Co-Decode: CREW

First off, this isn't an escape room in the traditional sense, nor is it a walkthrough experience (like Acid Bath Murderer at Hounds).  It's billed as a starship simulator, so is it like Bridge Command, and not quite.  It certainly has similar elements as Bridge Command but isn't the same thing at all.  

There are 4 stations on the "bridge" (Captain, Pilot, Tactical and Engineering) and the game is divided into challenges and depending on the challenge depends which stations are involved (but all players can help).  These challenges can be variations on themes we've seen before in ER's (such as an implementation of the game Mastermind).  In between these sections when the ship is in "Hyperspace" each station then has its own series of mini challenges.

At the end of the 75 minutes you then have a score which shows you how well you have done.

The implementation is very good, the puzzles work well and the instructions are mostly clear as to what you have to do, its not quite the learning curve of Bridge Command but it feels like it at times.

This is a fascinating look into a venue doing something different, and whilst not totally successful I can recommend you try this experience.

We did this room as a two, which worked very nicely (but three or four would also probably have been awesome). Great change on the usual room format. Really high production values, nice challenges. Definitely worth travelling to

The game has only recently become possible for 2 players and we were among the last of the test groups (no issues faced at all hence reviewing) - really creative game that massively relies on good communication and attention to detail. Puzzles were unique and varied and I enjoyed the transitional element between them. Decor isn't 100% believable but the gameplay massively outweighs this. We got to the professional level at end of time and it's definitely possible to go the whole way.

Not quite an 'escape room' as you spend the full 60 mins in the room completing as many puzzles as possible to increase your score. Designed for 4 but we helped test it out as a team of 2 and it was still a lot of fun and what I thought was really good about it was the replay-ability. The same team could play 4 times in different roles and have a totally different experience. Alex made us very welcome, we really enjoyed it.

A different take on an escape room. Everyone picked a different role with guidance on what particular skills were best matched to each role. Once picked we took our relative stations on the bridge and spent a jam packed hour flying a spaceship. With a scoring system based on number of puzzles solved rather than time taken it was a very different experience and with four different roles the opportunity is there for replay value. The tech behind the puzzles was also great

Another amazing game from Alex at Co-Decode! Really different, focus not on escaping but on puzzle solving/point scoring. Plus replayable!

One expects great rooms from Co-decode and this latest room is no exception.  Different from a typical escape room - it's more like Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes meets Captain Sonar.  Wonderfully done and a lot of fun.