The Briefcase – Escape Game

Because the experience begins the moment you arrive.

We don’t believe immersion should be something you switch on after a safety talk. Being gathered together and told “this is a game, here’s how it works” immediately pulls you out of the world we’ve spent years building.

There is no pre-show performance, no out-of-character explanation, and no moment where someone tells you what’s about to happen. You’re not entering a game — you’re stepping into a situation.

Everything you need to know is communicated naturally, in-world, as events unfold. This allows tension, curiosity, and atmosphere to build without interruption, and lets you discover the experience for yourselves rather than being instructed how to play it.

It’s a deliberate design choice.

We trust our players to adapt, explore, and work things out together — just as they would if this were real.

Yes. The building really was used as a safe house, and there’s a small bathroom upstairs that you’re free to use during your mission.
It’s been abandoned for a while though, so don’t expect luxury.

Yes — but not a traditional one.

There is no button to press, no camera to look at, and no out-of-world voice telling you what to do next. All information is delivered in-world, as part of the environment itself.

Guidance may appear through phone calls, printed materials, background interruptions, service messages, or systems embedded in the house. Some of it is useful. Some of it is partial. Some of it only makes sense later. Occasionally, it raises more questions than it answers.

This is intentional.

We give our customers a 15 minute check-in window, which starts 10 minutes before the start time of your mission and ends five minutes afterwards. For example, if you have booked a 13:30 time slot, we would expect you to arrive at 13:20, which will give you ample time to scan your tickets and receive your briefing. 

All of our systems — including safety checks, consent recording, data protection, and in-world personalisation — assume that once this window ends, the experience is already underway and no additional people will enter.

Allowing someone in after that point would place them outside those systems, which we’re legally and operationally unable to do.

For this reason, even if you let us know you’re running late, we can’t admit anyone once the check-in window has closed.

We strongly recommend arriving early and reading the pre-show information we send you. Doing so ensures a smooth check-in and allows the experience to run exactly as intended.

The Briefcase is more moral horror than haunted house – think Black Mirror, not a ghost train.
There are no jump scares and no live actors, so it’s not a traditional horror attraction.
Instead, the tension comes from atmosphere, pressure, and the moral choices you make. It’s especially suited to fans of spy, heist and conspiracy thrillers.

The age restriction is 13+, but under 16s must be accompanied by an adult and we administer this by enforcing a minimum adult-to-child ticket ratio of 1 : 1

Yes — but with a few important conditions:

If you choose to bring your phone (or any other personal items) into the house and lose it during the game, we can allow only five minutes for retrieval before the next group must begin. After that, you will need to leave your contact details and our team will contact you to arrange an appointment for you to collect your lost property. 

The safe house is large, dimly lit, and filled with places where items can be easily misplaced. For that reason, we strongly recommend the following:

• Keep your phone on loud (not silent or vibrate)

• Enable voice activation (e.g., “Hey Siri” / “OK Google”) so we can help locate it quickly if needed

Please remember: if you bring valuables into the experience, you do so at your own risk — and we cannot delay other guests if you’re unable to keep track of them.

The experience may involve moments of physical intensity, startle effects, and an unpredictable environment — all of which make it unsafe during pregnancy.

Wear comfortable clothes and shoes with a good grip – trainers are perfect. Please avoid high heel shoes or any shoes which have a smooth leather bottom, like formal wear.

We do not have a customer parking facility. However, there are plenty of parking bays on adjacent streets.

After attending the event, you can log in using the email address you used at check-in and access your footage via the Attendee Dashboard. Please note: this system is currently in beta and is provided as a gesture of goodwill — we cannot guarantee availability, functionality, or technical support. Access is only granted if all members of your group check in and no one has opted-out of peer sharing.

No. All showings of The Briefcase are private which means you will not be joined by any other persons.

However, you can add extra friends to your booking up to the maximum capacity (6) up to two hours before the start time of your booking, by logging in, finding your order and clicking on the button "Buy More Tickets".

While The Briefcase was designed predominantly with adult players in mind, it is suitable for players aged 13+. 

Families are very welcome — having one or two under-16s in the group is absolutely fine. We just require 1:1 adult supervision for any under-16s due to ladders and crawl tunnels. So it works great as a family outing, but it’s not the right fit for ‘five kids + one adult’ style birthday groups. For that kind of celebration, we strongly suggest Granny.