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, played in your browser. Nothing to install: redeem your key, share one screen, and race the clock for a place on the leaderboard.

No sign-up for the free room. Your licence key arrives instantly after purchase. £6 for one room.

✓ Play in your browser

✓ No subscription

✓ Different answers every attempt

✓ Global leaderboard

Pick your disaster.

Each room has its own story, cast, soundtrack and evidence files. 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, redeem it, play it.

Buy

You get a licence key by email straight away. One key unlocks one room (or both, with the bundle).

Redeem

Enter the key on the play page and pick a leaderboard name. A key works on one device and can only be redeemed once.

Play

It runs in Chrome or Edge. Beat the room and your time goes on the leaderboard. If you run out of time, your next attempt is free.

Every attempt is different

Each attempt generates new numbers, a new culprit and new answers, so a retry never repeats the same case.

Hints, not hand-holding

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

Race the world

Every completed room is ranked by time, with a penalty for wrong answers. Beat both rooms to enter the combined leaderboard.

One price. No subscription.

Pay once, get a key, play until you beat the room. No subscription and no per-attempt fee.

One room

£6

Vanguard or Crush Depth

✓ One complete 30-minute room
✓ Global leaderboard
✓ Free retry if the clock beats you
✓ New case every attempt

BEST VALUE

Both rooms

£10 save £2

Two evenings of escape room

✓ Both complete rooms
✓ "Beat both" leaderboard
✓ Free retries if the clock beats you
✓ New case every attempt
✓ 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?

Yes. The rooms run in your browser but are served online, which is what powers the leaderboard and keeps your key tied to one device. A normal home connection is plenty. The narration uses the voices built into your computer.

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. Everything, including every document, is on screen.

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?

Every attempt is a freshly generated case: different numbers, a different culprit, different answers. If time runs out, or you leave and come back, you get a new case for free. Once you beat a room it is complete and your time is on the leaderboard.

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 is a built-in hint button that nudges without giving the answer away, at the cost of time. If the clock beats you, the next attempt is free.

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. If you cannot hear them, email me and I will help.

How is it delivered, and what about refunds?

Your licence key is emailed instantly after payment. Access is delivered immediately, so the usual 14-day cooling-off period does not apply once you have redeemed a key. But if a room will not run on your device, email me within 14 days and I will refund you.