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El Sanatorio [The Sanatorium]

El Sanatorio [The Sanatorium]

The Clue

  • Escape room
  • IRL
The Asylum is a suspense themed room which is nestled away in a small shopping arcade outside of Puerto De La Cruz in Tenerife. Games master was amazing, in character from the moment we arrived and has mastered the crazy eyes! Never quite felt comfortable the whole time. A few jump scares but largely the game relies on the atmosphere (which is designed well) inside the creepy game. Puzzles flowed well. Plenty of distractions and some really clever use of puzzles we’ve not seen before. Loved this room!
Η Έπαυλη Lockwood [The Lockwood Manor]

Η Έπαυλη Lockwood [The Lockwood Manor]

Lockhill - Metaxourghio

  • Escape room
  • IRL
If you’re not a fan of horror films and being on edge, this room is probably not the game for you (one of us in this team enjoys this more than the other). Despite the fact there were times in this room where we were quite literally hiding, we had an amazing time playing this game. It was probably the combination of being terrified of what was lying around the corner one minute, and then laughing because one of us had jumped at something in the room. It was certainly a unique experience and has undoubtedly set the bar high for any future horror themed rooms we might play. There is a lot to do in Athens both in the day and at night and an escape room might not be high on everyone’s list, but we are very glad we took the time out to play one of these games.
Questionable Ethics (Mission)

Questionable Ethics (Mission)

Hounds - Immersive Experiences

  • Escape room
  • Other
Questionable Ethics was a fantastic Escape Room experience from start to finish. The four of us absolutely loved the immersive set and narrative that the team have created and sustained through scenario, puzzles and props. The game kept us excited right from our GM’s introduction and managed to keep building and building on its narrative to an exciting end point, managing to throw in surprises and unexpected areas again and again. This room goes down as one of our all time favourites, not just in the UK but keeping up with some of the best games we have seen around the world.
Jungle Jailbreak

Jungle Jailbreak

Agent Brains - AB1

  • Escape room
  • IRL
We absolutely loved playing this room. The setting, puzzles and team all combined to create a thoroughly enjoyable experience. As a team of two we had plenty to do to keep ourselves busy, but there is so much going on in the room that even if we had been a larger team we would probably have spent a bit more time scavenging around. We managed to escape pretty quickly, but we didn’t feel that this took anything away from the game at all. Families in particular are likely to really enjoy themselves in this room. Based on our Jungle Jail Break, we will definitely be paying another visit to these guys to see how we get on escaping Back to the Future and the Lab!
Onewing Airlines

Onewing Airlines

Darkmaster Escape Rooms

  • Escape room
  • IRL
OneWing Airlines is a unique and exciting experience that all four of us had a blast playing. It may not house the best puzzles and there are a few missed opportunities for story narrative but all in all the experience is one we will not forget in a hurry. The enjoyment we took from seeing eachother thrown about the cabin in spells of turbulence was a highlight of the game. This coupled with some top quality set design and a passionate team make for a brilliant escape experience.
Southern Dis-Comfort (Mission)

Southern Dis-Comfort (Mission)

Hounds - Immersive Experiences

  • Escape room
  • Other
Southern Dis-comfort gave us the most fun we have had in an escape room for a very long time and we’re sure it will be a while until we laugh as much in a game again. This room offers everything to completely round off the escape experience – total immersion, a brilliant game master and a well designed and challenging set of puzzles that culminate in a nerve wrecking climax. We thought Questionable Ethics was great and on leaving we were asked which we preferred. Two very different rooms at one venue but both delivered superbly. For us, Southern Dis-Comfort just pips it. Hands down one of the best rooms we have had the pleasure of playing. It was a record board score for us which we are chuffed with!
Jumanji

Jumanji

Island Phobia

  • Escape room
  • IRL
By their own admission Jumanji is the hardest room at island phobia. Truth be told we actually thought their easiest room was quite tricky but we like a challenge! An enjoyable room but in our honest opinion it isn’t the best in the area, or even at the venue. The room design is themed but not immersive and felt the most “amateur” of the rooms we played on site. Gameplay was novel and we did enjoy the game board element of Jumanji, but there were also a lot of instances where gameplay didn’t flow particularly well or clues were so abstract they didn’t really make sense. Enjoyed the room, but it’s middle of the road.
Blackbeard's Treasure

Blackbeard's Treasure

Escape Hunt - Oxford

  • Escape room
  • IRL
We had a lot of fun playing Blackbeard’s treasure overall. The puzzles are well thought through and there is a clear storyline which is consistent through the room aesthetics and the challenges themselves. We’re used to playing escape rooms with smaller companies and where Escape Hunt did fall a little short for us was the charm. The guys here are very good at what they do and as mentioned before it is very polished, but there wasn’t that passion for the games that we see when we play in a room that has been thought up by the games master. That being said, there wasn’t too much of that corporate, office day out, kind of vibe here. Scale shouldn’t be held against these guys though and they managed to deliver an experience that was both challenging and enjoyable.
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