We were a group with ages ranging from 12 to 71 and had a great time and a lot of laugh. Mo and Stu helped make the experience a great one
This was the 10th escape room I have been to in Birmingham, and it is one of the best and most memorable. The GM was friendly, polite and explained things well. The escape room itself was very atmospheric and the puzzles were logical - not that they were easy, but they didn't leave you randomly guessing solutions. The NPC actor played their part to a tee. Would recommend without question.
Naz was a great game host. Aided us well. Scary and very fun. Lots of screams and laughter. Would definitely recommend. Perfect for two people or for a big group!
Room: Survival Number of Players: 3 Price: £89.10 (inc 10% discount) Escape Time: 64:11 / 90:00 Game Master: Naz Game overall was quite good, but could be amazing with a few improvements. Naz was very good and friendly. She gave helpful hints when we asked for help, and told us when we hit the half-way point, which I found useful. The environment is a LOT more immersive than the ones I've had with ClueHQ so far. The rooms are of a decent size, meaning you can fit larger groups (unlike ClueHQ where you can only fit about 3 people in). However there is not that many puzzles, and you can't really complete these puzzles simultaneously, so no more than 3 active players is what I would recommended for the best experience. In the game we had 3 players, but only given 2 torches. Although the worker said this is part of the fun, I personally think it sucks the fun out of it, as it almost makes it a 2 player game, and 1 player is required to be joined at the hip (so bring people who are co-operative and willing to share the torch). I don't know how many torches are handed out for other sized games. We had a malfunction with the radio, where the game master needed to come in to help fix, which breaks immersion a bit. I also think the NPC was a bit too nice, which is immersion breaking for a horror game. The puzzles was very interesting, although a few were a bit on the confusing side. I really like this room was 90min instead of the usual 60min. It meant we could take a bit more time with the puzzles and get out in time. Nevertheless, I feel the room should have more puzzles, and a few of the puzzles need to be made clearer. Without spoiling anything, there were some very interesting and unique set pieces, that I haven't experienced in other escape rooms as of yet. Highly recommended! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Improvements: - A few more puzzles. We finished very early on with minimal hints. - 3 torches for 3 player games. 2 torches almost makes it a 2 player game. - Few more jump-scares ### SPOLIERS ### - (SPOILER) - I think when the NPC asks us to split up, there needs to be a more organic way to split us up without just telling us. e.g. we each need to press a button simultaneously in different rooms, and the doors shuts on us. Otherwise the immersion can be broken. - (SPOLIER) - The jail bar puzzle may need to be clearer. Really struggled to get the zero. - (SPOLIER) - The puzzle with the sacks containing dates, jobs, and colour was a bit odd, as they resulted in 2 solutions and each solution is inputted in different rooms. The final room should probably have it's own unique puzzle. ### SPOLIERS ###
Tired, lack lustre and simple. Advertised as a 5 star difficulty horror themed room with few padlocks, we didn't rush through by any means and were done in 41 minutes. We counted 7 puzzles to complete in total with 3 padlock style puzzles. Naz was a welcoming host but frankly having an NPC ruined the experience as it broke the atmosphere. There is no story, just random 'scary' posters and props, which makes you wonder what you are trying to achieve when starting the room. Loud music in the room made no sense and couldn't hear the other people. Traps actually hurt too, be warned. You'd be far better spending the 10 extras minutes travelling into central Birmingham and getting a far better crafted escape experience. Price is extortionate for the quality of this escape room, I'd personally advise to avoid.