The Anatomist

The Anatomist

Very positive (59 ratings)

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  • IRL

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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...

  • 2-7
  • 60 mins
  • Medium
  • Not scary

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Ratings

All ratings (59)

Very positive

Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive

Reviews

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Valdruk669

56 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.

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Physically active

Not at all

Jul 15, 2025

L

Lindsegg

58 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!

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Scary

Spooky

Jul 7, 2024 | Experienced Jul 6, 2024

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tospill

34 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!

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Mar 23, 2024 | Experienced Mar 23, 2024
@Alliefinale
Alliefinale

70 escape rooms

Excellent room. One of my favorites and super glad we got to do it during our visit to Edinburgh!

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Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Had some really clever puzzles

Story
Difficulty

Hard

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Some elements of horror

Minimum age

13

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Accessibility

The room is in the basement of a building only accessible (that I saw) by stairs. There’s also none section that requires crawling.

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Walked there so can’t comment on parking.

Oct 13, 2023 | Experienced Oct 9, 2023
@MagsB
MagsB

118 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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Was anything broken?

No

Jul 22, 2023 | Experienced Jul 21, 2023
@CiaraF21
CiaraF21

82 escape rooms

This game looked really good, pretty immersive set. The puzzles weren’t too difficult but required some teamwork and some out of the box thinking. Not a lot of technical aspects but that suits the olden day theming. Briefing was given in character, the GM was great and very friendly.

Dec 20, 2021 | Experienced Jun 10, 2021

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Editorial

  • The puzzles were a great mix of observation, riddles, cyphers, maths, and physical challenges...

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