Escape SC - "Science Splice"

Updated: Apr 28

Photos above provided by Escape SC

Company: Escape SC

Game: Science Splice

Country: USA 🇺🇸

Language: English

Type of Game: Digital Escape Game 💻

Genre: Sci-Fi, Science

Date Played: June 16, 2021

Difficulty (based on 4 players): 5/10

Size of Team: 2-6 Players

Time: 60 Minutes

Price: $5.00/ Team

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Today is your first day at the science lab as an intern. Of course you had to mess things up and now you've got yourself split into two! Can you use the power of science to put yourself back together?

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Once you purchase the game, you'll receive a Telescape link. Assemble your team over a video conferencing platform like Zoom, Jitsi, etc,,,Since you'll need at least 2 people in order to play this game (as you'll be split into two groups), it's best to gather an even amount of players. We played the game as a group of 4 ( 2 guys vs 2 girls) and that seems to be the magic number.

This is not a real escape room translated to online so all the images were digitally designed. They felt like pretty hand drawn images. I really enjoyed the colorful and witty graphics. Initially we thought it was going to be a competitive game so we're all fired up ready to go but soon we discovered that it's actually a cooperative type of game. There were things that we're able to see that the guys side needed and vise versa. Occasionally we also had to work together as a complete team. We did feel like the left brain had more things that they were able to interact with than the right brain. But without us giving clues and directions to the left side, they still wouldn't be able to solve those puzzles.

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A good amount of the puzzles was finding information and relaying the message. It literally felt like your brain was split in half and one side doesn't remember anything so it was asking for the other side for help. Escape SC was able to use clever ways to design the puzzles and implement them into Telescape for the players to feel the theme of this game.

The puzzles were not too difficult when we finally STARTED the game (just a minor hint, sometimes it's worth breaking the rules for once!). There were definitely a few moments in the game we laughed at our silly decisions. The choice option towards the end of the game was the highlight of this game for me. Right away you could sense some evil plotting from the other side. I really appreciated the fact that the creators made the other choice videos available to us after the game was completed. I would've totally been bothered with not knowing the "what if" endings if I had chosen the other choices.

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This game design is such a cool way to use Telescape. We haven't seen anything like this on the market yet. This game was designed by a group of USC students and I'm truly impressed by their skills in game and puzzle making as enthusiasts. The only complain I have is that it felt too short. We would love to see a longer version of the same concept in the future!

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Helen B.

Oh my this was a fun one! Made by a group of students at the University of Southern California, we weren't sure what to expect, but oh my it was hilarious. The storyline is fun, and despite being given strict instructions not to do something, you go do it, and end up in a pickle because of it. Well, you were warned!

You then choose to play on one of two teams. For this reason the game needs at least 2 players so you can communicate, as the game cleverly splits what you see. At first it appears you both see the same, but the puzzles are dependent on slight differences in the "room" and the items you have. Therefore this is a game about communication and working as a team with different information.

I felt that on our side of the game, we had less to do physically, it was more about providing information, as our opposite number seemed to making a lot more things happen, but there was a nice logical flow to the puzzles, even if some of them were a little crudely implemented and not always accurate! The graphics aren't top-notch, but very humorous, as is the video that appears now and then. The puzzles are mainly themed around doing things in a lab, so expect mixing, weighing and chemical elements!

There's a lovely break in the middle though where you can have some fun with clothing (I'll not spoil it!) and the decisions and actions you take in the game lead to one of multiple endings. At the end, you get to play the other endings, including a top-secret ending that you won't believe!! Brilliant fun for not too much money. Kudos to the team that made this fun little game - I bet they had as much fun making it as we did playing it.

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Disclosure: We thank Escape SC for providing us with a sample of the game. Although complimentary experience was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion on the review whatsoever.