Projects

April 2024 - Star Street Escapes, York - 'Candy Chaos'

Dawn is the owner of the Star Street Salon which is a hair salon specifically for children based in York. As an addition to her business she had the excellent idea to add an escape room aimed at children between 5 and 10,  to her birthday party package.


Escape Tech developed the story,  provided set decor, built and installed the props and tech along with providing GM training. The brief was to design a game that suited the both the younger age group but which still gave the older children a challenge. This  gave our game designer some head scratching moments but the end result has fulfilled the brief and was enjoyed by all the test teams.


Your Great Uncle has a sweet shop but unfortunately he has lost the keys, what is worse is that his sweetie making machine has run out of ingredients! Can you get into the shop and find the correct ingredients in time for his shop to open? You only have 45 minutes so you'll need to work together to make sure the sweet machine is ready on time.


We are in a sticky situation so come on team let's make sweets!


https://starstreetescapes.co.uk/




March 2024 - Levelup Escapes, Shrewsbury - 'Operation Overload'

Nathan has given Escape Hub's 'Inbound' a new lease of life. After buying the game from Escape hub, we worked with him to update the game and puzzles incorporating COGs into the game as the control system.


What he has done is create a new and exciting game which keeps the spirit of the original while adding some new twists. For a truly immersive WW2 experience get to Level up escapes in Shrewsbury, your country needs you!


Lets keep our eyes peeled chaps the Hun are everywhere!


https://www.levelupescapes.com



January 2024 - Bainloch Deer Park, Sandyhills, Dalbeattie - 'The Curse of the Troll King'

Escape Tech are proud to be involved in the production of Dumfries and Galloway's first purpose built escape room in Bainloch Deer Park.  Situated in the picturesque south west of Scotland, Bainloch Deer Park has a renowned deer safari experience and Richard and Lee (Owners) had the inspired idea to add an escape room to their already successful business.


Richard has produced the story and the set build which is second to none, Escape Tech have assisted with advice on game flow and undertaken the tech build.  The game control is via COGs which has given us the ability to adapt quickly to mods and changes and supplied a robust and versatile control system.


You have been asked to help the Woodland Wizard to defend the Enchanted Forest against the evil Troll King who is trying to take control, the White Stag has left an item to assist you in this task but the Troll King has put many devious puzzles in your path.  Have you got what it takes to protect the woodland and all its creatures?


Grab your wand, put on your cape and lets get magical!


https://www.bainlochdeerpark.co.uk/




December 2023 - Hounds Escape, Crawley - 'The Acid Bath Murders'

Hounds have again produced a great build courtesy of Brian. This is a departure from the norm as it incorporates escape puzzles along with live actors and historical fact, a technique David calls 'Edu-tainment' which is very accurate!  Escape Tech have again done all the tech and the whole show is run via COGs, utilising DMX, audio and system control this is a spectacular room and not to be missed.


It's the 1940s and John Haigh is at the height of his serial killing spree, immersive yourself in his life and find out what makes him tick, can you handle the horror?


Come to hounds if you dare!


https://www.houndsescape.co.uk


August 2023 - Levelup Escapes, Shrewsbury - 'Mission: Abducted'

Levelup Escapes, Shrewsbury's premier escape room, has now opened their second game and it promises to be an exciting room. The blend of puzzles includes some never before seen ideas which should be a challenge for even the most avid escape room enthusiast.


With room and prop design by Paul, set design by Jess and the techy bits by me(Tony) this room has the lot, immersive set environment, clever puzzle design and special effects that compliment the rest of this excellent build.  Nathan, the owner of Levelup Escapes has had a great deal of input with regular ideas and challenges that have kept the team on their toes (and banging their heads on walls too!) but we have thoroughly enjoyed this project and have kept to the budget and timescales.


You are a team of agents investigating strange lights in the sky over Shrewsbury, suddenly a bright light appears, next you wake up in a grubby white room, surrounded by an eerie hum. Where are your colleagues, what is this place and how do you get out?


Don't panic team, the truth is out there!


https://www.levelupescapes.com/


Pressure Point, Ashford - 'Candyland' & 'Candyland 2'

Pressure Point have written a truly innovative game and you won't be disappointed in the concept. The set is huge and the number of puzzles is staggering, enthusiasts will find this a challenge but there is something for all skills in this game. Escape tech have been responsible for most of the set build but with Keri doing the excellent art work, we also provided all the tech and coding for what was one of our biggest builds to date, 8 micro controllers running 2 programmes each control the whole game automatically. This was not a build for the faint hearted!


A magical land of sweets awaits but keep your wits about you, something sinister this way comes! You find your way out of Candyland but what has happened? Is there a sequel to this game? We cant give too much away!!


