He ‘escape room’ It is a phenomenon that continues to grow. It was born in Silicon Valley in 2006, although other theories place its origin in Kyoto a year later. The first of them landed in Spain in 2013, becoming fashionable in Almería from 2016. Since then it has become an increasingly popular leisure activity that competes with other more classic plans such as going to the movies in a city in Almeria that has reached almost ten theaters of this game whose dynamics are very simple: different clues and several puzzles whose resolution will allow us to leave the room in a maximum time of 60 minutes.
The themes offered by the different theaters in the capital are very varied, from historical adventures to horror scenarios, through fantastic worlds or time travel. According to TripAdvisorbased on user ratings, The five best in Almería are ‘Dimension’, ‘Share-Lock’, ‘The Dark Machine’, ‘Indalogames’ and ‘La Última Escapada’ and one of them just went on sale.
“Do you want to have your own escape room?”with this attractive message yesterday Wednesday on Instagram announced one of the most popular escape game sites in Almería that updated its sale price. ‘Share-Lock’, located on Minas de Gadór street, is sold for an amount of 20,000 eurosprice corresponds to the transfer of the entire activity (opening license, website, social networks, Google Maps, TripAdvisor…).
The 120 square meter premises have a large reception, two bathrooms, a control room and free space for a third game, since this escape room offers two: Viral Risk and La Minawhich is in the TOP 1 in Andalusia in 10Escapes and has also been nominated for the Terpeca awards in 2022 and 2023. Both stages “we have maintained with great care and they are like new,” say the owners of these rooms that are soundproofed, They have air conditioning and an air renewal system, among other elements necessary for the games, which are translated into several languages.
Although their objective is the comprehensive transfer of the business, they are “open to listening to other options”, detailing that the monthly rent is 690 euros. Operational since 2017, ‘Share-Lock’ is the only ‘escape room’ in the capital of Almeria that is currently for sale, being a business opportunity for entrepreneurs who want to join the wave of the ‘escapist’ phenomenona game in which it is not about being the fastest or the strongest, since logic must be the main virtue.
One of the keys to the success of these businesses lies in the fact that You are the protagonist, an important extra point of interaction that has turned it into a mass phenomenon in the technological era. In Almería there are more and more followers and that has meant that creators, to gain ground on the competition, have to offer greater quality to the customer. In this sense, the games are usually focused on people over 14 years of age, they work in teams of up to six players and it is a perfect plan for families, friends, companies and even tourists. It is also an original gift and is even suitable for celebrating birthdays or bachelor or bachelorette parties.
