Tag Archives: immersive

Lock and Code: Breakout!

Weston-super-mare, Aug 2017

Breakout! is Lock and Code’s third game, the first in their town centre branch, and the most ambitious of their three so far. It’s set in a future dystopia with post-apocalyptic overtones, with more than a few sly nods to the Fallout computer game se… (more)

Affect Laboratories: Interview

Tallinn, Jul 2017

First things first, this is the sort of game where you may prefer to know as little as possible about it before playing it. So you might want to stop at the one sentence version of this review, which is: this is a remarkable game that you should go p… (more)

Extremescape: Lost Tomb

Peak District, Jul 2017

Extremescape’s first game was a big, brilliant pirate game. Their second is loosely inspired by Indiana Jones, and it somehow manages to be even better. Like Pirate Ship, Lost Tomb is a 90 minute game. Where Pirate Ship injects a moment or two of une… (more)

Rustic Riddles: Pan’s Problem

Norfolk, Jul 2017

Another weekend, and a chance to sample a new type of escape room experience. This time it was the turn of Rustic Riddles, which describes itself as “an outdoor escape game for the creative thinker and the curious”.

Set at the end of a fairly anonym… (more)

Make Your Escape: Spellbound

Derby, Jul 2017

A hot, muggy day to combat and an overnight stay beforehand was needed to make this double-header at Make Your Escape – Derby a possibility. Keen to branch these reviews out into the uncharted territories of the Midlands, we made the trek to Derby to… (more)

Secrets Beneath: Outbreak

Portsmouth, Jun 2017

Outbreak is not a normal escape room. It is a hybrid blend of escape room with immersive scare attraction, and that makes it difficult for me to rate in the normal way because what it’s aiming for is significantly different.

The format consists of a… (more)

Modern Fables: The Escapist

London, May 2017

On seeing the pre-launch website for this company I mentally marked it down as one to get excited about. The ‘urban fairy tales’ concept presses my buttons, and the description suggested a very promising focus on immersion and drama. A room full of p… (more)

Marvo Mysteries: M.A.R.V.O. Induction

Bournemouth, May 2017

The minute I walked into Marvo I got a sense of the quality of room I was to expect. An intricate foyer area contained artefacts and detailed decoration. Even before the game itself started properly, we were led down a secret passage to a highly orna… (more)

The Panic Room: The Gilman Hotel

Gravesend, May 2017

The year is around 1920 and you’re staying at the Gilman Hotel in Innsmouth, on the trail of some missing artefacts from the Miskatonic university. Yes, it’s a Lovecraft themed escape room!

This room thrives through great decoration / theming. A mix… (more)

The Panic Room: The Dollhouse

Gravesend, May 2017

If I’m ever kidnapped by a murderous psycho, at least I’ll have had no shortage of practice at extricating myself from creepy dungeons! Horror games often start with the players a little more restrained than in other styles of game, and this one has … (more)