Come Bargain With Uncanny Things | Review
You have been requested and invited to come bargain with Uncanny Things. This is a world much like ours, with one exception. Those creatures in old stories and legends: the…
Robin Ward: The Roottrees Are Dead | Review
The Roottrees Are Dead Review | The year is 1998. A private jet belonging to the Roottree Corporation has crashed. On it were The Roottree Sisters and their parents. Combined,…
Escape from the Room: Enigma Express | Review
Enigma Express Review | It’s 1941 and the Enigma Express is travelling from Dover to London. In what would seem to be an otherwise ordinary train journey, you notice that…
A Ton of Puzzles: A Review of Room of One Hundred Puzzles
Room of One Hundred Puzzles is a brand-new escape-room-style experience from Rogue Productions, the brainchild of escape room industry veteran Dean Rodgers (who also happens to be the newly hired…
Color Gray Games: The Rise of the Golden Idol | Review
The Rise of the Golden Idol Review | The Idol was lost — but not forgotten. In this followup to the award winning detective game The Case of the Golden…
Mary Shelley’s House of Frankenstein: Victor’s Lair | Review
Victor’s Lair Review | Welcome to Victor Frankenstein’s miserable attic quarters strewn with insane equations, strange artefacts and miscellaneous body parts. Victor is close to unlocking the mysteries of life…
Escape from the Room: Chamber of Champions | Review
Chamber of Champions Review | The King of the 8 Realms of Kandala has died and by the rules of the Continent, a new ruler must be selected. Long gone…
Puzzle Post: The Disappearance | Review
Puzzle Post The Disappearance Review | Uncover the mystery behind Dr. Carter’s disappearance. With shadowy forces intent on silencing her groundbreaking findings in the icy Arctic, it’s up to you…
Robust Games: Loco Motive | Review
Welcome aboard the Reuss Express, a journey of a life-time derailed by an unexpected assassination… On the eve of a landmark speech by the wealthy heiress Lady Unterwald, a straight-laced…
Mary Shelley’s House of Frankenstein: The Body in the Suitcase | Review
The Body in the Suitcase Review | Do you have what it takes to solve a gruesome mystery? An ominous suitcase thought to contain a number of body parts and…
Here are all the puzzles from EnigMarch 2025 (so far!)
EnigMarch is once again here! A month long challenge for designing puzzles. As an enjoyer and a puzzle designer… I’m sold! Whether you’re following along as a designer or solver,…
Mary Shelley’s House of Frankenstein: The Shallows | Review
The Shallows Review | You’ve gained unauthorised access to The Shallows only to discover the conspiracy rumours are a great deal worse than ever imagined. You have 1 hour to…
Color Gray Games: The Case of the Golden Idol | Review
The Case of the Golden Idol Review: Step into the shoes of an 18th century detective and uncover the mystery behind twelve strange deaths spanning 50 years, all somehow connected.…
The best escape rooms in Edinburgh
It’s official, I’ve played all the escape rooms in Edinburgh – well, at least as of my time of writing this! Thankfully new and even more brilliant rooms are popping…
The Escape Room Championship Announces Details for 2025
In a recent post and email newsletter, the team behind the World Escape Room Championship (or ER Champ for short) have unveiled some of the details for the upcoming 2025…
Can You Escape York: Operation Contagion | Review
Can You Escape – Operation Contagion Review | You are a crack team of scientists, developing a cure to the deadly CY-Virus sweeping the globe, infecting humanity with the zombie…
Scarlet Envelope: Christmas Postcards | Review
Merry and bright puzzle cards! Each of our Christmas cards is a mini-game of family-friendly & brain-teasing gameplay. Decipher Santa’s wish, solve multi-layered puzzles with Rudolf, THINK, and HAVE FUN!…
A Weekend in Madrid: 10 Escape Rooms with Unboxd Experiential Events
I recently had the excellent fortune of taking part in an Escape Room tour of Madrid, organised by the wonderful people over at www.unboxd.com. Ten Escape Rooms over a weekend,…
Escape the Past: The Deacon’s Cabinet | Review
The Deacon’s Cabinet Review | A historical heist escape room which challenges you to outsmart the infamous Deacon William Brodie – Edinburgh’s favourite villain, and the inspiration for Jekyll &…
Inside the World Escape Room Championship Finale
If you think you’re fast at solving escape rooms, then there’s really only one place to put your skills to the test: The World Escape Room Championship. Organised by Lock…