Breakout Chester, Wanted Escape Room

Breakout Chester, Wanted Escape Room

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Disclosure - We were invited to Breakout Chester for the purpose of this post. All thoughts, opinions and photographs are our own. 

Escape rooms are something both John and I enjoy and usual plan for our date nights. However over the past year we have been experiencing Escape Rooms as a family and it is such a fun family activity to enjoy together. At first I wasn't so sure doing Escape Rooms in a group of four, I thought we would get under each others feet or argue over clues and answers. I was wrong. It's a great way for us all to work together, enjoy each others company and four brains are definitely much better than two. We have visited quite a few escape rooms in and around Liverpool including Breakout Liverpool and also played lots of escape room games at home. but recently we ventured a little further to Breakout Chester to play their Wanted room.

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5 Escape Rooms In Liverpool

5 Escape Rooms In Liverpool

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Looking for the best Escape Rooms in Liverpool? Whether you're planning a date night, hanging out with friends, or organising a team-building activity, Liverpool offers some of the most thrilling and immersive escape rooms around. As a family who loves to try new things together, we often enjoy the challenge of solving puzzles and racing against the clock to escape. If you’re ready to take on a unique adventure, here are some of the top escape room experiences in Liverpool.

Escape Live

Escape Live Liverpool ONE, 3 College Ln, Paradise St, Liverpool L1 3DS

Location: 3 College Ln, Paradise St, Liverpool L1 3DS

Escape Live, located in the heart of Liverpool One, offers six exciting escape rooms, each with its own theme and difficulty level. The Peaky Blinders rooms, based on the popular TV show, are perfect for fans looking for a thrilling challenge.

Peaky Blinders Double Cross (18+) Difficulty: 3/5

Peaky Blinders The Raid (16+) Difficulty: 4/5

Jack The Ripper (11+) Difficulty: 5/5

Dr Watson's Office (8+) Difficulty: 5/5

Prison Break (8+) Difficulty: 4/5

Horrible Histories Mystery Museum (7+) Difficulty: 4/5

With an outdoor terrace to relax before or after your game, it's a great spot to unwind and debrief with your team. 

To find out more, prices and to book - visit Escape Live or click to read our review

Breakout Liverpool

Breakout Liverpool, 7-11 Sir Thomas St, Liverpool, L1 6BW

Boasting 16 uniquely themed rooms, Breakout Liverpool is one of the city’s largest escape room venues. With difficulty levels ranging from beginner to expert, there’s something for everyone, whether it’s your first escape room or you're a seasoned pro.

Teams of 2-5 can take on the challenge, with each room offering a different theme, from detective mysteries to haunted houses. We’ve tried most of the rooms with a difficulty of 4 or below and are proud of our 100% escape record! Next up, we’ll tackle one of their 5-star difficulty rooms.

Breakout Liverpool is open daily from 10am to 10pm. 

To find out more, prices and to book visit Breakout Liverpool or click to read our review

Escape Hunt

Escape Hunt, Atlantic Pavilion Albert Dock, Liverpool L3 4AE

Situated in the picturesque Albert Dock, Escape Hunt offers five immersive rooms with a more puzzle-heavy experience compared to others in the city. Each room is packed with challenges that require teamwork and problem-solving skills.

We’ve conquered three of their five rooms, maintaining our perfect escape record. The rooms aren’t difficulty-based, making them accessible for anyone aged 8 and above.

Open 7 days a week from 10am to 10pm, Escape Hunt is perfect for a family day out or a date night. Visit Escape Hunt Liverpool to book.

To find out more, prices and to book - visit Escape Hunt

GAME OVER

68-76 Kempston Street, Liverpool, L3 8HL 

GAME OVER takes escape rooms to the next level with high-quality designs and cutting-edge technology. Their five rooms vary in difficulty, offering a more intense challenge for escape room enthusiasts.

From medium to expert-level rooms, GAME OVER offers a thrilling experience for teams of 2-6. It’s one of the more immersive escape room venues, making it a must-visit for puzzle lovers.

GAME OVER is open Monday - Friday: 10am - 10pm, Saturday: 9:30am-10:30pm and Sunday: 10am - 21pm

To find out more and to book - visit GAME OVER or click to read our review

Contained

20-30 Derby Road, Bootle, Liverpool, L20 8EG

Contained Liverpool is perfect for thrill-seekers looking for a more intense escape room experience. Featuring animatronics and jump scares, these rooms are designed for those brave enough to face the challenge.

At the moment, there are two rooms:

The Exorcist (15+) – Teams of 2-6

Snatched (15+ with live actor) – Teams of 4-7

Both rooms come with a strong horror element, so they’re not for the faint-hearted! 

