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Become the main character in this real-life horror experience. Explore the dark secrets of Amsterdam’s underground. Face your fears and investigate the evil that lurks in the Catacombs. This is a 90 minutes Room Escape experience. It involves moments of stress, darkness and flickering lights. You should be mentally stable and physically fit.
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Overwhelmingly positive
B
205 escape rooms
Overall, I would say the puzzles were relatively straightforward and made sense. The immersive component stands out here. I read comments about it being overly scary but it depends on your tolerance. My teenaged boys were totally fine with it. Very enjoyable overall. 8.5/10
Medium
144 escape rooms
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 �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 𓅟𓂿
a
23 escape rooms
Excellent atmosphere and actors Did not escape but that did not take away from the ending
Medium
Mechanical
Spooky
No
Yes
Somewhat
Yes
s
87 escape rooms
An escape room in the catacombs of a church – quite an experience! I did imagine it to be a bit larger, but the puzzles are really well designed and the atmosphere is fantastic. The ending is especially spectacular and adds a real sense of urgency. The actors fit their roles perfectly and contribute a lot to the overall mood. There aren’t any traditional jump scares, but there is one part that definitely calls for someone brave – not for the faint-hearted, but brilliantly done!
Medium
High tech
4
Spooky
18
No
Yes
Not at all
Yes
Limited
e
365 escape rooms
As a disclaimer, horror games aren't my favorite genre. Having said that, the Catacombs felt like a decent implementation. While I did hear negative stories from a friend about their experience, my group had a smooth playthrough. The game's creators make good use of a creepy found space; the set was pretty good. Puzzles were fine. As usual with horror games, I wish the lighting was better. There's a solo moment that I didn't do but sounded a little disappointing, and I'm not sure if it's fire safe.
Spooky, good use of a found space
Easy
3
4 enthusiasts were fine, but given the game's difficulty, 2-3 might be better.
Scary
Borderline spooky/scary
No
Yes
More jump scares and cinematics, not really chasing (though a friend did unexpectedly get chased a bit in their playthrough, so YMMV)
Not at all
The entire group will have to crawl for a moderate distance. Low light and flickering light sources.
Yes
Limited
No parking that I recall, you should plan to walk or bike.
T
1 escape room
The experience starts the moment you ring the doorbell... and that already sets the mood. I really appreciated that you get the chance to use the restroom before the “investigation” begins (and again afterwards). Also, the staff member mentioned it’s better to wear fewer layers since it can get warm inside, very true! Luckily, I had a T-shirt under my sweater. I went with my husband, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law, and before you know it, you’re completely drawn into the story. The atmosphere, the set design, the mystery, and the creepy factor are all incredibly well done. Such an intense and awesome experience! It definitely helps to have a good puzzle-solver in your group. I’m not the best at puzzles myself, but I still managed to contribute. All in all, a fantastic experience, well thought out and full of attention to detail. Highly recommended if you enjoy immersive and thrilling escape rooms!
5 escape rooms
An underrated room - everything is just solid and heaps of fun, from the detailed and antique set design to the REAL underground location to the seamless flow and solid narrative frame. This room deserves more praise than some highly technology- and engineering-dependent names whose names circulate internationally.
Fun tasks and puzzle, always logical, great guidance with light and sound clues.
Wonderfully detailed set, and the underground smell is great! The unease is great, while not actively scary.
Very friendly GM (at least post-game :D), and committed to the bit.
Yes
This is exactly what a strong (yet accessible for less experienced players) room should be. Flow, story, surprises... without marvels of engineering, but does A LOT with less than other flashier games.
Medium
Mechanical
3
Spooky
Spooky but not scary (for us experienced players). Some noisy jump scares (not all necessary), but nobody will jump in your face. Unease created by the set, and one wonderfully claustrophobic scene for one single player. Also, trigger warning: religious themes :)
16
The end can get a bit intense. Remember it's fiction :)
No
Yes
Not at all
Finally a room without color puzzles! Some crouching, light crawling - though the ceilings are low and some passages quite narrow (it's catacombs, after all...).
Yes
Limited
j
8 escape rooms
This was the best escape room I have ever done - BY FAR. Fully immersive from beginning to end, with live actors
e
180 escape rooms
Creepy fun abounds! I was worried about how scary it would be but it was wonderfully immersive but not emotionally scarring (lol). Highly recommend if you want a spooky environment with great actors and interesting puzzles. Chandler and Dalia were phenomenal hosts from start to finish.
Hard
