The best escape rooms in Moscow in 2020

Special perfomance performances in Russia and the CIS countries are called “quest in reality”. Their essence lies in the fact that a person finds himself in unusual conditions under fictitious circumstances, for example, in a psychiatric hospital after a car accident or in a post-apocalyptic world after a nuclear war.

Quest in reality - what is the essence?

The participant will have to find everything necessary for his survival, as well as pass the enemy if perfomance involves the participation of additional persons, actors. A person is completely immersed in the intended atmosphere and often behaves as his instincts tell him.

Perfomance can be based on a movie or a book, or according to a completely new, specially worked out scenario. Such events are usually attended by groups of 4-6 people, because, firstly, it is more fun, and secondly, cheaper for each person (the total cost of the quest is divided by the number of people participating in it).

What kind of quest can be?

In reality, the quest can be different, and its focus is determined by the following thematic groups:

• family - for joint passage with children under 12 years old;
• scary— usually from 14 years old and with actors;
• role-playing— the participant needs to change clothes and get used to the role of someone;
• sports - aimed at the endurance and physical strength of the participant;
• action - implying active actions of the participant for successful completion;
• fantasy - a large number of beautiful decorations; an unusual hero in unusual circumstances;
• erotic - with BDSM elements and sexual overtones.

The brightest and most interesting escape rooms in Moscow in 2020

More detailed information about all perfomance described below can be obtained on the website mir-kvestov.ru.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Exclusion Zone

A performance based on the popular game is held at the Dmitrovskaya metro station for 60 minutes. Groups of two to six people gather, and they need to deal with animals mutating under the influence of radiation, and maybe people. In addition, you will need to unravel the secrets of the former city: travel through bunkers, visit hospitals and children's institutions, filled with the silent echoes of children taken away.

Those taking part in this performance note that it is very exciting, and after it the usual bright world seems somehow utopian, not real. But this is for the best - a person is completely immersed in the atmosphere of a computer game, he seems to merge with abandoned objects and gets used to fight with creatures whose genetic code is violated and is unlikely to ever recover.

Before starting a performance, its participants need to put on a special costume that makes them feel like special agents.At certain stages of the event, you may need to wear a gas mask, glasses, or pick up a fake machine gun or machine gun with a laser pointer.

Actors take part in the action. Some of them play the liquidators of the consequences of a nuclear accident remaining in Chernobyl and Pripyat, whose minds have been distorted under the influence of radiation and eternal loneliness, while others can act as intruders trying to make a fortune in a global disaster.

The plot contains small references to the television series Chernobyl. The exclusion zone, but they are quite insignificant. So, in the prehistory, certain people are mentioned who brought the participants to an abandoned city, and now they cannot leave it without winning.

• the atmosphere of an abandoned city;
• interesting story;
• great acting.

• Unusual sizes of a gas mask and suits (XS, XL, XXL) may not appear.

Average price: 3500 rubles.

The secret of the life of Leonardo da Vinci

For everyone who wants to know the secret of the life of the great inventor, artist and composer, there is a quest in reality that takes place at the Serpukhovskaya metro station for one hour, in which it is necessary to solve medieval riddles and, finally, find out the truth. A special feature is that actors do not take part here - the participants will have to be left alone with inventions from past centuries, mysterious letters and unsolved questions.

The quest begins with the fact that the descendant of the great engineer tells the story that the multimillion-dollar heritage of his ancestor brings more and more trouble every time - jewelry disappears, the image of da Vinci appears in dreams with his golden ratio on the example of a person, objects freely change their location. All this is described in a video shown to participants in a special room.

After that, they find themselves in an unusual bunker with many levers and a special chest in which da Vinci's family heirlooms are hidden. After that, the participants will have to face many mysteries, they will need to turn to astrology, numerology and alchemy to solve them. A lot of skeletons and incomprehensible, indistinct notes, in which fragments are written something about something terrible, future, great, will make a person's heart tremble not so much from uncertainty, but from exciting emotions.

• the atmosphere of the Middle Ages;
• unusual riddles;
• cognitive character.

• not everyone has enough time to complete;
• lack of linearity and consistency;
• sudden, unnecessary prompts.

Average price: 4000 rubles.

Men in Black: Chinatown Trouble

For fans of the world famous film about a secret organization protecting the Earth, a fascinating performance with elements of science fiction takes place at Krasnoselskaya metro station for 80 minutes. Participants will have to save the planet from alien creatures invading it. They are merciless, inhuman and have only one goal - to take over the Earth and exterminate the human race on it. For some time, people will have to become those on whose actions the fate of humanity depends, because government structures cannot cope with alien intelligence.

