Flynn's ArcadeBrain Games Escape RoomEscape roomIRLAnother excellent game from this company. This is an excellent game with a varied amount of high tech and physical challenges. There are a lot of clever puzzles. It is a lot to do for two people but we were able to get through. One of my frequent complaints with escape rooms is the amount of time given to finish the room. Many times I feel like there is too little time given for too many puzzles. But I do think 75 minutes is a fair amount of time given to finish this jammed packed room. There are lots of wow moments. We had a great time.
Sev3nNo. 1 Escapes - Main StEscape roomIRLOverall a good game. We completed it with two experienced people. I think it would be helpful with 3 or more because there are A LOT of puzzles and some of them can be quite time consuming. The room size is not huge but it can be overwhelming with searching given the sheer number of drawers and cabinets to search through. We probably opened and closed each of them multiple times to make sure we didn’t already search through them. There was one color puzzle which was confusing because one of the color clues was a bit ambiguous. Also the lighting was a bit dark for us to make sure we were seeing the colors correctly. There was also a fair amount of going back and forth between rooms. Despite these issues, we enjoyed ourselves overall and we look forward to their next room.
Lost TreasuresRed Door Escape Room - EncinitasEscape roomIRLThey need to come with a disclaimer that this room is not really an escape room. This is more of a video game which will require 4 people. We tried it with two and it was endlessly frustrating as one person is constantly running running around the ship shooting at enemies. If you’re a fan of shooter video games this is for you. If not, you may not enjoy it very much.
Mogollon Monster: Scouting for Arizona's BigfootThe Nemesis ClubEscape roomIRLWow. Just wow. I’ve done over 200 rooms and this ranks in the top 3. No wonder it’s rated one of the top rooms in the World. The set design was beautiful. The intro was very cool. The game play was so much fun! There were some truly unique moments, especially the ending… Our GM was great, he actively observed us to help push us along letting us know if we were on the right track and providing hints at appropriate times. Definitely a bucklist item for any escape room enthusiast.
SpellboundGreat Room Escape - TempeEscape roomIRLThe room has potential… I found it immersive with a nice set design. A lot of tech (and you can tell that the creators spent time designing them), however they don’t all work intuitively (not sure if they were glitchy). For example, there were two puzzles where we were interacting with correctly but they didn’t work until we tried it for the third time. There was one puzzle that we had to interact with the prop for an extended amount of time (like over 2-3 min for an effect to take place. This left us wondering if we were doing it correctly. I think with tech puzzles, it should work pretty quickly/seamlessly to let the players know that they are on the right track. There was also some puzzles that were a little vague in terms of what to do after an effect was triggered. All of these technical problems made the room time consuming and somewhat frustrating. With the stated technical issues, it would be nice to have the GM chime in when they’re seeing that the players are interacting with the puzzle correctly to help push them along. Also 60 min is too short for the number of puzzles in this room, might makes sense to extend to 75 min.
The DinerQuicksand Escape GamesEscape roomIRLThe room was immersive with some cool tech. Non linear game play good for larger groups. I enjoyed this room.
ChinatownQuicksand Escape GamesEscape roomIRLSome good theming, puzzles were pretty standard. Overall fun room but the Diner was more immersive.
Abandoned BasementThe Hour RoomEscape roomIRLThe game literally takes place in a dingy basement. The room was not well kept up. There’s an actual toilet in the room which was pretty gross. There are way too many red herrings and the puzzles don’t all make sense.
The Family CabinQuicksand Escape GamesEscape roomIRLFun room. Theming was pretty good esp if you have fond memories of the 90s. There’s some innovative use of tech. It’s ideal for 2-3 people especially if you’re experienced. We didn’t need any hints.
Oracle MysteryThe Unlockables - PowayEscape roomIRLFun beginner level room. Not high tech but still fun puzzles. Our game master was super friendly and helpful.
