Operation Arctic Storm: The Final Meltdown

This is the most physical of the TEV rooms, with some climbing and crawling without any way to bypass it. It’ll be fine for most people, but I wouldn’t bring my 73 year old Mom to this one. Some of the spaces are pretty compact too, so I’d recommend a group of 3 players. This would be a great room for novice players, since most of the puzzles are on the easier side and the set is fun, physical, and immersive. Just keep in mind that the goal of this room is to escape the Arctic research base. When the GM told us that we were biologists during the intro, my mind immediately jumped to an Abominable Snowman theme, or John Carpenter’s “The Thing.” It’s not that kinda room, so I set myself up for a slight disappointment 😆

So much detail went into this room! Loved all the puzzles and the atmosphere. You definitely have to have your gym shoes on. I know it was because it was arctic theme, but every escape room should match this level of AC. 🤪

This was a solid room, even though it is completely lock-driven-- virtually every puzzle yielded a word for a wordlock, a numeric lock combo, or a physical key. The puzzles themselves were nicely varied, well-themed to the environment, and plentiful. The game takes you through quite a few spaces, and while the set dressing is rather spartan, it works within the arctic research station setting. I'll note that the slide-- which you're told about before you start-- is NOT slippery at all and really not possible to "slide" down-- use the provided rope instead. Our team of three enjoyed it, finishing with no hints with almost 25 minutes to spare (out of 90).

This was our third room at Escape Ventures and it was fantastic. The game masters here are the best and contribute to the immersive experience. In this 90 minute room, we were very impressed at the size/scale of the place- so many different rooms in just one game! Highly recommend.

I recommend this one. Very atmospheric. Puzzles are fun and the game master is good and in character. It’s a big room so the 90 minutes is needed for 2 people which is a lot of fun.

Such an amazing game. The puzzles were very well done and fit seamlessly into the environment. It wasn’t just a random box somewhere. The story’s was really a nice add on and our GM Luke did a great job leading us and also playing along. This is the third room we have down with them and as usual, their sets are amazing. Can’t wait to come back!

Operation Arctic Storm was a joy to play! The Escape Ventures really hit it out of the park with this game. Well crafted, creative puzzles and stellar set design. Logical progression, fun changes in height, temperature and surroundings. Puzzles were no slouch either. Definitely a puzzle lovers game. A great start to our Florida trip, and a staple must play if you ever visit Orlando. James was our GM, he went above and beyond!

By far the best escape room I have ever done! This location is amazing and we will continue to visit Orlando just for The Escape Ventures. There were so many rooms and it was so immersive with temperature shifts, a live actor for a moment and different personalized elements.

Such a fun room!