iDventureDetective Stories: Antarctic Fatale - Crime escape room game (1-6+ players) - Escape crime game for adults and teenagers - Cold case files for everyone

I f you fancy yourself as a bit of a DCI Barnaby or a Miss Marple then this is for you.Basically you are given the details of a murder and all the evidence that the boys in blue have collected, all you need to do is deduct who did it, Cluedo it's not! it's also not puzzle solving like an escape room.Everything is in the form of real life evidence, where some clues are more obvious than others, but nothing is Sherlock Homes hard. That said look at every detail in detail!!You do need internet access for some clues, but this just helps to make the whole experience a little more real.We tackled this as a family one evening , the wife, myself and two teenagers. It took a good few hours to get through. There is no real way of gauging how long it will take you, some of it I only got after looking at the same bit of evidence for the 50th time! There is no real limit to the number of players, everyone just works together. I would say that the age recommendation of 14+ is about right, younger kids just won't really understand (but there is no content that is age restricted).All in all thoroughly good fun and I would recommend it to anyone who likes trying to solve the case before the detective on the telly!

Great game. We felt this was more realistic than other puzzle games we've played, clues help to form the big picture but are not solved in any particular order.

A great different activity for family fun night... even the 8 year old joined in (although disappeared for a little while and came back!) All the clues were great and I loved the interactive parts using phones, everything worked for us, despite other reviews saying otherwise. Very recommended for a different experience, I will certainly be investing in more. They are a one use game, although could have been passed on to another group if we hadn't scribbled all over things!

I think I underestimated the complexity of the game. It is full of details, side stories, and you will really need to pay close attention to not miss anything.Unfortunately the Instagram account didn't work, so I had to look up the hints to see what I was missing, which is a bit annoying as I would have loved to do it all without the use of the help page. The other problem is that the labels were impossible to read in the picture, so the final proof was very difficult to see.It is a great game overall, a lot better than expected, I just wish the Instagram page would have worked.

Me and my wife have played both cases that have so far been released. They are great detective games that require some real out side of the box thinking. Using your phone is encouraged, which leads you to really assess every angle of the information you are provided with. For the price you get a decent amount of assets that are of a good quality. The hint system is very well balanced and we only needed hints on a couple of key areas and even then they mostly helped confirm our thoughts.These are best played with more time than you may think you need, if your deep in it and your head gets foggy, just leave it there and continue it the next day, the fresh mind really helps and you don't want to rush it and finish in frustration that you missed anything.Bare in mind these are detective work type games and not an escape room, there aren't puzzles like those types of games. But it is essentially one giant puzzle and we really got a kick out of it in the same fashion.Looking forward to case 3!

We quite enjoyed it, maybe not as much as the first game. The problem with both is that we found them a bit on the short side for the cost and add to that it's a one-play game. The main issue on this game was that although we worked out the killer very quickly the answer page kept saying we were wrong. If it relies on you typing in the answer then that part HAS to work properly, we ended the evening very annoyed and frustrated.

I’ve done many of these crime investigations games, I do them with friends or with my partner, very detailed, interactive. Would 100% recommend if you like that sort of thing

The set is extremely detailed. You get files on the case, evidence in bags, photos of other evidence items, witness statements, an autopsy report and other gathered information. It really keeps you on your toes as to what you need to pay attention to.Me and my girlfriend had so much fun playing this. There were times where I remembered reading something and I had to sift through all the documents and I felt like I was a detective in a cop show.