Behind-the-scenes stories, tips for a successful escape, the history of the genre and everything worth knowing about our rooms.
All 23 articles — behind the scenes, tips and the history of the genre. The full text of the articles is currently available on the original blog; migration of the individual article pages is in progress.
For many people the school trip is the best memory of their school years. How does that become a lasting shared experience in an escape room?
How can an escape room support education? Students are one of our largest audiences — and not by accident.
More from behind the scenes: how a room is built, and what happens out of sight.
There are stories behind every escape room, from unexpected setbacks to sheer oddities.
Puzzle-solving isn't the most important skill. An escape room is a team game — and that changes everything.
The guide continues: types, difficulty levels and themes in one place.
A taste of our rooms: which one suits whom, and what a team can expect.
Where did the genre begin? The earliest reference points for games played in the real world.
The films behind the wizarding world — background for fans of the Magic World rooms.
What makes the rooms run? A look at the technical side of the games.
Which video games think the way an escape room does?
How much time is enough for a room? What we learned from a conversation with a marathon team.
What does it actually mean that Időcsapda is child-friendly? Almost half our rooms are set in the wizarding world — and those are the ones children pick most.
Anyone born around the turn of the millennium had little chance of escaping Harry Potter's influence as a subculture.
Lockdown and social distancing during COVID-19 produced a new genre: the online escape room.
What difficulty should a team take on? First you need to work out your own strengths.
The padlock is a hallmark of the old, first-generation rooms — magnetic locks and sensors make it easier to lose yourself in the game.
Bookings for two have multiplied — here's why an escape room also works as a date.
Team building, facing your fears, a date — and plenty more.
How is a new room born? And the question returning teams always ask: do the old rooms change?
Budapest is a city of escape rooms, so an original idea is hard to come by. We tried anyway.
Alongside the entertainment, the single most important consideration: the players' complete safety.
Rooms built on logic puzzles were popular with adults at first — today children love them just as much.
So far the stories have been about other people. The next one is yours.