one of the best escape rooms ive done! multiple rooms, each intricately decorated and had plenty of…read morepuzzles. me and my partner did the da vinci themed room, we had a bit of a hard time but our host helped us through and we were able to escape. this was such a fun experience and i recommend this escape room spot!

Starting with the props, to the person and the puzzles, it was all good! I entered to find a really…read morecool foyer with a map wall, fun props and simple puzzles inspired by Da Vinci's inventions which you can play with. I quite liked that you can start with those to mentally get ready while you wait. The person who worked there was very nice and answered all our questions with a smile. He introduced us to the game in which we would be finding the Holy Grail by solving puzzles set up by 'Da Vinci' himself. The puzzles were really inventive and I won't spoil it, but one moment in the game feels like magic. I have done a bunch of the escape games in London, but the challenges in this one felt fresh and fun and there was some real originality. I found the room challenges to be fairly straightforward and clear and the Da Vinci theme was well-done. We only asked for one hint and finished with 11 minutes to spare, so I think the difficulty level was perfect for us. I particularly liked the physical games just because they were quite fun, but all of them were good and there was a fair amount of all types of puzzles. Love Popups London gave me the opportunity to try this game and I definitely got lucky, it was one of the best in London that I have tried! The production values were excellent and the problems were varied and fun to solve. I would definitely recommend this game!

We did St Angelos castle at Covent Garden, and Sherlocked at Vauxhall and both are fantastic,…read moreespecially with a special price on promo's they run The staff are friendly and their experiences are very much recommended. The rooms are well thought out and among the best I've been to I would say. There's always room for improvement, but these here are great!

I was invited to play Komnata's Doctor Frankenstein room by Love Popups London the other day. The…read moreroom's premise is quite simple, the Professor has been trying to create artificial life, but just as he was close to a breakthrough, he has gone missing. We have one hour to unravel the mystery of what happened to him. The room itself has a very steampunk feel to it, which is really well done with lots of details and decorations. It's a bit dark in the beginning, as finding the light source is part of the game, but once you've gotten past this first hurdle, it's a quite well lit room with lots to discover. The storyline is very linear with lots of hints and instructions built into the room itself, which makes it very suitable for beginners, younger players, or couples. Children from 12 years are allowed to play this room without adult supervision, and it would definitely be solvable for a group of teenagers. So many different puzzles, riddles and clever machinery are part of this room, we didn't feel bored or stuck for a second and blasted through the plot in just 34 minutes. As all four of us have played A LOT of escape rooms though, we didn't think it was too easy at all. As experienced players I would just recommend having less players on your team. An experienced couple will likely get a good 45+ minutes out of this gorgeous room. The props and decorations all looked really well done, well placed, and within theme. A very solid room that was a lot of fun to play! I just wish there was a little more to do so we could have stayed in it longer as it was just so enjoyable!

Lady Chastity's Reserve - The Four Thieves (Room 1), Clapham was my 156th escape room. I'm from Los…read moreAngeles, CA and I've played a number of rooms with live actors. Sometimes I'm weary of live actors, but they integrated their live actor/game host well. Ford, I believe her name was (or Gabriel, in line with the character everyone meets) was fabulous and fun. This was also the first time I've played a room where you win a bottle of wine and it was located in a bar establishment. That alone was well worth it! I've consider this room to be a first generation room (no tech), but they did a solid job. Escape rooms have become more and more elaborate, but if you can make a solid first generation room, I'd take that over finicky tech based rooms. It was dark, however, but you do get flashlights. Also, it's a creepy room and my group and I hate creepy, but it was a lot of fun for my group and I. Can't think of any jump scares. I'd definitely recommend them and would love to be back for more!

This escape room is quite something! It was very enjoyable and really well done. Don't worry,…read morethere's no spoilers in this review. You can gather and chill in the Four Thieves pub downstairs and wait for Gabriel to find you. You'll easily recognise him by his old timey garb and creepy stare. This escape room has an actual storyline you have to follow, a bit like those classic adventure games. Randomly searching for clues isn't as helpful as it is in most other escape rooms as only the storyline will help unlock the clues. The room is really well done, very dark and moody, slightly creepy but not too scary. Decor and props are fantastically made, the room tends to get quite hot though, so be aware of that when you dress for the day. The clues and riddles make sense and are all solvable if you stay on track. Overall a really good experience, would definitely recommend this one!

