Lisa Spira

Newark, Weehawken

Editor-In-Chief at Room Escape Artist

Onomastician, and foodie with a room escape habit. Sometimes I compulsively fold paper cranes.

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Phantom Peak - JonaCon (Season Update) [Reaction]

3 days ago | roomescapeartist.com | Lisa Spira

When in London… Phantom Peak. We loved Wintermas when we visited in 2023, so with an impromptu visit to London this spring (2025), we definitely wanted to experience another season and see how this delightful, interactive world had evolved. (For more details about Phantom Peak, check out our original review.)At the time of our first visit, Phantom Peak had recently introduced a closing ceremony to put a bow on the hours-long experience.
Eliviascape - Judgement Day (Le Jour du Judgment) [Review]

1 week ago | roomescapeartist.com | Lisa Spira |Peih-Gee Law |Sarah Mendez |Sarah Méndez |David Spira

The jury has a verdictLocation: Québec City, Québec, CanadaDate Played: March 2, 2025Team size: 2-8; we recommend 3-4Duration: 75 minutesPrice: $40 CA per player (student pricing is also available)Ticketing: Private Accessibility Consideration: Some light fogEmergency Exit Rating: [A+] No Lock Physical Restraints: [A+] No Physical Restraints “Few games utilize an interactive medium like Judgement Day.
Monster Quest Escape Rooms - Dr. Frankenstein [Review]

2 weeks ago | roomescapeartist.com | REA Hivemind |David Spira |Lisa Spira

It’s alive! or is it?
Birth [Hivemind Review]

2 weeks ago | roomescapeartist.com | REA Hivemind |David Spira |Lisa Spira |Heather Burns

Birth is a point-and-click game developed and published by Madison Karrh, and available on Steam. Style of Play:Point-and-clickWho is it For? Puzzle loversNewbiesCozy game aficionados*Required Equipment: computer with internet connection and Steam. Recommended Team Size: 1Play Time: 2-3 hoursPrice: ~$11Booking: purchase and play at your leisureThis is a point-and-click game you can buy on Steam. Although you are choosing a language to play in, the game itself has very little dialogue.
AI Escape [Hivemind Review]

2 weeks ago | roomescapeartist.com | Lisa Spira

AI Escape is a free escape room-like game in the style of a text adventure game, but underpinned by large language models. Style of Play:Text adventureWho is it For? Any experience levelRequired Equipment: computer with internet connectionRecommended Team Size: 1Play Time: at most, 15 minutesPrice: freeBooking: play at your leisureThis is a text adventure played using a large language model (LLM). Our writers played the free version, so there was no text-to-speech or custom art style options.
Exit the Game - Prison Break [Hivemind Review]

3 weeks ago | roomescapeartist.com | REA Hivemind |Andrew Reynolds |Lisa Spira |David Spira

Prison Break is a tabletop escape game created by Exit: The Game. Style of Play: tabletop escape gameWho is it For? Puzzle loversBest for players with at least some experienceRequired Equipment: pen & paper, scissorsAdditionally, this game requires both a stopwatch to record overall play time and a countdown timer for one section of the game. Note that you need a bit more table space than these games typically require.
Best of REA: March 2025

3 weeks ago | roomescapeartist.com | Lisa Spira |REA Hivemind

This month, our reviews take you all over the country. The Best of the Month is highlighting a collection of stellar games that you might not have heard much about, perhaps nothing at all. Scroll down to travel the country with us!We just opened sponsorship for RECON Remote 25. Have a product or service that supports escape rooms and immersive games? Or a product that escape room players might adore? If so, we hope you’ll consider sponsoring RECON Remote!August 17th & 18th, 2025.
The Netherlands Tour: Making a Dream Come True

3 weeks ago | roomescapeartist.com | Lisa Spira |REA Hivemind

I’m not trying to sell you something… because I have nothing to sell. I want to tell you a story. Ever since we first visited the Netherlands for escape rooms back in 2017, we have been enchanted by the escape games in the region. We returned in 2018, and again in 2019.
Announcing: RECON Remote 25 Sponsorship Opportunities

3 weeks ago | roomescapeartist.com | Lisa Spira |REA Hivemind

Do you have a product or service that supports escape rooms and immersive games? Or a product that escape room players might adore? If so, we hope you’ll consider sponsoring RECON Remote!(If you’re looking for tickets to this event instead, they will be on sale next month.
The Netherlands Tour 2025

1 month ago | roomescapeartist.com | Lisa Spira |David Spira |Tammy McLeod |Peih-Gee Law

This October, we’re doing something we’ve been dreaming of since 2019: We are taking Escape Immerse Explore to The Netherlands. The Netherlands is one of our favorite escape room destinations. We have been in love with the games in this region since we first visited back in 2017. We’ve returned many times and had wonderful trips filled with games that have captured our imaginations and made us rethink what is possible in escape rooms.