PIER Pressure is a new and unique Escape Rooms business.

With its Brighton-centric rooms covering everything from Mods and the Royal Pavilion and raves, it embraces many of the city’s cultures in its new venue just off Western Road.

Escape Rooms present a challenge, for example for staff team-building, in which people must work together to solve problems.

There will be two rooms ready for the launch with two more being developed for later in 2018.

Owner Phil Harris said: “We have been passionate fans of Escape Rooms for years and love the variety of quirky themes on offer.

“However, we noticed a gap in the market for a game which encapsulated our city’s character and identity.

“Being proud local residents with a keen interest in the area’s history, it seemed like the perfect theme for our Escape Rooms.

“Our games are all quintessentially Brighton through the ages. The Modrophenia room is based on a true story from 1964, when a Mod died under mysterious circumstances. Teams act as a gang of Mods seeking to uncover the truth.

“The Pavilion Perplex room takes teams back to 1850 when Queen Victoria was threatening to demolish the Royal Pavilion and the teams must save the day.

We have plans for a third room, based on the Brighton rave scene of the 90s.”

Escape Rooms are 60 minute treasure hunts that are tension filled and thrilling adventures into the unknown. You work as a team to solve a series of connected puzzles that build upon each other and will eventually lead you to your goal.