Sorcerer's CurseEscape Rooms Lock'd InEscape roomIRLThe owners are two engineers who designed everything by hand, and did a great job. I liked this one more than the zombie room they have. This didn’t seem super hard for our group, but we are enthusiasts with 100+ rooms completed. Hosts were super nice, looking forward to their other rooms.
The Shadow of the RelicEscape Room BrightonEscape roomIRLDisappointing and anticlimactic. Multiple puzzles didn’t work, and we had to have our GM come in and manually open something at one point. Certain puzzles are finicky, like the last one which was a letdown. Add on the “not intro video” or lore to the room and it just feels like some rooms with some puzzles. And too few puzzles, which were all linear, making our group of 5 stall out with 1-2 people working on each puzzle at a time. Most of us left feeling like we didn’t solve much, and some puzzles we didn’t even know if/how we solved them, we just found a drawer open 5 minutes later. There’s a lot of potential for the room to be great, but it’ll need some TLC, more puzzles, and a better intro with lore.
SpymakerSpymaker Escape RoomsEscape roomIRLUnfortunately I think this place was a waste of money. The first room was average for the rooms I’ve done, and I had a good time. The room is marketed as more difficult than most escape rooms, so we were expecting a challenge. But we weren’t expecting things to not work or take exceedingly long. There is a point in the room where you need to decode a message, and the method of decoding broke. We spent around 15 minutes trying our hardest to piece the message together, and had to have our game paused so staff could come in and look at the room. It just ruined the experience. Staff were super nice and accommodating, but our hearts just weren’t in the room after that. When linear rooms have something broken, it messes the entire experience up. And then we had another piece of the game where we had the right “code,” put it in, and it didn’t work…so we wasted another clue for them to tell us we were right, just keep trying and we would get it eventually. Just left a bad taste in our mouths. Aside from that, when we were still in the room, someone came into the room to “reset” the room. Love it when you pay to be immersed in a realistic room for someone to burst in breaking the 4th wall.
Medusa's RevengeEscape Room ZoneEscape roomIRLThe room has a lot of potential, but it doesn’t live up to the reviews. Having done a few at the Canton location, the GMs don’t seem to pay attention, and are not very helpful with clues. We asked for a clue for something over the walkie talkie and couldn’t hear them, then he gave us clues for us on things out of order. Several of the mechanisms didn’t quite work, and required more effort on our part to make it work, with us wasting around 10 minutes on something that should have just fit into place. And some pieces to the puzzles didn’t end up getting put back where they belonged, so we had to find a random puzzle piece just laying around the room…I almost wish this room was at a different location so staff took care of it and us better.
Starship: Final VoyageFive Senses Escape RoomEscape roomIRLA fantastic room. It scales in difficulty, and the records are based on the group and broken down on each puzzle. The room itself was well done, and the GM/owner clearly has a passion for escape rooms and seems to be well versed in all levels of experience (the novice to the expert).
Candy Factory ChallengeEscape Room NoviEscape roomIRLNot my favorite room, but the group I was with seemed to really like the room. This is a bit more of a modern room, with more gen 2 and 3 puzzles, and a few lock and key.
Mad ScientistEscape Room ZoneEscape roomIRLReally liked this room. Did it with a group of three and it was a lot of fun. Themed in the vein of “Frankenstein” and done pretty well, with some unique parts to the room and some interesting electronic puzzles.
The Circus:3DEscape Room ZoneEscape roomIRLDid it with 3 people, and one of us was a novice (2nd time doing an escape room). We all loved it! Good amount of challenge, and something for all of us to do. Parts of the room were very engaging, and there never seemed to be a lull in the pace of the room.
Hostage - CLOSEDEscape Room Zone - ChesterfieldEscape 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
Bank Heist - CLOSEDEscape Room Zone - ChesterfieldEscape roomIRLNot my favorite, but also not the worst room I’ve been to. Something of an “in between.” The GM Evan (who I’ve had every time I’ve been here) was great as always. Room is something of a mix of lock and key and magnetic locks. One of my critiques of the room is that one set of the lock and key sets of confusing…the GM warned us and we still had trouble with it.
Professor Bleehall's Odditorium Emporium & Pie Shoppe - Closing Oct 5Escape Room NoviEscape roomIRLIt plays like an escape room, but it’s more of a “play until the time runs out.” Without spoilers, you have a live GM that host the room kind of like a game show, so having a good GM is really important. Our GM was Chris, and he made the room FANTASTIC. We had a group of 5, and there was never a lag in gameplay. The room was fast pace, fun, and we kept moving the whole time. Overall it was a great room.
Wizards TowerFunagin’sEscape roomIRLNot a fan of this room. Didn’t end up escaping, so maybe take my review with a grain of salt, but most of the experience was subpar. The room itself had a cool design and is mostly gen 2 and 3, with a smattering of gen 1 cryptexes. The gen 2 and 3 stuff was touchy and sometimes didn’t work right away. Our GM told us to do things out of order, then at the end told us “you did this out of order but it’s ok. It would’ve worked better if you did things in order and most people do things in order.” The room wasn’t very linear either, and it was kind of hard to figure out what we were supposed to do next. Having done 30+ escape rooms in Canada, Michigan, and now Ohio, this room is probably my second to least favorite room.
Murder In LondonFunagin’sEscape roomIRLOverall, 3.5/5. Not my favorite escape room, but also not the worst. The design is fantastic, but some of the mechanics of the room are “meh.” When we asked for clues, we could only really hear them from the beginning of the room. No generation 1 locks, all more modern, which is fine as long as things actually work. GM was fine, but at times we got clues that didn’t really help a ton.
Shipwreck IslandEscape Room BrightonEscape roomIRLDid it with two people. A good room, with a lot of interactive parts and clues that weren’t too challenging. A good room for beginners or for people to get their toes wet.
The Jade SkullEscape Room BrightonEscape roomIRLLove most of the rooms at Escape Room Brighton and this one is no exception. The non lock and key puzzles were pretty unique and fun.
Dr. Sulken’s Laboratory - CLOSEDEscape Room BrightonEscape roomIRLOne of the first rooms I did that I really thoroughly enjoyed. Clues are pretty varied, and the room has a level of interaction that you don’t see very often. Overall a great room!
The Mysterious Office of Dr. TobinMystery Escapes Escape roomIRLProbably one of my favorite escape rooms I’ve done in southeast Michigan. Great special effects, GM/owner was very nice and welcoming, and had a good variation of Gen 1, 2, and 3 stuff.
The Harry Houdini TrapThe Fifth Wall Escape RoomsEscape roomIRLI enjoyed the room, but I wouldn’t say it’s a favorite. The backstory behind the room is a nice nod to some Detroit history, and it’s a good variety of non lock and key components. Overall, a good room-a highlight for 5th Wall in my opinion.
Rob the Mob: Break-In At Bubba'sThe Great Escape Room - Royal OakEscape roomIRLDid it with just two people, and we both loved it. A good mix of lock and key and other puzzles.
UFO: Alien Voyage - CLOSEDEscape Room BrightonEscape roomIRLOverall I would put this somewhere between like a dislike. I didn’t love it, but the people I did the room with did. So maybe take my opinion with a grain of salt…I’m a sucker for lock and keys, and I feel like there wasn’t a ton of that in there (comparatively).
