Games – Scotland

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For those of you interested in stats… There are 104 bookable games (100/92 if you don’t count duplicate games at one/multiple sites). Those games are spread across 27 companies with 37 venues.

Key:
Wheelchair accessible – contact the venue for more info.
Deaf friendly – based on a statement by the venue or a deaf player. Contact the venue for more info.
Duplicate game – this game is present at other venues in the UK or overseas, possibly with a different name. Hover over/press and hold for details.

Scotland

ABERDEEN
(Games: 14)
Breakout Games Aberdeen Breakout Games Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB11 5RE. Five games:
– The Amazon (2‑6 players) . Reviews: Review by The Logic Escapes Me Find the ancient artifact in the Amazonian jungle.
– Black and White (2 copies, 2‑6 players) . Reviews: Review by The Logic Escapes Me All is not what it seems.
– Frankenstein (4‑8 players) Finish off the doctor’s work and bring his monster to life.
– The Dark Arts (3‑6 players) Make good your escape before the sand timer empties and you risk the return of the wizard.
– V90 (2‑6 players) Will the fate of mankind be sealed just like the locked door between you and freedom?
Past games: Lock & Key, V75, Black Gold, Deadlock
The Locked Door The Locked Door, Aberdeen AB11 6YB. Three games:
– The Heist (2‑6 players) . Reviews: Review by The Logic Escapes Me Can you steal the world’s largest diamond before the authorities catch up with you?
– Raiders (2‑6 players) Make your way through King Esk’s Tomb and retrieve the relic.
– The Quarantine Zone (2‑6 players) Activate the emergency generator and access the bunker before the zombies close in!
Past games: NO-ELves
Escape 808 Escape 808, Aberdeen AB12 3LF. One game:
– Escape from TV (2‑24 players, 90 minutes) Getting in to TV is easy… The ultimate challenge will be getting out again.
AYR
(Games: 5)
In Time In Time, KA7 1LT. Two games:
– Smugglers of the Black Rose (2‑6 players)
– The Abandoned Academy (2‑6 players)
Past games: Dark Room, Burns Room, A North Pole Adventure
BERWICK ON TWEED
(Games: 2)
Escape Berwick Escape Berwick, Berwick on Tweed TD15 1DP. Two games:
– Saw: Survival (2‑4 players)
– Nuclear Bunker (2‑4 players)
DUNDEE
(Games: 9)
Escape Rooms Scotland Dundee Escape Rooms Scotland Dundee, Dundee DD3 8SH. Four games:
– C.A.R.A. (2‑6 players) Aritifical intelligence is here. Can you help bring C.A.R.A. to life?
– Black Pearl (2‑6 players) Can you retrieve Davy Jones’ heart?
– Kidnapped (2‑6 players) Is this still a game or is it reality?
– Gold Rush (2‑6 players) Escape from Dundee’s hidden gold mine.
Escape Dundee Escape Dundee, Dundee DD1 2AP. Five games:
– Da Vinci (2‑6 players) Break the codes, follow the clues and recover the holy grail.
– Witchcraft and Wizardry (2‑6 players) Is it a test or is there something more sinister at work?
– Contagion (2‑6 players) Find the antidote and escape the lab before it’s destroyed.
– Prison Breakout (2‑6 players) Locked in the cells – clear your name and escape.
– Overthrone (2‑6 players) The King is dead, long live the King!
DUNFERMLINE
(Games: 2)
Go Escape Go Escape, Dunfermline KY12 7DL. Two games:
– The Auld Grey Toun (2‑6 players) Immerse yourselves in Dunfermline’s rich history.
– Mission: Implausible (2‑6 players) Identify the spy and escape or you, and all the evidence, will be lost forever.
EDINBURGH
(Games: 39)
Escape Edinburgh Escape Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH3 6AA. Two games:
– Houdini’s Workshop (2‑6 players) Escape from Houdini’s greatest challenge – his own workshop.
