The DigEscape the Room - RittenhouseEscape roomIRLTLDR: Awful, avoid. Hoooo boy… this was a rooough one. Arrived on time to no one there, no one answering the phone. Gamemasters shows up 15 minutes after our start time surprised to see anyone because they didn’t check the bookings. Given the brief spiel before being led to the room, wherein the timer was already going with 5 minutes down. At no point did we have any idea what we were supposed to be doing. Every puzzle was either poorly or just not clued. The first obvious puzzle you solve is not used until the end of the room. If the room wasn’t already terrible, the game master was openly antagonistic. She at point said “I’m looking at the puzzle you need to solve right now, it’s definitely in the room.” That was a hint on what to work on next. We had 3 rooms open to us… Absolutely no flow to puzzles, no rhyme or reason to the things you do. Just abysmal puzzle design. Very hostile feeling, designer vs player architecture. Strongly do not recommend for anyone but the most masochistic puzzlers. If you want to feel like and be treated like a dummy dumb dumb for not knowing the designers intent, have at it.
Western Bank HeistEscape the Room - RittenhouseEscape roomIRLDid this room after The Dig. While it was a better designed room there is a single dexterity puzzle that is intentionally designed to fail players. You easily could waste your entire hour on it and we were told it is that way purposefully. “50 percent of our teams finish it, and 50 percent don’t” is literally what we were told. After we completed the room, we were told that even a literal baby had completed it. It was actually pretty funny how openly antagonistic the gamemasters were. Haha, this place is awful.
Quest for the Realm [prev. Dragon Castle]Ultimate Xscape RoomsEscape roomIRLGenuinely enjoyed this room. Almost everything was very well clued, nothing required any huge logical leaps or cypher knowledge or math skills. Honestly a great beginner room, played with two others as their first game and it was very easy for them to get into the swing of things with very little need to nudge them toward solutions. Nothing special, no really unique mechanics or design, very bland room, but still a solid experience. Also, everything worked, which is always nice.
Conundrum MuseumBoxarooEscape roomIRLWell executed heist room. Just be mindful that while possible to complete with 2 people, a third or even fourth would be ideal.
Mystery of the Magician's StudyBoxarooEscape roomIRLThis room should just be scrapped and replaced. A severe step down in quality compared to the other two rooms. Skip.
The Brain Experiment [prev. The Institute]Trapology BostonEscape roomIRLThe intro was promising, but quickly turned into a bunch of busywork logic puzzles. The theme alone couldn’t carry the room.
Superhero's Adventure - CLOSEDAll In Adventures - Bensalem [prev. Mystery Room]Escape roomIRLSmelled of ass
Hollywood Premiere - CLOSEDAll In Adventures - Bensalem [prev. Mystery Room]Escape 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
The Wizard's SecretProject EscapeEscape roomIRLNeeds to be closed and renovated. Could be a decent room if everything worked as intended, but no one should play it as is. Multiple puzzles were disabled and left as “red herrings” which are bad design in general but made worse when they are obvious puzzle components that just don’t work anymore. Also our game master was also kind of rude. One of the worst rooms we’ve done.
The Galactic War: The Invasion Of The XarnaiEncrypted Escape - West ReadingEscape roomIRLReally well themed room with some good puzzling, be mindful that it is very linear.
Case: Lust and Lace - CLOSEDCenter City Escape Room [prev. Gotham Escape Room]Escape roomIRLReally not good. I can't imagine who this theme would appeal to, and the puzzles were not great. Lots of broken stuff. Kind of a mess. Our gamemaster was great though.
2084 - CLOSEDOlde City Escape GamesEscape roomIRLAbsolutely loved this room. Some clever puzzles I haven't seen before and a great, fun dystopian setting.
Area ZExit 4 - Ocean City, 11th St [prev. Liberty Escape Rooms]Escape roomIRLPretty decent for a 30 minute room. They did a lot with a pretty small space. Solid 6/10.
The Midnighters - CLOSEDOlde City Escape GamesEscape roomIRLGreat room, unique atmosphere. Puzzles flowed fairly well. Had some hiccups near the end, mostly because I wasn’t very observant, but didn’t detract from the enjoyment.
Game Of StonesCenter City Escape Room [prev. Gotham Escape Room]Escape roomIRLSurprisingly good room. I was leery of the theme after getting burned by a different game of thrones themed room. Pretty solid room though, flowed well except for one noteable hiccup. Nothing really special however.
Houdini's Apprentice - CLOSEDExit 4 - Ocean City, 8th StEscape roomIRLNot a great room. Very few puzzles as it was a half hour room. The starting puzzle was the only puzzle that was not obviously a puzzle. The tv which was supposed to display Houdini in a water escape tank being slowly submerged (which I guess was the story) and our timer and hints just stopped working 5 minutes in. Not fun. Only one puzzle that I’d consider clever.
Ultimate Heist - CLOSEDCenter City Escape Room [prev. Gotham Escape Room]Escape roomIRLReally great room. A lot of unique puzzles. Really fun theme. Everything flowed pretty well. Of the 4 rooms I’ve played at this location this has been my favorite. Everything I want in an escape room that you can’t get from a home game.
The Mason's TempleAxxiom Escape Rooms - WilmingtonEscape roomIRLReally surprising room! The theming was pretty great and the inputs for puzzles really fit with the theme. Puzzles themselves were very old school though, and wouldn’t have been as enjoyable in another setting with different code inputs.
Criminal Capture - The Zodiac Killer (Updated Version)Axxiom Escape Rooms - WilmingtonEscape roomIRLNot my favorite. Most of what you do you in the room you can get with a monthly subscription box. There were some interesting surprising in the presentation though, and if you’re someone unlike me who is very into true crime you may be into this room. Otherwise I’d skip this one.
Prison BreakThe Escape Game - King of PrussiaEscape roomIRLReally excellent room with strong theming and gameplay that tied well into the theme. My favorite of the rooms at this location. I think it played perfectly with 2 people. The separation into 2 rooms to start was a pretty fun gimmick.