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Adventure Room

Adventure Room

Elbe Resort Alte Ölmühle

  • Escape room
  • IRL
Rather classical escape room working with a lot of padlocks thus finding number codes and keys is what you are mostly doing throughout the game. The different ways how to derive at the needed numbers are well designed though and span a broad variety of different fun approaches, thus it’s nevertheless very fun and entertaining. Unfortunately the game ended strictly for us after 60min while we were solving the very last puzzle which was a bit disappointing. The game master told us afterwards that the success rate of teams that solve everything in time is only 10%, the average is to make it through about half of the puzzles - which I personally always find a bit weird as a concept. I personally am more a fan of letting people play e.g. an extra 5min for them to leave with a happy success feeling rather than ending abruptly at the 60min mark. Especially in a location like this where many first time players/ families with kids play (as we did). [And a 10% success rate seems unnecessarily super low - I feel this rather shows the content is just not fitting for a 60min game] In any case: in summary, even if you don’t make it to the very end, it’s fun entertainment, thus worth playing. :)
I can hear you

I can hear you

Entered

  • Escape room
  • IRL
We booked this game in story mode because we read that it is super scary in horror mode. Our fantastic game master and the live actor decided on the spot to adjust the scare level to our reactions and abilities. So in the end we experienced a bit of an individuality curated “mixed mode” which was just perfect. :) The room is worth playing even for the story itself which is very well thought-through (and part of a larger overarching story created by Entered surrounding the Red Eye Initiative as we learned from the Game Master). So I’d like to strongly encourage you to play it even if “just” in story mode.
Demise of the Gricers

Demise of the Gricers

Entered

  • Escape room
  • IRL
Truly unique experience. In the briefing e-mail they already tell you it’s not an escape room but and immersive adventure - and that is 100% true. They also warn you beforehand that is physically challenging and you need to climb and crawl a lot - so no surprises there. What was surprising though was the extend of details in the set as well as the story of the whole game. I applaud the creative minds behind it for coming up with this masterpiece. The live acting is also fantastic and there are fun side quests you can achieve. Unfortunately there is not enough time to do everything so you have to decide what to focus on. And possibly come back another time :)
Dooby Doo

Dooby Doo

Fox O'Clock

  • Escape room
  • IRL
Unfortunately a disappointment. Booked this room as the last room of our Wroclaw escape room tour cause we thought we’d give another venue a try after playing mostly rooms at Exit19. And obviously a Scooby Doo themed monster mystery room sounded like a lot of fun. Unfortunately this is an old DIY-style room with lots of visible glue, cheep props and a flat storyline that doesn’t really involve anything Scooby Doo-ish apart from one giant Scooby and Velma dolls standing around somewhere. I don’t mind DIY-style rooms if the puzzle are well thought through and there are nevertheless fun tasks etc. but here it was all on the level of what I would create as a treasure hunt for my kids’ birthday. Also when you solve something there is no visual or audio confirmation that the correct solution was found so in the beginning we spend a lot of time “re-solving” things not realizing somewhere else in the room something already opened very quietly… moved on to always asking the game master “did we solve this correctly” after a while to which he would reply: yes, look at the [random door/drawer/box in the corner that had nothing to do with the puzzle] - it just opened. In summary: not a recommendation. When in doubt, rather play another room at e.g. Exit19 instead of this one.
Obłęd [Asylum]

Obłęd [Asylum]

Exit19.pl

  • Escape room
  • IRL
It’s not a horror room - not sure why it is labeled as horror on some websites. Spooky for sure especially in the beginning but there are no real “active” horror elements. I loved the beginning when some collaboration tasks were especially entertaining for us. The setting in that first parts was very atmospheric. High puzzle density with puzzles where some experience is needed in order to quickly grasp what belongs together. I don’t think beginner teams can solve everything in the given 90min. Towards the end the story disappears and doesn’t really make any sense anymore but that doesn’t really matter as the puzzles stay interesting and diverse. In regard to the puzzles one of my favorite games we played at Exit19 so far (in regard to the story it lacked a bit though).
Lochy Kròla Artura [King Arthur's Dungeons]

Lochy Kròla Artura [King Arthur's Dungeons]

Exit19.pl

  • Escape room
  • IRL
Fun room with a high density of puzzles. Lots of things can be done in parallel which takes a bit of time for orientation in the beginning to understand with things are part to which particular puzzle. But once you have a good overview of the room and where to find what it has a nice flow and great variety of puzzle types. Due to the puzzle density and combination of multiple items in different locations for some puzzles, it’s not really suitable for beginners. But more experienced players who enjoy logical puzzles will have a great time! :)
Wehikul Czasu – Tajemica Leonarda [Time Machine - The Mystery of Leonardo]

Wehikul Czasu – Tajemica Leonarda [Time Machine - The Mystery of Leonardo]

Exit19.pl

  • Escape room
  • IRL
Old school Escape Room without much of a story - your talk is simply to find one missing piece of your Time Machine and that’s it. So if you’re into story driven rooms, this one isn’t for you. If you enjoy puzzle-heavy rooms with puzzles on the more complex side (that is e.g. having to combine multiple elements for different larger puzzles), you’ll like this room a lot. Even the more complex puzzles in this room that take some time to be figured out, have completely logical solutions, something other “hard” rooms not always manage to do in my experience. Thus a really good room for puzzle lovers :)
Księga Magii - Czar Wiedźmy [The Book of Magic - The Witch’s Spell]

Księga Magii - Czar Wiedźmy [The Book of Magic - The Witch’s Spell]