People celebrate the excellent scenery at this action - realistic cocoons of creatures made of architectural wax, silicone threads made of plasma, which foreign invaders have girded around the premises of biochemical laboratories, technically perfect costumes of station workers and believable mannequins of those who fell victim to aliens. The Russian Museum of Wax Figures - this is how you can metaphorically call all the decorations that are used at this perfomance.

• based on the legendary trilogy;
• excellent decorations;
• impressive atmosphere.

• technical mechanisms can suddenly break down.

Average price: 3500 rubles.

Maya: the secret of civilization

For lovers of history and esotericism, as well as ancient legends about the legendary Mayan tribe, there is a quest that takes place at the Profsoyuznaya metro station and lasts one hour. Participants will need to unravel the secret of the mysterious knowledge of this people, on which many astrological calendars and treatises on numerology were based. They will find themselves inside the world famous pyramid, where they will have to enter the chambers of the Mayan leader in order to get the necessary data.

Meeting priests and fighting for true knowledge is what characterizes this quest. The incredible scenery, which accurately captures the spirit of one of the first civilizations, is impressive at first sight. The spacious Mayan-inspired rooms are filled with torches and straw to accurately reflect the colorful culture and living conditions of this people.

The quest also involves the participation of an actor in it - at least one priest from a local shrine will try to extort from the participant the secret knowledge that he will receive during the course of the story. All the faces playing in it have a corresponding make-up - the eyes of the priests are painted with black paint, clearly made of coal, the face of the leader, in turn, has a large number of tattoos painted with coal, which is a symbol of his greatness and godliness.

• interesting story;
• beautiful decorations;
• historical subtext.

• some of the decorations are already outdated;
• there are mediocre puzzles.

Average price: 3000 rubles.

Insane: Paranoid

Fans of psychological thrillers and paranormal phenomena will definitely like the quest that takes place at the Novokhokhlovskaya station of the Moscow Central Ring for 60 minutes. They will have to deal with an incomprehensible disease, which combines the features of paranoid disorder, multiple personality disorder and depressive syndrome of the last stage. Participants will need to treat the patient: to carry out medical procedures and examinations, but the whole point is that this very person is a real maniac who only wants revenge for the spoiled world.

Those who took part in this performance celebrated the excellent acting. A person playing a mentally ill patient can really scare with his sharp movements, frightening hysterical speeches and obstinacy— he will not so easily let himself be put in a medical chair. However, the actor knows when to stop, and he will not harm the players. They can indicate the boundaries of what is permissible: not to use any physical force, not to hurt or not say sharp phrases.

After passing the tests, the participants remain very satisfied, as the frightening, depressing atmosphere of the mental hospital is replaced by a bright, welcoming and wonderful world. Of course, after the end of the event, the actor will shake hands with the players and can share his impression of their behavior in a non-standard life situation.

• a real atmosphere of horror;
• excellent acting;
• exciting plot.

• the price is above average.

Average price: 5500 rubles.

Sin City

Those who like detective stories, books about Sherlock Holmes and the topic of criminal gangs and mafiosi will definitely like the quest that takes place at the Kurskaya metro station for one hour. The participants will have to find out which of those sitting at the table for playing cards is still the killer: a preacher, the head of a street criminal gang, or an influential mafioso? The main suspect— this is a clergyman, but how to prove it and where to find evidence? They will need to work as detectives until the arrival of corrupt law enforcement agencies and quietly hide so as not to go to jail themselves.

The quest is conducted with the participation of actors who will in every possible way cover up the traces of their crime. The minimalist décor, furnished with red oak furnishings and strewn with slot machines and poker cards, will hide many secrets. Caches and safes, additional rooms and diaries about the past— all this characterizes Sin City.

A detective investigation will force the participants to expand the boundaries of their knowledge, because it is necessary to think like a criminal, to consider the most unusual options for the development of events. An atmosphere of a real underworld is created in which survival— it's a matter of principle.

• real detective atmosphere;
• interesting puzzles;
• develops multifaceted mental activity.

• some mechanisms in the game are already outdated;
• too loud musical accompaniment, due to which the operator is not heard.

Average price: 3500 rubles.

Quest in reality- this is a whole spectrum of emotions!

The quest can be based on a movie, a book, or even unique, unlike anything else. Whatever it may be, after its passage, only positive emotions remain that can never be forgotten. The quest helps to distract from worldly worries and plunge into a world where chaos, uncertainty reigns, or, conversely, an unusual regularity that closes centuries-old mysteries with a veil.