escaping Belgium

We visited Escaping Belgium yesterday to play both their rooms "Erzsebet" and "Le Prince".

Upon arrival we were welcomed by two of the three owners Steven and Kris. After noticing that we were nerding out about some Flyers of other potential rooms to play Kris joined us and we had a very nice chat about other rooms. We even started playing Erzsebet behind schedule because we got caught up chatting with Kris. Of course this did not affect the time we were given to finish the room ;)

Erzsebet was a very well designed room and managed to keep us hooked to the lore without ever breaking the immersion. While you can tell the room leans more towards an older generation of escape rooms it is still not one bit less fun. While some puzzles caught us clueless at first we were still able to finish the rooms without any hints. Definetly a bit more challenging than the average room but this is exactly what we love.
Afterwards Kris was so nice to walk us through the room and answered any questions we had.

Le Prince again had us hooked from the first minute onwards. After getting a short introduction to the story you are guided into an escape room that just fully immerses you into the setting of the story. You can tell how much thought and work was put into each of the props and decoration in this room. Everything just looks like it belongs and often had you just inspect the tiny details not because you are trying to solve a puzzle but because it was just so interesting to look at. The puzzles itself of this room were some of the most creative and well designed puzzles I have ever encountered in an escape room. Without breaking immersion the room used exceptional lighting and audio design to guide you through the room. When we were stuck we often found that the room is already telling you what to focus on in one way or another. Truly a must play in Belgium and worth every penny and traveling time.

While I usually would end my review here I want to take some time to talk about the gamehosts themselves. I already talked about how Kris was very welcoming before and after playing Erzsebet. Because we started Le Prince fairly late at 9.30PM Kris was no longer there when we finished the room about an hour later. However Steven went out of his way to walk us through Le Prince and showed us all the technical details that one might miss when being in the thrill of playing. Even after this we still did not leave but rather had an awesome chat with Steven once again nerding out about escape rooms and exchanged recommendations on where to go next. We probably would have stayed even longer but finally left at 11:40pm because we still had an hour and a half to drive back home. While of course it is not always possible for gamehosts to spend this much time talking and hanging out after a room this made our experience just so much more enjoyable than it already would have been solely playing the rooms. Thank you so much for taking your time even though you already told us that it was one of the busiest weeks you ever had.

Steven also told us that Erzsebet will close down in 2024 to make room for a new escape room. Make sure you give this room a visit before its too late :) We will be back for sure once the new room is opened.

-Jonny

Beautiful escape rooms! You can immediately see how much effort has gone into creating the perfect ambience (smell, sound, textures, lighting etc) in these games. The story was detailed and believable, the puzzles were a perfect blend of easy and difficult, all within the theme. The special effects were very cool too. Highly recommend both games here, but especially Le Prince. Really lived up to its reputation.

Great atmosphere! The location is a bit weird (located within some sort of hotel) but the Escape Room is definitely recommended. We played Le Prince and Erzsébet. Le Prince is a newer room with more fancy technologies, but both rooms have great puzzles and challenges. Personnel is really friendly and great to have a chat with before or after your escape.

Le Prince is a beautiful escape room with the best set design of any game I've played (around 100 games). The care and detail that has crafted this is second to none, plus the way lights and sounds are used theatrically adds a great atmosphere to the room. Puzzles are unique and clever as well. Our games master (the owner) was clearly passionate about Escape Rooms and delivers a great experience for the customer.
The venue itself is equally lovely, with a spacious and pleasant waiting area complete with soft drinks and snacks. Parking is plentiful. This isn't an Escape Room to be missed!

We came from France to play the room Le Prince, it was a great experience, we played almost 500 escape rooms and you are in our favorites !
Thanks for this experience !
The owner is a passionate and wonderful man !

Le Prince was absolutely one of the best escape rooms we have ever played. The level of detail and atmosphere created is truly superb. The owners are really passionate about escape rooms and we can’t wait to try the other room.

Lovingly designed adventures with fantastic effects, great puzzles and a very good Gamemaster. Also highly recommended for frequent players! We hope for a third room!

This passionate and talented team made a wonderful job on Le Prince's room. Every item is subtly crafted and beautiful, puzzles are clever and every step of the journey has a new way to amaze you. Traveling a few hours to play was definitely worth it !

I really loved this escape room! It was a great experience. It is clear that the founders put a lot of time and effort into the creation of this room. Such cool details and unexpected effects! We also felt very welcome!

Incredibly fun escape room. Me and my sister participated together. Hints were given cryptic at first, and a lot clearer afterwards. Managed to get out with 31 seconds remaining! (we were given one hour)

Best escape room I've done so far. Great atmosphere and helpful and nice people

I had a great experience here! Probably the best escape room I did so far

That was funny experience, the puzzles are logical and make sense.

Simply amazing

TOP!

Great room

Fun!!

Pleasant and relaxing

Super!!!

Wij hebben met vier personen de kamer Erszébet gedaan. De locatie was wat moeilijk te vinden, dus we hadden gebeld. Een meneer kwam ons toen heel enthousiast buiten ophalen. Sowieso complimenten voor deze man! Super vriendelijk en vol passie. Raadde ons achteraf ook nog verschillende escape rooms aan.
De kamer is echt een belevenis. Er zitten zeer spannende momenten in, maar dit is mooi gedoseerd, zodat het niet storend is voor de puzzels.
Echte aanrader!