No Escape: The Killer

By | March 20, 2019

by No Escape (website)

Unit 38 The Studios, 10 Hornsey Street, N7 8EL

Central London

2-5 players

60 minutes

Wheelchair suitable - contact the venue for details
You have been invited to watch tonight's premiere THE KILLER. It's not a coincidence that you're the only ones in the cinema.
This game requires keen eyes, logical thinking and an instinct for survival. Please note that this game is of an eerie nature and is not for the faint-hearted. Will you discover the mystery behind Visionary Cinemas before time's up?
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Overall rating

Rated between 3 and 4 out of 5

based on ratings from 10 users
combined with 6 pro reviews

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Player reviews

CanIHaveACluePlease rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: July 2023 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalfunnygreat hosting๐Ÿ˜จcreepy

Fun game with quite an original concept and puzzles. Honestly we weren't expecting much from the first impressions but it ended up being an entertaining experience. 

Enjoyed the physical elements of the game especially when you first enter the room, really helped us to get in the mood and into the mindet of the kidnapped characters. 

We were stumped by a few puzzles but the Game Master was great at knowing when we needed a little help.

hourglassescapesltd expert rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 22/04/22 Team size: 2 Time taken: 43:11 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivestory-drivengreat hosting๐Ÿ˜จcreepy

We loved this game. Super edgy - the staff were fantastic, the puzzles were fun to complete and my team mate was a bit on edge given the theme and the theming in the room but we stuck together and got outta there. We had a lot of fun and are looking to return to this branch soon! 

Fiona Smith experienced rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 22 Oct 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 47.48 Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneyoriginalgreat hosting

Really enjoyed this room - some original not seen before puzzles despite having done lots of escape rooms. Good use of technology. Needed a few clues that I probably wouldnโ€™t have figured out otherwise but no frustrating moments.

Anonymous expert rated this:Rated between 25 and 25 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Failed ๐Ÿ™
plain

Some fun moments, not a bad game at all, my co-escaper's first room and he loved the concept

Philip & Gemma rated this:Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5
Played: 21 Oct 2017 Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
good conceptnot unique๐Ÿ˜จcreepy

This room has been well described by the pro reviews. A unique briefing followed by a fairly standard trapped-in-a-cell start (sad that all of the references to cinema stopped at the briefing, as that would've been a truly unique theme). 

There was obvious intention to make the puzzle solves more 'realistic' but equally compromises had to be made to incorporate typical escape room progress, so it wasn't as 'different' as it may have hoped to be.
That said, a good jump-scare got Gemma's sister's heart going, and the finish was a satisfying one. The lovely coin we received at the end is still one of the nicest escape room souvenirs we own, alongside various fridge magnets etc. A solid game.

Mark Greenhalgh expert rated this:Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5
Played: 16/07/17
Charly expert rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!

They went to a lot of effort to go all out - including popcorn at the start and medals at the end ๐Ÿ™‚

Anonymous rated this:
Played: 21.7.17 Team size: 2 Outcome: Failed ๐Ÿ™

Oour first escape room as a pair

Miss Geeky rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Danielle expert rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: Team size: 3 Time taken: 53:17 Outcome: Successful escape!

Reviews by escape room review sites

Enigma Escape opened a couple of years ago with the help of a Kickstarter campaign. Their game concept stood out for the then-novel idea that their games would aim for realism and immersion, following the logic of the story not just an arbitrary series of puzzle challenges.

We played The Killer first, their original game. It's worth noting that although each works fine as a stand-alone story, their games are linked in an on-going narrative with recurring characters, so if you want to play them ...

A review that suffers from playing immediately after the escape room opened back before I waited a few weeks before visiting. The most "real" live escape game I've ever played but let down by its linearity, which left players bored, and some strange videos. Since we played, this game has changed significantly."

We head to the cinema to watch The Killer. But instead of watching it, we find ourselves needing to escape from it instead!

Enigma Escape bills itself as a very different kind of escape room โ€“ itโ€™s less to be treated as a series of logic puzzles, and more as an experience where youโ€™re expected to do exactly as you would if in that situation in real life. We didnโ€™t quite take that seriously enough at first, leaving us quite confused until we figured out that they really meant it. And while the game is still primarily puzzle driven, there are also aspects of physical and dexterity challenges to it.
During our โ€œTime Run London Weekendโ€, we had some extra time to explore London a little bit more. Naturally, we also visited some other Escape Room venues. It proved to be a bit difficult to find companies that offer rooms for just two people but luckily we found Enigma Escape, which offers both of their [โ€ฆ]
The briefing to this game is amazing. It really immerses you in to the story and is done in a separate room to where youโ€™ll be escaping so you donโ€™t get to nose around before the time starts, which we prefer.
This room is designed with the really interesting idea of being a realistic scenario, however the level of puzzle that it offered was a bit of a let down. Iโ€™d guess that it would be more enjoyable with a smaller group to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to be more involved, but overall I donโ€™t think Iโ€™d recommend it to escape enthusiasts who enjoy the puzzles solving element of escaping.

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