Whilst there were some grisly elements, we feel given the age rating they could’ve gone further. However, from what we caught he was a ‘real character’ providing some good laughs with his playful yet maniacal nature.Īs we delved deeper, we started uncovering the darker side of Poppa Plock’s toy making process. It would’ve been nice had his audio played out over the main speakers in the different rooms to ensure you didn’t miss out on the narrative he provided. Unfortunately, he was a little quiet and sometimes it was hard to make out what he was saying. Initially, the room appeared to be an innocent toy workshop, aside from the eerie presence of Oki Cokio who consistently taunted us throughout the game. Our goal was to help him fix Roy, the latest creation of Poppa Plock and halt the murderous doll Oki Cokio. Whilst the majority of the scares came from Wynne, there was definitely a creepy atmosphere to the room.

Wynne was a clear highlight of the escape room, helping to differentiate Poppa Plock’s from the many other horror escape rooms which we have experienced.

Not only did he keep us entertained, but his boisterous unannounced entrances to the room provided us with a couple of mild jump-scares throughout the experience. Having a theatrical element to the room with this character really helped immerse us into the experience. He was in fact a living wind up soldier toy, who provided us with many laughs as long as we kept winding him up. Given we were about to enter the workshop of a demented toymaker, our host wasn’t the usual sort. After a little bit of research, it turned out that Poppa Plock’s Wonky Workshop wasn’t a new game as such, but a relocated one from the now defunct Handmade Mysteries.īefore entering the room, we were introduced to the wacky world of Poppa Plock’s with our room host Wynne.

Having visited many of their other rooms and coming out singing their praises, we were really excited to see how they’d approach the horror genre. Our curiosity was piqued when we heard that Houdini’s Escapes would be opening an 18+ escape room with a horror theme.

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