Come to Candyland and feed your sweet tooth!


https://www.pressurepointescaperooms.co.uk/


Hounds Escape, Crawley - 'The Explorer's Diary'

The third in the Hounds' family of games has just gone live! Hounds Escape produce award winning games and this game is no exception, the set and prop build have all been done by Hounds themselves, Escape Tech have again provided the control system and software. The build is impressive to say the least, the attention to detail is exceptional and the finale is their best yet!


It's the 1930s and you are a team of intrepid adventurers following the diary of a lost explorer, can you find him and the riches he allegedly found or will you be lost in darkest Peru forever?


No time for tea chaps, let's crack on shall we!


https://www.houndsescape.co.uk


Professor Delgados, Chelmsford - 'Labyrinth'

Sam and the team have just opened Chelmsford's newest escape room, and the third one of their games is a temple labyrinth. Set build and decor was by the Delgado's team, Escape Tech have provided prop design and build, game play design and electronics & control software.


You have just discovered the lost temple of the Great Chelmer! Rumours abound of a priceless gem, the Fire Ruby, which is hidden deep within the labyrinth. Can you work you way in and find it before the imminent temple collapse?


You best get a move on, time is ticking!


https://delgadoscontrol.co.uk


Hounds Escape, Crawley - 'Southern Dis-Comfort'

In a challenging year for the escape room industry, Hounds Escape, Crawley have just finished their second game 'Southern Dis-Comfort'. Escape tech have provided control software and circuitry and Hounds have provided the build.  As before the build quality is exceptional and will provide a very immersive game once players are allowed to return.


The theme is deep south USA in which banjos and rednecks abound! You need to work as a team to escape from Dwayne and his friends otherwise you just might regret your trip down south, Yee Haa!


Come to Hounds Y'all!


https://www.houndsescape.co.uk


Escape Hub, Maidstone - 'The Peril of Sherwin Hones'

Escape Hub have a new game with some challenging puzzles!
Escape Hub's newest game is now open. The set design is detailed and provides an immersive environment in which to play , some novel puzzles take this game to new levels and the fusion of tech and traditional game play works excellently.

Escape hub's games are always well written and Alex has again produced a gem of a room. The puzzles have utilised tech to provide a number of interesting puzzles which will give a few surprises!   A centralised control system runs the entire room tech allowing for quick reset and easy GM control.

It's elementary, you should come and play the 'Peril of Sherwin Hones'


Hounds Escape, Crawley - 'Questionable Ethics'

Hounds Escape is central Crawley's only escape room and have just opened their first game 'Questionable Ethics'. The build, design and decor have all been undertaken by Hounds themselves, Escape tech have assisted with technical design and build of the electronic systems and control room.

Hounds have built a brilliant game which has a good mix of physical and mental challenges. The puzzles themselves are well thought out and range in difficulty to provide something to challenge any brain.

In the first month of opening and in a very difficult year for the industry, Questionable Ethics has received excellent reviews and has been nominated for a TERPECA award.

Come to Hounds and test yourself in their new room.

https://www.houndsescape.co.uk

Escape London - 'The DaVinci Room'

Our task was to upgrade an existing  room to add another room in the game and reduce the number of locks to give more electronic control, taking this room from a gen 1 room to a gen 2.

The room was already well decorated so we needed to keep the style of decor within the room to give a seemless upgrade, our plan was to add a secret corridor between the office and the crypt, which has a number of electronic puzzles to solve before  entry to the crypt is finally achieved.

Here are a few pictures to whet your appetite!

Escape Hub, Maidstone - 'The Curse of Curawood's Garden'

Escape Hub have an excellent reputation and with their new room we needed to ensure we kept that successful reputation and build on it.

Our brief was to provide a room in line with Alex's story, our challenge was to provide it in a small space and utilise that space effectively.  Some of the work was done by Escape Hub themselves however the bulk of the decoration and tech was undertaken by Escape Tech. The visual outcome is stunning and the game play makes this a very family friendly room.

Come to Maidstone and see if you can beat 'The Curse of Curawood's Garden'

Pressure Point, Ashford - 'The Moonlit Wild'

Pressure point in Ashford have always produced superb rooms and our task was to raise the quality bar even higher, which was a challenge!

Keri and Mike have always been very involved in their room designs and this was no exception, throughout the build Keri kept a keen eye on progress and no detail was missed. The room needed to be as immersive as possible and was going to be family friendly, the puzzles are a mixture of traditional locks and electronic control. The electronic puzzles use both discreet component circuits designed for the puzzle and Arduino micro controllers running bespoke programmes. The set build has been designed and built to be aesthetically as close to reality as possible and we hope you agree that the room certainly succeeds in this.

If you're in Ashford, pop up and play 'The Moonlit Wild'

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