Gold RushThe Escape Game - MilpitasEscape roomIRLExtremely linear. Couple puzzles were obtuse or hard to do. Good set design. Don’t do with more than 4 ideally.
Prison BreakThe Escape Game - MilpitasEscape roomIRLHalf the group was bored. Puzzles were physically difficult but easy to figure out. One puzzle was extremely obtuse and another 2 were not obvious enough due to the material Also the video never played due to technical issues and I feel like they shoved in a theme for no reason. Some puzzles were fun and set was good.
The HeistThe Escape Game - MilpitasEscape roomIRLFun game, was decently easy. Mostly linear and a single puzzle that was decently unique. Felt like a lot of keypads and keys still. Enjoyed ourselves. Don’t do with more than 4 ideally.
The Edison Escape RoomPalace GamesEscape roomIRLWe did this room with two people. It was fun, with some interesting puzzles, but it’s definitely showing its age. The room felt kind of linear for how many puzzles there were and how many rooms. Definitely fun themes and puzzles and would recommend, but it could use a makeover.
Midnight In Hong Kong - Team Vs TeamOmescape - SunnyvaleEscape roomIRLSo I appreciate their desire to try something new and different, but the problem with the team vs team thing is half of the group feels bad when they leave. Also not all the puzzles are on your teams radar, so I don’t know what the other team did and that sucks. We had something not register, which kind of sucked. Playspace was big and well themed. Not a huge fan of the videos. The GM yelled at us while in character and it was just plain NOT ok. I wasn’t even getting yelled at and I was uncomfortable. The flow felt off in this game too.
Dragon AlleyKeystone Escape GamesEscape roomIRLThe room was good, but the theme felt all over the place honestly. The in room hint/communication system was tremendous and our game master did a fantastic job. We apparently set a new record!
FreakshowDeadline Escape RoomsEscape roomIRLHad a minor issue with one of the puzzles which screwed us up. Over reliance on keys/locks IMHO. Our game master was great though. Theme was fun, but none of the puzzles were my favorite.
Blood of the OriginalKeystone Escape GamesEscape roomIRLWell themed, awesome use of lighting, and some tremendous puzzles. Very good room.
Chaos In The GalleriaOmescape - SunnyvaleEscape roomIRLA couple of the puzzles are a stretch, but it was unique and very fun.
Witch DoctorDeadline Escape RoomsEscape roomIRLWell themed, unique and fun puzzles, cool tech. Great room
Dead SilenceDeadline Escape RoomsEscape roomIRLPuzzles were fine, one thing broke but they fixed it well. I just don’t like the blood and gore thing.
The AttractionPalace GamesEscape roomIRLWe only had 2 players and were told that the Attraction was the best room for two people. There was a portion that the GM had to come in for an extra set of hands, but it wasn't intrusive and they let us figure out the puzzle before coming in and helping. We did need one hint, which was given expertly. The room was long, incredibly immersive, beautifully done, super technologically advanced, and a TON of fun. I don't think I would have enjoyed it as much with more than 4 people since it was relatively linear in some portions, but perhaps it scales better than I anticipated, regardless it was incredible with 2 and I imagine would be amazing with 4. Highly recommended. You'll enjoy it more if you are a 30-40-year-old nerd who likes books/movies/tv and especially video games. Give this room a try.
UndercookedOmescape - SunnyvaleEscape roomIRLThis is the opposite of a linear escape room. They let you loose and you try and get as many recipes as possible. We missed two and we were shown the solutions we missed. It was chaotic, fun and bad for people with ADHD since there was so much to see and do. Amazing room, second best I’ve done. Highly recommended, but not the classic escape room thing
Kingdom Of Cat-tastrophyOmescape - SunnyvaleEscape roomIRLVery good room, but super linear. Very few puzzles could be done at once. The theme was downright silly and fun even if you aren't a cat person (i'm allergic). The puzzles were all fun and the tech was great, 2-3 puzzles felt like kind of a stretch, but it wasn't too bad. Would recommend. We two-manned this room and needed a couple of hints but got out with 5 minutes to spare. The hints were great and the person helping did a great job. I think 4-5 beginners (first or second rooms) or 2-3 experienced players is a good place. 6 experienced is way too many and you're going to be standing around a lot. 6 beginners might get a little crowded.
Pandemic ZeroOmescape - San JoseEscape roomIRLSome fun and unique puzzles with minor theming. Definitely showed its age and was pretty easy for us. We needed one hint and the GM had to come in at one point and fix a puzzle which we were pretty confident we had solved properly, we had.
RobotopiaOmescape - SunnyvaleEscape roomIRLI am conflicted, because doing this room, might ruin all other escape rooms for you, forever. It was THAT good, borderline life-changing. It was long, hard, and EXTREMELY fun and unique. If you have done a couple of escape rooms, do this one and it's almost certainly going to be one of your favorites and be the new bar you compare all other games to. If this is your first room, I expect all others will be disappointing to you. We did this one in 2.5 hours (30 minutes over) with 4 first timers. This (in hindsight) was a huge mistake, but it was mostly 3 of us solving everything.