For more information including opening times visit Contained Liverpool

Ready To Escape?

Liverpool’s escape rooms offer a wide range of themes and challenges, perfect for couples, families, or groups of friends. Whether you’re cracking codes at Escape Live or diving into immersive experiences at Contained Liverpool, there’s an adventure waiting for everyone.

Have you tried any of these escape rooms? Share your experiences with us in the comments below or tag us in your escape room photos on social media!

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Game Over Escape Room - Squid Game Review

Game Over Escape Room - Squid Game Review

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Disclosure - We were invited along to Game Over to try out the Squid Game Escape Room. All thoughts and opinions are our own. 

If you are a regular reader you know we absolutely love Escape Rooms. We have quite a few Escape Rooms in Liverpool all offering a great experience and perfect for visiting as a family, with friends or as a couple. Up until recently it's always been a thing John and I did together, however little J is now very keen to take part and has been joining in with us. Even as a three we still have a 100% escape record and we were hoping that would continue when we tried a new venue Game Over. 

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Escape Live Liverpool - Dr Watson's Office

Escape Live Liverpool - Dr Watson's Office

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Disclosure - We were invited along to Escape Live to try out the Dr Watson's Escape Room. All thoughts and opinions are our own. 

We absolutely love Escape Rooms. It's one of our favourite things to do on 'date night'. We enjoy visiting a venue to do a real life Escape Room or we have completed quite a few Escape Rooms at home too. Now little J is at an age where he can join in we have completed quite a few together as a family too. We are lucky to have quite a few Escape Rooms in Liverpool to choose from and so far out of all the escape rooms we have done we have a 100% escape record. This week we tried a new venue  Escape Live. 

Escape Live Liverpool, Liverpool ONE, 3 College Ln, off Paradise St, Liverpool L1 3DS

Escape Live Liverpool offers 6 Escape Rooms all with a different theme and genre. Each room has been allocated a difficulty level starting at 3* up to 5* out of 5. Each room is suitable for between 2-6 players giving you the opportunity to work as a couple or a team. 

Depending on what you are looking for you can choose from the following

Peaky Blinders Double Cross - Minimum age 18+ with a difficulty rating of 3*

Peaky Blinders The Raid - Minimum age 16+ with a difficulty rating of 4*

Jack The Ripper - Minimum age 11+ with a difficulty rating of 5*

Dr Watson's Office -  Minimum age 8+ with a difficulty rating of 5*

Prison Break - Minimum age 8+ with a difficulty rating of 4*

Horrible Histories Mystery Museum - Minimum age 7+ with a difficulty rating of 4*

As you can see the rooms have a minimum age starting at 7+ up to 18+. 

Escape Live rooms vary in price depending on how many players. 

2 Person = £55 (£27.50pp)

3 Person = £70 (£23.30pp)

4 Person = £88 (£22.00pp)

5 Person = £100 (£20.00pp)

6 Person = £115 (£19.20pp)

You can book a room starting at 9:30am to 9:30pm.  If you would like to book you can head to their website and also check out the other locations in Birmingham, Chelmsford, Coventry, Southend and Stratford Upon Avon.

The Venue

Escape Live Liverpool is one of the nicest Escape Room venues we have visited. As well as a bar area there is also an outdoor terrace. As John and I usually do Escape Rooms for a date night, the venue would be perfect to extend our visit having a drink before, after or both. 

The bar was fully stocked and also Escape Live had their own lager on tap which John said was very nice. There is also a selection of chocolate bars and crisps available to if you fancy a snack. 

Checking In

When you arrive you are told to make your way to the 2nd floor (bar area). There is a lift straight ahead and stairs. Again Escape Live Liverpool was the best venue we have seen for accessibility as you do not need to use the stairs at all. The lift takes you to the Escape Rooms too. 

Once we arrived at the bar area we gave our name and the room we were completing. We were told our game hosts name and shortly after she came and introduced herself and told us our room was just being reset and she would be with us shortly. 

A few minutes before our room was ready our game host asked if she could put any of our bags in the lockers provided and asked if we needed to use the toilet before we headed to the room. 

You can take a mobile phone in to the room with you but only for light and not to take photos or videos. 

If you have bought a drink, it can also go in the room with you too. 

Dr Watson's Office 

Once we arrived at the room we were given a brief of what has happened and what the storyline was. 

Dr Watson is a master detective who has solved many crimes in his distinguished career, but this case could prove to be deadly for him. One of the suspects he is investigating is threatening his life. Dr Watson is now relying on you and your team to unveil the identity of the right suspect. He’s left clues around his office and it’s up to you to find them, solve the mystery and escape.

