Rise of the FungiHeadlock Escape Rooms OnlineEscape roomVirtual Man, this was such a wild ride. So sad to hear this place is closing down soon, if you haven’t played this or their original game, make sure you do. Because this is an escape room experience like no other. Of course there’s a little jank just in the fact that it’s hosted via zoom, but otherwise, phenomenally well put together.
Hallows HillWolf Escape Games-OnlineEscape roomVirtual I was pleasantly surprised. Some of the puzzles were really good, it definitely lent itself to working with your team even for being an online room, and while it can’t deliver quite the same experience as an in person for obvious reasons, it was really really good for what it was (and incredibly cost efficient).
Escape SimulatorPine StudioEscape roomVirtual A phenomenal game that’s always getting updates, with a lot of really fun rooms that make great use of the infinite possibilities of virtual games compared to real life ones. Plus with the user created content there’s a near infinite amount of rooms to play through. Genuinely can’t express how fantastic this game is if you’re an escape room fan, and it’s priced incredibly reasonably and even has VR comparability now.
Miami BayWolf Escape Games-OnlineEscape roomVirtual Another great game from Wolf Escape Games, these are of course more just video games, but that doesn’t detract much, still had some cool puzzles, fun environments and a really fun story.
Chasing Hahn: The Heist Volume 1The Escape Game - OnlineEscape roomVirtual This game really teeters the line of thumbs up and thumbs down, yet another example of Morty’s need for a meh button. I have played a lot of virtual escape rooms and this just…doesn’t do it. It isn’t bad. But it doesn’t do anything special, anything new, and the things it does that others have done before it, it doesn’t do as well. If the game included more physical elements as it initially advertised it does, it may have been better, but in its current state it’s just…bland. If you want online escape rooms, play escape simulator or Wolf Games’ stuff. Hopefully the other two chapters are better, but right now, it isn’t really worth it.
