Cosmic CrisisThe Escape Game - San JoseEscape roomIRLThis was a very well done escape room. Some of the puzzles I have never seen before or since. The flow of the puzzles could be done in a non-linear fashion, which was awesome. You weren't blocked by one puzzle if you couldn't solve it for a lot of the experience, vs some other rooms where you really need to do most puzzles sequentially.
The DepthsThe Escape Game - San JoseEscape roomIRLThis was a great overall experience. The design of the room and puzzles flowed together and made sense. The payoff at the end was great. There were good digital as well as physical elements throughout the game.
Gold RushThe Escape Game - San JoseEscape roomIRLWe enjoyed the decorations and most of the puzzles. There were some interesting and unique types of puzzles we hadn't experienced before.
The Jesse James Escape RoomThe Motherlode Escape RoomsEscape roomIRLI felt there were some leaps of logic for some of the puzzles. We were so many puzzles away from solving this that I think it really should have been a longer room. The setup and design was really delightful though.
Timeliner: Train Through TimeThe Escape Game - San JoseEscape roomIRLWe really enjoyed this room. As Doctor Who fans, it was great to have a time traveling element, and it was done in an interesting way. There was a good variety of puzzles with some neat surprises along the way.
The Conspiracy of Silicon ValleyBreakout StudiosEscape roomIRLOverall a great experience. It starts in a very bland looking video store, but expands to some more high tech elements. They utilized sound, light and video very well throughout the experience.
The Hacker of Silicon ValleyBreakout StudiosEscape roomIRLWe really like Breakout Studios escape rooms. This one was pretty fun. It did feel like a lot of the puzzles were translate this
The Father of Silicon ValleyBreakout StudiosEscape roomIRLWe really liked this challenge, and breakout studios in general. The puzzles were interesting, and they made good use of the room. There was plenty of space in the room to move around, everything made sense.
War of Rogue Machines (W.O.R.M.)Breakout StudiosEscape roomIRLI really liked this one. Puzzles were fun, and made sense for the most part. We were about 30 seconds and one switch away from completion.
Dark AltarOmescape - San JoseEscape roomIRLOmescape has two of our favorite escape rooms, and our least favorite escape room so far. If this was the first one we did, we probably wouldn't have done another. Cheap props, puzzles that were either too easy or way too hard, and a really mediocre atmosphere.
