Houdini's Workshop

If you enjoy interactive escape rooms, Clue Chase will not disappoint! I will write a brief blurb about each room below, but overall Clue Chase has been one of my favorite franchises in NYC to date. I hope they open a new adventure soon! The one critique I have of the company in general is that their "theme" is based on finding an "artifact" from different time periods, but that does not really factor much into gameplay. However, there are so many positives about Clue Chase, the #1 being their staff! Everyone is animated and excited to be there, and it just makes the experience so much better! You also get a discount if you book your next adventure that day. The regular price is $35/person plus fees and taxes. Houdini's Workshop - Group of 4 Marketed as their hardest room, Houdini's Workshop did not disappoint! The puzzles are interactive and you do need a group of 4 because there are a lot of tasks to do that can be done simultaneously. While we still had fun in the room, we liked this less than Pirates and Gotham because the puzzles were not "good" challenging. A majority of the puzzles were fine, but there were a few red herrings, and it was hard to tell which clue unlocked which lock. To me, a well designed room gives you a subtle hint as to where to look, especially if there is a lot of stimuli. Priscilla helped us through this room.

Love this escape room! Super themed as a magician space and some really neat magic tricks that are puzzles! Casey was super friendly and we loved chatting with him! Highly recommend and we will be back to finish the other rooms…

This room was super fun, the puzzles were creative, satisfying, and the theme was a thread that pulled together throughout the entire game. The elements in the room were a bit well-used, and a lot of the locks were number combo locks, but there was a variety of interesting clues and games to play throughout that kept things feeling fresh. Overall a fun and entertaining escape that I would recommend.

This room had so much I had never seen before, & it might be one of my new favorites! HUGE shouts to Mikayla who guided us through one of the best escape days my team has ever had. We all had such a blast thanks to her. Highly recommend PanIQ NYC for above & beyond hospitality.

This room was really cool where it actually incorporates magic into the room and puzzles! I also saw some puzzles that I have never seen before, which was really cool as well! If you get the chance to do a room, this one is worth it!

Highly recommend for any level of escape game enthusiasts!

Not a great one. Too simple.

While there were a lot of locks in this room, getting the code for the locks were done in unique ways. The puzzles were fun, and a lot of them were very unique. We ended up getting in 5 minutes late because we got stuck near time square, and the staff was very understanding. Would definitely recommend!

Staff are amazing. But the gameplay is a bit all over the place. It’s not one puzzle after the next. It’s all at once, so you get confused about which clues are for which lock. Also, too many locks.

Surprisingly good for a room that used so many master locks. The only issue we had was with a couple unfun red herrings. For one, there are differently colored pins on one of the locks, but this isn’t a clue, despite there being several color-based puzzles in the room.