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Set on the edge of Edinburgh's old surgical district, The Anatomist is an escape game that invites you to descend into a world of grave robbery, mystery and malpractice as you enter the study of a 19th century anatomist. How has Dr Malcolm been procuring bodies for dissection? What research takes place here late into the night? And what terrible 'crime' did Mr Patterson witness that caused him to flee in fear? Dr Malcolm's journal will reveal all, if you can find it before he returns...
All ratings (96)
Very positive
E
13 escape rooms
From start to finish the Anatomist was imersive, impressive and loads of fun!
Absolutely brilliant
Great.
Edmund was exceptionally friendly and professional in equal measure.
We took the train then walked so no bother
71 escape rooms
Excellent room, loads of fun puzzles and cool bits. The themeing was lovely and gorgeous. We escaped pretty quickly as a big team and I wish we'd hung around longer to look at the prettiness!
74 escape rooms
The Anatomist has been on my wishlist for years now. It did not disappoint. The rooms are beautiful, the puzzles are excellent and all thematically relevant, there were reveals and secrets and "aha" moments abound! It's a classic escape room but has aged incredibly well. I was disappointed we escaped in 34 minutes because I wanted more time in it's immaculate setting.
350 escape rooms
Great room. Good hosting, very nicely themed puzzles and kept us busy. Loved the atmosphere, recommended if in Edinburgh
307 escape rooms
The Anatomist is a broadly non-linear room featuring multiple physical spaces and an assortment of puzzle types. While this room is more spooky than scary, there were a couple of jump scares that caught us off guard. It's also worth noting that at least one member of the team will need to be comfortable with going into a confined space. The first room is well themed in the style of an old study, another features more creepy decor: think body parts in jars, a dead body on a slab and all sorts of other sinister imagery. It was extremely atmospheric and ramped up the urgency for escaping the room as quickly as possible. There was a fun selection of puzzles, including some more traditional ones that involved placing items in a specific order, using weights and unlocking a cryptex. I personally loved how the puzzles within the final room came together, and the multi-layered nature of some tasks. There is a lot to tackle, so your team will definitely benefit from splitting up to take on different tasks. Overall, this was a solid room, with plenty of puzzles to keep us busy. Difficulty-wise, it was less of a challenge than The Deacon's Cabinet, but not overly easy. We escaped after around 45 minutes, which is personally the sweet spot for me. —— A full review of all of Escape The Past’s experiences can be found here: https://escapepuzzler.com/escape-the-past-edinburgh-uk-feature/
V
60 escape rooms
The room was fun with nonlinear puzzles and had nice theming. Some of the puzzles were not particularly intuitive and we needed some nudges, but overall would recommend.
Not at all
L
67 escape rooms
This was a very well themed room, and people who enjoy rooms that are a little eerie will enjoy this one. There were some clever puzzles, and out game master was great. Only nitpick is that some of the gadgets in the room were not necessarily intuitive to use or open, so needed nudges on those. But definitely recommend doing this room. You will have a fun time!
Spooky
t
44 escape rooms
wonderful! atmosphere was perfect, story was entertaining and logical, and had lots of fun and unique puzzles! one of my favorite puzzle experiences was here - will stick with me for a while!
73 escape rooms
Excellent room. One of my favorites and super glad we got to do it during our visit to Edinburgh!
Yes
Had some really clever puzzles
Hard
Mechanical
4
Not scary
Some elements of horror
13
No
No
Not at all
The room is in the basement of a building only accessible (that I saw) by stairs. There’s also none section that requires crawling.
Yes
Walked there so can’t comment on parking.
133 escape rooms
A visit with my family of 5 (3 teenagers). Fabulous decor in line with the storyline and a mainly non linear set up at times which is good for bigger parties like us as we were all kept busy. Puzzles were a good, mixed variety and host was in character and friendly - she did give us a lot of clues (I prefer to ask for mine) but to be fair I'm not sure we'd have got out in time without them. There was a car park right next door for easy access.
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