Another escape room in Vilnius! It's Lockedin an escape room located in the heart of Vilnius, in the House of Scientists. Although there was an escape room here before, Lockedin the rooms, scenarios, and owners are different. So we welcome everyone who sees escape rooms as entertainment, a hobby, a passion, or simply a way to spend time!
We will tell you about ourselves when you visit, but for now, let's find out how escape rooms originated.
It is believed that the "Escape Room" idea originated from video games called "Escape Rooms" or "Escape Games" In those games, as in the current escape rooms, players had to uncover the secrets encoded in the room using only their wits and the help of their teammates. Only by solving all the tasks, that is, revealing all the secrets, can players escape from the room and move to the next level. The first "Escape Game" video game called "Crimson Room" was created in 2004 by "Toshimitsu Takagi". Thus, the term "Takagim" was created to describe such games.
In 2007, the Japanese company SCRAP first turned this concept into "Live Escape RoomsIts founder, Takao Kato, wanted the players to be as engaged in the game as possible, much more than when playing a video game. When playing "Live Escape Rooms" players are locked in a themed room where they must uncover secrets within a set time, usually 60 minutes, to escape. It's incredible, but obvious, that the "Live Escape Room" concept first took hold in Asian countries before coming to Europe.
The pioneer city that began the popular escape room business in Europe was Budapest, Hungary. Interestingly, in 2011, the company "Parapark" without even knowing about the game popular in Asian countries, attempted to implement a new project - team-building games that essentially reflected the same "Escape Rooms" concept. In the same year, the Japanese company SCRAP expanded "Live Escape Room" business into the United States. In response to this, in 2013, "Parapark" expanded their idea to the United Kingdom, and later to France. In 2013, the escape room story also began in Canada. In Lithuania, escape rooms started appearing in 2014, and 2017 marked the peak. Today, there are over 30 active rooms throughout Lithuania, each offering 2-3 different rooms. So there's no need to wait, you need to try each one, and we suggest starting with Lockedin!
You can find more information about Vilnius escape rooms on the review site. By the way, here is a review about Lockedin. Maybe this will help you decide to book a time for the game!