Author Archives: escapethereview

Pier Pressure: Loot The Lanes

Brighton, Sep 2022

Rated 4.5 out of 5
Loot The Lanes should need little introduction. It’s occupied the #1 slot on this site’s rankings of UK games for far longer than any of its rivals, and it was the highest ranked UK game in the TERPECA awards in 2019, 2020 and 2021. As a result it’s … (more)

Pier Pressure: Smuggler’s Secret

Brighton, Sep 2022

Rated 4 out of 5
The latest game from Pier Pressure is the first to be based at their Paradox Parlour shop, which had a highly tempting array of goodies for sale and which also offers their museum of illusions – which we didn’t have a chance to explore this time but … (more)

Unreal Room Escape: La Mina

Barcelona, Mar 2022

Rated between 4.5 and 5 out of 5
Barcelona boasts far more than its fair share of world class games, but La Mina was still notable for having won TERPECA awards in both 2019 and 2020, giving it a pedigree that’s hard to match.
At 90 mins this is a bumper size game. In fact, it’s pr… (more)

Futura Room Escape: Futura

Barcelona, Mar 2022

Rated 4.5 out of 5
A secret city hidden under the ocean, built by and for the greatest scientists of the age, now deserted and in danger of destruction… given the premise, it’s appropriate that you’re welcomed by an empty lobby. Spanish games seem to often go the extra… (more)

Escape Barcelona: Cybercity 2049

Barcelona, Mar 2022

Rated 5 out of 5
After so many genuinely first-rate games in and around Barcelona, it’s hard to find the words to do Cybercity justice. But let’s try anyway: it’s a sprawling extravaganza of an experience that’s relentlessly impressive and original, one of a tiny han… (more)

Cubick: Nathael

Barcelona, Mar 2022

Rated 4.5 out of 5
Barcelona, and Spain more generally, has a thriving horror scene, but we were mostly avoiding them on this trip. However, we made an exception for Nathael – I’m not going to miss the chance to play a TERPECA-winning game.
I never did work out who th… (more)

Cubick: La Entrevista

Barcelona, Mar 2022

Rated 4 out of 5
Cubick’s La Entrevista, or Interview, is styled after a job interview – the sort of job interview which you attend as a group, and start off blindfolded. That might sound like a horror setup, but while there are elements of that in the story and deco… (more)