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The latest reviews for puzzle games and experiences

Box Art for The Shackleton Series
Posted inPuzzle Games Reviews

The Shackleton Series: Episode 1 (Escape Mail) // Review

The Shackleton Series: Episode 1 is the first in a six-part escape game adventure from Escape Mail. After the success of the Family Secrets series and Shinobi: The Scroll, they…
January 27, 2025
A teaser for USB Escape: Season 1
Posted inPuzzle Games Reviews

The Knott Family Chronicles: Owen Knott (USB Escape) // Review

The Knott Family Chronicles: Owen Knott is a narrative puzzle experience from USB Escape. An unsettling letter arrives from a sender known only as 'C'. They have included a USB…
January 18, 2025
Sherlock Holmes: Phantom's Hour
Posted inOnline Escape Rooms Reviews

Sherlock Holmes: Phantom’s Hour (Wolf Escape Games) // Review

Sherlock Holmes: Phantom's Hour is the latest game from award-winning online escape game company, Wolf Escape Games. So far they've transported players to a spooky abandoned house in Hallows Hill…
January 6, 2025
Cluegon: The Wonter Legacy
Posted inPuzzle Books Reviews

Cluegon: The Wonter Legacy (Dimitris Chassapakis) // Review

Cluegon: The Wonter Legacy is the latest puzzle book from the creator of Journal 29, Dimitris Chassapakis: "Julian Wonter disappeared without a trace, leaving behind a complex and mysterious apparatus…
December 22, 2024
The Van Hout Story
Posted inMurder Mystery Reviews

The Van Hout Story (Detective Mystery Masters) // Review

The Van Hout Story is a murder mystery game from Detective Mystery Masters. When Lennard Van Hout, a prominent figure in the business world, is murdered - your help is…
December 16, 2024
Countdown to Chaos
Posted inPuzzle Games Reviews

Countdown to Chaos (The Detective Society) // Review

Countdown to Chaos is an escape game adventure from The Detective Society. Best known for their mysteries that span multiple episodes, this is a standalone experience that acts as the…
December 13, 2024
The Vanishing Gambler
Posted inPuzzle Games Reviews

The Vanishing Gambler (The Mystery Agency) // Review

The Vanishing Gambler is a tabletop escape room experience from UK-based The Mystery Agency. The company is the brainchild of Henry Lewis (The Play That Goes Wrong) and invites players…
December 9, 2024
Requiem for a Double
Posted inMurder Mystery Puzzle Games Reviews

Requiem for a Double (Peculiar Pond) // Review

Requiem for a Double is a murder mystery puzzle game from Croatia-based Peculiar Pond. Take on the role of a private detective to investigate the murder of a well-known pop…
December 6, 2024
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