The Lost Treasure Of Alexander Von HumboldtThe RoomEscape roomIRLLoved the setting and the effects. Good variety of tasks and puzzles to solve. We played with just 2 players which I think was a good amount as with more players it might have been crowed in some areas and/or hard to see what is going on for everyone.
Metropolis 2099Dream LabsEscape roomIRLStunning room - extremely high quality setting with lots of attention to detail. Staring at the intro all the way through until the debrief a one-of-a-kind experience. It’s a story-driven immersive adventure in a dystopian future. You have to do tasks along the story line with drive the plot forward and fit all well with the theme. Almost no logical/combinatorial puzzles, more heavy on the search, find, and place/use side of tasks. Given the overall high intense plot, we were a little bit underwhelmed by the ending of the story but that’s complaining on a very high level. An absolute must-play for lovers of story-heavy immersive adventures.
Geisterjäger Ernie Hudson und der Zoo des Todes [Ghost Hunter Ernie Hudson and the Zoo of Death]SkurrilumEscape roomIRLThis is an audio play guided room with recordings being played rather often during the time in the room. For players used to only getting contacted by game masters when hints are needed this might feel a bit strange in the beginning as it might feel as if they are given many hints (without asking for hints). A couple of times I was wondering if it might have worked a little better if waiting a bit longer to play the sequence so that it feels less like a hint but rather a commentary of a narrator of what you are doing after you did it. Guess it depends also a bit on the game master’s specific timing. Some rooms within the room are rather small thus I would not recommend playing it with more than 3-4 players. We were 4 and it felt a bit crowded in places in between and not everyone had things to do. Also due to it being crowded it got really hot in the room - some aircon would have been nice.
Geisterjäger Brandon Darkmoor [Ghosthunter Brandon Darkmoor]The RoomEscape roomIRLSuper fun experience. :) Not really an escape room, definitely more an immersive adventure. Very linear along a compelling story, i think the idea number of players is 3 with more there are lots of tasks where the others basically just stand by and watch. Very cool sound and light effects, great fun elements in between. Definitely a must play for everyone who is into story-heavy immersive experiences.
Der Spielzeugmacher [Toy Maker]Big Break HamburgEscape roomIRLJust WOW! I loved every second of being in this room. So much detail in the decoration and you can clearly see how much effort went into designing the game flow and every single puzzle. It’s one of the few rooms where I immediately thought “I’ll play it again even” though I know the solutions because there are so many additional things to spot, easter eggs and fun details. I am sure there are even more things to see the second time.
Die Legende vom herzlosen Piraten [The Tale of the Heartless Pirate]Dream LabsEscape roomIRLWow, this was so much fun! :) Absolutely amazing experience for adults and kids alike. The setting, story and atmosphere of this room are just incredible. Played this with my brother with whom I used to play the Monkey Island games when we were kids and we found so many nice Easter eggs along the already cool and humorous plot. But also my daughter who is 12 and doesn’t know anything about Monkey Island found lots of things and twists she loved and still talks about hours later. Tasks to solve are all rather easy, this is more about just having a good time and going with the flow rather than having to solve logical puzzles. Time definitely well spent!!
The Hidden Chamber: Der Schatz Der Alten Meister [The Hidden Chamber: The Treasure of the Ancient Masters]Salzufler UnterweltEscape roomIRLWe had a really great experience from start to finish. The game master welcomed us in character and the whole safety talk/instructions etc were given fitting in with the theme of the room. Decoration and props were stunning; very cool design elements. There was a lot to see and find. There weren’t many typical puzzles but well fitting tasks that were very plausible within the setting and flow of the room. Loved it.
The Golden PhoenixMiraculumEscape roomIRL𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 �𓅝𓃄 �𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿 𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 𓂨𓅝𓃄 𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿This review contains spoilers.Unscramble𓀗
Kuriosum - Artefakt der FinsternisEscape Room WittenEscape roomIRLFantastic room - everything fits, beginning with the great immersive intro, the stunning decoration, lights, sounds and even smells. Amazing story telling and lots of easter eggs for lovers of escape rooms. As they tell you on their website: you’ll get dirty so choose your clothes accordingly. Also prepare for a bit crawling and some dark corners… not horror but definitely spooky at times.
Der Fluch Des Neptun [Neptune's Curse]Hidden in Hamburg - Rickmer RickmersEscape roomIRLThe settings of this game on a ship combined with the maritime theme of Neptune works perfectly! They make use of the ships rooms and props amazingly well, it was worth playing here just for that! (Entrance to the ship’s museum is also included in the fee for the escape room). There are a lot of haptic tasks and puzzles to solve with some taking quite a long time - could have been reduced in length as this is just basically a question of patience once you figured out how the task works in principle. Personally I would have liked more puzzles instead of fewer once that are each time consuming.