Nethercott ManorTulleys Escape RoomEscape roomIRLI was a little nervous to do this one as I know it’s meant to be one of the hardest around but we really enjoyed it! We did a 90 minute game which i would definitely recommend, usually we are a team of 3 but thankfully had a 4th member join us today as there was a lot to do, even though he isn’t experienced with escape rooms he was a great help The puzzles themselves were really good, a nice variety of things to solve, some we all worked on and other times we would split into pairs. We got out with 1m25s left so cutting it fine but there were a couple of puzzles we definitely could have solved faster. If you’re like I was and unsure if this room will be too hard i’d say give it a go but do a 90 minute.
Christmas Movie MagicPier Pressure - Trafalgar LaneEscape roomIRLAnother great room from pier pressure. Really fun room themed around Christmas films and made reference to all of our favourites! Some really fun puzzles, some trickier than others but all really enjoyable! It’s definitely one families could give a go but I imagine the parents will need to get involved in some of the harder puzzles. The host was amazing and really added to the fun of the room.
The Lucky EscapePier Pressure - Newhaven FortEscape roomIRLReally fun room which throws you into the 1970s with the decor and props. The games flowed really well and we didn’t really have any down time when we weren’t all working on something. As well as some more challenging puzzles (the games master said they have options for a couple of things but gave us the harder choices as we’d done their other rooms) but also some really nice simple traditional escape room style puzzles which is great for the feeling of progression and feeling like you’re achieving a lot. As with all of Pier pressures rooms it’s really well built and run too, I wish they had more rooms as they are probably our favourites!
Glitch Hunters [Outdoor]Pier PressureEscape roomIRLA really fun way to explore Brighton. I live here but the way you navigate (I won’t spoil how it works) is really fun even for a local who knows the area well. My team members aren’t from Brighton and they loved that they saw bits of the city they may not have seen otherwise. The puzzles were solved on your phone based on buildings and landmarks around the city, you can add multiple phones so you’re not all huddled around one. I wouldn’t say it’s as challenging as an escape room and would probably be a great one to do as a family and get kids involved.
The Crystal Maze Live ExperienceThe Crystal Maze Live ExperienceEscape roomOther Was really fun but as most games are only for one person, each player doesn’t get to do much. The set is amazing, feels just like the tv show and some of the rooms were really fun. The main negative we found is it was very expensive compared to an escape room for example
Southern Dis-Comfort (Mission)Hounds - Immersive ExperiencesEscape roomOther This was our last of the hounds rooms and experiences which is sad as we enjoyed them all a lot. You can tell they put a lot of effort (and money) into the theming / decor of the rooms. This room seams to grow as you go through and there are lots of new things to discover to go along with the story along with a lot of puzzles to solve. I forgot to review this straight away so don’t remember all the puzzles but the ones I do remember were really fun. We found all the hounds rooms a nice level of difficulty, they challenged us but we never felt like we didn’t know what to do or what the puzzle was supposed to be.
Questionable Ethics (Mission)Hounds - Immersive ExperiencesEscape roomOther Really fun room which some cool theming which really immerses you from the start. Some of the puzzles require teamwork which I always find fun in escape rooms. The hosts are brilliant at the pre and post room chat and really get into the character accents and all. I stupidly forgot to review this straight after so can’t remember all the puzzles now but the ones I do remember were great fun and I know we all enjoyed it!
Into The ReliquaryDarkmaster Escape RoomsEscape roomIRLReally enjoyed this room, was our favourite at dark master for sure. I won’t give away spoilers but there are a couple of elements that are really different and fun, one that will hopefully take you by surprise a little bit. Out of all the rooms I would say this is most suited to families. This room does have a couple of slightly more physical elements but nothing the average person should struggle with but worth noting if you have mobility issues, but not everyone in the group will need to do those parts.
