UI-55

UI-55

Overwhelmingly positive (155 ratings)

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A German U-Boat named UI-55 was found in the River Thames, Have you and your team got what it takes to sneak aboard and retrieve all of Britain's wealth. Have you got what it takes to collect all the Loot in this puzzle crazy room?

  • 2-12
  • 60 mins
  • Not scary

Ratings

All (155)

Overwhelmingly positive

Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive

Reviews

@JasiLea
JasiLea

14 escape rooms

Wow. Such an unbelievably large room filled with so many puzzles! There’s always something you can be doing, if you get frustrated on one puzzle just move onto the next. The whole premise of the room being able to collect loot and the way in which you achieve this is so smart and well thought of. The added sentimental touch of being able to sign the wall afterwards added such a touching feeling to the Room and makes us definitely want to return.

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Gameplay

So much fun and all puzzles flowed so well, the way in which you were able to collect the loot was so smart.

Atmosphere

The room was HUGE. All decor and puzzles fit the theme perfectly, the props were spot on and so were the activities.

Customer service

The GM was so friendly and polite to us. We had a lovely chat with him beforehand about previous escape rooms and ones we wished to do and the same after we completed the room. He was so helpful with the clues he gave and even explained the puzzles afterwards that we weren’t able to complete.

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

The idea of it not so much being an ‘escape room’ and more of a ‘puzzle room’ was different to what we’re used to but was so enjoyable and was a nice change.

Story

All puzzles were linked to the ship itself and made for a very fun game.

Difficulty

Hard

Some of the puzzles were difficult to understand and complete but once explained we understood them all. There’s so many puzzles to do so unless you have a big group i doubt you’d be able to complete all of them but we had so much fun completing the ones we did.

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

Played by 2 people and managed to collect all 52 bags of loot, however if you want to complete all the puzzles a larger group is needed.

Scary

Not scary

Was anything broken?

No

All equipment looked extremely well looked after and worked as it should.

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Oct 8, 2025 | Experienced Oct 7, 2025
@Joanna241
Joanna241

96 escape rooms

I can’t believe that Alex designed and made this whole room. It is an exceptional example of a room that challenges you and rewards you continuously for a full hour. There’s a varied range of puzzles so we were constantly busy on tasks that appealed. You can give up on something that’s frustrating and find twenty other things to entertain you. We found it a joy from start to finish and would happily go back and work on different puzzles. If solving puzzles appeals to you then treat yourself to an hour of fun. And, if you are passionate about escape rooms, have a chat with Alex after you’ve experienced his handy work. We can’t wait to return and try the other rooms.

Gameplay
Jul 26, 2025 | Experienced Jul 26, 2025

B

BubbleAndSqueak

82 escape rooms

Such a novel idea, having all the rooms available from the moment the game starts! It was such a wonderful, chaotic, fun time!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Scary

Not scary

Was anything broken?

Yes

One puzzle was a little buggy, but our GM spotted it immediately and kept a close eye. When we got the puzzle right, he gave us the code (just like the puzzle would have anyway)

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Lots of running about

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Medium

Jun 5, 2025 | Experienced Jun 4, 2025
@cartmed
cartmed

122 escape rooms

It’s crazy to me that this escape room costs less than some of the cookie cutter experiences you get with other providers. Such a wicked room (‘room’ is selling it short, BTW. It’s absolutely massive). If you haven’t done this one, I can wholeheartedly say there is a reason it is recommended whenever you speak to GMs elsewhere. It really is that good 👍🏻

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Apr 29, 2025 | Experienced Apr 24, 2025

S

Samcrashb4

59 escape rooms

Really amazing room with so much to do, everything is accessible from the start and you can just do good puzzle after good puzzle for the full hour! Plus a fun ending which is very unique!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Game tech

High tech

Apr 28, 2025 | Experienced Apr 28, 2025
@Ahmeds
Ahmeds

123 escape rooms

If you haven’t done this room… GO AND DO IT! We’d heard a lot about UI-55 and the accolades and it really was worth the hype. You don’t appreciate just how big the room is and there’s so much to do in there. The good thing about it is the mixture of puzzles, the high tech nature of the room and that you can break off individually and accumulate a lot of the collection codes etc. The set design and attention to detail was amazing and the hour flew by. Amazing collection based game and one of our favourite rooms we’ve done. We spoke to the owner of compendium who built the room and even the story of it being built shows how passionate they are there which shows in the gameplay and how enjoyable the rooms are. We managed 52 bags as a team of 2!

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Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Physically active

Somewhat

Apr 25, 2025 | Experienced Apr 24, 2025
@TeamNeilson
TeamNeilson

298 escape rooms

What a superb room! Absolutely loved every minute of this collection game which had so much to do and huge enough to cope with larger teams although we still coped as a two. The reviews are so good for a reason and this one needs to be on your to do list if you haven’t got it yet.

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Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Hard

Scary

Not scary

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Aug 18, 2024 | Experienced Aug 17, 2024
@MufcMason
MufcMason

64 escape rooms

Excellent room, absolutely huge spanning across an entire floor , loads of puzzles to do and all very different.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Aug 12, 2024 | Experienced Aug 12, 2024
@mfjdoesescapes
mfjdoesescapes

145 escape rooms

Loved this. It deserves the amazing reviews it gets. Very different to most escape rooms we’ve tried. Good fun and gives players an opportunity to shine and do what appeals to them. We got ALL the loot too!

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Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

It is different to other escape rooms and is heavy on the collection element and has tons of variety within on the puzzles. Also designed so that you’re not required to complete all puzzles

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

4

More makes this easier

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

8

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Apr 2, 2024 | Experienced Apr 2, 2024

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Editorial

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