Heresy: 1897

The room was very well put together but there were too many technical difficulties for it to be a smooth game flow. The speaker is also very low and can barely be heard.

Design and actors were very good. They made it enjoyable.

The bartender when we first arrived was amazing. The actor in the room stayed in character very well.

We weren’t too sure about the storyline, honestly. We had the gist but weren’t really sure the end goal of the room. And maybe it was just us being distracted, but I feel like the videos weren’t very relevant.

Most of the puzzles were easy to figure out. We had the most confusion when we would do things right but nothing got triggered.

We didn’t say anything, but it also felt like they weren’t watching us. There were 2 times we had the puzzle completed correctly and after some time of us doing the same thing over and over, the actor had to come in to open it.

It took some time for us to get used to the style of play here, but once we did, everything fell into place. The puzzles were fun, difficult without being discouraging, and had good flow.

The sets were well done, with thematic lighting and sound. There were some phenomenal surprise moments that we really appreciated.

Alexandra, despite being alone, did a wonderful job, from welcoming us, to running the game and acting within the scenarios. She was everything you could hope for in a GM.

If there's one thing Doors of Divergence is good at, it's being unique. Lots of choices, multiple possibilities and encouraging players to experiment with various ways to participate in the storyline.

Lines. With an s. The story is well-crafted

There was a good mix of puzzle types and difficulties. As experienced players we found that, overall, the puzzles were right in the sweet-spot overall.

One of the best parts of Doors of Divergence are the actors. And when they say actors, they mean actors, not just a random teenage game master playing a role.

Every element was part of a cohesive story. We had a few technical difficulties and a few of us are a bit hard of hearing and had difficulty understanding the oral clues.

Excellent. It was very immersive.

The experience starts the moment you walk in. Our GM/Proctor was helpful but not invasive. We were in a large non-riveted group, so we all had different play styles and she did a great job of stealing us in the right direction. This is not the “voice of God” direction, she was in the room with us.

This was not the typical picking locks escape room. The puzzles were creative and extremely difficult but hard enough we had to work together.

Everything flowed well. There were several story time breaks where we progressed the plot. There was plenty of travel back and forth between multiple rooms and everything was related.

Nothing REQUIRED outside knowledge but it was helpful at times. We solved all the puzzles but it was down to the wire. As a group of three teams who didn’t know each other going in, we bonded by the end through solving puzzles together.

There were issues with the sensors not working correctly or releasing when triggered.

This is not a private game play experience. Some parts of the room were very difficult to fit the full group of 10 in.

It’s a bit intense and there are some themes that younger kids may be disturbed by. Our teens were fine.

One puzzle was broken and one was not reset. It wasn’t to disruptive but we did need to ask for help with the broken puzzle because it wasn’t caught on observation. The piece that was not reset seemed to have a malfunctioning magnet that eventually did work.

There is a host in limbo, the waiting room. He was very entertaining. Our dedicated GM was an actress who was in our near our room the entire game and was great about staying in character regardless of the starkness of our teens. They have a very creative way of addressing snark.

This space is not especially wheelchair friendly and there are a few minor tight doorways but otherwise the puzzles are limited from knee to head height on an average adult. No heavy lifting, bending, crawling, jumping, or reaching needed.

Some of the clues are oral and the space is noisy while the clues are quietly given. Some parts of the room have low lighting. There is a trip hazard in one part of the room which several members of our party tripped over.

The directions given on the website and email confirmation were easy to follow but you would not just stumble across the location.

Ample parking on a Saturday night.

No danger here.

They truly live up their name both with the game setup and the souvenirs that come with playing the game.

Story themes may be much for a child playing with their parent

Recovered from some paths being open or not triggering as expected

We have done over 200 escape rooms and there were some puzzles we needed to ask for help on because we just weren’t sure where to start.

We had several times that things didn’t work when they were supposed to and we had to ask for a hint when we really just needed the right thing to happen

The actors were phenomenal and one of the reasons we ended up liking it

Some flow issues.