Escaping Wonderland is a completely standalone story — you do not need to have played Down the Rabbit Hole to enjoy it. All necessary context is provided in-game. That said, if you enjoy this, the original game (also by Cortopia Studios) is highly recommended and still widely acclaimed four years after release.

What is Escaping Wonderland?

Escaping Wonderland is a standalone spiritual sequel to Down the Rabbit Hole — the acclaimed 2020 VR puzzle adventure from Cortopia Studios that remains one of the most beloved titles on the Meta Quest platform. Set in the world of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (though before the events of the original novel), Escaping Wonderland follows a new protagonist, Molly, who wakes in Wonderland with no memory of how she arrived or who she is.

The game builds around its unique diorama perspective — you observe Wonderland as a beautiful miniature world stretching below you like a spiral of hand-crafted scenes, grabbing vine-like tendrils to rotate and navigate your view. At key moments you step inside the diorama, and the world scales up to life-size around you as you enter Molly's perspective directly. This constant shift between God-view and character-view is one of the most inventive uses of VR's unique spatial possibilities in any game.

Multiple reviewers describe being emotionally moved by Molly's story — UploadVR notes being "a bit moved by the time the credits rolled," while MIXED warns readers in the final third to "have some tissues at hand." This emotional depth, combined with the game's charming whimsy, makes it an experience that resonates beyond the puzzle mechanics — a rare quality in VR gaming.

What Makes It Special

Curriculum & Educational Fit

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is one of the most studied texts in secondary English — for its language play, its logic puzzles, its themes of identity and transformation, and its Victorian context. Escaping Wonderland is the finest interactive adaptation of Carroll's world available anywhere, and using it as a class experience alongside study of the text creates genuine cross-media literacy opportunities. Creative writing teachers will find the game's approach to character voice, environmental storytelling and world-building richly useful as a discussion text — how does Cortopia build Wonderland's atmosphere? How is Molly characterised through dialogue choice? The game's themes of memory, identity and belonging are also well-suited to PSHE discussions. As an enrichment or reward experience for KS3–KS4, it is outstanding — appropriate from around age 10, with no disturbing content.