– The Experiment (2‑6 players) Investigate suspicious disappearances by bravely taking part in the \Experiment.
Past games: Da Vinci, The Darker Side of Edinburgh, Taken, Classic Live Escape
Escape Edinburgh (Morrison St) Escape Edinburgh (Morrison St), Edinburgh EH3 8BJ. Three games:
– The Magic Emporium (2‑6 players) Investigate the mystery behind Ms Garbo’s disappearance.
– 221B Baker Street (2‑6 players) Enter 221b Baker Street and steal the historic item from Sherlock.
– Sub-Zero (2‑6 players) Get the generators back online and save your crew.
Can You Escape? Can You Escape?, Edinburgh EH8 8AE. Two games:
– Operation Odyssey (2‑6 players) . Reviews: Review by The Logic Escapes Me Review by Brit of an Escape Habit Review by Escape the Review Fix the escape pod before it’s too late.
– Operation Spellbound (2 copies, 2‑5 players) Bring peace to King Arthur’s lands.
Past games: Operation Bald Eagle, Operation Deadlock
Locked In Edinburgh Locked In Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 1PL. Three games:
– The Distillery (2‑5 players) . Reviews: Review by Escape the Review Review by Brit of an Escape Habit Review by The Logic Escapes Me Uncover the identity of the disgruntled employee plotting against the distillery.
– The Secret Lab (4‑10 players) . Reviews: Review by Escape the Review Review by The Logic Escapes Me Enter the lab and rediscover the cure for the L.I.E. virus.
– The Cutting Room (3‑8 players) Find the missing organs or five men will die…
Past games: Animal Hospital
Escape Haymarket Escape Haymarket, Edinburgh EH11 2BA. Three games:
– Carnival of Curiosities (2‑5 players) Things are not quite what they seem.
– Ocean’s Escape (2‑5 players) Can you steal the casino’s grand prize.
– 8 Years Later (2‑5 players) The infected are at the door
Past games: Area 51, Escape Casino, Contagion
Escape Reality Edinburgh Escape Reality Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH3 9QB. Six games:
– Alcatraz (2‑6 players) Escape the unescapable.
– Jungala (2‑6 players) Complete the game or be trapped forever.
– The Asylum (2‑6 players) Can you escape from the asylum before the spirits of the patients that remain here capture you?
– Nosferatu (2‑6 players) Track down the most dangerous vampire in existence.
– Machina (2‑6 players) Escape before you become part of the AI experiment.
– Tortuga Pirates (2‑6 players) Escape the brig and find Derdrake’s treasure on Tortuga Island.
Padlox Escape Rooms Padlox Escape Rooms, Edinburgh EH6 6SH. One game:
– Going for Gold (2‑6 players) Have you got what it takes to foil these doping fraudsters?
Department of Magic Department of Magic, Edinburgh EH1 1QR. Two games:
– Prophecies Quest (2‑5 players) The Dark Lord is on his way and only you can stop him.
– Dark Lord Resurrection (2‑5 players) Before the Dark Lord attacked the Department of Magic.
Escape Hunt Edinburgh Escape Hunt Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH2 3HT. Four games:
– Blackbeard’s Treasure (2 copies, 2‑6 players) Grab the loot and escape in 60 minutes or go down with the ship…
– The Fourth Samurai (2‑6 players) Escape from the Ronin and destroy the mysterious sword.
– The Last Vikings (2‑6 players) Summon the Norse Gods for protection against the Ice Giants.
– Escape the Wild West (2‑6 players) Your only hope is a rusty old locomotive that hasn’t worked in years.
Escape Game Over Edinburgh Escape Game Over Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH28 8PH. Two games:
– Top Secret (2‑6 players) Escape from prison. Retrieve your weapons. Steal the blueprints.