This game was great fun for our full day event. the game facilitator arrived on time and set the…read moregame up promptly. once the game was finished he packed up and we continued our celebration. very professional and fun game.

Aftermath: a puzzling immersive game…read more Had the chance to play this game thanks to @lovepopupslondon. A pro-active puzzle solving game where you and your team mates impersonate detectives that need to find a key witness in hiding. While I enjoyed playing this game I thought it was quite hard to understand the bigger picture of it. We were about 12 people and for me it was maybe too big of a group for the game. I would advise a 8 to 10 people group for an easier organisation and team work. I would highly recommend this game for a team building corporate event as it forces to works on your communication, organisational and logistic skills!

My husband is British and he had told me about the TV show which sounded awesome. Then one day, we…read morehappened to check into our hotel in London and what was on by chance but a Crystal Maze marathon! I caught both new and old episodes while we freshened up. Amazing! So I was delighted when I read about the live experience and I couldn't wait to play! I love escape rooms and this sounded right up my alley. We tried to convince my siblings-in-law to participate with us, but after several failed attempts, we just decided to carry forward and sign up just the two of us. We booked a weekday night slot at 9:15 pm in December. We reserved the last two spaces on a team of 8. The website and email confirmation says to arrive 30 minutes early to register, so we did, but signing the liability waiver only took a couple of minutes. I don't think you really need to arrive that early. They don't have a water fountain inside and I was so thirsty; they only sell a tiny bottles of water for 2 pounds, so we walked to nearby M&S to pick one up. When we got back, the rest of our team still hadn't arrived, so clearly, they're not stickler on this arrival time thing. We met our teammates, which were 4 people out on a team work outing. I'm not sure what happened to their other 2 members, but this worked out better since we each got to play more challenges. Each team gets to play 16 challenges total (from 4 different categories: Physical, Mental, Mystery and Skill) in 4 different zones -- just like the TV show! We had an amazing, theatrical host that really brought the game to life! We whizzed around through to the different challenges, following our wildly, fun host! The most impressive part of the game is just how detailed everything is! The zones look just like the ones from the TV show! In the aztec zone, you actually slide down the temple into sand! Be sure to look up down and all around! It's just like Disneyland in their attention to detail. I loved it! You start the game in the locker room where you can put on the bright colored jackets from the TV show to take some photos, but you'll leave your jacket behind. It's pretty hot running around. TIP: Just wear a t-shirt inside and comfy shoes you can run in. Then stash your stuff in the free lockers. You can't bring your phone inside either. Then you'll watch a fun intro video that introduces you to the show if you're unfamiliar, and then you'll meet your host, The Maze Master, and elect your Team Master. I was our Team Master who helps decide what challenge the team will take on (you'll always have a choice) and who from the team will take on the challenge. I was pretty easy going about it, especially since I didn't know other 4 members (but they were cool and it's easy to get along and make friends during the game). The challenges were fun whether you were playing yourself or just coaching on your teammate! In most of the games, it's easy to play along with and help your teammate out, so it's quite fun for everyone. Don't worry about getting locked in like the TV show; your team will audibly help you count down the time and tell you to get out if needed. The rooms are small, so it's always easy to get out in town. Also, if you do get locked in (our team didn't), the host will give a simple puzzle or riddles to solve apparently, so you can can rejoin the game. If you can't solve it, you'll lose a crystal. Hosts are also known to give out free crystals to teams as well though, so I really wouldn't worry about it. Each game you win, you earn a crystal which gets you 5 seconds in the Crystal Dome -- just like from the game. Our team of 6 ended up with 10 crystals (we were told most teams earn 6), We entered the Crystal Dome to try and catch as many gold tickets as we can (there's only gold tickets in this one). We ended up with 98! I think we were one of the high scores for the day! It didn't really matter; it was a load of fun! I thoroughly loved this! I asked how much of the game (ie: what percentage of challenges did we see), and they said it was only 40%! I'd definitely love to play it again and I think you'd definitely have some new experiences! It was such a blast! I highly recommend it!

