Our First 90 min Escape Room - Steal The Crown

Our new room has become our first 90-minute escape room experience - by happy accident!

Steal The Crown was introduced in our usual 60-minute format, but as it turns out, it was a much more challenging mission than we expected. On the other hand, we were getting great reviews and post-game feedback, with one team saying, "Don't change anything!" after loving the overall room design, unique puzzles and high level of difficulty.

As part of our game design philosophy, we try to build most of our rooms so they are completable - they may be challenging to most teams, but with a few little hints, even struggling teams can reach the end and get the rush of finishing the story. But we knew this room was different. It was proving to be very difficult to complete, and something had to be adjusted. As teams seemed to genuinely love the room but consistently ran out of time, it just made sense to extend it.

We don’t have any hard rules at Escapism, except that we want to make compelling, enjoyable experiences - and so Steal The Crown is now upgraded to 90 minutes. No extra charge - just longer gameplay!

The Story

Your team plays a crew of professional thieves. For some of you, this is the last job. A sweet prize awaits - one that could finally let you walk away from it all and disappear to a beach somewhere in Southeast Asia.

The plan? Solid. The intel? Tight. And you’ve got Sam, your trusted hacker on the outside, feeding you updates and keeping security systems at bay. Sam will help you with any aspect of the job - just ask for intel, and he’ll do his best to keep you moving.

The target: a renowned photographer’s private studio. While she and her ultra-wealthy client are out on a location shoot, your window opens - 90 minutes. The crown they were photographing? An ornate, jewel-encrusted masterpiece. And it’s now locked somewhere in the studio.

You don’t know where. Yet.

But the cameras are disabled. The clock is ticking.

Time to work.

What makes this one different?

Every room that Escapism builds is created with a purpose - to showcase an interesting theme or offer unique gameplay. Steal The Crown is a very, very difficult room to complete. It’s built with greater complexity but includes an extra team member available to assist with understanding what you need to do.

Just like any good crime movie, as you begin your heist you talk to your man on the outside. He has resources you don’t, and he can see things you can’t - so Sam is vital to helping you complete the room in time.

This is also our first 90-minute escape room.

Are you ready for the challenge?

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