Nightmare at the MuseumPuzzleWorksEscape roomIRLOne of the best rooms I’ve played, probably the best in Minnesota. There are a LOT of jump scares and that’s one of the best parts, the story is easy to follow and really good! I recommend this room to everyone I know visiting the area. Staff is also AMAZING!!
ClueBreakout Games - Des MoinesEscape roomIRLThis stands as one of my all time favorite rooms I have done. The sound cues and design of the room was spot on. 10/10 recommend if you are in the area.
Blood ThirstyHouse of Conundrum - Omaha Escape RoomEscape roomIRLThis has taken my top spot for escape rooms which is saying a lot. A big part of this was our game master Bryan who really made the experience amazing. If you’re debating this place over others like get out or entrap definitely come here
Eternal Unrest Funeral HomeNowhere Haunted HouseEscape roomIRLOkay so the idea behind this is awesome, turn a haunt into an escape room during off season. But this feels like a very last minute thrown together “escape room” inside of a very obvious haunted house. Slaughterhouse is a great example of a haunt turned escape room that genuinely feels like an escape room with haunt aspects. Very disappointed there isn’t actually any jump scares, considering it is a working haunt and they could easily add some actors here or there. We did have a lock that didn’t get scrambled so we were able to open it right away. The staff is super sweet but will come into the room and stay in the room. That part does take you out of the experience even more. Maybe try one of the others here instead of this one because this just feels like it didn’t hit the marks for an escape room.
MaydaySpare Time EntertainmentEscape roomIRLOverall I enjoyed the room but there were many aspects that made the experience itself not as enjoyable. Our Game Host was anything but happy or exciting and seemed like she didn’t want to be there. She didn’t ask us for a photo at the end or offer to explain anything from the room. A puzzle didn’t trigger for us which caused us to loose about 5 minutes of time waiting for something to happen.
NovacaineEscape Chambers - Des MoinesEscape roomIRLWouldn’t recommend, we chose to do this since it was one of the hardest here but the experience was kinda a let down overall. Our game master was by far the best part. We hope to try another room and have a better experience.
Level 1: PurgatoryThe Slaughterhouse Escape RoomEscape roomIRLSo I’ve played this twice now, once with a group of 3 and once with a group of 6. Long review… Overall I always had a blast but when it came to the puzzles I was very disappointed at times. The second time I played one of the locks wouldn’t open (wasted 5 minutes which we did not get back) and then the safe also wouldn’t open after they told us we had the right code (wasted at least another 5 minutes if not more because we had to wait for an actor to help). This would have been understandable if they would have given us even half the time back. I say this because we were on the last puzzle when time ran out, and I mean literally putting the code in and they failed us and made us leave immediately. I am upset that we lost so much time due to something not our fault and then because of that we didn’t escape at the end. They also play music the last 5 minutes which is very loud and makes it so you can’t hear any of the hints or them talking to try and help you. Very frustrating. This is a really cool room and I do reccomend as it was unique but it could be improved ALOT and I just wish they would be a bit more understanding when things go wrong that isn’t the players fault, because we were penalized for things not working as meant.
LiCastro's LairEntrap Escape Rooms - OmahaEscape roomIRLThis room is very cramped. Not scary and doesn’t have many unique puzzles. Definitely don’t brink more than 4 people for this one.
