Escape games of Hungarian origin have spread all around the world – VIDEO

The first escape room of the world opened in Budapest back in 2011. The creator of the room called “Parapark“ is Attila Gyurkovics, who only needed a cellar, some padlocks, and a good idea to realise this. 

Attila Gyurkovics created the first escape room in Budapest in his free time based on his experiences from logic games and code-cracking. After appearing in Japan, these escape games have gone global because of the creative and fun ways of escaping along with mysterious and puzzling experiences, according to malaymail.com. The scenarios can be different, but the concept is always the same:

players are locked in a room, and their objective is to follow a number of clues to find the exit.

According to Gyurkovics, his first escape room called “Parapark” was “the first real-life escape room in the whole galaxy.”

“I was surprised to discover that everyone liked it, even if at the beginning, the success rate (of players finding the way out) was 20 per cent,” AFPTV reported. He says that escape rooms provide a great opportunity to develop team spirit and cooperation while escaping and solving mysteries.

“Getting out is just a bonus, the time you spend inside with your group members, that is what really counts,”

Attila said. Even if it is a pretty minimalistic escape room, Parapark is still open for visitors in Budapest. Since its opening, thousands of escape rooms opened all around the world with different decoration, equipment, and themes.