Online Escape — escape rooms you can run from a laptop

Escape rooms you can run from a laptop.

Two 30-minute rooms for 1–6 players. One file, no installs, no internet needed. Print the evidence pack and it feels like a real escape room on your kitchen table.

No sign-up for the free room. Instant download after purchase. £6 for one room.

✓ Works offline

✓ No subscription

✓ Different answers every game

✓ Printable evidence pack

Pick your disaster.

Each room is a single file with its own story, cast, soundtrack and printable evidence. Both run for about 30 minutes, plus a story intro.

Room 01 · Cyber forensics

Vanguard: Breach Protocol

It's your first day at a cyber-security firm. You read your emails, finish a report — and then a former employee tears the building open from the inside. The core is being stolen and the AI running the building has been locked out. She can break the encryption one layer at a time, if you feed her the right answers.

Staff badges Work out whose ID the terminal will accept
Door logs Unmask the insider who let the attacker in
CCTV Correct a camera's clock drift to find the right van
City map Trace a GPS log turn by turn to a pier
Newspaper Dig a four-digit PIN out of a torn front page
Port manifest Weigh a container that isn't on the paperwork
The kill switch One formula, three minutes, every answer you've found

8 stages30 min1–6 players38 documents

£6Or both for £10

evidence locker

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A.R.I.AI need that van's full registration.

Room 02 · Deep-sea survival

Crush Depth: Station Nereid

Your first rotation on a research station six kilometres under the Pacific. A quake floods the lab, the crew launch the escape pod without you, and the scrubbers die. Thirty minutes of air, one automated voice for company, and a way up that needs power, a radio and a very careful sum.

Breaker panel Power four systems without flooding a circuit
Radio Find today's channel and correct the calibration
Sonar Draw three rings to pinpoint the lost escape pod
Hull knocking Someone is tapping their name in code
Life support Count the CO₂ cartridges — for two people now
The Bell Trim the ballast and launch in three minutes

6 consoles30 min1–6 playerssound recommended

£6Or both for £10

sonar · hydrophone array

KIT ADAIRGive me a grid reference and I'll send the ROV.

Buy it, print it, play it.

Download

You get one HTML file per room. That's the whole game: story, voices, puzzles, documents.

Print (optional)

A button in the game prints the evidence pack — sealed file covers, documents and a host answer sheet.

Double-click

It opens in Chrome or Edge and runs offline. Nothing to install, no accounts, no internet.

Play

Gather round one screen. A host can watch the answer sheet and quietly add time if a group is sinking.

Every game is different

Each game code generates new numbers, a new culprit and new answers, so the same room replays without spoilers.

Hints, not hand-holding

Stuck teams can ask for a nudge. It costs them time, and it never just gives away the answer.

Hosted or unhosted

Play it cold as a group, or run it as Game Master with the answer sheet, pause and +5 minutes.

One price. Yours forever.

Pay once, download the file, keep it. No subscription and no per-play fee.

One room

£6

Vanguard or Crush Depth

✓ One complete 30-minute room
✓ Printable evidence pack
✓ Host answer sheet
✓ Unlimited replays, new answers each time

BEST VALUE

Both rooms

£10 save £2

Two evenings of escape room

✓ Both complete rooms
✓ Both printable evidence packs
✓ Host answer sheets
✓ Unlimited replays, new answers each time
✓ Any future updates to these rooms

Prices include VAT where it applies. For personal and home use — email me about classrooms, clubs or commercial venues.

Before you buy.

Do I need the internet to play?

No. Download the file once and it runs offline in your browser. The narration uses the voices already built into your computer, so it works on a laptop with no signal.

What do I need to run it?

A laptop or desktop with Chrome or Edge, and sound turned on. Windows, Mac, Linux and Chromebooks all work. One screen everyone can see is ideal — a TV or projector works well too.

Do I have to print anything?

No, the whole room can be played on screen. Printing the evidence pack is optional, and it's what makes it feel like a real escape room: sealed file covers you open one at a time, with the documents inside.

How many people can play?

One to six around a single screen. Three or four is the sweet spot: enough eyes for the documents, few enough that everyone gets a turn.

How long does it take?

Each room is a 30-minute timer, plus roughly five to ten minutes of story and setup before the clock starts. Allow about 45 minutes in total.

Can we play it more than once?

Yes. Every game code generates a different case: different numbers, a different culprit, different answers. The puzzles stay the same shape, so a group who has played before can host for friends without spoiling it.

What age is it for?

Best for about 12 and up. The puzzles involve careful reading, arithmetic and cross-referencing documents. Younger players have a great time as part of a team.

What if we get completely stuck?

There's a built-in hint button that nudges without giving the answer away, at the cost of time. Hosts also get a panel with every answer, a pause button and a +5 minutes button.

Can someone deaf or hard of hearing play?

Yes. All narration is also printed on screen as text. Crush Depth has one puzzle based on knocking sounds, and the same knocks are drawn as a printed chart you can read instead.

How is it delivered, and what about refunds?

You get an instant download link after payment. Because it's a digital file the download starts straight away, so the usual cooling-off period doesn't apply — but if it won't run on your machine, email me within 14 days and I'll refund you.