If you've yet to go to the maze I would highly recommend it. I've been 3 times now - the first when…read moreit first opened, the next on my birthday in Nov 2016, and the last time a couple of weeks ago. In between my second and third time they updated some of the games so I wasn't having to replay ones I'd already done, and they do have the timing and characters down to a tee. It does feel like being on a cheapened version of the show, and for someone who was too young when it was on TV, it's made that one dream definitely come true. Expect 2 games each (you can sometimes fit in more) as there are 4 zones and 8 in a team. I've found its a good idea to plan ahead for the types of games people want or an order to run through, so you waste less time talking and get plenty of time to play the games. It is expensive for what it is but as an 'experience' it's comparable to other activities. The Maze Masters are all fantastic and really help you enjoy the experience.

I was lucky to snap up a preview slot with Adventox, a new escape game company in Shepherd's Bush…read more They're in a super convenient location, which is rare for this type of company, often warehouses, industrial areas, or large spaces in office buildings are used for escape games; Adventox have found a beautiful, slick space inside a shopping centre with a large window front entrance area. They did not cover up these windows but are utilizing them to create an airy, open waiting area that's bright and comfortable. I'm sure it also brings them foot traffic as people walking by can see groups waiting and being briefed. We first tackled Mission X, which sees your team racing against time to stop a missile attack on London. The briefing is done by a quick run-through of the usual escape game rules as well as an introductory video, which is quite well done! I do like video introductions to the theme, sometimes they do end up being on the lengthy side, but the Mission X one is quite straight forward and just the right length. Upon entering the first room, we immediately noticed that this one is a little different than most games of the same type. The riddles and clues weren't as standard, there were a lot of original ideas and puzzles I've never seen in the same way. Evidently we weren't prepared for that as we got stuck a few times, too focused on what we were used to and not thinking out of the box enough. There closer you get to disabling the missile, the more exciting the game gets, with quite a few nerve wracking and thrilling effects. Some of the props were still a little provisionary, but as this was a preview game, I trust that will be fixed in time. Most props and decorations were very well done though I could see some areas were people may be tempted to use brute force to try to hack their way into or out of items. Don't. You don't need to. You do, however, need to keep your mind open and think outside of the standard escape room tropes as this one really has some twists to it, and connections between puzzles and clues aren't always obvious as there is no set storyline or thread to help you along. We did stop the missile in time and enjoyed the game, but it was a mad scramble to figure out what clues and codes were to be used with which locks and riddles, so I'm taking off some points for that.  Overall, it's a really fun room with fresh new ideas. After averting a missile being launched into London, we gave our feedback to the owners and were again really lucky in being offered to preview the second room, Alcatraz, after a short break. This one has more of a thread or storyline than Mission X, which I prefer in escape games. But first things first! We were split up into two cells, positioned opposite one another with a small corridor inbetween. The few items in the cells provided us with everything we needed to make our way to the guard room where even more puzzles waited for us. There were again fresh concepts I hadn't seen in any other escape room before and they were really well done with all props and items working perfectly. Some of the puzzles and clues are amazingly fun to work with! Some thrill elements and a sense of time pressure and secrecy add to the immense enjoyment of this room. My whole team agreed that this room is the better of the two, even though both of them are really good. I can definitely recommend either one of them and am absolutely looking forward to their next game room!

I have done both Mission X and Escape from Alcatraz. The first time was with a group of friends…read morewhen we escaped from Alcatraz and we thankfully managed to get out :) A lot of team work and excitement and a lot of adrenaline rushing through our veins. The second time I went back with my niece and nephew and sis-in-law and so it was 2 kids with 2 adults and the mission was to save London. I found this game more challenging than Alcatraz as there was a lot of thinking involved and lots of puzzles to figure out. I don't think it is possible to do this first time round without clues but Alcatraz you can figure out without any help and clues. My brain was totally engaged in Mission X and it was such a great experience. I would totally recommend this for friends and team building but it really does bring everyone together as you have to all input to get out! Highly recommended as it is a lot of fun!

