Breakout Chester: Dead End

By | January 30, 2022

by Breakout Chester (website)

42 Bridge Street Row, CH1 1NN

Chester

2-5 players

Languages: EN

60 minutes

You are survivors of a zombie apocalypse and for many years, an elite group known as ‘The Network’ have been living in the underground, tasked with keeping the generators running and powering ‘Safe Zones’ around London. The generators have stopped working and communications with The Network have been lost. You have no choice but to form a team of volunteers and journey down to the station to investigate. Good luck, the fate of humanity is in your hands.
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Rated between 3.5 and 4.5 out of 5

based on ratings from 16 users
combined with 2 pro reviews

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samsham experienced rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 24 Mar 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 53:19 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivestory-drivenintense
Chris Metcalfe experienced rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Team size: 5 Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneyoriginalimmersivequite difficult
CanIHaveACluePlease rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: Jan 2023 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalimmersiveintensequite difficult😨creepy

Good game that really put us on edge. Theming was great and I enjoyed that the clues were hidden in the decoration itself. Some clever puzzles and one particularly tricky one that had me and my partner arguing. 

Really had my heart racing at the end as we completed the final puzzle and waited to see if we'd survived.

Enjoyed that there were multiple puzzles that can be completed at once meaning we could work on different things at the same time. Also loved that little bits of knowledge/tiny details that we each picked up along the way came together in the end.  

TheEscapeBoomers expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalgreat hosting

Better than BO's usual level of room, but nothing more special. 

Simon (The Overthinkers) expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 10 Apr 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 50:58 Outcome: Successful escape!
original
Jess_keds expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Outcome: Successful escape!
story-driven😨creepy
MartinStrong76 experienced rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 13 Aug 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 54.35 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivequite difficult

Great theming, especially after playing the original room that used to be in that space. They have done an incredible job! The puzzles, whilst all fit the theme, some were quite challenging, and could have perhaps done with some signposting as they were a little out there? Still enjoyable non the less!

Anonymous experienced rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifuloriginalgreat hosting😨creepy
pawh83 experienced rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Team size: 2 Time taken: 45 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalimmersivegreat hostingquite difficult
Anonymous rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 5 Aug 2022 Team size: 3 Time taken: 48 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifuloriginalgreat hosting
abooth expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 9 Jul 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 35 Outcome: Successful escape!

By far the best game we've played across the Breakout Franchise. Suitably difficult at parts, good story, nice rooms. Liked it.

roberts0502 experienced rated this:Rated between 50 and 50 out of 5
Played: 2 Apr 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 52 Outcome: Successful escape!
lizratesrooms experienced rated this:Rated between 45 and 45 out of 5
Played: 24 May 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 53 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersiveintensequite difficult😨creepy
thehermit experienced rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 28/02/2000 Team size: 2 Time taken: 58 Outcome: Successful escape!

Really great theming - The puzzles are very breakout, but still fun.

matt_keds expert rated this:Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5
Played: 19 Mar 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 55.04 Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneyimmersivegreat hosting

#52

Breakout Chester’s newest room, this was a lot of fun, if a little stressful! We were pleasantly surprised to see that the theming is really on point, and the soundtrack makes for a really creepy vibe. The puzzles are pretty typical for Breakout but still a lot of fun,  there’s a few things you can get on with at once so not too linear to start with. Lots of fun, up there with Forsaken as our favourite Breakout rooms.

grogu42 experienced rated this:Rated between 40 and 40 out of 5
Played: 26 Feb 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 58.02
immersivequite difficult

Best theming in any of the breakout rooms! Some really creative puzzles, and all on theme. Fairly open game with the odd linear path.

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A real LEAP up in standard for Breakout (and the Chester rooms are all very good anyways) but if this is the direction they’re taking, I’m very, very excited to see what they come up with in the future, this did not feel like a typical Breakout Franchise room, this room has the stamp of independent design on it.

What a way to start our escape room journey…

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