The Explorer's Diary (Mission)
Overwhelmingly positive (74 ratings)
- Escape room
- IRL
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Peru, 1946. You've heard of Sir Benjamin Diggit, a famous archaeologist who disappeared along with his treasures. Following his ruined diary, and assisted by a rather stuck-up member of the British Authorities, your Mission is set! Just make sure the same fate doesn’t befall you…
- 2-7
- 75 mins
- Not scary
Awards
- Best of Morty (2023) - Morty
- Finalist (2023) - TERPECA
- Best of Morty (2022) - Morty
- Nominee (2022) - TERPECA
All (74)
Overwhelmingly positive
Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive
Reviews
lucydetolcrew
70 escape rooms
BRILLIANT hosting - great experience to have the host so involved in the room to push the story along, it really worked. Great flow to the room and lots to do so each member of the team was occupied.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Our GM was AMAZING
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
Mechanical
Ideal number of players
3
Scary
Not scary
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
Yes
GM was involved in the game and facilitated to move the story along
Physically active
Somewhat
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
arandsom
148 escape rooms
As far as adventure/discovery rooms go this is one of the best. The hosts really bring things to life and some interactive elements will have you cackling. A great mix of puzzles and set design to get both your mind and body working. As always with Hounds, flawless tech, design and staff!
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Scary
Not scary
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
Yes
Physically active
Somewhat
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
Jigsaw
390 escape rooms
What's to say, Hounds is awesome. Explorers diary was the last of the 3 hounds rooms we played that day. And I really enjoyed it. Set was good, 1 little jump scare and since it happened to me, the rest of the team thought it was funny. Overall good. Didn't leave enough time to enjoy the bar area after, but I'd recommend leaving some time for that too , plenty moonshine cocktails available!!
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Easy to find location
Yes
TheWorldEscapeCrew
707 escape rooms
Hounds offer one of the most immersive experiences in the UK, too quality set design, dynamic and varied puzzles, plus fun interactions with GMs who each play a unique character
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Live actors
No
But the GM is in character before, during and after the game
mfjdoesescapes
115 escape rooms
Fantastic. Is what a modern escape room should look to be - immersive, story driven. Combining puzzles with suitable theatrics without ruining the immersion.
Gameplay
Very immersive - gameplay was linear yet didn’t feel like it. There were a number of places you could vary it before being gated
Atmosphere
Lots of atmospheric effects
Customer service
Best live actor performance so far and we’ve had a few.
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Story
Solid story that made sense and didn’t feel entirely out of place from some film universes
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
2
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
2
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
Yes
Physically active
Somewhat
Not really much - slight stooping required
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
Philipp
200 escape rooms
Such a wonderful game, one of the best games I played in the UK, highly recommend it!
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Scary
Not scary
clumsychele
92 escape rooms
Outstanding escape room! Can not fault it at all! Highly recommend!!! Best gms and lobby too
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Scary
Not scary
ellie
59 escape rooms
i’m not usually a big fan of adventure games however this one i found really really fun! there was a great rage of puzzles and the ending is cool! very much recommend:)
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
4
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
16
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
Yes
not in the room, gm’s are live actors outside room during brief / debrief
Physically active
Somewhat
Accessibility
few visual and one(?) audio puzzle
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
jamie
86 escape rooms
So much fun! Hounds have such a consistent high quality throughout their games and their newest venture does not disappoint! My group was one of the first to play this as a test game and even during its trial period, it was faultless. A nice mixture of puzzles, something for everyone! The set design is beautiful and the experience is so immersive - even down to the actor GMs staying in character for your whole visit! Definitely a must-play, everyone should add this to their wishlist!
marissa
28 escape rooms
Such a great experience! Atmosphere and theme was so immersive and the whole set and mechanics are hand built by the owners, and it’s still one of the best sets I’ve seen. Puzzles were fairly straightforward but there was just enough moving around and activity to make it enjoyable. Highly recommend this family owned company as this was an amazing first game and they were all super friendly.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Story
Difficulty
Medium
4/10 on puzzle difficulty as it’s family friendly, but there are a large amount of puzzles to solve so that adds to the challenge of the game
Game tech
Mechanical
Very mechanical and of high quality!
Ideal number of players
3
Played as a team of 2 but it wasn’t difficult, though 3 may be ideal as there’s lots to interact with
Scary
Not scary
May be a tad spooky for younger players but generally fine
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
Yes
An in-character host but they aren’t present during the game
Physically active
Somewhat
Accessibility
Unfortunately not accessible
Easy to find location
Yes
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Editorial
“Explorer’s Diary is about as close to perfect as a game could get..this game was a joy to play..“
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