Espionage

Another brilliant room by cipher!

We felt a tinge of melancholy as we exited Espionage, the first room made by The Cipher Room but our 5th and last one — because there are no more to do (until the release of their next room in 2025). Despite being 8 years old (albeit updated multiple times), Espionage holds up well and is still a fantastic room in its own unique way. As usual, the theming and atmosphere are unmatched, and the puzzles clever and fun. I only wish we could have taken longer to finish so we could spend more time in the room to savour the exquisite design and craftsmanship.

Completed this room with 4 people. It was an immersive room with a lot of creative puzzles that incorporated a lot of different elements around the room. A lot of unique puzzles I had never seen before. I would recommend having 3 or 4 people at least as there are a lot of things to look at and explore around the room. Really enjoyed it and would highly recommend this room and any of the Cipher Room escape rooms!

One thing we enjoy about escape rooms is when we learn something new. And this one certainly taught us a few new techniques to apply to future endeavours. Also, gameplay, immersiveness & storyline were excellent!

Very immersive and engaging room. I came across puzzles that I haven’t seen before which was interesting. The storyline flowed well. Will definitely be back for the other cipher rooms!

I really enjoyed my time playing Espionage from The Cipher Room! I would consider it to be more on the easier side of escape rooms and would recommend beginners and families to try it out! Even seasoned enthusiasts will have a kick playing this room. Furthermore, it's not scary whatsoever so it appeals to everyone!

From the get go this room was amazing. Our game master, Maddison, was incredibly friendly and welcoming. The atmosphere inside the room was perfect for the setting and not too overwhelming with sounds or lighting. The flow of the game and puzzles was intuitive and difficult enough to make us think about it but not get stuck for too long at any one puzzle. An overall amazing experience, we can't wait to go back and do the other rooms!

Did this room 4 years ago. No interesting puzzles, no impressive atmosphere, no high-tech and mechanicals. And they even copy idea of puzzles! I don't need to leave bad reviews if this is just a normal experience in a normal room. But I check their reviews and I do believe this room is overselling.

From the get go this room was fantastic, full of a huge variety of puzzles that flowed immaculately, absolutely no notes. The mechanics of the room were so exciting and kept us entertained from start to finish. Every puzzle was entirely different from the other keeping us moving forward in new and exciting ways. Came out of this room feeling on top of the world, as our first of 3 experiences of the day at Cipher it set the bar incredibly high. Our Game Master Ryan (great name) was wonderful and tolerated our bullshit with a smile. This room is an absolute MUST.

Such a killer room when it came to general flow and variety, my friends and I blitzed through this one with the biggest smiles on our faces. Spy-themed rooms always run the risk of being very drab/document-heavy experiences but Espionage never had that issue, a truly classic, perfectly designed escape room. Props to our GM Ryan who was a great sport and made our stint at the Newtown venue awesome.