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Playing the best of the 70s, 80s, and beyond, Radio Nowhere is the station everyone’s listening to. But when a body turns up in the recording booth, things get deathly silent. Identify suspects, narrow down your lines of investigation, and decipher secret broadcasts. Sounds like a normal enough case, but there’s a catch… The show must go on. Play your tunes, chat to your audience, and catch this killer before it’s too late.
All ratings (38)
Very positive
196 escape rooms
Great whodunnit themed experience in a radio studio
Yes
High tech
2
Not scary
15
No
No
Not at all
Hearing, vision and colour puzzles
Yes
Medium
209 escape rooms
Our experience with Radio Nowhere started before we stepped into the room, when we were given a clipboard of information to review at a table in the cafe. This gave some key details about a murder that had taken place, along with instructions on where to start when we entered the room. A short while later, we were led into the main Radio Nowhere HQ, and given complete control of the airwaves. We beamed at each other as we caught sight of the studio set-up, with its funky lighting, tape deck and microphone. The game is comprised of several acts, each of which requires you to complete key objectives to progress. These are delivered in the form of a questionnaire that is posted through a letterbox into the room. Once you've managed to answer all of the questions, you post these back through the letterbox and await the outcome. If all the answers are correct, the lights will dim, and some audio will be played that progresses the investigation. If incorrect, the questionnaire will be posted back through the door with the wrong answers highlighted. The first task we were given was to identify potential suspects. As the game progressed, we were then tasked with establishing motive, means and opportunity for each of these, with the ultimate aim to uncover the murderer. The most impressive thing about this room is how personalised it is. It's been designed to allow the GM to adapt to the players' strengths and weaknesses. We definitely weren't as comfortable as some might be with the role-playing aspect, which was toned down in the second half of the game. You can live your best life as a radio host, taking listener calls and unlocking new nuggets of information. Or you can focus more on uncovering physical clues throughout the space. I was surprised at the joy of finding new cassette tapes hidden throughout the room that allowed us to unlock new songs to play on the radio station. There were some fun interactive elements, such as an old computer, a mixing desk and a radio that you can tune to different frequencies. There is also an LED listener count display that updates in real time, based on how much engagement you have with the audience. Radio Nowhere is unlike any escape room we've played! Part murder mystery, part immersive experience, it took us out of our comfort zone and surprised us in fun and unique ways. The incredible personalisation really elevated the experience for us, which was in no small part down to our incredible GM Ronan. I honestly cannot recommend it enough. It's superb! A full review of the games on offer at this venue can be found here: https://escapepuzzler.com/case-closed-edinburgh-uk-feature/
a
19 escape rooms
Excellent escape room Incredibly immersive, felt like we were actually radio show hosts. GM was brilliant and engaging throughout.
Yes
Medium
High tech
Not scary
No
No
Yes
M
18 escape rooms
This room is really not like any other I’ve done before (50+ rooms around the world). If you are looking for a very fun immersive experience that’s almost more of an Ace Attorney case than an escape room, you’ll love this. If you really need lock and key type puzzles to enjoy an escape room, you might not. But for my money, if you’re in Edinburgh, this is absolutely worth the trip!!!!! Shoutout to our game master, Rowan, who was absolutely fantastic. And of course a shoutout to Sampson Industrial Loose Nails.
V
56 escape rooms
Less of an escape room and more of a puzzle room that is fully focused on experiencing the story. Very fun, non-linear and not lock focused.
N
9 escape rooms
Irregular escape room that prioritized plot over hi-tech puzzles and special effects, to great effect. Absolute blast, our group of 8 had a ton of fun and our host was excellent and happy to match our energy.
Yes
Medium
Mechanical
6
Not scary
12
No
Yes
Not at all
Yes
Easy
Located close to the tram
115 escape rooms
A highly entertaining room that follows a really cool story with lots of creativity and logic.
Yes
Hard
High tech
4
Not scary
10
No
No
Not at all
Yes
Limited
282 escape rooms
This room was so much fun. Not a typical escape room but challenging for an enthusiast like myself as well as my friend (this was their second room). The game master was amazing! Definitely recommend.
Not scary
No
67 escape rooms
Absolutely brilliant room - not your traditional escape room but we loved it! The setting is great and provided lots of amusement for DJ Disco Duck and DJ Lo-Fi! Rowan was a fantastic host and cannot recommend this enough, one of the best rooms we’ve done, excellent story and attention to detail and definitely coming back to try the other room when we return to Edinburgh! Book now, you won’t be disappointed!
122 escape rooms
Something different from an escape room as you are trying to solve a murder whilst keeping the listeners on your radio station. As a family of 5 we managed. Love how this is a 90 minute game instead of the usual 60 mins which goes too quickly! Some really clever aspects to the game and a big thank you once again to Ronan for looking after us so well. Highly recommended
