The best escape rooms in Moscow in 2022

Special performance-representations 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 fictional 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 point?

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

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

What could be the quest?

The quest in reality is different, and its focus is determined by the following thematic groups:

• family - for joint passage with children under 12 years old;
• terrible — 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 scenery; an unusual hero in unusual circumstances;
• erotic - with elements of BDSM and sexual overtones.

The brightest and most interesting quests in Moscow in 2022

More detailed information about all the performances described below can be found 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 fight animals mutating under the influence of radiation, and maybe people. In addition, you will need to unravel the mysteries of the former city: travel through bunkers, visit hospitals and children's institutions filled with silent echoes of children's lives taken away.

Those participating in this performance note that it is very exciting, and after it the familiar 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, as if he merges with abandoned objects and gets used to fighting creatures whose genetic code is broken and is unlikely to ever recover.

Before starting the performance, its participants need to put on a special costume that helps them feel like special agents. At certain stages of the event, it may be necessary to wear a gas mask, goggles, 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 survivors of Chernobyl and Pripyat, the liquidators of the consequences of a nuclear accident, whose mind is distorted by radiation and eternal loneliness, while others can act as intruders trying to make a fortune on a global catastrophe.

The plot traces small references to the television series Chernobyl. Exclusion zone, but they are quite insignificant. So, in the backstory, some 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 gas mask and suits (XS, XL, XXL) may not be.

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, taking place at the Serpukhovskaya metro station for one hour, in which you need to solve medieval riddles and, finally, find out the truth.The peculiarity 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 legacy of his ancestor brings more and more trouble each 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 the participants in a special room.

After that, they fall into an unusual bunker with many levers and a special chest in which the da Vinci family heirlooms are hidden. After that, the participants will have to face a lot of mysteries, it will be necessary to turn to astrology, numerology and alchemy to solve them. A lot of skeletons and incomprehensible, indistinct notes, in which fragments say something about something terrible, coming, 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 pass;
• lack of linearity and consistency;
• sudden, unnecessary clues.

Average price: 4000 rubles.

Men in Black: Trouble in Chinatown

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 the Krasnoselskaya metro station for 80 minutes. Participants will have to save the planet from alien creatures that have invaded it. They are merciless, inhumane and have only one goal - to capture the Earth and exterminate the human race on it.For some time, people will have to become those on whose actions the fate of mankind depends, because government structures cannot cope with alien intelligence.

People note the excellent scenery at this action - realistic cocoons of creatures made of architectural wax, silicone threads from plasma, with which foreign invaders girdled the premises of biochemical laboratories, technically ideal 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 in this performance.

• based on the legendary trilogy;
• excellent scenery;
• 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 get into the chambers of the Mayan leader in order to get the necessary data.

Meeting with priests and fighting for true knowledge is what characterizes this quest. Incredible scenery that accurately conveys the spirit of one of the first civilizations is impressive at first sight. The spacious rooms, made in the spirit of the Maya, are filled with torches and straw, which accurately reflects the colorful culture and living conditions of this people.

The quest also implies the participation of the actor in it - at least one priest from the local shrine will try to extort from the participant the secret knowledge that he will receive in the process of passing the story. All the faces playing in it have the appropriate make-up - the eyes of the priests are painted with black paint, obviously made of coal, the leader's face, in turn, has a large number of tattoos drawn with coal, which is a symbol of his greatness and godlikeness.

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

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

Average price: 3000 rubles.

Insane: Paranoid

Fans of psychological thrillers and paranormal phenomena will definitely enjoy the quest, which takes place at the station of the Moscow Central Ring Novokhokhlovskaya for 60 minutes. They will have to face an incomprehensible illness that combines the features of a paranoid disorder, a split personality disorder and a 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 went through this performance note 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 allow himself to be put in a medical chair. However, the actor knows the measure, and he will not cause harm to the players. They can mark the boundaries of what is permitted: do not use any physical force, do not hurt or say sharp phrases.

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

• 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 theme of criminal gangs and mafiosi will definitely like the quest, which 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 a killer: a preacher, the head of a street criminal gang, or an influential mafia? Prime suspect — this is a clergyman, but how to prove it and where to find evidence? They will need to work as detectives before the arrival of corrupt law enforcement agencies and quietly hide so as not to go to jail themselves.

The quest is carried out with the participation of actors who will cover up the traces of their crime in every possible way. The minimalist décor, furnished with red oak furniture and littered 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 participants to expand the boundaries of their knowledge, because it is necessary to think like a criminal, to consider the most unusual scenarios. An atmosphere of a real underworld is created in which survival — it is a matter of principle.

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

• some mechanisms in the game are already outdated;
• too loud music, because of which you can not hear the operator.

Average price: 3500 rubles.

Quest in reality It's a whole range of emotions!

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