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    Rica Gibby (She/her) | Kings Mountain, NC

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    The Man From Beyond

    The Man From Beyond

    Strange Bird Immersive

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    Probably the best escape room Iโ€™ve ever done. And what makes this one so unique is that itโ€™s an escape room/ immersive theater hybrid. Just so beautiful and well thought out in every aspect. Also, my brother and I (both experienced escape roomers) were able to complete this room, just the two of us.
    Nevermore

    Nevermore

    Nocturne Adventures

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    This room blew me away! Beautifully decorated, well designed puzzles that made sense within the world youโ€™re in. Just gorgeous. So well done. I canโ€™t say enough positive things about this hidden gem of an escape room! And the owners are fantastic!
    Red Giant

    Red Giant

    Quest Room - Hollywood

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    Ripper

    Ripper

    Nocturne Adventures

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    Did the R- rated version and it was stressful, heart pounding fun!! The couple that owns this place knows what they are doing and are clearly passionate about escape rooms and haunts in general. Creepy decor, fun puzzles and great time to be had by all!
    Stash House

    Stash House

    Stash House

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    Such a fun and unique room!! Itโ€™s worth pointing out though, that this may not be the best room for beginners. There is a 4 person minimum, but I was able to do it with two other people because weโ€™re all experienced escape roomers. Itโ€™s not so much that the puzzles are super difficult, thereโ€™s just a LOT of them, so every team member needs to be able to pull their weight so the team as a whole can divide and conquer. You also get 90 minutes for this room, but donโ€™t get too comfortable with that extra time because it still feels like only 60 minutes. We needed every minute but still managed to escape and the payoff is so rewarding!
    Cosmic Crisis

    Cosmic Crisis

    The Escape Game Houston - The Galleria

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    Despite the fact that this room almost gave me a nervous breakdown towards the end, I really enjoyed it. First of all, the scenic and decor was super high tech and top notch. My brother and I (both experienced escapers) brought along our stepsister and her husband, who are both still relatively new to escape rooms, and they were completely blown away by the immersive, high quality decor and tech. The puzzles were very fun and creative for the most part, but this was also a very challenging room (the last two puzzles are what nearly ended me). The four of us were joined by another couple we didnโ€™t know and Iโ€™m happy to say that we all quickly bonded and every single one of us contributed toward our victory with only 1 SECOND remaining!!!!! I highly recommend this room, but definitely consider the experience levels and skill sets of your team members, as this is a rather challenging room.
    Red Giant

    Red Giant

    Quest Room - Hollywood

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    I tend to avoid Ancient Egyptian themed rooms because, letโ€™s face it, a well decorated Egyptian room that is super immersive and also consists of puzzles that flow organically and make sense within that world are difficult to accomplish. For example, Iโ€™ve played a room that boasted a really beautiful, full scale sarcophagus that was ruined due to it being latched shut with every modern lock (3 digit number, 4 digit number, word, directional, combination, etc.) imaginable. Red Giant, however, was incredible and has become one of my favorite rooms Iโ€™ve played! Itโ€™s a fairly smallish space so I can definitely see how a larger group would have some trouble maneuvering around but I played with just my brother and we were able to move around comfortably to solve puzzles and successfully escape. My only complaint was one puzzle that used a screen with animated images being projected onto it and I found it very difficult to see. Luckily my brother was able to figure it out. Other than that, it was a beautifully decorated space full of puzzles that flowed very well and all made sense. Without leaving any spoilers, I will say that the way you get into the tomb in the very beginning was mind blowing! Never seen anything like it before! And the very end made us hesitate and question every escape room rule we ever had to abide by. Bonus: we got to wear archaeologist style vests and hard hats complete with headlamps to help provide lighting! Highly recommend this room, but perhaps for smaller groups only. So much fun!!
    The Perfumer

