KidnappedUrban EscapadeEscape roomIRLWe enjoyed our first room at Urban escapade and are excited to come back for more rooms. I think the highlight for us was the aesthetic of the room, which was really well designed and immersive.
Magician's LairElude Escape RoomsEscape roomIRLAnother fun escape room from Elude, a lot of puzzles to keep everyone entertained and lots of variety to cater for all different thinking styles.
Blackwood ManorEclipse EscapeEscape roomIRLAnother spacious and well decorated linear room at Eclipse. Storyline was clear and flowed well. Just spooky enough to create an eerie atmosphere without making us too scared (which we liked as we have low horror tolerance). I liked that we each were allowed our own torch to explore. Puzzles were fun and on theme but not as unique as some of the ones in their other rooms. Overall a smooth and enjoyable experience.
The Flaming PearlEclipse EscapeEscape roomIRLThis was a fun escape room with the theme of chinese zodiac. My team and I were all chinese so it was fun to see our culture represented in an escape room. Loved all the chinese art, antiques and props. The collection of puzzles was also unique and all very creative and on theme. Another great room at eclipse. There were some minor technical issues due to a damage a previous team had done but nothing that significantly impacted our experience and we did get warning about one of the issues in advance.
Retro RevengeEclipse EscapeEscape roomIRLWe liked having the option of doing this room in hard mode, which allowed us to use our intuition more than relying on too much clue guidance. As someone who is normally not a fan of spooky rooms I really enjoyed retro revenge. I loved all the references within the decor as well as the different games incorporated into puzzles. There was also a lot of creativity and novelty in the design of the puzzles, utilising some very simple things to create a unique experience that followed the theme. We also enjoyed how much there was to do making it feel like we got good value for money by challenging us to almost use the full hourm
Wild West SaloonFox In A Box Gold CoastEscape roomIRLMy partner and I did this room together. Overall the room was well decorated and on theme. There were some fun unexpected moments and we particularly liked the way the final escape happened. It was a bit busy when we arrived so the sounds of people talking outside did detract from the immersiveness a tiny bit at the beginning. But that didnt last long. We did have one hiccup where a piece of a puzzle was missing, however, we still managed to solve it using our intuition.
The Magic MoonstoneEclipse EscapeEscape roomIRLMagic moonstone was a multilinear room with lots to look at and investigate. It was a very spacious room, making it really comfortable for us to divide and conquer. The aesthetics were also really well done, and the interior design was high quality making it immersive and on theme. The puzzles were all fairly guided, which made it easier for us, nonetheless a really enjoyable room. The only potential flaw was something that happened at the very end where one of the mechanisms was triggered a bit prematurely.
The Abandoned CarnivalPadlock'd Escape roomIRL3 rooms. Had actual carnival games. Shooting the duck and pulling the sacks based on weights. Had a vending machine which dispensed a key to get the balls for shooting game. Need red to find 4 wooden tickets. Powering up the bumper car to put the final ticket to unlock door into mirror maze was cool. Had to find symbols in the maze to make a word to unlock 3rd room. The put the balls into tubes that then spelled numbers. We accidentally did it upside down so the numbers were not displayed correctly, kind of annoying and time consuming. But everything before that was cool.
Mad MonsterLost LocksEscape roomIRLDid this room with a team of four. I thought this was a memorable room as it was sort of a sit down and play escape room for the first half (supposedly a bit inspired by the Seance escape room in Sydney). Being handcuffed for the entirety of the game was also an interesting experience. The beginning of the room requires team communication and despite being quite a small room was entertaining. We did find it a bit easy and escaped in roughly 30 minutes but I still found the experience enjoyable.
Buccaneers BountyLost LocksEscape roomIRLDid this room as a team of four during our escape room trip in Gold coast. We've done several pirate/ship themed rooms before. Overall the room flowed well and we enjoyed the puzzles. Aesthetically the room felt immersive and on theme. Was probably a bit on the easier side and helped warm our brains up for the other escape rooms we did, might not be challenging enough for the super experienced though.
R18Lost LocksEscape roomIRLThis was not a super challenging room for our group of four, however, it was definitely fun and cheeky. I always love a naughty theme and the added touch of getting to select our own background music. Loved the commitment to the theme both in terms of room aesthetics and the puzzles.
OrphanageQuest RoomEscape roomIRLThis was definitely a high quality room which was designed with great attention to aesthetics, which I could really appreciate. Had some novel puzzles that definitely challenged us. Unfortunately I have a very low tolerance for spooky/horror themed rooms, which is the only reason I didn't rate it higher. However, I imagine if I were someone enjoyed spooky rooms, then I would have loved it.
Steampunk: Alchemist RevengeQuest RoomEscape roomIRLWe did this room with a party of four and escaped with less than a minute to spare. The aesthetics of the room were really well designed to a high standard and fit the theme of the room well. We enjoyed the puzzles, which were all mechanism based and interactive which we really enjoyed.
SherlockedQuest RoomEscape roomIRLThis was a well designed room with high quality aesthetics. Had some unique mechanisms which were fun. The only downside for me was that there were a few notes to read (and personally I'm not a huge fan of having to read text to solve puzzles, I'm more of a visual person). However, I do believe it was for the purpose of the narrative and others who enjoy the world building and lore more might appreciate that.
Flying DutchmanQuest RoomEscape roomIRLOverall this was another well designed room that had some novel puzzles that required some creative thinking. Was quite dim in the room to maintain immersiveness, which was a bit challenging to navigate with one light source (felt a bit frustrating as we had to be patient and share the light). All in all it was an enjoyable room and stayed true to theme.
Area 1: The PortalProject Immersive Escape RoomsEscape roomIRLWere impressed the moment we arrived. Loved how the game masters were in character the moment we arrived. Even the waiting room was super impressive with a super cool collection of gadgets and science equipment. The location and space definitely added to the experience and the quality of the room, aesthetics and puzzles were all super high quality. Experienced many unique and novels things which were very exciting.
Area 1: Nuclear EnrichmentProject Immersive Escape RoomsEscape roomIRLOnce again super immersive, top notch aesthetics. Amazing props, design and attention to aesthetics. I'm generally not a fan of the sci-fi genre, but the scale of these rooms is undeniable.
Wine Cellar EscapeEscape Manor BrisbaneEscape roomIRLThis was our first escape room in our QLD escape room trip. Overall the room flowed well and was well decorated according to theme. Puzzles were on theme, aesthetics were well done. Had one thing towards the end which we thought was cool and unique.
Sweethearts Ice Cream ParlourThe Cool SpaceEscape roomIRLWent and did this room with a team of four. Loved the interior design of the space and the commitment to the theme. Still mostly a padlock heavy room, but the puzzles to solve the combinations were fun and on theme. There were also some unexpected surprises. We very much enjoyed it.
Mission: Identity - CLOSEDExpedition GladesvilleEscape roomIRLCame to do this room for my partner's birthday. It was a single room, but what it lacked in size it made up for in puzzles. Definitely had lots to do to keep the two of us entertained.
