Operation: D.B. Cooper

Very Positive (194 ratings)

NW Escape Experience

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You are working with the FBI to track down the infamous DB Cooper. All of the clues have lead your team to a remote cabin in the woods, where it’s believed he has been hiding since he parachuted from a hijacked airplane with nearly $200,000 in ransom money. Will you find the high flying hijacker inside with his cash, or is it all another empty lead in the case of Operation: DB Cooper?

4-10
60 mins
Medium

Ratings

All ratings (194)

Very Positive

Gameplay: Very Positive

Atmosphere: Very Positive

Customer service: Very Positive

Reviews

RenoTahoeEscape

288 escape rooms

This is a fairly linear room with a lot of traditional locks. The story is unique (we’ve only played one other DB Cooper room). The set was decent. Some of the puzzles lacked signposting.

Gameplay

Atmosphere

Customer service

Great, friendly staff.

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

We’ve only done one other experience with this theme.

Story

Difficulty

Hard

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

This is a larger space than most, but it is very linear so I’d still recommend 4-6 for this room.

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

Youngest in group

21+

Was anything broken?

Live actors

The GM does a live intro to the room, but nothing during gameplay.

Physically active

Not at all

Accessibility

Low lighting would be the only concern.

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Safety

Yes

Oct 17, 2026 | Experienced Oct 17, 2026

Caiylania

21 escape rooms

Really enjoyed this one. 5th escape at NWE!

Jan 29, 2026 | Experienced Jan 1, 2026

joesatchwannabe

183 escape rooms

Good room based on actual DB Cooper case. Puzzles flowed well. Props were immersive.

Gameplay

Atmosphere

Customer service

Particularly interesting or different

Story

Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

Was anything broken?

Live actors

Yes

GM intro was in character

Physically active

Not at all

Accessibility

Some low and high things and one color puzzle

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Jul 4, 2025

nwescapeexperience (Owner)

Thank you for your review! We are happy to hear you enjlyed the puzzle flow of Operation DB Cooper and hope to see you again soon.

Jul 7, 2025

rubyteng

134 escape rooms

This is a good room with a fun storyline of DB copper, the local legend. We escaped with 2 people and still got 21min left. Most puzzles are straight forward, but unfortunately not too tied to the storyline. Would recommend no more than 2, otherwise some people might be left with not much to do.

Gameplay

Jun 21, 2025 | Experienced Jun 21, 2025

nwescapeexperience (Owner)

Thank you for your review! We are happy to hear you had a fun time and hope to see you again soon.

Jul 7, 2025

LindseyAndBrad

155 escape rooms

A fun local-lore escape adventure that kept the two of us running around the whole time. Nice mix of tactile and tech. Our Agent Hedgehog (Lily) gave great gentle nudges while keeping us immersed in the game.

Gameplay

Atmosphere

Customer service

Physically active

Not at all

Jun 17, 2025 | Experienced Jun 17, 2025

nwescapeexperience (Owner)

Thank you for your review! We are are so happy to hear you enjoyed our escape room inspired by a local legend. We hope to see you again for more games!

Jul 7, 2025

mrprovolone

9 escape rooms

A reasonably challenging room that flows well and is themed beautifully. Truly giving you the experience of an FBI investigation with fun themed puzzles and a killer GM/co-investigator

Gameplay

Reasonably challenging room with a lot of puzzles right off the bat that you have to sort though. Just like a FBI investigation.

Atmosphere

Who doesn’t love a DB Cooper themed playlist in a cabin in the woods in the PNW

Customer service

Difficulty

Medium

Jun 1, 2025

nwescapeexperience (Owner)

What a nice review that makes us so happy! Thank you so much for your kind words! We hope to see you again soon.

Jul 7, 2025

HBones

57 escape rooms

First, every staff member we interacted with was so friendly and clearly love their jobs. This room is themed around the locally relevant story of the unsolved DB Cooper airplane hijacking. Really clever elements, a good variety of puzzles, fun atmosphere and props! The room designer definitely knows their DB Cooper! We had so much fun!

Gameplay

Atmosphere

Customer service

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story

Difficulty

Medium

Scary

Not scary

Was anything broken?

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Aug 24, 2024 | Experienced Aug 23, 2024

nwescapeexperience (Owner)

We are so happy to hear that you could see just how much every one of us enjoys providing the best possible experience to our customers! Thank you for your review. We hope to see you again soon.

Apr 22, 2025

dougm7

151 escape rooms

We arrived 20 minutes late due to traffic and despite losing time we managed to complete it by giving our best and going as fast as possible. Despite of that, it was a great experience and a lot of fun!

Gameplay

Atmosphere

Customer service

Was anything broken?

Aug 5, 2024 | Experienced Aug 4, 2024

nwescapeexperience (Owner)

We are so happy to hear that you were able to complete your game even after dealing with traffic. Thank you for playing with us. We hope to see you again soon.

Apr 22, 2025