    The Perfumer

    Quest Room - Hollywood

    • Escape room
    • IRL

    ๐“†œ๐“‹˜๐“„ ๐“Š›๐“‡™๐“‹ธ๐“Œค๐“Œฅ ๐“Œฆ ๐“…๐“†ข ๐“†ฃ ๐“€‰๐“†ค ๐“†ฅ ๐“…‘๐“†˜ ๐“†™ ๐“…’๐“„™ ๐“„š ๐“„› ๐“…“๐“ƒบ ๐“ƒป ๐“…” ๐“…• ๐“ƒ• ๐“ƒ– ๐“ƒ— ๐“Žท ๐“„๐“Žธ๐“…– ๐“…ฝ ๐“…พ ๐“…ฟ๐“…— ๐“…˜ ๐“‡† ๐“‡‡๐“…™ ๐“…š ๐“ต ๐“ถ๐“‚ต ๐“‚ถ๐“ƒ๐“‹ฒ ๐“‹ณ๐“€ฌ ๐“…›๐“ƒ ๐“‚บ๐“…œ ๏ฟฝ๐“…๐“ƒ„ ๏ฟฝ๐“„๐“…ž๐“‚™ ๐“…Ÿ๐“‚ฟ ๐“†œ๐“‹˜๐“„ ๐“Š›๐“‡™๐“‹ธ๐“Œค๐“Œฅ ๐“Œฆ ๐“…๐“†ข ๐“†ฃ ๐“€‰๐“†ค ๐“†ฅ ๐“…‘๐“†˜ ๐“†™ ๐“…’๐“„™ ๐“„š ๐“„› ๐“…“๐“ƒบ ๐“ƒป ๐“…” ๐“…• ๐“ƒ• ๐“ƒ– ๐“ƒ— ๐“Žท ๐“„๐“Žธ๐“…– ๐“…ฝ ๐“…พ ๐“…ฟ๐“…— ๐“…˜ ๐“‡† ๐“‡‡๐“…™ ๐“…š ๐“ต ๐“ถ๐“‚ต ๐“‚ถ๐“ƒ๐“‹ฒ ๐“‹ณ๐“€ฌ ๐“…›๐“ƒ ๐“‚บ๐“…œ ๐“‚จ๐“…๐“ƒ„ ๐“„๐“…ž๐“‚™ ๐“…Ÿ๐“‚ฟ

    Gold Rush

    Gold Rush

    The Escape Game Houston - CityCentre

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    Really enjoyed this room! My brother and I had the pleasure of being grouped together with some other players who all happened to be escape room newbies, but during the game, they observed us closely, caught on quickly, started contributing to solving puzzles and we ended up successfully escaping! As for the room, it was beautifully decorated and the puzzles were well thought out and fun. Also, I loved how the room as a whole really played with levels within the space. And thatโ€™s all I will say about that! I definitely would recommend this room! I personally donโ€™t think itโ€™s too difficult where a group of escape room first timers wouldnโ€™t be able to escape. But, per usual, I would suggest a group with at least two experienced escapers and preferably a variety of skill sets and great communication skills.
    Subject Zero

    Subject Zero

    Exit Strategy - North

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    Iโ€™ve loved every Exit Strategy room Iโ€™ve played until Subject Zero. I honestly found this room to be more stressful than fun. Very lock heavy, so basically an hour spent searching for 3 and 4 digit number codes. To be fair, I played this room with only one other person so it was extremely challenging, and weโ€™re both experienced escapers. Would definitely recommend a larger team with previous escape room experience for this room.
    Survive The Jungle

    Survive The Jungle

    Xtreme Xcapes

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    Iโ€™ve played several rooms at this location over the years and this is probably my favorite one. Xtremeโ€™s rooms are typically quite lock heavy (which I donโ€™t love), so I was anticipating an overwhelming amount of locks and ended up being pleasantly surprised that there werenโ€™t too many despite the size of the room (largest one at this location). Itโ€™s challenging but also very fun and the two of us were able to escape (although 4 people would probably be a perfect amount). Also, newbies should probably avoid this room unless they have experienced escapers joining them.