The Hideaway

We loved this! A very intuitive game with excellent puzzles. We thoroughly enjoyed the breakdown of puzzle stats afterward. We were told it’s usually recommended to do this room with 3+ people and it can be tricky with only two, but we escaped with 10 min to spare 😎

Puzzles medium to hard, most of them we don’t find that challenging , some puzzles, bit subjective and you need to try a lot of times before getting the correct answer, I don’t think it’s a great puzzle in someway . Overall experience 2/10 due to GM

The set overall was very cool. Some of the puzzles felt disjointed from their clues, and there were a lot of puzzles to get through so it became hard to stay in the rhythm of the game.

Not a particularly hard room and very linear. Still enjoyable.

Another great room that delivers a clever mixture of hi-tech and low-tech puzzles that require you to think outside the box. Despite this being technically their “hardest” room, we found it easier than their “easier” rooms, finishing in around 38 minutes, though we did get tripped up on the final puzzle and wasted a fair bit of time because we missed something right in front of us!

8/10

Another banger from Riddle Room, the Hideaway really made us pay attention to the finer details. Story-wise, this one felt like the most ambitious across all their experiences as there were so many details that needed to be implemented correctly to really sell the police hostage narrative, but with each clue and piece of evidence we discovered, a very well thought out picture began to emerge. Nicely done. The puzzles were definitely on the trickier side with a couple moments leaving us confused before we realised how easy it is to overlook certain details. Everything from the set to the props to the cracks in the bricks were immaculate and well-maintained, it’s clear from the word go just how much love and care is put into all of Riddle Room’s experiences. Loved it. 8.2/10 🔏🧩

A bit of a tone shift compared to our previous two rooms at RRC but not one that was in any way negative. Hideaway lived up to its name with numerous puzzles taking a double, triple and sometimes quadruple check before we noticed key details we were missing on a rushed first glance. This did adjust our playing style a little bit but did also assist us into leaning into the detective themeing of the room. Some interesting puzzles and a fun use of tech but not one of my favourite rooms we played here. Still a very entertaining room and one I'd definitely recommend.

Today we did the Hideaway. It felt immersive right away. They showed us hints on the display, So that we weren't led astray. The story was to find the cop, And had a lot of locks to pop. A mix of puzzles new and traditional, To find the one finding the criminal. At one point we broke linearity (Afterwards the GM gave clarity) A challenging room and a fun ride Don't forget to check both sides.

We did two other escape rooms on the same day (with a group 4) before doing hideaway. This room was our least favourite of the three. It was more padlock heavy and had a lot of of puzzles, definitely the hardest of the three rooms. I think my brain was also a bit fried by the time we did this room so that made it more challenging. We also made some silly mistakes when we found stuff that distracted us from having a thorough look after solving certain puzzles. In addition, we apparently accidentally broke the linearity of the room, which confused us for a bit, but managed to eventually get ourselves back on track. It was nice that the staff came in and explained how we performed on different puzzles and gave us insight into how other groups generally performed.