what they do next. 

This is challenging game and has a great variety of puzzles. Gets very intense towards the end. This is one of our all time favourites ! 

Another excellent room from this company. Brilliantly designed immersive set, particularly the last couple of “rooms”. Got stuck on a couple of puzzles we probably shouldn’t have making it a bit tight at the end. 

This room is so, so good! So many moments when we said ‘Ah that’s brilliant’! 

Very original with lots of variation on puzzles and a good mix of locks and tech. Played this as a group of 2 with a 12 week old baby. We would normally play as a 4 and I think it threw us off as we had to have a little more help than normal even though this room definitely isn’t as difficult as the Book of Magic. Still absolutely loved it though and the set is so wonderfully done and immersive. 

Amazing hosts as always. So welcoming! Great communication and clues that were given on the screen were clear and quickly delivered. 

A lovely, puzzle packed room. Another great room from XscapeNow 

A cool concept, took me a while to realise I was on a train (my fault) but we enjoyed moving through all the carriages!

Amazing! Sparked my love for these games.

Play this room - Just go and play it! 

Yee-ha! This had a lovely big floor plan and was packed with puzzles that were on-theme and enjoyable. If I could add a couple more puzzles, I would, but purely because we were enjoying it so much that it was disappointing when it ended! We love physical puzzles and there were quite a few of these. We also enjoyed some of the twists on some of the usual puzzles we see in escape rooms.

There were no 'what do we do now?' moments because it's all quite instinctive so flowed nicely. A team of two was the perfect number, as it meant we both got to work on everything without feeling crowded.

Great train escape rooms!  four or five rooms long as you work your way along the train. lots of props and guns!!!

One of the best we have done so far. if your in Telford try this room if you can.

we will be returning to see the other rooms they have also. hope they are just as good.

Very enjoyable and a large space to explore! Due to the large space, at some points the game felt a little bit sparse, it felt like a few more puzzles could have been included. Great host and a fun room!

#49

Wow this was so much fun! After struggling with the first clue (we felt like proper beginners!), we made our way into the main set and were really impressed with how immersive, sprawling and exciting it all was. A vast variety of puzzles, all of which made sense, and best of all the theming of this room was really on point, it felt like we were really on a train! Double thumbs up for this room! Our new  personal favourite at XscapeNow.