The Madman of the Alley

This is a review of the Escape Room “The Madman of the Alley” offered by Skp Room in Valencia, Spain.
  • ⭐️ 9.5/10
  • 🌡 Medium
  • ⏳ 120 Minutes
  • 👥 2 – 8 Person

Valencia has not been in the radar of international escape room enthusiasts. The main reason is probably the fact that, while in Barcelona and Madrid many of the top games are now playable in English, in this region Spanish reigns.

There are however many great rooms in Valencia and nearby cities and fortunately some are indeed playable in English and made their appearance in Terpeca this year, such as this one.

El loco del callejón (The madman of the alley) is the new creation of a company that essentially closed their previous rooms and used the huge space to create one larger experience. We were lucky that the room had opened just before our trip there.

As it is a signature of many Spanish rooms, immersion right from the start and acting is also present in this room. I loved the ambiance of the alley, which greatly contributed to said immersion.

The riddles are rather classic in its nature, but I liked many of them. They are well integrated into the space and keep you busy.

While the room is classified as “actively scary” in Terpeca, Spanish people would rather tag it as “tension” and not as a “horror” room. While there is actor presence and active scaring, I would not say this is the main aspect of the game, which is more riddle heavy. There is also non-scary actor interaction, which is really funny. The website explicitly states that different modes are available and you can tone down or up the “horror” component, worth asking if you don’t like scary rooms, as the room is well worth it, although of course the alley would not be the same without the madman.

THE MADMAN IN THE ALLEY (EL LOCO DEL CALLEJÓN) by Skp Room in Valencia, Spain
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Santiago Onel