Wolf Escape Games - "Miami Bay"

Andrew Woods

Feb 26, 20243 min read

Updated: Apr 28, 2024

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Company: Wolf Escape Games

Game: Miami Bay

Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Language: English

Type of Game: Digital Escape Game 💻

Genre: Detective

Date Played: February 7, 2024

Difficulty (based on 4 players): 7/10

Size of Team: 1-6 Players (Recommended) (Ages 10-80+)

Time: Unlimited (Approx. 180 Mins.)

Price: £29.00

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You are a detective tasked - by your hard-nosed police chief - with investigating the murder of a fellow officer, possibly silenced by a conspiracy of crooked cops. A good cop knew too much and now he's dead for it. Grab your badge, your gun, and your shades, and follow the trail of evidence as it takes you on a wild ride through the seedy underbelly of Miami, but be careful, you may find more than you bargained for.

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We're heading back to the 80's baby! Get out your best white suit and step into the neon wash of the Miami sunset. Is there any better setting for a hard boiled noir. Wolf Escape Games really creates some stunning visual effects in their games! The graphics for "Miami Bay" had an 80's vibe filled with neon colors reminiscent of he 80's era! There was so much detail throughout the game and the quality was top-notch!

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Let me just begin by saying they really nailed the aesthetic, and I think the setting is a great transition from the locale of their last game. The 80s just had it all, and this game is really infused with the humor and cool of the era. The game looks gorgeous. The gameplay has a great format that incorporates not just the various scenes that you will be moving between and investigating, but the unique objects and clues, and especially the design of the puzzles themselves which are often quite ingenious and present you with creative scenarios and mechanics to work through. You start by having to learn how to fly a plane, taking the helm to avert a crash, trying to make sense of its myriad controls - and I thought what a smart scenario, what a natural puzzle. The story is zany, and funny, and campy, in all the right ways. Even the way it's presented to you feels like a movie, it's quite a cinematic production to go alongside the raw puzzling. You can leave and pick it back up whenever you like, ditto people joining and leaving the game, so it's very flexible and convenient to play.

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Right off the bat where you are learning to fly a plane, and later when you're cross referencing databases, and investigating crime scenes, the design of the puzzles, how they are meshed with the scenarios, it all comes together in such a creative and natural way. I was really impressed how they brought together all the key elements that make a good puzzle without it ever really feeling too abstract or far-fetched. They have put together a really well thought out and diverse array of brain teasers. In terms of difficulty I would say it was spot on, stimulating without becoming frustrating especially if you've got the brain trust to work on them together. The on demand hint system is perfect and keeps things flowing without giving them away completely.

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It's a blast, it's a fun ride. I don't think I'm doing it justice here, because it really is an impressive production. A movie-game hybrid, one part great stories and cinematics, the other great scenarios and puzzles. Co-op mystery games are a bit rare so it's always a treat when they come out. Wolf Escape Games has put together a well produced and inspired next entry in their budding series of games.

Check out our interview with the creators to understand more on the development side of the game:

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