We played AURORA in Beijing as the second-to-last of the 57 adventures on our journey through six Chinese cities. It turned out to be the only game on the entire trip that was fully playable in English, actor interactions included. It was also one of the few non-horror games we […]

Tomb Raider 2 by You Yu Entertainment was our first stop in Beijing and, at 180 minutes, the longest and most expensive adventure of our escape room trip. The name is misleading: there’s no Lara Croft in sight. You’re a tomb explorer in a gigantic temple that supposedly spans 3,000 […]

If you’re European and read the title “Goodbye, Diana”, you probably think of Lady Di right away. The game has nothing to do with her. It’s about a completely different Diana: an elderly woman with Alzheimer’s. Grey Raven is located on the top floor of a shopping center where many […]

Chengdu, in southwest China, is the capital of Sichuan province and, with around 21 million residents, more than live in all of North Rhine-Westphalia, one of the country’s biggest cities. And yet it feels surprisingly relaxed to visitors, especially compared to Beijing or Shanghai. Part of that comes down to […]

TAI SUI is a fairly new game in Chongqing and one of the biggest positive surprises of our entire China trip, honestly one of the absolute highlights among the 57 rooms we played across the country. We only had a single day in Chongqing and managed to play five rooms, […]

Dreamland Traveller started out much like many other Chinese escape game companies, acquiring licensed versions of established games such as The Paper Spirit’s Return, Filthy, The Girl in Red and The Witching Hour. But rather than simply reproducing the original experiences, they became known for significantly upgrading them – redesigning […]

Introduction Who needs sightseeing when you can learn about Chinese traditions through escape rooms? THE PAPER SPIRIT‘S RETURN introduced us to a fascinating tradition we had never encountered before. Luckily, KK gave us a little introduction beforehand, which not only taught us something new about Chinese culture but also made […]

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 […]

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, […]

Introduction And invitation from Guerlain – which girl would say no to that. 😉 So we are taking a ship to a remote island, where a mysterious illness is spreading. Finding a cure becomes our mission, sending us on an imaginative journey through time to complete a recipe that could […]