– The Philosopher’s Stone (2‑6 players)
The Edinburgh Dungeon The Edinburgh Dungeon, Edinburgh EH1 1DF. One game:
– Burke and Hare (2‑6 players) Can you escape the clutches of Burke and Hare
ELGIN
(Games: 1)
Elgin Escape Elgin Escape, Elgin IV30 1BP. One game:
– Chernobyl Hotel (2‑6 players) Break in to a hotel near Chernobyl and steal the cash that’s been abandoned.
FALKIRK
(Games: 5)
Transcend Escape Rooms Transcend Escape Rooms, Falkirk FK1 1RQ . Two games:
– Agenda 21 (2‑6 players) Find the antidote and save the world.
– The Funhouse (4‑8 players) Locked inside a ghostly carnival by a clown, you have one hour to escape.
Divergent Games Divergent Games, Falkirk FK1 1NU . Two games:
– Detective in Trouble (2‑6 players) Broads like her don’t cross to this side of town too often and it’s never for anything good.
– Bunker Breakout (2‑4 players) Tick tock, tick tock goes the clock, down down it goes when it reaches zero, BYE BYE HERO!!!.
Escape Game Over Falkirk Escape Game Over Falkirk, Falkirk FK5 3NS. One game:
– The Walking Death (2‑6 players) Two years after the apocalypse, you’re still seeking shelter from the zombies.
FIFE
(Games: 1)
Cryptic Kingdom Cryptic Kingdom, Fife KY7 5NX. One game:
– Sherlock room (4‑10 players) There’s been a murder…
GLASGOW
(Games: 44)
Escape Glasgow Escape Glasgow, Glasgow G2 6HJ. Three games:
– Contagion (2‑5 players) Find the antidote and escape the lab before it’s destroyed.
– 221B Baker Street (2‑5 players) Enter 221b Baker Street and steal the historic item from Sherlock.
– Witchcraft and Wizardry (2‑5 players) Is it a test or is there something more sinister at work?
Past games: Classic Live Escape, EMCU Trials
Riddle Rooms Riddle Rooms, Glasgow G2 1HW. Seven games:
– The Burns Room (3‑10 players, 75 minutes) Investigate the Burns’ serial killer cold case.
– Spy room (3‑7 players) Find the evidence that can lock up a businessman financing criminals.
– The Amnesia Room (2‑6 players, 90 minutes) Who are you and why are you here?
– Mystic room (2‑5 players) Find out who killed the oracle.
– Mansion room (8‑16 players, 90 minutes) Uncover the treasure and the mystery before darkness falls.
– Party room (10‑16 players) Track down one of Queen Victoria’s personal treasures.
– Dark Room (2‑6 players) Imagine, there is no more light.
Past games: Identity room
Escape Rooms Scotland Glasgow Escape Rooms Scotland Glasgow, Glasgow G3 8BW. Three games:
– CSI: Glasgow (4‑8 players) Help – there’s been a murder!
– The Lost Tomb (2‑6 players) Far beneath the sands of Cairo, you find yourself trapped!
– 1942: New Recruits (4‑8 players)
Past games: The Riddler, Jail Break, Zombie Quarantine, Bank Heist
Clue HQ Glasgow Clue HQ Glasgow, Glasgow G41 1EJ. Two games:
– Bunker 38 (3‑6 players) Escape from a nuclear bunker as the oxygen runs out.
– Cell Block C (3‑6 players) Escape from the top security Cell Block C.
Escape Reality Glasgow Escape Reality Glasgow, Glasgow G1 1NY. Five games:
– Jungala (2‑6 players) . Reviews: Review by The Logic Escapes Me Complete the game or be trapped forever.
– Enigmista (2‑6 players) Pass the serial killer’s games or become his next victim.
– Alcatraz (2‑6 players) . Reviews: Review by The Logic Escapes Me Escape the unescapable.
– Misery (2‑6 players) Escape from the kidnapper’s house or find out how far she’ll go to keep you there.
– Murder in Whitechapel (2‑6 players) . Reviews: Review by The Logic Escapes Me Find and capture the serial killer before someone else goes missing.
Locked In Escape Room Locked In Escape Room, Glasgow G2 6LD. Four games:
– Witch House in Scottish Highlands (2‑6 players) When you lose your way in the woods the last place you’d like to find is the Witch’s House…
– The Heist (3‑6 players) It’s time to retire but before that – one last job…
– The Surgery (3‑6 players) The last thing you remember is drinking martini with a doctor in the hotel bar…
– Glasgow School of Magic (4‑10 players) Sometimes we need a little magic.
Past games: Da Vinci’s Secret, Christmas Room, Guilty Pleasure, Save Christmas, Christmas Dream
Catch 22 Catch 22, Glasgow G2 5LQ. Three games:
– The Citadel (3‑7 players) Find a way to save the captain and yourselves.
– Notorious (3‑7 players) Investigate the dark web of deceit lurking beneath Hollywood’s glamorous surface
– Wonderland (3‑6 players) Happy are thee with Alice for tea.
Past games: Christmas Chaos, Santa’s List
Xcape Room Xcape Room, Glasgow G2 6PH. Three games:
– Suspector (2‑8 players) Retrieve a recording pen you left behind and find out what’s been recoreded…
– Wonderworld (2‑8 players) Animals could talk, card soldiers are real and crystal balls predict the future.
– Agent-X (2‑8 players) The rare ocean heart diamond which was supposedly put into a museum exhibit was stolen!
INVERNESS
(Games: 5)
Breakout Games Inverness Breakout Games Inverness, Inverness IV1 1PP. Three games:
– The Riddle of Nessie (2‑8 players) Breakout in the professor’s office and find out the truth about Nessie.
– The Vault (2‑6 players)
– Prometheus – Frankenstein (4‑8 players) Finish off the doctor’s work and bring his monster to life.
Past games: Black and White, Lock & Key
LINLITHGOW
(Games: 1)
Eeek Escape Rooms Eeek Escape Rooms, Linlithgow EH49 7AE. One game:
– The Blunt Axe (2‑6 players) Save Mary Queen of Scots!
LIVINGSTON
(Games: 3)
Escape Livingston Escape Livingston, Livingston EH54 6QF. Three games:
– Prison Breakout (2‑6 players) Locked in the cells – clear your name and escape.
– Espionage (2‑6 players) After being intentionally captured, you must escape from prison and retrieve the blueprints.
– Witchcraft and Wizardry (2 copies, 2‑6 players) Is it a test or is there something more sinister at work?
ORKNEY
(Games: 2)
Escape Room Orkney Escape Room Orkney, Stromness KW16 3EP. One game:
– Fun and Games (4‑6 players, 75 minutes) It’s all fun and games.
Past games: Capt. I C Recks
PETERHEAD
(Games: 2)
Escafun Escafun, Peterhead AB42 3AW. Two games:
– Grannie’s Living Room (2‑4 players) Can you escape from Grannie’s living room?
– The Military Room (2‑4 players) Can you break out the bunker?

The following venues are announced but not yet available:

Closed games:

  • Aberdeen, CountDown Escape Games (January 2017 to December 2017)
  • Edinburgh, Escape Hour (November 2014 to August 2017)
  • Edinburgh, Dr. Knox’s Enigma (April 2015 to September 2016)
  • Edinburgh, Exit Plan Edinburgh (January 2016 to July 2019)
  • Edinburgh, Escape Rooms Scotland Edinburgh (October 2016 to September 2018)
  • Glasgow, Tick Tock Unlock Glasgow (April 2015 to September 2018)
  • Glasgow, EVAC (October 2015 to October 2016)
  • Glasgow, Pollok House (June 2016 to September 2018)
  • Glasgow, Escape Games Glasgow (April 2018 to June 2018)
  • Glasgow, Britannia Panopticon (October 2018 to December 2018)
  • Inverness, Lockdown Inverness (May 2015 to December 2019)
  • Paisley, The Exit Games (August 2016 to September 2017)
  • Shetland, Locked Shetland (May 2016 to May 2019)
  • Shetland, Escape Shetland (June 2016 to November 2017)
  • Stirling, Escape Rooms Scotland Stirling (March 2017 to December 2018)
  • Stonehaven, aMAZEing places (July 2016 to December 2016)