Onewing AirlinesDarkmaster Escape RoomsEscape roomIRLThe theming with the aeroplane was amazing and made for a great atmosphere. There are some fun puzzles to solve on the way through. We can’t put our finger on why but for us it wasn’t one of our favourites so we decided on the thumbs up instead of the heart but I would still reccomend giving it a try
Station 108Darkmaster Escape RoomsEscape roomIRLThe effects in this room were amazing, some really cool immersive things but I won’t say any more as don’t want to give anything away. As much as we loved the effects we didn’t particularly enjoy the puzzles or flow of the room, there were a lot of “what now” moments which we haven’t had with most rooms we’ve done. We also found with this room more than others there was only one thing that could be done at a time so while one or two people were working on the puzzle the others had to just watch The experience was still great so I would give it a go if you’re visiting dark master but I would recommend one wing and reliquary first
The Explorer's Diary (Mission)Hounds - Immersive ExperiencesEscape roomOther Really enjoyable room with a lot of different elements, and parts to it. Some of the puzzles are very traditional but others were quite unique and things we’d not seen before which is always fun! It wasn’t the most challenging room we’ve done but it had a lot of things to get through so kept us nice and busy! The host was great and threw you into the story too!
The Acid Bath Murderer (Live Experience) - CLOSEDHounds - Immersive ExperiencesEscape roomOther Not an escape room but still had some escape room style puzzles. We were quite apprehensive at first as we normal go for more traditional escape rooms but we all enjoyed it. The actress we had was amazing and told the story really well and the theming and props were unbelievable, you can tell they have spent a lot of time money making things as authentic as possible. It can be a little jumpy / scary but that’s not the main focus of the experience and I think most adults would be absolutely fine with it all
Temple QuestClue CrackerEscape roomIRLReally fun room with great theming. A bit more of a physical room but still with some more traditional puzzle elements. You can really appreciate that they’ve spent a lot of money and effort on this room, we all really enjoyed it. I would recommend all of the clue cracker rooms.
The Diamond Dogs - CLOSEDClue CrackerEscape roomIRLReally enjoyably room with some really fun puzzles, we felt like we did some parts really quickly but a few things took us a while to find, we often get too sucked into to puzzles and forget to just look around. We did escape but only just in time with seconds to spare! As with all the clue cracker rooms the theming and design was great
Bewilder Box: Judgement D.A.V.EBewilder Box Escape Rooms Brighton: Judgement D.A.V.E. @ The BrunswickEscape roomIRLWe really enjoyed this room, the theming was great and some of the puzzles were really fun and interesting. We loved both rooms at bewilderbox but this was our favourite. A few puzzles required teamwork and couldn’t be don’t by just one person which we always find fun
The Bewilder Box InitiativeBewilder Box Escape Rooms Brighton: Judgement D.A.V.E. @ The BrunswickEscape roomIRLGreat escape room with a few puzzles which we hadn’t seen before, was a mechanical based room with a lot of padlocks to unlock. We escaped but only with about 5 mins to spare
Mince Spy Mystery - CLOSEDPier Pressure At Preston ManorEscape roomIRLIt was fun but I would say it is more geared towards families and was less challenging than the escape rooms. We had fun nonetheless and the setting was great, we were also really lucky that we were alone in our time slot so didn’t have to work around other teams
Mega BiteClue CrackerEscape roomIRLLoved this room, we felt like we could have done it faster than we did, only just escaping in time, we had a few of those “ooh for god sake” moments when we realised we’d missed something silly. The set design was amazing, really well thought out and executed and some of the puzzles were a little bit different to things we’ve seen before which we enjoyed. If you get to the end there’s a really fun game to end, but I won’t spoil it!
Jail Break - CLOSEDClue CrackerEscape roomIRLI loved this room! The set was done so well and it really felt immersive. It was mostly a very mechanical game with a lot of locks to open which I personally really enjoy, the game also works in a linear way which I prefer. We went over by 2 minutes annoyingly but they allowed us to escape as I guess they could see how close we were. Quinn who ran the game for us was great, really friendly!
Loot The LanesPier PressureEscape roomIRLLoved the Brighton theming to this room, this one room 3 of the day so I’m impressed our brains were still working. This was team member, Tony’s favourite room at pier pressure, a very close second for me!