Mark as done to rate
THERE’S AN ART TO CRIME Your world-class espionage outfit has landed you inside a prestigious art museum. A recently stolen masterpiece is presumed hidden within the office of the museum’s egotistical curator, Vincent Hahn. With the help of your intelligence agent on the outside, you have one hour to find your way into Hahn’s office, recover the painting, and slip away before Hahn returns.
- 2-8
- 60 mins
- Hard
- Not scary
All ratings (71)
Very positive
Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive
You might also consider
Frozen In Time: The Race To Save Christmas!
PuzzleConnect Escape Rooms
Overwhelmingly Positive
(135 ratings)
Reviews
JackTheFlop
26 escape rooms
A heist where as a whole everything went right, but some cracks to get in were rough. Some really clever puzzles and synergies but other puzzles REALLY fell flat and the ending sequence would’ve been extremely confusing without the note of “you’ll use this at the end” being told to us in the beginning. Cardinal sin of outside knowledge needed (in a sense, but it could be easy to interpret naturally). Overall, happy I played, but I would recommend things over it. Kiera was an awesome host!
Gameplay
I really enjoyed some of the puzzles - not to give too much away, but the room used a jigsaw puzzle in a novel way and a puzzle in the end sequence made me go “oh my god how did I not notice that?” - however, there were some really lacking puzzles, especially one at the very beginning which felt nigh impossible without guessing. One or two places where a code could go in multiple places. Also, one puzzle technically requires outside knowledge of a board game, but it’s also not super hard to interpret and it’s a game 95% of Americans could name. Note: there is one point where you activate something with water. You don’t need to pour it into anything. This is apparently a very very common thing that they have to say “you don’t have to do that!” over the mic.
Atmosphere
TEG knows how to make a room visually SMASH. Everything was really well-done and felt natural within the room.
Customer service
Our GM Kiera was amazing. Really sweet and was fast to respond to needed clues.
Particularly interesting or different
No
Nothing super unique or crazy in terms of puzzles. Standard game overall.
Story
The story itself was fine - museum owner isn’t so benevolent and stole a painting, and you’re going in to steal it back. Small twist on the ending, but nothing out of the ordinary - everything you’d expect to see is represented.
Difficulty
Hard
There is a lot to do in not a lot of time. Game is semi-linear where there are clear sections, meaning everything in a section is semi-contained. Puzzle types are varied and a lot of “aha!” moments of synergy - however, there were 1-2 puzzles that had some communication issues that took us far too long. One puzzle we did just have to guess because we couldn’t find something.
Game tech
Mechanical
TEG in general is pretty second-gen with mixing lock/key with mag locks and interactable elements. This wouldn’t have made much sense story-wise if it was high-tech - some good use of tech though.
Ideal number of players
5
It felt like there was a LOT to do for 2 people, especially since the middle of the game had puzzles that groups could be doing side by side. 2-3 is definitely doable (source: us) - 5-8 feels like you could split off a lot more easily and get out faster.
Scary
Not scary
Light prolonged stress situation near the end, but that’s about it.
Minimum age
8
Room itself is child friendly - however, kids that are too short may not be able to contribute so easily.
Was anything broken?
Yes
We’re actually not sure about this. We believe that we submitted a code correctly and a door did not open - this cost us a good 5-7 minutes of hypothesizing and a clue called to see the same thing, doing it again and… it worked. We’re not actually sure if it was bugged, didn’t read correctly, or we inputted wrong - it did work however.
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Light walking between all spaces. Someone will need to get low at a specific point, but that is the only thing in the room that has anything that you could consider slightly active.
Accessibility
Dyslexia / poor eyesight be warned - this is a reading heavy game with some small text. End sequence contains mild strobe light - however, I believe it is slow enough (switch on-off every 0.5 seconds) that it will be manageable.
Easy to find location
Yes
In American Dream Mall. Park in Lot A - from there, literal bright red text pointing you to the right area.
Parking
Easy
Mall parking.
nst3v3ns11
87 escape rooms
My first escape room and it’s was so fun. The puzzles were comprehensive and linear. We had a blast working together and talking our way through! Absolutely sparked the escape bug!!!
caitlinlawls
32 escape rooms
It’s no secret that a heist themed escape room is overdone and nearly every escape room has one….however, this one is done VERY well. Puzzles are both carefully thought out and thought provoking. This game was a very good challenge. I didn’t have high hopes for this game because heists are a cliché theme….but i was happy to be proven wrong!
Gameplay
good but there were points where we were very very stumped
Atmosphere
Customer service
best staff in nj
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Story
Difficulty
Hard
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
5
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
16
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
Finnadora
67 escape rooms
A very well-done heist room, with puzzles that felt very in theme and that added to the stakes. The ending was a ton of fun as well. It was among the smaller of their offerings from I have seen.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Physically active
Somewhat
anaatteg
163 escape rooms
If you like a good classic and not challenging escape room, highly recommend this. Good for first timers. Please note that I do work for this company.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Easy to find location
Yes
Taller226
100 escape rooms
Tackled the Heist in a public room with another group. Plenty of puzzles to be solved by splitting up and communicating with each other. Design and props are strong and good variety of puzzles. One of those rooms you quickly have a lot of keys and codes but have to discover how to use them.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Story
Difficulty
Hard
Game tech
Mechanical
Ideal number of players
4
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
15
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Somewhat
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
JessicaCasanova
100 escape rooms
You get a fun room and an art history lesson in one! This room was like stepping into a museum and running into some detective work. The puzzles were clever and rewarding one you solve them. Great use of the sense of touch and exploration. I’d highly recommend this one!
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
Mechanical
Ideal number of players
2-4
Scary
Not scary
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Somewhat
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
Rysautner15
72 escape rooms
Very nice room! Without giving too much away, it had the same exact vibe as another room within the company. But otherwise, I really enjoyed the room!
Showing results 1-8 of 8
Experience details
This is a public experience so others may join your group
Additional details
A paying adult, 18 or older, must participate with anyone that is 14 and under. Also, any participants under the age of 18 will need an adult to sign their waiver.
Found an issue?
Let us know!