Room Escape Artist

Walk, don’t run

Location:  Athens, Greece

Date Played: February 1, 2025

Team size: 3-5; we recommend 3-4

Duration: 2 hours and 20 minutes

Price: from 40€ per player for teams of 3 to 29€ per player for teams of 5

Ticketing: Private

Accessibility Consideration: There was fog and strobe lights. It was also very loud.

Emergency Exit Rating: We were locked in various spaces within the game. We’re unsure what fire escape measures there were, if any.

Physical Restraints: [A+] No Physical Restraints

REA Reaction

Good News: Lethal Decision 2 Hell Awaits was one of the best puzzle games that we played in Athens. Normally with horror games we walk away feeling like “the puzzles were great for a horror game…” In Lethal Decision 2, the puzzles were fantastic in comparison to other fantastic puzzle games.

Bad News: Unfortunately, it was also one of the most annoying horror games that we have ever played. The horror actors – while impressively acrobatic – were in the way all the time. It felt like Escape Clue Athens wanted to chase us… but the rooms were small and there was nowhere to run. When they weren’t chasing us to nowhere, they were grabbing at our ankles. Never have we felt more like a performer was in the way of a good time.

Ugly News: Lethal Decision 2 Hell Awaits felt unsafe from the moment we walked in the company’s front door and had to traverse black stairs in near total darkness, all while our eyes were adjusting from daylight… and it didn’t improve from there. Escape Clue Athens came up with a few innovative devices that players could trip over, fall from, or hit their heads on.

If you like puzzles, have an abundance of patience, and are willing to take on a fair amount of bodily risk, Lethal Decision 2 Hell Awaits just might be your game.

Who is this for?

• Adventure seekers
• Puzzle lovers
• Horror fans
• Best for players with at least some experience

Why play?

• Arguably the coolest set of puzzles we’ve seen in a horror game
• Unusual and visually interesting sets and scenes
• You like jumpscares

Story

It had been many years since we escaped the gates of hell at the mansion on Vosporou Street. Over the years many more people have disappeared, and while few believe the stories, we knew that the curse must be broken and the gate closed for good.

Setting

The set of Lethal Decision 2 Hell Awaits was equal parts interesting and confounding. On one hand, Escape Clue fit a lot of scene changes into their game world, and these spaces offered unique aesthetics and challenges within them. We truly never knew what we would encounter next in this ominous space.

On the other hand, most of the spaces felt like they were too small for the character-based horror interactions that the circumstances of the game demanded. There was nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, and while there were some incredibly cool interactions using the verticality of the space, they didn’t always feel safe or wise.

Gameplay

Escape Clue Athens’ Lethal Decision 2 Hell Awaits was a horror escape room with a higher level of difficulty.

Core gameplay revolved around searching, puzzling, making connections, and limited character interactions.

Analysis

➕ Horror escape rooms are not generally known for quality puzzle design. Lethal Decision 2 was the exception. The puzzles were interesting, built into large, interactive props, and fun to solve. They often involved the entire team working together.

➕ The set transitioned from scene to unexpected scene, each unlike the one before it. Each room had a distinctive look and feel. The sets often centered on an engaging central set piece that was integral to puzzles or challenges.

❌ Lethal Decision 2 was physically uncomfortable to play and not safe. We entered the game by ascending stairs in the darkness, for no real reason. The lighting was needlessly dim during some puzzle sections. Crawlspaces were tight with poor padding. We were constantly looking out for low doorways where we could hit our heads or scrape ourselves on maglocks. None of this added any drama or intrigue to the game.

Moreover, there were moments where it would be easy to fall pretty far onto hard concrete. If a player is jump-scared and loses their balance, or can’t handle strobe lights, this would be a real risk. Traversing the space safely was often more challenging than solving the puzzles.

➖ Escape Clue Athens broke their own rules in Lethal Decision 2. On three separate occasions, we had to push or pull on doors with excessive force, even though there was an explicit rule against this. In one instance, a door was entirely off its track, and this was the only way to move it. The rules also said “if you see the monster, you must run away,” but there was never anywhere to run. The sets were small, and we typically didn’t have access to move freely between them.

➕ The scare actor was acrobatically talented. They would appear in unexpected places. It was impressive.

➖ One prop that was integral to the finale was missing entirely. Later our gamemaster told us this prop had been broken. However, during the playthrough, we were confused how we were supposed to complete our goal without an obviously necessary item that it seemed we should have had. Thankfully, Escape Clue Athens had a setup where they bypassed this prop when we did everything else correctly to solve the puzzle. However, there should have been some way to clarify this, or substitute another item to use, even if the bypass would still have to happen.

➖ We couldn’t follow the story. One early scene introduced a character, but it left us a bit confused. We expected the rest of the game to bring clarity, but instead we were simply hunted by a demon. I’ll admit we didn’t play Lethal Decision 1, so it’s possible that was the missing link. If there was a deeper character backstory, we never understood it.

Tips For Visiting

• There appeared to be nearby street parking.

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