China gamers gripped by Hong Kong-themed ‘escape rooms’ which recreate iconic city scenes, gangster film plots, Cantopop legends

As the online “escape room” trend sweeps China, a new genre of Hong Kong-themed games has gripped the imagination of young adults in the country’s capital Beijing.

Called “Gang Feng Mi Shi“ in Chinese, the rooms not only showcase iconic cityscapes from districts and locations like Mong Kok, Nathan Road, and Lan Kwai Fong, they also incorporate plots inspired by Hong Kong gangster movies, traditional tea houses, and other cultural icons of the city.