HOUNDS – Immersive Experiences: The Acid Bath Murderer Live Experience

Lets get this out of the way now, this is not an escape room.  If you go in expecting the same experience that you got with any of their previous games then you will be disappointed.  To be fair to Hounds, they do list it separately from their other games.  This is more of a walkthrough experience with some puzzles bolted on.

This experience walks you through key periods of the famous murderers life and you accompanied at times with a tour guide (I don't know how else to refer to them).  The theming of the areas is excellent and the puzzles are all in keeping with the theme.  The Live Actor was similarly excellent and she handled my improv well.

The end is almost a dramatic presentation of the stories end.

The theatricality was exceptional, but the puzzles felt (certainly in one area) like an afterthought in a couple of cases.

This game almost feels out of place in Crawley, this should be in the West End of London, it's almost the London Dungeon but taken up a level.  Hounds have created something exceptional here, it won't be for everyone (I'm not sure it's really for me) but I enjoyed the chance to experience it.

If this was "Escape the Experience" then it would get a solid 10 but its not so I have awarded the score I think appropriate.  Elements are exceptional but it's not what you might be expecting.