Going over Halloween meant that we were there for the Lunar Festival and the town was suitably themed for spooky season. The decor really is superb and the actors go out of their way to make the whole experience feel genuine. London’s longest running escape company is also one of the most highly rated, and their most recommended rooms are also their hardest and most recent. ORIGENES in particular takes an ambitious concept and executes it brilliantly. Co-Decode: Professor Dunstan, Sub Terra (Swindon)

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GOVR location at Presuming Ed's closed late 2021, eagerly awaiting an update on a new location but no news as of mid-2022. Is it an escape room...? Well, no... but this should by no means put escape room fans off going because it has so many elements of the theatre and story element that we love in escape rooms. Famed for its size, immersion and frights, Operation Clearsafe is one of the UK’s favourite scary escapes. If you fancy your chances in a zombie-infested laboratory, this is the place to go. Rush Hour Escape Rooms: Return to Wonderland (Spalding)

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Houdini’s have exploded from a single location independent to one of the UK’s biggest chains, but of their games these two continue to impress. Both are available at other branches, but for the best experience playing the original versions in Southampton seems to be your best option. Hounds Escape: The Explorer’s Diary, Southern Dis-comfort, Questionable Ethics (Crawley) NEW! Hot on the trail of lost explorer South Dakota Jones you find yourself trapped in a Mayan Temple! Can you find the explorer? Can you find your way out? Will your team survive? Escape room blogger Brit of an Escape Habit built this charming gem of a game, and her expertise is evident in the clever puzzles. It’s lovely to look at and includes a set of optional bonus puzzles to provide extra content for experienced players. XscapeNow: Runaway Train (Telford) A London legend, Escape In Time have now opened their second game but the spooky original remains a firm favourite for many. I played it many years ago but the [redacted] surprise and the [redacted] remain warmly remembered highlights. Escape Kent Faversham: Wild West Saloon (Faversham) Other online games with friends have also become popular. If you need some inspiration, we’ve rounded up the best online games and multiplayer apps to play with your friends while at home.

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Escape room games are the most popular type of escape game. This genre took the world by storm in the form of real-life escape rooms where participants had to solve a string of clues and riddles to escape the room before they ran out of time. Here you can play solo or with a team to complete tasks that will take between one to two hours. There are five themed rooms to choose from: space race, cabin fever, a night at the theatre, school’s out and out of hours. Each has a different storyline and series of puzzles to complete and clues to collect. Cluefinders have two long-standing games, The Tomb and Remy’s Room. The games that made it onto this list are temporary alternative versions of those, with wholly different puzzles – catch them while they’re still available. clueQuest: cQ ORIGENES, Revenge of the Sheep (Central London) Physical escape rooms were inspired by video games, so there are plenty of classic examples of the genre to choose from. These older games tend to be designed around solo play, while more modern virtual escape rooms allow groups of friends to play as a team. Some escape rooms incorporate group-based games like trivia quizzes, while others take advantage of the online format by making you traipse around the internet in search of clues, like a digital sleuth. Originally by Clever Dilemma, Wild West Saloon is now operated by Escape Kent, and remains a popular choice despite the stiff local competition in and around Kent. Escape Nation: The Citadel, Incognito’s Secret Lair (Stafford)The puzzles were fun and challenging, the different types of interactions are great and there is a variety of different tasks which made it even better. Early Access Game Get instant access and start playing; get involved with this game as it develops.

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This year Enigma Rooms have no fewer than seven games in the top 100, more than any other company. First is the newest game at their Doncaster branch, Arabian Nights. Enigma Rooms Hull: Impact, Escape The Chocolate Factory (Hull) Great game enjoyed by 2 adults and 2 daughters aged 12 and 9 years old. The effects and tech was outstanding but the host did seem eager to give hints, several times before we asked. Nottingham is one of the country’s top escape room destinations for enthusiasts, and Cryptology’s games are a big part of that. Both Dreamscape and Daylight Robbery are fast paced variable-score games, and the latter in particular is legendary for the sheer quantity of puzzles it throws at you. DarkMaster: Into The Reliquary (Crowborough)Note: This Early Access game is not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you A company that seems less well known by enthusiasts but is much admired by those who’ve been, Rush Hour deserve a higher profile. Top option of their three rooms is an Alice theme where you’re saving Wonderland. Tempo: Eternal Life (Bath) There are several virtual escape room games you can now play online here at CrazyGames. Perhaps the most popular of which is Escape or Die by isotronic. This developer has a series of successful games in this genre which also includes Escape or Die 2 and The White Room.