Clue HQ Birmingham: The Hellevator

By | March 20, 2019

by Clue HQ Birmingham (website)

Arches 20 & 21, Lionel Street, B3 1AG

Birmingham

2-6 players

Languages: EN

60 minutes

As reality shows dominate your televisions, Clue HQ have decided to team up with Clue Tube to bring you the latest Escape Room, but with a twist. Face trials concocted by the genius minds of Professor Errol Tepet and Dr. Psik as you compete for the prize of your life! Can your team reach Floor 13 before time runs out? Come on down and see for yourself! You could be the next reality television star. That is, if you can make it out in one piece. Sign up now to take part in the pilot episode of The Hellevator!
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Rated between 3.5 and 4.5 out of 5

based on ratings from 36 users
combined with 4 pro reviews

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escapeartist1212 expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
originalclever
Brandon experienced rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techimmersivegreat hosting😨creepy
grogu42 experienced rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
originalbroken tech

Story is a little long at the start of the game and we did get a little bored which isn't really what you want. 

Game concept was great though and unique which is a plus. 

There were a couple of elements that were broken in our room however, one of which did make a puzzle unsolvable without having a partial answer from our host.

Arjay Henshall expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 5 Dec 2021 Team size: 3 Time taken: 50 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalstory-driven😨creepy
thehermit experienced rated this:Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!

I really liked this room, unfortunately as its time in life its looking very tatty and loved, which didn't affect our game play, it just damped the "wow" moment when walking. 

This aside this is a really well designed room. 

andylosttheplot rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 16 Mar 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 45 mins Outcome: Successful escape!
cleverintense😨creepy

Dark, gritty and a bit psychologically intense.

Impressed how much they crammed into the space! Intro was good and really painted the theme well. The special effects suit the room perfectly.

Puzzles - Lots of padlocks and codes. Some good interactive bits. Mostly linear. Some puzzles I instantly clicked with, some I didn’t. Loved the tilting puzzle - very clever!  I don’t think I’d have ever solved the pipes pressure puzzle without a clue.

Lauryn GMd this for us and did a really great job of letting us explore and make mistakes but always got us back on track when down a rabbit hole.

Overall a good game.

Mark Greenhalgh expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 12/11/17
Simon (The Overthinkers) expert rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: 3 Mar 2019 Team size: 2 Time taken: 54:30 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalimmersive
Alice Lucy rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 28 Nov 2021 Team size: 5 Time taken: 48 minutes Outcome: Successful escape!
Anonymous rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: 29 Jun 2019 Team size: 3 Outcome: Successful escape!

Unique and well worth a visit. 

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Clue HQ's Birmingham branch has two games that are only available in that location, both often praised by enthusiasts. Since one of those (Captain Riddle) is the best I've played from the company so far, I was eager to try the other, Hellevator. Although I'd assumed from the name that it would be a paranormal horror theme, it's actually set in a dystopian near-future, where you're unwilling participants in a sadistic game show where failure means death.

Despite the ominous name and deadly premi...

Did we take a ride to hell or freedom?

A room worth visiting for the theme, but with a few very frustrating moments – and some significant technical issues.

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