A fantastic find in our family trip to London. Loved that they are open late hours so you can see…read morethe tourist sides and do this after dinner. The rooms are different than any other types of room we had ever done. You will be in pitch darkness at times, and have to crawl or be in confined spaces. The location is in a sketchy alley under the train tracks which really makes you feel you will be the one murdered :-) But honestly, it adds to the whole immersive experience. Melissa our host in the Tinworth location was a fantastic hostess.

We did St Angelos castle at Covent Garden, and Sherlocked at Vauxhall and both are fantastic,…read moreespecially with a special price on promo's they run The staff are friendly and their experiences are very much recommended. The rooms are well thought out and among the best I've been to I would say. There's always room for improvement, but these here are great!

At No Escape London no one will hear you scream from their Dentist…read more Within this Dentist surgery there hides a rotting secret. Will you escape from your appointment or will you be trapped by the dentist and never leave?  The door slams shut behind and you have an hour to solve whom the dentist killed. Be quick though before the murdering dentist comes back.  Can you and your team escape in time or will you and your team fall to be his next victims? The room is quite impressive as it looks like an old fashioned dentist surgery with it's antique furniture and dental equipment lying around everywhere there is even an x-ray screen. All the clues and puzzles all lead onto cracking locks to open within the room from number coded locks to coloured ones. It is not an extremely challenging escape room but not too easy either. One or two puzzles had us having to drill into our brain power. We thankfully escaped. If you hate dentists then beware of the dentist and what lurks within the room. This room really does look like a dentist surgery. It is such fun. I highly recommend.

I was invited to try No Escape London's Escape The Dentist room with Love Popups London, and as…read moresomeone with a severe dentist phobia, I just had to challenge myself to try it out. This company is located in a tiny room atop a set of tiny staircases above a tattoo shop above an off-license on Oxford street. As there is absolutely no signage, your first task is just finding the place! A sign or two downstairs really wouldn't hurt. Once you find it, there is a tiny little waiting room, barely large enough to fit a team. We were actually made to wait on the stairs, which is a challenge in itself as they're so narrow, because the previous team hadn't left yet and there was not enough space in the waiting area. So this is definitely a tiny escape room! I was hoping the waiting room would be more like a dental surgery's reception, which would have fit so well with the theme! There was indeed a little glass box with a plethora of resin teeth though, nicely setting the mood for what was to come! The dentist's room itself, where the escape game is located, does look like a very antiquated dental surgery, with very old dental equipment, furniture and books. It's very well set up, but some of the equipment seems a bit "well loved" and fragile, so we felt a little worried about touching some of the items. The clues and puzzles are pretty run-of-the-mill find the number to open the lock type puzzles. Not extremely challenging, but not super simple either. It's more a scramble to find the right items and less a brain power exercise. The fear factor is definitely well done though, with amazing props and even locks on gruesome decorations that some of our contestants refused to get close to; you'll definitely need some less squeamish people in your team to get past those challenges! Unfortunately our room wasn't properly reset and one of the locks was left open. As such we found the exit key way too early and were told to go back and try to solve the rest of the riddles, which threw us off our game a bit and just seems really unprofessional. On a less vital puzzle, it wouldn't be such a big deal, but on the final lock, it really is a big deal and shouldn't happen.  All in all I'd say it was a decent escape room with a very different theme and well done horror effects. It's more a beginners to mid-range room as far as difficulty levels go. I'd have liked to see some more cohesive riddles and puzzles and a bit more of a story line. Still, It's a fun one to try!

We had a great time at Cluequest. Escape room was just the right level of difficulty, quite varied…read moreand logical puzzles. Our game masters Jommie and Nel were superb! I would definitely like to come back!

Guess who's baaaack…read more This time trying the new room CQ Origenes. The Mad Professor is back and you and your team will need to prevent him to enter the lab's firewall and save the world from his evilness! As usual clueQuest has created a room full of diverse and inventive puzzles. Perfect if you like a challenge with their combination of linear and non-linear puzzles. I keep coming back and so should you!!!