The Escapologist is a multi venue escape room company which is based up in the north of the UK, hosting numerous escape rooms online and in person. Based in two venues, one in Leeds and the other in Castleford in the Xscape Yorkshire venue.  With the catch line “Escape the everyday at The Escapologist”, you can head over to tackle one of their games or maybe even grab a drink, or even better, both! 

Our review focuses on the Castleford venue which currently hosts 4 rooms and a lovely small bar. It looks very fancy from the outside and very welcoming for a drink. It actually looks very unassuming to the average eye that this is an escape room company from looking at the front and bar setup. The 4 rooms they host are all different themed and have different difficulties, to give guests options when booking for something that will work for them. A fifth room is on its way and as the company expands, improvements and expansions are expected.

Storyline & Theming: 6/10

D3LIR1UM is advertised as a pretty scary room with the sinister image of a doll and other dark objects. The name and of course the 15+ age restriction all add to setting that scene. Stepping into the room itself, it had minimalistic theming with blood splatters, dolls and other creepy objects scattered about. Whilst not the highest quality, it was simple enough to do the job and set the scene. 

Our story started with some instructions on a computer screen, telling us what we can and cannot do during the game. All pretty standard so far. The storyline was again quite simple but worked without overcomplicating the room and what we were about to experience. We would recommend this for players who aren’t too fussed on a heavy storyline.