Our game host told us she would be watching and listening and if we needed help all we needed to do was ask. We then had 60 minutes to escape. 

Dr Watson's Office has a difficulty rating of 5 out of 5 so before we went inside we had a plan that we would all work together so we didn't become overwhelmed with too many clues. The room is suitable for those aged 8+ so with little J being 10 we were confident he would be a help. 

Without giving away any spoilers the room is made up of puzzles to solve, clues to find and a variety of locks. There are number combination locks, directional locks and a lock that you will need to spell out a word. 

Throughout the experience our game host asked us if we needed help especially if we were close to solving a clue but needed a little help. We could accept or decline the help. One of the puzzles, little J had told us the combination of 4 numbers however we thought it was wrong. Then we heard our game host saying we should listen to him. He was so happy and it was nice to know she had been listening to him. 

Our Thoughts

I would definitely say Escape Live Liverpool is our favourite venue. Like I said earlier having a bar and terrace just adds to the experience and we would definitely choose it for our date nights. The room was very similar to what we have experienced before however I like that these are themed such as Prison Break, Peaky Blinders and Horrible Histories. 

I cannot fault our game host, she was so engaged with us all and little J really liked her. She was chatty and made us feel very welcome. 

This Summer until 11th September kids go free at Escape Live with 2 paying adults. All you nee to do is visit Escape Live and enter Summer23 at checkout.  

So all you need to know now is did we escape? We did... with ten minutes to spare! Our 100% escape record is still intact.

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Epic Escapes - Escape Room in A Box

Epic Escapes - Escape Room in A Box

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Disclosure - We were sent Escape Room In A Box for the purpose of this post. All thoughts, opinions and photographs are our own. This post contains affiliate links. 

We have mentioned it before but one of our favourite nights out as a couple is visiting an Escape Room. We have quite a few different venues close to where we live so we have completed so many over the years and very proud of ourselves that we hold a 100% escape rate. We have also hosted Escape Rooms at home too which are extremely fun and we have just completed the first escape from our Escape Room in a Box. 

Escape Room in A Box

If like us you love a games night at home with friends or family then Escape Room in a Box is ideal. The box contains 3 epic escape rooms ranging in difficulty from easy to hard. Each escape room has its own back story and is fully interactive. You will have to search the room for clues and solve puzzles in order to escape. We all need a little help at times so the self help cards will give you little hints along the way if needed. 

Inside The Box

CRIME - Easy

You’re house-sitting for a friend who has gone away to Italy. All was going well, until some people started angrily banging on the door in the middle of the night. It turns out your friend is part of some kind of crime syndicate and owes these people money.

Fortunately, you’ve found your way into your friend’s panic room. However, you’ve now locked yourself in and cannot get out or make contact with the police. The gangsters have left, but you only have one hour of oxygen left in the secured panic room. You need to figure out how to escape the room and get help!

You must work out what’s going on and why your friend has a panic room in order to figure out how to escape the room to save yourselves…

PIRACY - Intermediate 

You’re working in the merchant navy on an oil tanker. Your usual captain of 10 years mysteriously went missing on your last voyage. You have been appointed a new captain temporarily to bring the ship back from Hong Kong to its home port of Bremen.

You are in the Indian Ocean headed for the Suez canal, part way through your voyage. Your new captain has called the crew into his quarters for a meeting. Upon your arrival in his quarters, the captain has locked you all in and diverted the ship’s course!

You remember that the former captain, a hardy old sea dog, had built an emergency escape mechanism into his quarters. However, you don’t know exactly how it works and must figure out his clues in order to open the special locking mechanism.

You and the rest of the crew suspect that something fishy is afoot! You have one hour until you reach port. You must figure out the captain’s plan and figure out how to escape the room in order to save the ship and yourselves…

HIJACK - Hard

Somewhere in the world, a plane is going to be hijacked. No one knows that it’s happening or which plane is the target.

You’ve broken into the hijacker’s house, but accidentally triggered the security system. You’re now trapped in the room where the hijacker has secretly stashed the details of their plan.

The specifics of the plan are hidden within this room. However, it is all encoded to stop the authorities from thwarting the hijacking. You need to find out which plane has been hijacked in order to save the passengers and yourselves.

Certain pieces of information will be needed in order to identify the targeted plane, save the passengers, and escape the room.

Each game is designed for 3-6 players however the escape rooms need to be set up so you will have to choose someone to set the game up for you. Unfortunately that person can not take part in the escape room as they will know where and what the clues are. They can however help you along the way by giving out hints and tips or they can just leave you to it. Big J set ours up and just left us as we tried to escape before our 60 minutes was up!

