There's Something Outside

Quite disappointing, lacklustre set and puzzles for the theme of choice.

We didn’t set out to tackle Exitus’ toughest room first; it just happened to fall like that due to availability. Normally, we’d start with an easier ‘warm-up’ room, but actually, we found the extra challenge fired up our brains even more. James (our GM) explained that we must collect and charge the nine batteries required to power our spaceship and return to Earth. This succinct objective was really helpful as we knew exactly what we were looking for throughout the experience. The inclusion of something to write on was also key for us, especially as there were some math puzzles. The various rooms along the way were spacious and atmospheric, with eerie green lighting in one that felt distinctly alien. Billed as a ‘space horror’, we were fully expecting to jump out of our skin. While it was a little jumpy at times, we’d generally classify it as spooky rather than all-out horror. We were told that There’s Something Outside was recently changed from a non-linear to a linear room based on feedback. Having not played the room in its previous configuration, I can’t comment on which works better. We did find the flow of puzzles and signposting to be very smooth, intuitive and satisfying. There was a good variety of puzzle types, as well as a lock type we hadn’t encountered before. (maths, logic, ciphers, memory), There was a lot to get through, but we worked well as a team. The escape rate for this room sits at around 10%! We were delighted to escape with nearly 10 minutes to spare!

As always Exitus were very inviting and friendly! Loved seeing Watson the dog! This was a cool room with unique and fun puzzles. Storyline and puzzles flowed well. Some jump scares nothing actively scary.

Enjoyable room with cool ambience and challenging puzzles that make you think outside the box. Team there are super friendly