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Played: 2 Mar 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 52 Outcome: Successful escape!
cleverimmersivegreat hosting
Not only is the game theming and play absolutely superb and original. The staff and hosting at Knockout is simply amazing. Their games are an absolute ‘must do’ for anyone visiting Reading. We’ve done all their games and would highly recommend all of them. Brilliant.
Played: 24 Feb 2024 Team size: 4 Time taken: 44 Outcome: Successful escape!
Another beautifully themed room. Without wanting to give any spoilers; there was just one puzzle that took way too long and was limited to 2 people being able to participate which lost the really nice flow of the game. Aside from that. Another solid room.
Played: 24 Feb 2024 Team size: 4 Time taken: 59 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulclevermagicalquite difficult😨creepy
Great room, beautiful tech and theme is mega. Just a little bit dark and some of the puzzles are very tricky for children. Would definitely recommend playing though.
Played: 21 Dec 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 35 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalfamily friendlyquite easy

Some really good features and clever ideas. Really good fun, host maybe gave us direction too early as we finished this really quickly! 

Played: 30 Sep 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 46 Outcome: Successful escape!
illogicalpoor hostingoverpriced

Erghh. We desperately wanted this to be good but the hosting is just utterly awful. When the game master doesn’t care about the experience it really shows. The puzzles were not logical and hints are not hints, they just tell you the solution which is really disappointing. Sage to say we won’t be back to Grand Escapes 

Played: 30 Sep 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 45 Outcome: Successful escape!
illogicalbroken techpoor hosting

Simply put - don’t play this. The hosting was shambolic. No welcome, no briefing, nothing.

Walked us to the room and said 1 hour to escape - no back story as to what we were looking for or actually supposed to be doing.

If this was our first ever escape room we would probably never do one again.

The games master was manually unlocking puzzles as we clearly had not completed certain parts correctly but all of a sudden a door would open.

We did escape - although we didn’t know it! After the finish there was no talking or enthusiasm from the host and no offer of a the obligatory team photo. 

So much potential but a clear lack of passion from the company.

Played: 28 Aug 2023 Team size: 4 Time taken: 59 Outcome: Successful escape!
clevergreat hosting
Played: 19 Aug 2023 Team size: 3 Time taken: 44 Outcome: Successful escape!
cleverimmersivefamily friendlyquite easy
Played: 9 May 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 59 Outcome: Successful escape!
cleverimmersivegreat hostingquite difficult
Played: 9 May 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 41 Outcome: Successful escape!
Played: 29 Apr 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 48 Outcome: Successful escape!
cleverimmersivestory-driven
Played: 17 Feb 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 43 Outcome: Successful escape!
cleverimmersivegreat hosting

Really cool room, clever puzzles and great host. Another really different experience. Very pleased to have stumbled across this one!

Played: 17 Feb 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 60 Outcome: Failed :-(
illogicalpoor hostingquite difficult

Just not for us. Didn’t seem to flow and difficult to hear what was being said. Lots of people will certainly love this game but unfortunately just didn’t hold our attention. Also felt like the host wasn’t there a lot of the time and we were trying to get clues but no response or guidance 

Played: 17 Feb 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 52 Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneyoriginalcleverquite difficult

Such a clever room. Flowed well, good hosting and very different from many other escape rooms. Definitely a ‘must play’ for escape enthusiasts.

Played: 7 Jan 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 59 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersive
Played: 7 Jan 2023 Team size: 2 Time taken: 53 Outcome: Successful escape!
plain
Played: 10 Dec 2022 Team size: 5 Time taken: 46 Outcome: Successful escape!
family friendlyquite easy
Played: 3 Dec 2022 Team size: 4 Time taken: 44 Outcome: Successful escape!
funnygreat hostingfamily friendly

Really clever game, great hosting and would thoroughly recommend all the games here. Great fun.

Played: 26 Nov 2022 Team size: 5 Time taken: 60 Outcome: Failed :-(
poor hostingunoriginal

Played with our children and asked for easier version. Host decided to switch us without checking to more difficult version and we failed to get out. Host seemed to want us to fail which is a shame as this company have numerous other games and they were all a great experience. Room was okay but nothing exceptional. 

Played: 01/10/2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 50 Outcome: Successful escape!
Played: 30 Sep 2022 Team size: 3 Time taken: 60 Outcome: Successful escape!
Played: 30 Sep 2022 Team size: 3 Time taken: 49 Outcome: Successful escape!
Played: 1 May 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 48 Outcome: Successful escape!
clevergreat hosting
Played: 1 May 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 45 Outcome: Successful escape!
cleverimmersivestory-driven
Played: 1 May 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 46 Outcome: Successful escape!
cleverimmersivestory-driven
Played: 2 May 2022 Team size: 5 Time taken: 48 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivestory-drivenfamily friendly
Played: 2 May 2022 Team size: 5 Time taken: 56 Outcome: Successful escape!
funnygreat hostingfamily friendly
Played: 15 Apr 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 56 Outcome: Successful escape!
Played: 15 Apr 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 60 Outcome: Successful escape!
cleverimmersiveintense
Played: 15 Apr 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 75 Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneyclevergreat hosting
Team size: 2 Outcome: Failed :-(

Game was okay but VR just not the same as an actual escape room.

Team size: 2 Time taken: 55 Outcome: Successful escape!
Played: 26 Mar 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 54 Outcome: Successful escape!
cleverbroken tech
Played: 26 Mar 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 44 Outcome: Successful escape!
broken techoverpricedplainquite easy

Didn’t flow well at all. The room was open at top and the other escape room at location had a game going at the same time. We could hear the host of the other game giving clues and the people playing. Very distracting. Elements were not working in room and no prompt to let you know you had completed a puzzle so you were left unsure if you had done something correct. Very disappointing and expensive for what you get.

Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
cleverimmersive
Outcome: Successful escape!
story-drivengreat hostingepic
Played: 15 Jan 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 47 Outcome: Successful escape!
cleverimmersivegreat hosting

Amazing little gem !  Quirky room with a wide range of puzzles.  Games host was absolutely lovely.  Has our support for future games!

Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulimmersivefamily friendly
Played: 15 Jan 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 53 minutes Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulimmersivestory-driven

Brilliant escape room that held our attention throughout!  Cannot recommend Escape Reading enough 

Outcome: Successful escape!
story-drivenpoor hosting
Outcome: Successful escape!
cleverimmersivestory-driven
Outcome: Successful escape!
originalcleverimmersive

Brilliant, just brilliant. So clever and a must play.

Outcome: Successful escape!
illogicaloverpricedplain
Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivestory-drivengreat hosting
Outcome: Successful escape!
Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulimmersivefamily friendly

Absolutely amazing. What a great room, cannot recommend highly enough.

Team size: 2 Time taken: 59 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalcleverimmersive🧟terrifying

So clever and immersive. Great scare moments too

Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
great hosting
Outcome: Failed :-(
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