Catch Me If You Can

Catch Me If You Can by Next Level Escape Room Eindhoven was our first room of the day with a team of 4 experienced players (20+ rooms together). Unfortunately, the experience turned out to be a huge disappointment, especially considering this room has been a Terpeca finalist since 2019 (not reaching though in the top 100 ranking in the world) and had been on my wishlist for years. Let’s start with the positive: the room offers a unique environment and setting, especially in the last two sections, which felt more creative and immersive. There’s originality in the atmosphere, and you can tell it once had potential. However, that’s where the positives end. The room shows its age (8+ years) and suffers from old-school escape room logic, where difficulty is equated with how hard it is to find things, rather than how clever or satisfying the puzzles are. It felt like a searching marathon, with little reward for actual logical thinking. One of the puzzles in the second section was broken, causing unnecessary delays and confusion. Another area near the end was visually impressive, but far too cramped to enjoy or explore comfortably. We didn’t finish on time and were offered only 2 extra minutes, which felt more about enforcing limits than delivering a good experience. The entire experience gave off the impression of a business-first mentality, lacking the care, attention, and hospitality seen in top-tier rooms. The room also needs serious maintenance, as several elements felt outdated or worn. Not recommended, unless you’re curious and go in with very adjusted expectations. Expect a lot of frustrating searching and very limited time. A 70 minute version could vastly improve the experience by allowing players to actually enjoy what the room tries to offer.

Fun set and good flow. Solid sense of progression. Some issues with solve state but nothing major.

Nice room would be good to work swiftly as there is quite a bit to accomplish

Very good game. The decor was the standout for me! The puzzles were pretty difficult. I liked that. They were also not linear so it’s very fun to play as a group. I understand why it’s in the terpeca finalists every year. It is well deserved. This room should be a must play on every enthousiasts list.

Very nice room! Good flow, nice puzzles, awesome decor.

Catch me if you can, the sequel to suspicious farm house (coincidentally our first room). The room was fun and had good puzzles and set design. The transitions from room to room were slightly lackluster but worked out. The end was a bit annoying.