Chapter 1: Occam's Apartment

Chapter 1: Occam's Apartment

Overwhelmingly positive (550 ratings)

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  • IRL

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Your dear friend Detective William Occam recently passed away while investigating a case about a 10-year-old missing girl, Nina. Following his death, you received a mysterious letter. Addressed to his closest friends, a single message was left behind: “There are two sides to every man, the one that you see and the one hidden behind the scenes. I can only be the real me when I go fishing on the lake. Memories I will never forget.”

  • 2-6
  • 105 mins
  • Spooky

Ratings

All (550)

Overwhelmingly positive

Gameplay
Overwhelmingly positive
Atmosphere
Overwhelmingly positive
Customer service
Overwhelmingly positive

Reviews

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emi1113

15 escape rooms

Genuinely the best escape room I’ve done thus far. The room really did look like an apartment. The hints were given so creatively, they had control of the so many different aspects of the room. The story was definitely interesting as well. I’m personally not someone who enjoys spooky things but I was willing to do the next 2 knowing it was scary because the room was just that good.

Gameplay

Great flow of the puzzles. The most creative way I’ve experienced hints being given.

Atmosphere

It looked like a real apartment

Customer service
Safety

Yes

Feb 17, 2026
@jaybrd
jaybrd

67 escape rooms

This was a fantastic escape room!! We have done a ton of escape rooms and this one flowed extremely well, had an interesting story, fantastic and unique puzzles, and a great atmosphere. Definitely recommend. We did it with a group of 3 experienced players and escaped in 60 minutes. The company gives you 105 minutes but charges by however long it takes you, so we got a discount for escaping sooner. I wouldn’t want to do this room with a giant group, so I would recommend keeping it at four people or fewer. One note, it is slightly scary and there is a moment with a live actor that freaked us out a bit (like, we screamed) but it wasn’t super scary the whole time and we are wimps-I just wouldn’t recommend for children. Also, there are mentions of murder and suicide. Shoutout to our game master, Alex, for being incredibly funny and welcoming.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Ideal number of players

3

Scary

Spooky

Minimum age

18

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

Yes

Physically active

Somewhat

Feb 13, 2026 | Experienced Feb 14, 2026

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derangedcow

53 escape rooms

One of the best rooms I’ve ever done. Tons of out of the box puzzles. Super immersive. Highly recommend.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service

Awesome! I accidentally booked the wrong day. When I showed up, they were able to accommodate us even though it was 2 hours they hadn’t planned for that day!

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Out of the box puzzles.

Nov 25, 2025 | Experienced Nov 24, 2025

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kevinzhang

26 escape rooms

I have to say that I was surprised to love this one less than others. The first half was fun, but personally I didn’t love the main mechanic of the second half—definitely novel but it was somewhat repetitive and confusing for our group. Staff were friendly and I think the idea of a sequential escape room series is cool.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Story
Nov 23, 2025

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mellynicoleee

14 escape rooms

My wife and I did this game today and had such a great time. We cant wait to do the other 2 chapters! We have done 15-20 games and this one was our favorite. It was made SO well, and was interactive in a different way than any game we’ve played so far.

Gameplay

gameplay flowed really well

Atmosphere

the set design was the best I have ever seen

Customer service

the staff we encountered were all great

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Hard

hard but you have the ability to play where you left on next time so that made us feel like we didnt have to rush through it

Game tech

High tech

the sound and lighting elements were incredible

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Spooky

Minimum age

16

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

Yes

this part of the game was so unique

Physically active

Somewhat

Accessibility

would be hard to go into a specific area with mobility issues

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Oct 5, 2025 | Experienced Oct 6, 2025

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dashag123

15 escape rooms

WOW! This escape room was insane! This was the first one I’ve really done that wasn’t like all the others. It was very detail oriented and the story line made sense. I’m so ready to play the next chapters!

Gameplay
Atmosphere

SO DETAILED

Customer service
Difficulty

Medium

It wasn’t the easiest thing in the world but I think it’s because it’s not like you need to find the key for this and the code for that.

Oct 5, 2025 | Experienced Oct 6, 2025
@UndercoverBlobfish
UndercoverBlobfish

127 escape rooms

This room was great! We played as 2 people and took up the entire time with only 20 seconds left, haha. We actually played all 3 chapters this week and this was my favorite of the 3. One of the funner rooms I have experienced. Great storytelling, great puzzles, and fun surprises. I also thought that it was pretty novel how they save your decisions and progress and use those to influence the storytelling in the future chapters if you come back and play. It definitely makes me more interested in the story than I normally am in a room where you don’t really impact or influence it. I will definitely come back to continue the story and see how it all plays out!

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Gameplay

Fun and challenging puzzles that I hadn’t seen before.

Atmosphere

One of the best sets I’ve ever played on because it felt like a realistic size, not a squashed down version of an apartment. It was great!

Customer service

Very friendly GM!

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Several unexpected elements that I haven’t seen used in other escape rooms before.

Story

Much better told than most. I am actually curious to see where it goes in the next room, which is not something I usually care about in escape rooms.

Difficulty

Hard

Lots of outside the box thinking.

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

2

I think most people would say 4 people, but we enjoy just playing as 2 and getting to be fully involved in every puzzle, which held true for this room.

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

10

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

Yes

Physically active

Not at all

Accessibility

There is a passageway you have to duck through several times, so that could be a challenge for someone with mobility challenges.

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

More than enough.

Sep 1, 2025 | Experienced Sep 1, 2025

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playnasc

24 escape rooms

Probably the most immersive, high tech escape room in the Bay Area! There were so many puzzles we haven't seen before, and the way each puzzle is integrated into the story (and the vibe of the room) is fantastic. We didn't escape in time (we had 1 puzzle left), but the unique thing is that they'll save your progress so you can pick up right where you left off! Massive props to the OTC team, the whole experience was worth the trip. We will definitely be back to finish this off!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Hard

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Spooky

Moments of suspense, tension, but no jump scares

Minimum age

16

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

Yes

Physically active

Somewhat

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Aug 24, 2025 | Experienced Aug 23, 2025

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chuxtina

69 escape rooms

Definitely has become one of my favorite rooms. Also really like the team behind this series!

Gameplay

I really enjoyed this game and the philosophy behind enjoying the storyline!

Atmosphere

Super impressive room!

Customer service
Physically active

Not at all

Aug 12, 2025 | Experienced Aug 9, 2025

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Editorial

  • For puzzle lovers, Occam’s Apartment is a solid start to an intriguing 12-part series.

    Room Escape Artist
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