Operation Dive - CLOSEDExit Escape Room MiamiEscape roomIRLThis was a surprisingly cool room! So many pieces to this escape room were used to immerse you in the experience of a submarine battle ship. A lot of the puzzles were a bit tattered, but everything worked ok it seemed like. Our GM was enthusiastic and the owner was so kind enough to let my husband and I store our luggage in their control room for a bit before we jetted back to the other side of the country! Another different thing about this escape room is that they let you record and take pictures of your game!
Crash LandingEscappe Room PR - FortalezaEscape roomIRLThe initial impression when you walk in is pretty cool - you actually feel like you're in an airplane. But once you start digging around, you realize how poorly set up the puzzles are. The puzzles did not flow much at all. We killed so much time trying to figure out what to do next and also searching through every little crevice of the room which you only have 45 minutes to escape the room rather than 60, so use your time wisely. It was also so dark... The flashlights they gave us were so dim especially for the next room... Would've recommend this room, but it looked cool initially.
Three KingdomsClockwise Escape Room - PleasantonEscape roomIRLThis was a fun game that transported you into into a different time period. I felt that most puzzles were intuitive to figure out, but at times there were some that required a nudge. Definitely liked this one though! It was very hands on.
Atlantis: The Forgotten CityHypnotic Escape RoomsEscape roomIRLThis was a room full of surprises. Started out pretty simple, but just kept on going with unexpected puzzles. The production value was nicely done and the puzzles were neat. Some puzzles required a nudge, but overall my team was able to breeze through it. This was a fun one!
Cosmic CrisisThe Escape Game - OrangeEscape roomIRLThis was the newest room at The Escape Game, and the newest location in SoCal as of recently. Being that this room is based in "space", the puzzles were a bit more high tech. This is also one of their harder rooms, so some puzzles required a little more thought - though not too difficult when you actually find what correlates to your next puzzles. This one was also not exactly linear, so you didn't need to entirely find everything in order. Enjoyed the gameplay! I only did this with my husband, and we got through this fairly quickly.
HostageEDscapade GamesEscape roomIRLThis room had unique elements to try and immerse you into the story before going into the room. The game itself was cute, but required a lot of hand-holding for my team unfortunately. I wouldn't say that this room is particularly intuitive because there were a lot of "side quests" you could tackle that drove us away from the main storyline. Our GM was so cute though that we just let her guide us most of the way - she was very encouraging, but ended up helping us like 75% of the game T.T I'd say this room is probably more fun with at least 3 or 4 people on the team!
Montauk ProjectMyssTic RoomsEscape roomIRLStarts out innocently and gets a little "strange" later. I would say these puzzles really aren't too difficult. Breezed through the first two rooms pretty easily, and got stuck a bit on the last room which ruined our flow. Loved the stranger things theme and how similarly they tried to tie in the series. The puzzles didn't require too much thinking in my opinion, but I enjoyed how they presented the puzzles for you to figure out. All-in-all, cute theme and fun puzzles. The last room just felt like it needed some help because a lot of the puzzles needed some guidance..
Chapter 3: The MorgueOff The Couch GamesEscape roomIRL𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 �𓅝𓃄 �𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿 𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 𓂨𓅝𓃄 𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿This review contains spoilers.Unscramble𓀗
Treasure IslandBrain Games Escape RoomEscape roomIRLLoved the atmosphere and the immersive puzzles. The puzzles were not your typical locks and key type puzzles, which was refreshing! Would totally recommend this. The puzzles are for the most part non-linear, so larger groups can work on multiple puzzles. The theme was super cute, though my fiance and I felt that the puzzles were not always satisfying. At some points, we felt the GM pushed us along a little too much, but if he didn't, we may not have finished in time. By the way, there's no way to tell how much time you have left either. Try this room if you can! Totally worth it. Can't wait to go back and try the other rooms!
The Father of Silicon ValleyBreakout Studios - San JoseEscape roomIRLAlways enjoy the workers' enthusiasm starting the game off. We started off the game looking silly completely missing something in front of our eyes, but once we got through that, we were able to get through the puzzles fairly ok. There is definitely some thought that is much needed behind these puzzles. One thing that was a struggle for us was that not everything is intuitive. But overall the room was fun and not too tough for a group of two.
The Sweet EscapeThe Escape DateEscape roomIRLWhile this was not a super high tech or large production room, it was a cute room with a cute story. The puzzles were primarily lock based, but required you to use some of your senses to figure out the answers. Overall, enjoyed the room and the workers. One guy who started the game really got into character which I really appreciated.
The DepthsThe Escape Game - Fisherman's WharfEscape roomIRLHad a lot of fun with this room! I think that was in part because it was just me and my partner playing - no randoms joined us luckily. The game play was pretty intuitive for the most part, but not too simple where it didn't make you think. This room had similar elements as their other new room "Timeliner" in my opinion, but I found this room more enjoyable. Puzzles were not entirely linear, so you could have multiple people working on different things. The difficulty level for this was noted as 7/10 on their website.
AloneXcapade - NewarkEscape roomIRLThe plot of this room is very intriguing. The experience of uncovering the clues about "your son's" life constantly kept us guessing. While I didn't necessarily love this escape room to put it in my top favorites, I appreciated the effort put into the storyline that makes it especially memorable to me. The puzzles itself weren't especially amazing, but they required a lot of thinking and perspective. One thing that would be nice is an update on the items/props. Some of the props felt a little dirty and damaged.
Saving FrankensteinClockwise Escape Room - PleasantonEscape roomIRLThis was a creepy room that was well done in it's game play. Did this room with one other person and we barely made it out towards the end. We started off really quickly, but then there were some puzzles we got stuck on and eventually got everything to complete it.
The Hacker of Silicon ValleyBreakout Studios - San JoseEscape roomIRLThe illusion of being in a hackers space was pretty well done. Room was a little creepy, but it wasn't too bad. Some puzzles were challenging, so it might be helpful to have at least 4 people helping for this room.
The Mad RapperScenario Escape RoomEscape roomIRLI thought the theme was pretty cool and some of the puzzles were kind of unique. I think I remember The last few puzzles being a little confusing to me though. 😅
Chapter 1: Occam's ApartmentOff The Couch GamesEscape roomIRLChapter one was such a great intro into what will unfold into an even more sinister trilogy! Loved the story and the set design and the unique nostalgic puzzles that came along with it.
Chaos In The GalleriaOmescape - SunnyvaleEscape roomIRLThis was a really fun group activity! The storyline was great - feeling like you're loose in the mall with your friends after hours causing a ruckus. There was a live actor element so that was another fun piece to it as well. Lots of puzzles to work on that you and your friends can split up doing. I would say this is one of those rooms you could probably do twice because there's just so much to do.
EVIL RobotsThe Nemesis ClubEscape roomIRLThis was another fun one at The Nemesis Club! I have to say that I think I enjoyed the Mogollon Monster escape more, but this one was also really well done! There were a lot of visual moments where you needed to pay attention to a screen, which took up some time. I didn't feel like our team ran through this escape at the smoothest pace, but each of the rooms were well done and unique. The ending was really cool!
Mogollon Monster: Scouting for Arizona's BigfootThe Nemesis ClubEscape roomIRLThis is another one of those rooms that completely immerses you into the story. The whole setting was very well done. You really feel like you're on a campsite where something nefarious happened. Loved how realistic everything was. Some of the puzzles were really interactive which was kind of fun lol.
