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Long has it been rumoured that famous Dutch architect H.P. Berlage was a member of the secretive Society of the Crossed Keys; a group of luminaries that guarded some of the world’s most powerful secrets. Ever since Berlage’s death in 1934, no one has seen or heard of the Society or their secrets. We now suspect that their last remaining trace may be hidden inside a newly discovered room, appearing to be the architect’s old office. This is where we call upon your most immediate help.
All ratings (227)
Very Positive
w
1 escape room
Really immersive since it takes place in a real life historic landmark. Cool reveals throughout into different spaces with a nice plot twist as well. Unfortunately, a puzzle piece was missing from set up so we had a very anticlimactic ending as the GM just had to tell us to finish without completing the final puzzle.
Yes
Medium
m
6 escape rooms
This feels like a decently done classic (gen 2) room. The puzzles aren't that hard. There's technology, but nothing spectacular. The setting is nice, but maybe underutilized. All-in-all a nice room for beginners, with some good gameplay. Experienced puzzlers likely won't be blown away.
No
Easy
4
There are some puzzles that would be doable, but tricky with fewer than 3. Four seems like an ideal number.
Not scary
12
A couple of puzzles were a little harder to reach for an 11-year-old.
No
No
Yes
H
25 escape rooms
Room was spacious and beautiful but the puzzles didn’t follow the theme and didn’t necessarily fit into the story.
Puzzles were fine with some fun reveals but the puzzles didn’t really follow a story and wasn’t super immersive
Big beautiful space
212 escape rooms
A genuinely interesting theme that fits perfectly with the beautiful and atmospheric building. The huge space was sparsely decorated but that only helped with the flow as we weren’t being distracted by superfluous toot. I don’t think the puzzles were particularly challenging but they were fun and well suited to the theme. We loved the whole feel of the room and place, which is maybe why we’re forgiving of the amount of time we spent (wasted) playing on old tech and completing unnecessary puzzles. It just didn’t matter and every minute was fun.
157 escape rooms
This room was a lot of fun, there were gimmicks, gadgets, and a few locks. The puzzles were not difficult on the whole, but some require critical thinking for sure. I'm looking forward to doing their other rooms.
Not scary
107 escape rooms
Good fun room to get us into it before their other rooms. Enjoyed the gameplay, some great puzzles and good communication skills required.
No
Easy
3
Not scary
11
No
No
Not at all
Yes
Yes
t
53 escape rooms
This was an excellent classic escape room, with great use of technology for its age. As a team of two, we loved this, had a great GM, and look forward to doing more of Sherlocked's rooms in the future. The integration of the story into the setting was a particular highlight.
Yes
Medium
Mechanical
Not scary
No
No
Not at all
Yes
Yes
31 escape rooms
Having this in a historic building was so good and perfect for the story. Most of the puzzles flowed very well until we got stuck towards the end then once we were able to get through, it felt a little rushed and anticlimactic.
No
Medium
Mechanical
2
Not scary
10
No
No
Somewhat
There are some parts that would be really difficult with mobility issues.
Yes
Limited
Yes
12 escape rooms
It was fun! A bit oldschool/lock and key but fun :D GM was nice.
e
435 escape rooms
The Architect focuses on puzzles rather than set or story, but as you might expect from an older game, signposting and design aren't quite as smooth as more modern games. There's some unusual and clever elements to it that make it more interesting than a generic room. Overall this is a fine but not an outstanding game - I'd feel OK telling friends to play it, but it wouldn't be at the top of the list.
Easy
3
4 enthusiasts were fine, 3 would probably also be good. 2 might be pushing it.
Not scary
No
No
Not at all
One area of the game requires stepping over an obstacle. You could get away with only one person doing it if you needed.
Yes