Exit19.pl

  • Escape room
  • IRL
Small room in size but extremely cute decorated and fun to play. It’s suitable also for kids (if they are ok with witch burning in general) and self-driven in the sense that you can interact with the hint system independently and don’t really need a game master at all to get hints. The density of puzzles and tasks is super high especially give the small size of the room. Definitely a puzzle room, not a story-driven room.
Wyspa Smoka - Świątynia Żywiołów [Dragon Island - Temple of the Elements]

Wyspa Smoka - Świątynia Żywiołów [Dragon Island - Temple of the Elements]

Exit19.pl

  • Escape room
  • IRL
Cute room with a couple of fun surprises along the storyline and gameplay. Nicely decorated and a good variety of things to do although nothing was super unique. Communication between team members is key in this room thus I recommend this room especially for team buildings. The audio sequences are slightly too long in parts for my personal taste but were recorded in perfectly understandable English (which we didn’t encounter in every room in Poland so far). I would rate the room also suitable for children.
Opuszczony Hotel [Abandoned Hotel]

Opuszczony Hotel [Abandoned Hotel]

Exit19.pl

  • Escape room
  • IRL
Ok, WOW. This was a perfect experience. The design and decoration are extremely well done - you feel like you are actually in an old hotel. Perfect use of space. Loved the “hint system”. I think this was the most immersive and charming way of helping us out here and there that I ever experienced. Fantastic live acting within the game that created a well tempered constant tension level somewhere between spooky and scary but never too much horror. I fully enjoyed every second in this room and will recommend it to everyone I know :)
Wiedźma i Albercik [The Witch And Albercik]

Wiedźma i Albercik [The Witch And Albercik]

Secret Room & Brain Code

  • Escape room
  • IRL
Tl;dr: short and easy room. Not a must-play. Would like to be able to give a neutral rating. It’s hard for me to rate this room on a scale that just offers the three options 👎 👍 ❤️. We played it as the first room of a 4-days stay in Wroclaw and intentionally booked a short and easy room to start with just to get in the mood. We got exactly what we expected: a short and easy room. Thus, giving it a 👎 would be unfair. But the 👍 also is a bit unfair compared to other rooms I also rated 👍 in the past. I thus would like to give it a neutral rating 🫱. That being said: it’s probably a great room to play with smaller children. The puzzles involve a lot of color and fairy tale themes. No need to read instructions, everything is very intuitive.
Przeklęty Pierścień [Cursed Ring]

Przeklęty Pierścień [Cursed Ring]

Secret Room & Brain Code

  • Escape room
  • IRL
2nd room we played in Wroclaw, which we mainly chose due to the Lord of the Rings theme. We didn’t have super high expectations as this room is on none of the TOP lists, we just wanted to warm up into a “darker” atmosphere room, before playing the longer and more complex highlight rooms of the city. Unfortunately it wasn’t a good room for this purpose as some of the mechanics only worked on 2nd or 3rd trail and some of the puzzles were just not intuitive at all but rather frustrating. Even with hints the “logic” behind the solution wasn’t that convincing. (And a rather tedious search-and-find-task where you had to find multiple small objects randomly placed in the room - just the type of task I personally don’t like at all.) Anyhow, there was one rather nice effect but even given that my overall conclusion is: sorry, but unfortunately not a recommendation. There are better rooms in Wroclaw even for just “warming up”.
Cień Nietoperza [Bat's Shadows]

Cień Nietoperza [Bat's Shadows]

Escape Arena

  • Escape room
  • IRL
Very fun and atmospheric room with a great variety of puzzles. Enjoyed two tasks especially that I hadn’t seen before (and one that broke my heart a little). Like all rooms we played in Poznan the puzzle density was rather high but (apart from two tasks) it was always clear what to do next. English audio was slightly hard to understand at points as were the hints given but with a super friendly and helpful GM it was well manageable. Overall a recommendation to play when in Poznan, you’ll leave with an extra gimmick and smile on your face.
The Heart of Atlantis [Serce Atlantydy]

The Heart of Atlantis [Serce Atlantydy]

Exit Mind

  • Escape room
  • IRL
This room was still rather new when we played it. The set is stunning and you can tell that a lot of love and creativity went into the design and the story arc. However it didn’t feel completely rounded (yet) and the flow was interrupted at some points by lengthy puzzles or some technical issues that occurred (e.g. a speaker that was to quiet against rather loud background noise; some lights didn’t stop flashing when they were supposed to etc.) There are relatively long pre-recorded story audio sequences in between which felt a bit too extensive at times. Nevertheless the room with its decor and theme has a lot of potential and I am sure they can refine it into an excellent experience with some changes here and there. I am looking forward to reading the reviews in a couple of months to see if they improved with some tweaks.
Zielona Mila [The Green Mile]

Zielona Mila [The Green Mile]

Fun4Brain

  • Escape room
  • IRL
Wow! This was an outstanding experience! A surprisingly large room with a huge amount of puzzles and tasks - some endurance is definitely needed. The theme is rather heavy but very well implemented and lots of story bits are recognizable elements taken from The Green Mile. Take the time to watch the movie (or at least a recap) before playing the room, it’ll definitely help you appreciate the room even more. At the end of the game I left a bit exhausted (in a good way) and still astonished by the vast variety of things we did while inside the room. Absolutely a must play in Poznan!
Krasnoludy [Dwarves]

Krasnoludy [Dwarves]

FunRoom [prev. CluERoom Poznań]

  • Escape room
  • IRL
Cute little room (literally) fully packed with tons of riddles. This was my first room in Poland and there was a lot to do - definitely more riddles than you find on average in rooms of this size in Germany (where I am from). I heard that this is in general the case in Poland thus looking forward to a lot of riddle solving during our trip here. On the story-side it was less extensive: one main mission that you have to complete. Great gameplay and a good start to our Poznan escape room trip. :)
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