RenoTahoeEscape

Reviews

Reviews

Jurassic Tours

Jurassic Tours

NW Escape Experience

  • Escape room
  • IRL
This room has so many fun, nerdy references and Easter eggs ………… mixed with a bit of hokey, eye-rolling humor, which made for a good time. I appreciated the fact that you have to make a decision about 2/3 through the game that decides the puzzle path that you will see through the rest of the game. The puzzles were fairly straightforward and most of them only require one person. I wish there was more teamwork involved in the puzzles, that the space was a little bigger, and that the view through the windows was a little more realistic looking. Overall, it’s well worth doing.
Sins of Whitechapel

Sins of Whitechapel

Key and Code Escape Rooms - South Reno Escape Rooms

  • Escape room
  • IRL
I believe that this is currently the best scary room in Reno, and I enjoyed Freakshow, Dead Silence, Blood of the Original, etc., but this one really stands out. The set, including the physical room, soundtrack, lighting and sound cues were all very well integrated into the experience. The chapel’s vaulted ceiling and the door to the chapel were wonderfully done. I usually don’t care about the story, instead I normally focus on the puzzles, then set, but I really enjoyed how the story revealed itself at the end. And, everything made sense within that story’s framework. The puzzles were good, and made sense for the story, and there were a couple of good ‘that’s really cool’ moments. I am not a horror fan; don’t watch scary movies and avoid haunted houses, but I thoroughly enjoyed this room. It had the right amount of spooky atmosphere and gore, and it all worked together. This theme/setting could definitely be polarizing for some, but you can also say that it is unique and not the usual trope of a killer has you trapped so you better figure a way out before he returns, and I appreciate this. The room is on the dark side and there are a couple of small spaces so this may make it difficult for certain people, however, not everyone needs to enter these spaces. Parking is simple and the staff was great. *** note: we played this room as a beta test group so it is subject to some small tweaks before it opens, but I feel that it was 98% or better in its final form.
Operation Nightwalker

Operation Nightwalker

Key and Code Escape Rooms - Sparks

  • Escape room
  • IRL
Great set; the actual room, lighting, fog, and sound were all good and added to the overall vibe. The story is interesting and makes sense in the space. The puzzles were good and matched the theme. The room is difficult and I would imagine that casual players will struggle. The signposting is lacking a bit and the low lighting added a bit to the difficulty. The only real complaint though is that it was unclear what triggered upon completion of a puzzle. It’s definitely an above average room and enthusiast will enjoy it and will be challenged. If you’ve done a room with a similar name at MindTrap in SoCal, please note that although both rooms were installed by the same company, they are totally different rooms.
Viking’s Hammer – Ragnarök

Viking’s Hammer – Ragnarök

Key and Code Escape Rooms - Sparks

  • Escape room
  • IRL
I thoroughly enjoyed this room. The set is really well done and on theme and I kept looking around, enjoying it long after we finished the room. The soundtrack, audio cues, and lighting enhance the experience. The puzzles were all fun and intuitive. I also like the puzzle paths; the first space has one puzzle and then it becomes non-linear with plenty to work on in the second space. These then converge into one puzzle that gets you into another space where it becomes non-linear again, allowing for the team to split up again, until it once again converges for the final puzzle. I love when rooms do this. It allows you to split up and work in multiple puzzles, but then pulls the team back together again at key points in the game. I would say that this is medium in difficulty. Novices may struggle with a couple puzzles, but enthusiasts will probably be fine. This is definitely a top three room in Reno and arguably number one at this point in time. I highly recommend it.
The Nemesis

The Nemesis

Mission Escape Games

  • Escape room
  • IRL
I’ve done a few spaceship themed rooms, but this one stands out from the others. The physical set is really well done and feels like you’d expect a spaceship would be, but this one also did a great job of integrating sounds, video and lighting into the gameplay as well. There are a ton of puzzles, and a couple of them are on the difficult end of the spectrum, so I’m recommending 4-6 for this room, which is more than I usually recommend. The puzzles were all fun, on theme and tough (in a good, clever way). Mali, our GM was great and we chatted about escape rooms prior to our game. I also like the unique hint system in this room; letting you select a level of hint that you’d like. I was genuinely pleased with this room.
13th Basement

13th Basement

Exit Game OC - Anaheim

  • Escape room
  • IRL
I really enjoyed this room. It was a lot of fun to play a room that poked fun of horror rooms. It has the set of your typical horror themed room without having you feel on edge the entire time…..or at all. I was really curious to see how a spoof on a horror room would go and how they would be able to add humor, but they definitely pulled it off. From the poster in the lobby talking about too much use of black light, way too many directions for the directional lock, crawling for the sake of crawling, etc., (see picture), to the over the top and hilarious intro video, to making fun of the waivers, the jokes came through and it was a ton of fun. All the while being surrounded by a typical gory, horror set. I really enjoyed this. Give it a try if you haven’t played it yet.
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