Escape rooms are a fantastic time for groups of friends, family, or colleagues. In them, you’ll be immersed in a dynamic and detailed room, where you’ll have to solve a series of interconnected puzzles to achieve an ultimate goal. In most cases, such as our trio of escape rooms, there will be a strict 60-minute timer that starts as soon as the game begins. The games will be designed to offer enough challenges to make that time limit increasingly pressing as your hour ticks away.
Why 60 minutes?
An hour offers enough time for complex, often multi-room puzzle experiences, without the risk of team members losing interest that could come from a longer experience. An hour on the clock means that time is crucial and can’t be wasted, keeping everyone focused on the ultimate goal as they work together to solve a range of puzzles. 60 minutes also means that younger players can be kept engaged, with our escape room games offering a great time for players as young as 9.
Do All Escape Rooms Last 60 Minutes?
In most cases, yes, 60 minutes has become the standard game length across the industry for escape activities, offering a sweet spot for complexity, but also allowing multiple slots to be allowed throughout the day. There are other times offered in some escape room experiences, with some companies opting for 30 minutes or 45 minutes, and others promising longer games of 2 or even 3 hours. All of our escape game experiences have a 60-minute time limit. For those wondering how long you get in a specific escape room, the information is usually shown on each company’s website.
How Long Are You In An Escape Room Normally?
When we design our rooms, the goal in mind is for successful players to use the vast majority of their hour. As the experience levels of players can vary widely, some veteran fans will be able to beat an escape room in quicker times, but it will usually take the full hour, or close to it, to finish. Your questmaster will be able to assist you if you get stuck, but there are also a few general tips to keep in mind when playing.
How Long Does the Full Escape Room Activity Last?
We ask players to arrive at our escape rooms 15 minutes before they start, which is standard across the industry. This time will allow for a full introduction to the game from a questmaster, often delivered in character, helping to bring players into the world before they start. This introduction will also cover the rules of the game, helping to make sure that players of all experience levels are able to have a brilliant experience. Make sure to wear comfortable clothing to have the best experience.
Once your team has finished the escape room, there will also be a short post-game debrief with the questmaster, who’ll usually drop their character to talk you through how you performed as a team, and single out some particular bright stars. This will typically take 5 minutes, meaning that if you’re planning to enjoy an escape room as part of a day of activities, it will be closer to 90 minutes than 60.
Three Brilliant Escape Rooms in Holborn
Located in Central London and easily accessible by local rail and tube stations, Enigma Quests offers three fantastic escape rooms for teams of 2 to 5. Escape rooms are the perfect activity for family days out, team building, or birthdays. Each of our escape experiences lasts for an hour, offering a blend of devious puzzles within a beautifully detailed room:
- World of Witchcraft and Wizardry – This room takes players to a thrilling world of magic, where your team will have to work together to solve the disappearance of a prestigious wizard. You’ll need to prove your magical skills to have any hope of succeeding!
- Inventor’s Odyssey Through Time – Take a trip through time in this brilliant new room, set entirely within an ever-shifting laboratory. It’s up to you to secure the secrets of time travel before they fall into the wrong hands.
- The Billion Pound Heist – Hidden within a swanky London art gallery, sinister criminal gang The Quartet are planning something dastardly! With just 60 minutes on the clock, you’ll need to break in and secure vital information… just try not to get distracted by the riches contained within.
And when you’re done, you can enjoy a delicious cocktail or mocktail at our on-site bar, Beyond the Web. Or better yet, pair it with a visit to the thrilling Escape Arcade!
Our rooms can be booked 7 days a week, with both daytime and evening slots available. Book your amazing escape experience today.
