Facility 277 - OCR GCSE Computer Science Escape Room

An 8-room lockdown escape room covering the entire OCR GCSE Computer Science spec (J277) — solve terminal challenges, collect keycards and enter the exit code before the clock runs out.
Full description:
Most revision games are a quiz with a theme bolted on. Facility 277 is a genuine escape room: the facility AI has sealed eight doors, each mapped to a section of the OCR GCSE Computer Science specification, and students must solve terminal challenges behind each one to collect keycards, then enter the exit code before the lockdown timer reaches zero. It works as a single, focused, whole-lesson event rather than a five-minute starter, and covers the full breadth of J277 in one sitting.
• 8 sealed rooms, each mapped to a J277 spec section: systems architecture, memory & storage, networks, cyber security & ethical issues, computational thinking, programming fundamentals and program design
• Three difficulty tiers (Trainee, Operative, Specialist) with adjustable challenges per room, hints and time limits, so the same resource stretches from an introductory activity to a genuine mock-exam challenge
• A real lockdown countdown timer plus a per-question timer that flashes red in the final 15 seconds, building genuine exam-style time pressure
• Progress saves automatically in the browser, so a run can be paused and resumed later without losing keycards or scores
• Every challenge includes a full worked explanation, not just a correct answer
• Runs as a single HTML file: no login, no install, no internet required once downloaded — nothing is ever uploaded anywhere
Use it as a full-lesson revision event to close out a unit, a whole-class ‘escape the lockdown’ activity, or focused independent exam preparation in the final weeks before Component 1 and Component 2.