A good puzzle :) The escape rooms has 4 rooms to escape from, and they were just the right level of…read morecomplexity, we did need the occasional hint but it really was just a hint. Our group did room 13 and took us just under an hour, apparently that is quite good with around a 10% success rate. All of our group had fun and were mentally challenged throughout the tasks set before us, glad we did not attempt this after we had been drinking. We had booked all 4 rooms and then we split up into our four groups, again this is a great activity for a large group or small as you could do all four rooms at different times if you wanted. The staff were great at setting the scene and also were polite and easy to get along with throughout, there is also a bar on site so once finished you can congratulate each other or commiserate over a drink. We loved this and I suspect i will be back in the future.

My girlfriend took me here for my birthday, as we'd previously done other breaking out games and…read moreenjoyed them. We took on a 4* room (the name of which escapes me) themed on escaping a murderers lair before he returned to, well, murder us! The room was suitably creepy, with imitation knives, axes and body parts scattered around the room. The only problem was that the most challenging part of the room was that it was very dimly lit. We escaped with nearly 12 minutes to spare, but I feel like if the lights had been on, we'd have escaped much sooner as there weren't that many puzzles to complete, and they were relatively easy once we were able to see them. I would like to come back and try a different room though as it was fun, just a bit easy. Nice bar and waiting area which is a big plus, although you can't take drinks into the room with you.

I have played The Invitation and Vault 17 and loved both games. Vault 17 is more interactive, while…read moreThe Invitation has a few hard puzzles, both are great fun! Hosts are very helpful too. Sign-up on their site for promotions, which make it amazing value for money!

As an escape room (and groupon) junkie I couldn't pass up an opportunity for a Blueprint game when…read moreI saw it on Groupon. Brilliant set up and great variety of puzzles, fun and challenging. The looks pretty authentic - as if you stepped in to cold war times via time machine. Highly recommend!

I have done two of the rooms- Detective's Office and Madchester, both were very fun to play. Rooms…read morefeature a great variety of well-thought puzzles, so we definitely felt challenged. Time just flies by, an hour feels like 5min. The game masters both times were incredibly helpful and found witty ways to give us hints without being too obvious. Props only add to the experience! I have to say I have received an email saying that this location will be closed, so hurry up!

First of all I think it's great that no one has posted any spoilers on here for the benefit of…read morethose who haven't experienced Breakout yet. Even on social media, you'll find it difficult to discover exactly what's in store. The secrecy is one of their best marketing tools. Located up an unassuming set of stairs accessed from Brazennose Street next to Veeno, you arrive into their 'holding area' and await further instructions. They currently have six different themed rooms (two are the same so you can race against your friends in an identical game room). They each have a difficulty rating so you can decide when you book which one you'd prefer to try. Once a room has been featured for a while they change it to something different. Having tried it twice so far, we failed the five starred 'Sabotage' but escaped the four starred 'Virus'. But it all depends on how you work together and communicate as a team. There's no physical activity apart from dashing around the rooms trying to solve the puzzles and codes - it'll certainly work out your brain though! A terrifically different and well organised operation, we've already booked to come back here to try another room. Tip: it's proving extremely popular, so be sure to book online well in advance.

I have done two out of thee of their rooms and loved it. They are unusual - a lot of new puzzles I…read morehaven't seen before and also quite realistic. Really fun and cleverly designed escape rooms. The manager is very friendly and very passionate about escape rooms- gave us a few advises on escape rooms in Manchester. Plus always goes to the trouble of making a paper photo of the team. Can't wait to do the third room!

Absolutely loved this, we went for a friends birthday, there were four of us which I think was a…read moreperfect number because we all got a chance to try and work out clues and we all had a hand in getting as far as we did. We chose The Treasure Hunt room which was the hardest room but we were very close to breaking out (with a little help from a few clues along the way!) The staff were really helpful and friendly and didn't even complain when we turned up about 15 mins late due to the traffic in Manchester! Would definitely recommend this venue and this room especially.. we will definitely be returning! It was difficult but there were some very clever clues!

We did Santa's Cabin as family of 4 (7yo boy and 11yo girl) and it was awesome! the room looked…read moregreat with lots of atmosphere and puzzles were enough to have the adults having a good think at times while also being not too hard that the kids felt lost or unable to help. We got out with time to spare and were all buzzing about it! can't wait to go back, daughter wants to do wizard academy room with her friends for her birthday party and the boy wants us to also do it together lol. Highly recommend this place, staff, cafe and bar, rooms, layout, cleanliness, atmosphere, were all absolutely amazing! Cant wait to go back!

A fun experience for all the family, we did Merlin 2 adults and 3 teenagers…read more Keeps your brain ticking. Kieran was a great host, and Amber was really friendly on the desk. Will definitely come again

Unfortunately I am going to have to update the review . When…read morewe went for a game today, we were waiting for a clue for just over four minutes. These are the minutes we desperately lacked at the end of the game - when I asked the game master to give those back to us, he said he couldn't. He apologised and said he was managing two groups at a time - I appreciate that, but that doesn't change the fact we lost because we were waiting for almost 10% of the time for the clue.

From the owner: When we create a new escape game the excitement makes our imaginations run wild and we get…read morecompletely carried away! Our greatest enjoyment is watching players experience this same excitement during the game as they try to solve tricks and problems such as they have never experienced before.

Scrolling through Living Social for things to do, I have spotted an offer for up to five a game at…read moreTick Tock Unlock. Manchester venue has only two games, eventually we played them both, had a great time. I really enjoyed there type of riddles, would say a bit different logic to Clue HQ. As usual, during the game you can ask for clues, but it's up to game masters whether you will get one. After the first game we got an offer for a discount on the second game - which is handy if you are escape room fan!