Saudade – a Portuguese word with no real equivalent in English. It describes that peculiar emotional cocktail of love, longing, melancholy and nostalgia you feel when thinking of something or someone you’ve lost and can never fully get back. It’s no coincidence that Free City’s escape game in Hangzhou carries […]

Every great escape room trip also needs a critic, someone who is not completely enthusiastic about everything they see. Escape games is an established term in Finland,which is used as much as the word escape room. I am used to the fact that it is a game, not just an […]

We recently played Gateman, the eighth entry in Umeplay’s TAPE series, and it turned out to be one of the most memorable escape room experiences I’ve had. Umeplay’s TAPE series is part of the QUEST ART line of immersive escape rooms, combining cinematic storytelling with elaborately designed environments, theater, music, […]