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Escapism Unveils New Puzzle Room Format As They Continue To Strive To Offer Something Different
Escapism Escape Room Experiences has introduced a distinct format called Puzzle Rooms, expanding its line-up beyond more 'standard' style escape rooms to give players more choice in how they play.
What is a Puzzle Room
Traditional escape rooms are team-based, story-led experiences where players solve puzzles to complete a mission. Many also feature discovery elements like hidden spaces or unexpected lock mechanics that add mystery and surprise. Escapism’s Puzzle Rooms are single room experiences and focus more on the puzzles, providing a more linear gameplay with clear progression and optional in-game assistance.
Rooms available now
The Mad Hatter’s Hat - Escapism’s first Puzzle Room. Built to be replayable, it contains many puzzles with more added over time. Linear sequencing ensures players always know what to solve next, and an in-room character can provide context or hints on request.
Steal The Crown - A single-room experience that adopts the Puzzle Room structure for focused, lock-and-key play. While not replayable, it offers the same clear progression and on-demand support from a virtual team member, helping players keep momentum - but more clue finding than the Mad Hatter's Hat.
Escapism says aligning single-room experiences to the Puzzle Room structure helps customers choose a play style that suits them, whether they prefer focused puzzling or the exploratory surprises common in multi-room escape adventures.
Escape rooms continue
Escapism will continue to design and operate story-rich escape rooms that emphasise exploration and discovery. The Puzzle Room format complements, rather than replaces, those experiences.
What’s next
The team plans to keep experimenting with new formats. Concepts under consideration include experiences that place greater emphasis on practical problem-solving and physical coordination, broadening the range of challenges available to players.
Visit Escapism
Players can choose between classic escape rooms or the new Puzzle Rooms, depending on whether they want an exploratory mystery or a concentrated puzzle challenge.
Bookings and details: escapism.kiwi
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