Case Closed
BEST FOR
Ages 15+
ENTRY
from £15
WHERE
Edinburgh
What it’s like
Escape rooms and murder mystery cases for teens and adults, built around crime scenes and real evidence, not fairy tale puzzles.
This isn't your average escape room. You're inspecting crime scenes, testing blood samples and working through actual evidence to crack a case, and one option even has you running a radio station while hunting a killer. It's built for older teens and adults rather than a family outing, with the minimum age set at 15, so leave the younger ones with grandma for this one.
The escape rooms run about 90 minutes and cost £25 a head, which is on the steeper side for an hour and a half out, though if you've got a group of mates or teenagers who take their detective work seriously it's the kind of thing that earns its price in bragging rights afterwards. There are smaller bureau games at £20 a person if you want something lower key, and murder mystery party games for bigger groups at £15 a player, good for a birthday do rather than a quick date night.
Worth flagging before you book: some of the cases deal with heavy themes, including suicide and realistic firearm replicas. That's not a criticism, it's just not something to walk into blind if anyone in your group is squeamish. They're open Wednesday to Sunday, 11 till 11, so there's room to fit a case in around a late lunch or an evening out.
If you're planning a bigger event, the murder mystery parties stretch to 35 players and the pop-up crime scenes can handle up to 75, which makes this a genuinely different option for a work do or a milestone birthday rather than the usual meal and pub crawl.
Facilities
Need to know
- Best for
- Teens 15 plus and adults, not a family activity
- How long to allow
- 90 minutes
- Parties
- Murder mystery parties for up to 35 players at £15 per player
- Minimum age is 15, this isn't for young kids
- Some cases feature suicide themes and realistic firearm replicas, so check the case beforehand if that matters to your group
- Escape rooms run 90 minutes and cost more than the bureau games
- Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
Plan your visit
How much does it cost?
£25 a person for the escape rooms, £20 for the bureau games and £15 a head for murder mystery parties. Not cheap for 90 minutes, but you're paying for the puzzle work, not the room.
What age is it suitable for?
You need to be 15 or over. This is built for teens and adults, not a family activity.
How long does it take?
The escape room experiences run around 90 minutes.
Are the themes suitable for anyone sensitive to that sort of thing?
Some cases include themes of suicide and realistic firearm replicas, so it's worth thinking about who's in your group before you pick a case.
Can you book a birthday or group event?
Murder mystery parties take up to 35 players at £15 each, and pop-up crime scenes can handle up to 75 players for bigger groups.
What are the opening hours?
Wednesday to Sunday, 11am to 11pm.
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