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Heiner Stepen

I have been an enthusiast and escape traveler since 2014. I run Escape Roomers De (https://linktr.ee/escaperoomersde), a review website and Facebook group which is covers Germany, Europe and beyond. I have played more than 3.000 live escape games and over 650 remote escape games in more than 30 different countries. I have been renting out mobile escape games since 2023 (https://thepuzzlebox.de/).

The King of Dreams

The King of Dreams by Miraculum in Berlin, Germany

Miraculum has opened its long‑awaited fourth room – and after The Golden Phoenix and Frankenstein, the team has once again raised the bar with The King of Dreams. This extraordinary experience was created in collaboration with The Room Labs – and you can feel that in every second. At its […]

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Bat’s Shadows

Bat's Shadows by Escape Arena in Poznan, Poland

We had already played two rooms at Escape Arena back in 2021 – Vikings and Galaxy of Secrets. But their latest adventure, Bat’s Shadows, was a completely new experience for me. As the title suggests, this one dives straight into the world of Batman. The Dark Knight has mysteriously disappeared, […]

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Prestige

Prestige by Finest Escape in Nuremberg, Germany

It’s finally here! Finest Escape has opened its long‑awaited second adventure at the Nuremberg TV Tower. Prestige – inspired by the film of the same name – revolves around a single question: how far are people willing to go for fame and recognition? In the case of two rival magicians, […]

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The Possession

The Possession by Stay Alive Escape Rooms in Athens, Greece

Stay Alive Escape Rooms’ “The Possession” delivers a chilling 100-minute horror escape game in Athens, drawing direct inspiration from the 2018 film of the same name. Players step into the night shift at a city morgue, confronting the body of a young woman possessed after a botched exorcism – mirroring […]

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Der Solist

Der Solist by Paranoid Guys in Athens, Greece

Many Greek escape game designers seem to have a particular fascination with Germany as a setting for their stories. Titles like Anneliese, Noah, Evil Inside, Nosferatu, or Red Riding Hood are all set here. Der Solist – as its title already suggests – is another example, taking place in the […]

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Prohibition

Prohibition by Incognito Escape Room in Dublin, Ireland

Incognito runs six escape games across two locations in Dublin, just a few minutes’ walk apart. We played five of them. What really stood out to me was the difference between the rooms at their new venue by the Old Dublin City Wall and the older location on Bridgefoot Street. […]

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SOS

SOS by Escape Boats in Dublin, Ireland

Escape Boats in Dublin is the only company in Ireland that has ever produced a TERPECA finalist. With their game SOS, they made it to 145th place in 2019 and repeated that success in 2021, ranking 179th.Escape Boats currently operates three escape games across two ships in Dublin (SOS and […]

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Camino a la Logia Negra

CAMINO A LA LOGIA NEGRA by La Logia Negra Escape Room in Alicante, Spain

The story of Camino a la Logia Negra takes us deep into a dark, mysterious world that immediately recalls the surreal atmosphere of David Lynch’s cult film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992). As in Lynch’s work, an FBI agent vanishes under strange circumstances – no signs of struggle, […]

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Alojamientos Becker

ALIJAMIENTOS BECKER by Misteris Escape Room in Elche, Spain

Anyone checking into Alojamientos Becker shouldn’t be fooled by its idyllic countryside setting. What looks like a peaceful weekend getaway in a quiet village soon turns into a mysterious and slightly eerie experience – spiced up with a generous dose of dark humor. This game by Misteris in Elche cleverly […]

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Exodus

Exodus by Elements Fuego Sants in Barcelona, Spain

Exodus had already been on our wishlist during our last trip to Barcelona, after several people highly recommended it to us. So it’s no surprise that the game made it to the TERPECA finals this year. Back then, it wasn’t fully ready yet, but this time we finally made it […]

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