IntroductionSometimes it isn’t a single scare or puzzle that stays with you after an escape room, but the moment when the room itself suddenly seems to come alive. LILY was exactly that kind of experience. Our journey began inside a telephone booth, from where we were drawn into the mystery […]

Introduction  I genuinely struggle to find the right words for Cosy Nest. Crazy? Bizarre? Surreal? Unhinged? Still, it doesn’t quite capture what we experienced. This is one of the escape rooms where the concept itself becomes part of the surprise. It throws you into a world so strange, imaginative and […]

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 […]

As the first game of Witch Travel Agency, Divine Blessing opened along with the waiting hall which actually acts as a extension of the whole immersive experience. Although the experience in the waiting hall is no longer available due to many reasons (mainly the high costs), they originally made the […]

THE LIVING IMMORTAL is one of the more unusual escape room experiences I played in Chongqing, mainly because of its setting. The game takes place inside an approximately 1,000-square-meter building built around a traditional tongzilou-style structure. Rather than moving through a series of disconnected rooms, the whole experience feels like one […]

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, […]

Introduction DREAM was one of those experiences where I sometimes forgot that we were actually playing an escape room. The playing area gave the actors plenty of space to bring the world to life, while music, lighting and special effects turned individual moments into beautifully choreographed performances. Several times I […]

This is a review of Corrupt Muse that was originally created by Dreamland Traveller in Guangzhou. It became an instant hit, which is why Umeplay bought the rights to recreate it. I played a Umeplay version in Shanghai (unlike Heiner’s team that played the original version in Guangzhou) and despite […]

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 […]