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Nefertari's Tomb

Very Positive (138 ratings)

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You are tomb robbers serving a criminal organization, led by the mysterious Arnold von Dunkelheit. For years, Dunkelheit has suspected that the supposed tomb of one of Egypt’s greatest queens - Queen Nefertari - was not actually her final resting place. Known as Site QV66, it was rumored to hold the greatest treasures of Ramesses II, and said to contain the Golden Hall - a magical chamber where the dead could be resurrected. But when the tomb was opened in 1904 the treasures were all missing, and there was no evidence of any secrets to eternal life. The situation didn’t add up, and after decades of searching, Dunkelheit’s group has finally located what may be the real tomb of Nefertari. Armed with a list of long-lost treasures, you must dynamite your way into the tomb, steal everything they can find, and escape before the local authorities and meddling hero-archaeologists arrive. Authorities have been tracking your group, and will arrive in 60 minutes. If Dunkelheit can’t have all the treasures, no one can - once the mission is finished, you must blow up the tomb to bury your tracks and make your escape.

  • 2-8
  • 60 mins
  • Expert
  • Not scary

Awards

Ratings

All ratings (138)

Very Positive

Gameplay
Mixed
Atmosphere
Very Positive
Customer service
Very Positive

Reviews

@sillymeesecabeese
sillymeesecabeese

14 escape rooms

Incredible set design! By far, this has been my favorite set for an escape room for the rooms I have done so far. The puzzles are NOT easy and I really recommend having 3-4 people because the puzzles are non-linear and really require to be done independently and simultaneously to finish all puzzles before the end of the 60 minutes. With 2 people, we completed half the puzzles in 60 minutes and felt like we really needed 2 hours due to the complexity of the puzzles and how many there were. We loved it though. We are going back for a second time to hopefully finish the room on our second attempt.

Gameplay

Personally, I loved the gameplay. The goal is to complete as many puzzles as possible within the allotted time and the puzzles are nonlinear.

Atmosphere

The set design is absolutely incredible. Not just with this escape room, but the others there as well.

Customer service

The GM was incredibly welcoming and friendly. They were not a part of the immersive experience and were there to assist when needed and to provide instruction.

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

What I thought was different was the objective of the game and the game design is incredible. The objective of the game, while unlike other escape rooms, is quite straightforward and the set design is incredible.

Story

The story, again, was a simple and straightforward one. You’re not necessarily trying to escape the room though.

Difficulty

Expert

GM said this is one of the hardest escape rooms in the state. I did this game with one other person and, with 2 hints, completed half of the puzzles in 60 minutes. We think if we had 2 hours we could have completed the room. The room is a decent size with many individual puzzles you must complete within 60 minutes. If you had 3-4 people, it is probably much easier to complete within the allotted time as the puzzles are spread apart , non linear , and really require to be worked on simultaneously or you’ll run out of time. If solving individual puzzles independently and simultaneously does not interest you, I wouldn’t recommend this game. On the other hand, if you like to be given puzzles to complete on your own, you’ll probably like this style.

Game tech

I would say this game is a little bit of both.

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Not a scary room at all.

Minimum age

16

Was anything broken?

No

Some puzzles are a bit particular on how certain things are placed before other things open. So once some puzzles are solved, you may have to move to just slightly tweak placements to make sure you are hitting the sensor correctly.

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Accessibility

Some parts of the game require darkness and if you have a hard time with vision in the dark you may be impacted. Additionally, having someone on your team that can move quickly is a good idea.

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Safety

Yes

Sep 25, 2026 | Experienced Sep 24, 2026
@Diotiay
Diotiay

20 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

Sep 2, 2025
@PammySue
PammySue

365 escape rooms

I’m torn between a thumbs up or down. It is just a lot of tedious translating hieroglyphics for almost every puzzle - and there were lots of puzzles. definitely recommend more than 2 people.

Mar 16, 2025

w

wirehog

116 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

Oct 14, 2024
@DarkMarkArtsABQ
DarkMarkArtsABQ

46 escape rooms

We go to escape rooms for the variety of puzzles, not just to translate. Almost all the puzzles rely on transliteration, not cleverness. Also, we were somewhat uncomfortable by the idea that we were playing grave robbers (who are directed by a German-sounding man wearing a vaguely military-styled uniform). 😬

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

No

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

12

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

10

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Aug 28, 2024
@mollems
mollems

516 escape rooms

In theory, I should have enjoyed “Nefertari’s Tomb.” I am a puzzle person and this room is nothing but a series of puzzles — the story is nonexistent. Sad to say that I really did not enjoy anything about this room. It’s got a tedious hieroglyphic translation activity, it looks nonlinear but in fact many puzzles cannot be solved until other puzzles are solved first and absolutely nothing in the room clues this, and it’s got one of the most ambiguous “guess the sound” puzzles I’ve ever seen (or heard). You can finish the “main quest” with some time to spare, which unlocks some “bonus puzzles,” one of which breaks a fundamental rule of the room. I will say that, like all of NMER’s rooms, the set design is great. But the puzzles are terrible and that’s an unforgivable sin in my book. All of the other rooms at this venue are either good or great, so just play all of those and skip this one.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

No

Story
Difficulty

Expert

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

6

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

13

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Jun 5, 2024 | Experienced Jun 5, 2024
@Scoopspope
Scoopspope

272 escape rooms

The scale of this room is large and it’s such a cool looking set; I found myself just admiring it at times. Challenging room with so many puzzles, lots of work to get the goodies here, but so worth it. Surprises around every corner, but not scary, just cool moments.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Ideal number of players

5

4-5 for enthusiasts, 6 or more for beginners

Jun 4, 2024 | Experienced Jun 4, 2024

e

egtung

426 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

Jun 14, 2024 | Experienced Jun 2, 2024
@danieldror
danieldror

329 escape rooms

I have very mixed feelings about this game because there were quite a few puzzles I really enjoyed and also quite a few that I thought were needlessly difficult. There’s quite a few accessibility issues which make the game difficult for people even without those accessibility needs and that definitely turned me off to a handful of the puzzles. This seems like one of those games that’s like…hard but for the wrong reasons if that makes sense? Its clear from the other reviews that a lot of people have voiced similar opinions and it’s weird that the owners aren’t addressing them because this game has a much different vibe than the rest for those reasons. Overall I had a good time…but it could have been a great time and it just wasn’t.

Jan 6, 2024 | Experienced Jan 6, 2024

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Editorial reviews

  • “There was a lot to solve and the gameplay flowed well. We could clearly connect the puzzle elements.“

    Room Escape Artist
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