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Bega Case (Crime at Home) // Kickstarter

Crime at Home has just launched its first English-language game on Kickstarter, titled Crime at Home: Bega Case. The company has had huge success in Spain with its first two…

May 20, 2025

Escape Rooms Features Immersive Experiences

Mary Shelley’s House of Frankenstein (Bath, UK) // Feature

Mary Shelley's House of Frankenstein is an award-winning immersive experience located in the historic town of Bath, UK. This unique venue features a whole host of activities, including an interactive…

May 15, 2025

Interviews Meet Your Maker

Meet Your Maker: Alex Rosenthal (TED-Ed) // Interview

Alex Rosenthal is the Editorial Director of TED-Ed Animations and co-creator of Pandora's Legacy. I'm incredibly grateful to him for taking the time to chat about the launch of TED-Ed's…

May 6, 2025

The Pandora's Legacy box, with a picture of the jigsaw puzzle and some smaller boxes next to it.

Crowdfunding Funded

Pandora’s Legacy (TED-Ed & PostCurious) // Kickstarter

Pandora's Legacy is now LIVE on Kickstarter. The much-anticipated game is a jigsaw/tabletop escape room hybrid from TED-Ed. Created in collaboration with PostCurious, the game is a labour of love…

April 29, 2025

The bright blue cover of A Compendium of Meta-Puzzles.

Puzzle Books Reviews

A Compendium of Meta-Puzzles (Pedja Banovic) // Review

A Compendium of Meta-Puzzles is an innovative and challenging puzzle book by Pedja Banovic. This exciting collection of meta-puzzles spans a range of puzzle types suitable for all levels of…

April 25, 2025

Crowdfunding

Mystery of the Amazon (TreasureQuesting) // Kickstarter

Olle Ravhed has just launched a Kickstarter campaign for the second episode of his online puzzle adventure game series, TreasureQuesting. The browser-based experiences will find you embarking on treasure-seeking quests…

April 14, 2025

A selection of colourful components from Indigo Bing & the Missing Mind Disc. Including a newspaper, blue balloon and leaflet.

Puzzle Games Reviews

Indigo Bing and the Missing Mind Disc (Aquila) // Review

Indigo Bing and the Missing Mind Disc is a postal escape room game from the creators of the award-winning children's magazine, Aquila. Despite the magazine regularly featuring puzzle content, this…

April 12, 2025

Puzzle Games Reviews

Danger in the Deep (Professor Puzzle) // Review

Danger in the Deep is a collaborative escape-room-style game from Professor Puzzle. Trapped on a submarine, you've got two hours to track down a spy and stop them from launching…

April 4, 2025

Emerald Echoes (PostCurious) // Review

CluePuzzle: Pyramid of the Sun (iDventure) // Review

The Vanishing Gambler (The Mystery Agency) // Review