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The Dark Forest

Overwhelmingly positive (177 ratings)

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You stare, trembling, at the strange clues in your hands. Again and again you mentally read the cryptic lines that your friends left you. Fog shrouds the dark forest. You hear mysterious whispers. What lurks there between the gnarled trees? Shadowy shadows dart back and forth. You remember the villagers' last warning: "Never enter the forest at night, or it will be your last." All clues to your friends' whereabouts lead to a weather-beaten shack at the edge of the forest. Do you dare to follow the tracks? On a playing area of ​​200 square meters you will experience an immersive thriller in a dark forest, but be warned - you are rarely alone in dark forests! Do not engage in the experience if you are very afraid of the dark. We recommend that you wear sturdy shoes and do not wear your best clothes for your experience. The smaller the group, the more intense the experience. One of the most spectacular thriller escape rooms in Europe awaits you at our new location in Wuppertal-Barmen .

  • 2-6
  • 90 mins
  • Medium
  • Very scary

Ratings

All (177)

Overwhelmingly positive

Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive

Reviews

@mfjdoesescapes
mfjdoesescapes

145 escape rooms

This was very immersive and one of the scariest games we’ve done. It takes the UKs scariest attractions and supercharges them. This is about fear of the dark more than other aspects.

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Gameplay

It was somewhat clear what we had to do - if you follow the rules the linear path is clear.

Atmosphere

Incredibly immersive. Very scary. One of our group needed to drop out.

Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

The way the game is run is very different to elsewhere

Story

Very strong story throughout

Difficulty

Hard

The puzzles are easy. The difficulty is keeping calm enough to attempt them.

Game tech

High tech

Literally only a couple of padlocks. This game is predominantly about fear.

Ideal number of players

3

Scary

💩👖

It was setup to put you on edge immediately and it only gets worse from there. 2 mins in and you instantly forget you’re in a building.

Minimum age

18

This is not child friendly due to fear

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

Yes

There are multiple live actors and you are extremely aware of their presence

Physically active

Very

There is a lot of movement within this game.

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Medium

Oct 26, 2025 | Experienced Oct 26, 2025
@PurplePanda
PurplePanda

46 escape rooms

This was my second horror room (after “The Amulet” at 66Minutes in Neuwied), so I don’t have much experience and comparisons in regards to this type of room yet, but… OMG, this fell so next level and immersive! The setting of the room is really realistic and super spooky in this dark forest; the actors were amazing and the sound, light, wind etc etc made it just creepy and scary to the max. Puzzles and tasks were on the easy side but that was not the main attraction of the experience anyway. We were 90min on super high alert and adrenaline level living from spooky moment to spooky moment non-stop. Definitely something I will remember for a long time.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Live actors

Yes

Oct 25, 2025 | Experienced Oct 25, 2025

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soeren

59 escape rooms

A thoroughly well-crafted experience! The authenticity of the props, the immersive setting with atmospheric lighting and sound effects, and the fantastic actors – everything comes together perfectly here. This horror escape room impresses with its rich atmosphere and attention to detail. The difficulty level is on the lower side, but due to the constant tension throughout the game, that hardly matters. The game flow is excellent – we managed to complete it without any hints. A truly fantastic experience that I can wholeheartedly recommend!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Easy

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Scary

Minimum age

16

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

Yes

Physically active

Somewhat

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Limited

Jun 1, 2025

S

SarahM88

7 escape rooms

Die Atmosphäre war unfassbar realistisch, die Kulisse filmreif und die Scare Actors haben ganze Arbeit geleistet. Ein besonderes Highlight, im Anschluss die “Best of”-Momente nochmal anschauen zu können. Absolute Empfehlung.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Difficulty

Medium

May 17, 2025 | Experienced Mar 28, 2025
@MathiasF
MathiasF

46 escape rooms

I loved the atmosphere of this room. I thought it was very scary! The actors did a really good job! The decor looked very good. The only thing I thought fcould be better is that I sometimes didn’t understand why I was doung the things I was doing. If they can make this clearer in the story, the room would be even better!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Scary

Minimum age

17

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

Yes

Physically active

Very

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Medium

In the city

Apr 17, 2025 | Experienced Apr 17, 2025
@RyanYuzuki
RyanYuzuki

344 escape rooms

A fantastic experience from start to finish. Really fun moments and cinematic scenes really drew us in and kept us yearning for more. Realistic and sizable set design and great puzzling without being overly scary. A really great game that you can’t miss. My favorite game in Germany, and one our groups favorites from our trip.

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Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Physically active

Very

Mar 29, 2025 | Experienced Mar 11, 2025
@Sayuri
Sayuri

357 escape rooms

This was my favorite game of our trip to Belgium/Germany/Netherlands in 2025. The actors did a phenomenal job. Thank you so much for a wonderful time.

Mar 18, 2025
@JotaMatador
JotaMatador

209 escape rooms

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 �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 𓅟𓂿

Oct 25, 2024 | Experienced Feb 4, 2024
@LeaM
LeaM

64 escape rooms

Another masterpiece by Escape Stories Wuppertal. The Dark Forest definitely deserves its place on the Terpeca list and I have never been so scared in my life. xD The introduction was an experience in itself. Really 10/10 for the actors. The puzzles were simple but fitting for the scenario. Anyone who has played a horror room knows that logical thinking is limited. The atmosphere was absolutely terrifying and put your nerves to the test. 10/10 must play.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

3

Scary

💩👖

Minimum age

16

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

Yes

Physically active

Very

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Limited

Jul 27, 2024 | Experienced Nov 26, 2023

J

JakobHiho

45 escape rooms

Der zweite Horrorraum den ich je gespielt habe. Eine solche Atmosphäre habe ich noch nie erlebt. Die Schauspieler machen einen wahnsinnigen Job, und die Stimmung kommt perfekt rüber. Kann ich jedem der sich gerne in die Hose scheißt nur empfehlen

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Jul 27, 2024 | Experienced Nov 26, 2023

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