This room was the winner in the category Best Original Experience at the Spanish Room Awards 2024, and after playing it, I completely understand why. I don’t think there’s another country with such a variety of high-quality escape games as Spain. Among the types of games Spain particularly excels at […]

Several years ago, Heiner and I visited the original Sanatorium, which reached position 36 in TERPECA 2018. This year, we returned to experience their new game, located in the same space. As with the original, the new Sanatorium immerses you completely—thanks not only to the acting but also to the […]

For those of you who have played La Peluquería, you will easily recognize that the same creative mind is behind this game, as it features many of the elements that made La Peluquería such a success: fun acting, humor, clever and creative riddles, a great set, an original theme, and […]

I played Ciudad Halloween a couple of years ago, and back then it was only available in Spanish. I was surprised to see it appear in TERPECA last year, as I didn’t expect it to be offered in English. In short, Ciudad Halloween stands out for being a room absolutely […]

Once upon a time much to my (and Heiner’s) regret “I CAN HEAR YOU”, the first game from the creators of Demise of the Gricers, closed its doors. I am sure many enthusiasts have experienced a dreadful sense of urgency when an awarded/recommended game announces it will close and the […]

Ghostbusters meets Scooby-Doo. Let the rest be up to your imagination. That might actually be for the best, since describing what makes this game so great without venturing into “spoiler” territory is quite a challenge—but I’ll do my best.The best way to start is from the beginning, which honestly deserves […]

New, high-quality games tend to rise quickly on Escapetalk, and this game—likely under most people’s radar until recently—has now reached position number 5 in the Benelux ranking at the time of writing. That being said, rankings on Escapetalk do not always align with international rankings such as Terpeca or the […]

In our latest trip to Belgium, we played this unusual game. This game falls under the category that in Spain is called “hall escape”. It is usually a game for somewhat larger groups, there is no classical room progression and the game takes place typically in the same space, sometimes […]

Long time ago when I started playing rooms in the Netherlands, I visited Naarden for the first time. This small town has a particular shape worth googling it, due to its fortifications and it is the home town of One Hour Lockup. I played one of the two rooms they […]