Each Escape Room is neatly packaged and the attention to detail is amazing. We actually felt like we were in a real Escape Room. 

Now that we have completed Crime (easy), we have found out that it is reusable. Obviously we wouldn't be able to do it again as we would know the answers but it can be passed to family or friends. It also makes it ideal for team building sessions as you can host it for many groups. 

For more information, to purchase or to consider the print at home Escape Rooms visit Epic Escapes

Looking forward to trying Piracy over the next few weeks. Wish us luck at maintaining our 100% escape rate!

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Breakout Liverpool, The Detective Office

Breakout Liverpool, The Detective Office

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One of the things we have really missed over the last year and a half is date nights. John and I love heading out but not for the usual trip to a restaurant or cinema, we love doing something different. One of our favourite things to do is an escape room. We have visited quite a few escape rooms and also played lots of escape room games at home. We recently played our first Breakout room in a long while, The Detective Office. 

The Detective Office

Oh no! A dear detective friend of ours has been murdered. As we were the last people to see him alive there is a warrant for our arrest. We are definitely not the killers but we must prove our innocence and find out the real killer. We have managed to sneak in to the building where the detectives office is and we know that all the officers will leave for a one hour lunch. We have an idea that our friend the detective would have left clues to help us solve the mystery of his murder, who the killer is and prove our innocence.  We manage to sneak in to the detectives office, shut the door and we have just 60 minutes to find out who the killer is and escape arrest. 

Once inside the room you can expect to find lots of locks which need to be opened by key, numbers or codes. The idea is you search high and low to try and find clues which might help to solve the puzzles and escape. 

There is a large TV on the wall which will show the clock. This will count down from 60:00 to the time you escape or to 0:00 if you don't manage to break out.

The screen will also offer you clues if you are stuck. It will get your attention by playing a sound. While we were inside we found a key which we were certain opened a specific lock but it didn't. We got a message on the screen to let us know it was the right lock and to keep trying giving it a little wiggle. 

The Detective Office is rated 3 out of 5 for difficulty. We haven't tried a 4 out of 5 yet...maybe next time. 

Each Breakout room is suitable for 2-5 people. Detective Office actually have two identical rooms so would be ideal if you were a larger group and maybe wanted to race. 

Prices vary depending on the number of players and also the day of the week. 

For more information visit Breakout

Both John and I were nervous upon entering The Detectives Office as we have a 100% escape record and we would like to try and keep it. Did we escape - Yes we did, just! We had about 1 minute and 45 seconds to go but we made it. We found out who the killer was and proved our innocence. 

This was my favourite of the Break Out rooms we have done so far. It took us the longest but I really enjoyed the story and the puzzles were good. 

To view the range of rooms available and for more information visit Breakout

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Escape Room - The Game | Review

Escape Room - The Game | Review

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Disclosure - We received Escape Room - The Game for the purpose of this review. All thoughts, opinions and photographs are our own. This post contains affiliate links - purchasing an item through an affiliate link adds no extra cost to you but might earn me a few pennies. 

Last year John and I did our very first Escape Room together. We had never done anything like it before and although it was tough we managed to solve all the clues and we broke out just in time. Over the last week we have been playing Escape Room - The Game at home and it's actually been lots of fun and just like the real thing.

Escape Room The Game is all the fun of a real Escape Room with puzzles to solve, clues to find and a countdown timer but in the comfort of your own home.

Ideally the game is designed for 3-5 players aged 16+. John and I played with just the two of us and it was absolutely fine. Once we had read the instructions we both decided to start with the easiest of the three scenarios included which was Prison Break.

Each scenario comes with a back story to give you more information and once you are ready and have laid out all the pieces for this Escape Room you press the chrono decoder. The chrono decoder is your time and as soon as you press to start it will begin to count down. It also doubles as your 'door' to break out. You need to get four keys throughout the game to 'Escape'.

The chronological decoder will alert you at various intervals to remind you that you can use a 'hint' if you wish and we found at the beginning we needed more hints but I think it was just because we needed to get familiar with the game.

Working together as a team is a must when playing Escape Room as the puzzles are tough and really make you think.

We escaped 'Prison Break' with 6 minutes and 22 seconds to spare which I was really impressed with as I felt we had struggled at the beginning and lost a lot of time.

The sense of achievement when you 'escape' is crazy even though you are just playing at home. There is an app that allows you to download free background music to add to the intensity. I think we will definitely do that on the next game.

Escape Room comes with three separate scenarios, Prison Break, Virus and Nuclear Countdown. Each scenario is a little more difficult than the previous. I would definitely recommend starting with Prison Break.

Michelle

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