With all the online escape rooms available, a number of lists have been created to collate them all. However, soon there were a lot of lists to keep track of. So Manda and Errol talk to Brett Kuehner about the meta list of lists he compiled. You can find the list on his website:
We also talk about the taxonomy developed by Dan Egnor to categorize the different types of online escape rooms.
Online Escape Room Taxonomy
In-person escape room - as we know them (however you define that)
Live remote escape room - tell a GM what to do, they play an escape room-like setup for you (eg. Ready Mayor One, YouEscape, Seven Dwarves)
Live simulated escape room - tell a GM what to do, they pretend they're playing an escape room-like setup and tell you what would happen (eg. Escape This Podcast)
Escape room-style video game - video game that emphasizes puzzles, collaboration, discovery, and other escape room like elements (eg. Tick Tock)
Escape room-style tabletop game - board/card/paper game that emphasizes puzzles, collaboration, discovery, etc. (eg. Unlock!, Exit)
Online puzzle hunt - puzzles hosted online, without other escape room trappings (eg. most of puzzlehuntcalendar.com)
Puzzle book - puzzles in a book, without other escape room trappings (eg. Journal 29)
Games Discussed in the Podcast
YouEscape (live-remote escapeish with digital aspects and distributed team over Hangouts) - Review from Room Escape Artist.
Rock Ave - live remote with team over Hangouts. Created Ready Mayor One.
Escape.Anywhere - live remote with team over Hangouts
The Palace of Destiny - online puzzle hunt
trap't - online escapeish puzzle hunt
Puzzled Pint - downloadable/printable puzzle hunt style puzzle
Tick Tock - two-player escape room-style video game
Alone Together - two-player escape room-style video game
The Room VR - Escape room-style video game
Phone or Videoconference Immersive shows Discussed in Podcast
Candlehouse Collective - Under the Bed was one project
Cluebox - mechanical puzzle box