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Shaky Grounds Cafe

Overwhelmingly Positive (168 ratings)

  • Escape room
  • Pop up
  • Portable

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A disaster has shaken Portland—and the coffee is gone! Puzzle your way through a quake-damaged cafe, uncover vital supplies and learn real-world emergency preparedness skills as you search for the most important survival item of all: coffee! Play the Shaky Grounds Cafe, the only Escape Room that just might save your life.

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

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All ratings (168)

Overwhelmingly Positive

Reviews

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Reesesdiaz

17 escape rooms

Really unique room, loved learning about disaster preparedness! Excellent game and set design. Tyler was super nice and knowledgeable! Highly recommend to both enthusiasts and newbies just looking for a fun time!

Aug 16, 2026

Thank you so much! I’m thrilled you enjoyed the game, set design and preparedness elements. Creating an experience that works for both enthusiasts and first-time players was important to me, so I really appreciate the recommendation!

Aug 17, 2026

@Fortinbuff
Fortinbuff

1 escape room

This was a super cool and fun room. It was part of a company sales award that I run, so it was extremely convenient that Tyler could come out with his trailer and run the game in our own parking lot. The premise of the room is a lot of fun, and some of the puzzles were unlike any I'd experienced before.

May 27, 2026 | Experienced May 26, 2026

Thank you! I’m so glad the Shaky Grounds Cafe could be part of your company’s sales award—and that bringing the game directly to your parking lot made things easy. I love hearing that some of the puzzles were unlike anything you’d experienced before. I really appreciate you including us in the celebration!

Aug 17, 2026

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chloepearson2k

1 escape room

Tyler was a super helpful and enthusiastic game master. The clues were the perfect mix of challenging but achievable, and the message behind the game is super encouraging. I would highly recommend this game!

Apr 12, 2026 | Experienced Apr 12, 2026

Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed the balance of challenge and fun—and that the message behind the game connected with you. I really appreciate the recommendation!

Aug 17, 2026

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JamesHallowell

1 escape room

This room is fantastic! Highly recommend doing this room. Great combination of real world advice combined with a great game! Tyler is a fantastic host! Do this room!

Apr 12, 2026 | Experienced Apr 12, 2026

Thank you so much! I’m thrilled you enjoyed the game and the real-world preparedness skills we worked into it. I really appreciate the enthusiastic recommendation—“Do this room!” might be my favorite advice yet!

Aug 17, 2026

@Tanae
Tanae

212 escape rooms

This one is special. Absolutely loved this room! Super creative puzzle play and a real-world concept that isnt cheesy. We had a blast! I highly recommend. If you've done a good amount of escape rooms, i would give a small piece of advice, -dont be afraid to try something! I dont want to give spoilers, so just be aware that there are puzzles that are not what you find in the average escape room. (Extremely cool lol) definitely think outside the typical escape room box 😉 its an impressive room! Don't skip out on this room just because its not in a brick & mortar. We were more impressed by this room than most of what we played in CA. Big thanks to Tyler for being a great host. He is a cool guy and really kind! I'd be more than happy to do any room this dude is involved with. Creativity was outstanding and raises above majority of escapes out there.

Apr 6, 2026

Wow—thank you! This really means a lot to me. Creating puzzles about emergency preparedness naturally led us to include props and ideas you don’t typically find in an escape room. When players aren’t afraid to try something new, they have the best time! I’m so glad your team embraced the experience and had such a great time!

Aug 17, 2026

@LindseyAndBrad
LindseyAndBrad

147 escape rooms

We FINALLY got to play after wanting to try it all summer, but the timing never worked out. It was SO worth the wait. I was floored by the use of the space and the ingenuity of the design. Every puzzle was satisfying and so much fun. I had a hard time believing a mobile game can be this immersive, but the hype is so real.

Dec 28, 2025 | Experienced Dec 29, 2025

Thank you! I’m so glad the timing finally worked out—and even happier that the Shaky Grounds Cafe lived up to the hype! I truly appreciate the kind words about the puzzles, immersion and design. It was well worth the wait for me, too!

Aug 17, 2026

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Damo

47 escape rooms

We were excited when the algorithm let us know Shaky Grounds was coming to Seattle. We love clever concepts and GM (and game designer) Tyler's combination of entertainment and education was just that. Fantastic use of the space, it felt bigger inside the trailer than outside appearances would suggest. Loved the survival preparedness goal rather than a traditional escape too. Lots of parallel puzzles, plenty of tech... not particularly difficult, but a bunch of fun for our family of 4. Looking forward to what new ideas Tyler comes up with next!

Oct 23, 2025 | Experienced Oct 19, 2025

Thank you! I’m so glad the algorithm brought us together! It means a lot that your family enjoyed the unique goal, parallel puzzles and a few of the trailer’s surprises. I truly appreciate the thoughtful review—and I’ve definitely got more ideas in the works!

Aug 17, 2026

@Cerulean
Cerulean

38 escape rooms

Absolutely blown away by this (trailer) escape room & is definitely a MUST DO if you get the opportunity! Tyler is not only an amazing host & creator, but they clearly have the passion and brains for this art. The room, which utilizes the trailer space VERY well, provides a nice balance between the educational component (emergency preparedness for the PNW) without compromising on the story/goal at hand (coffee). Moreover, there is a wide variety of fun and unique puzzles that will catch some puzzle enthusiasts, like us, off guard in a pleasant way (no spoilers, check it out yourself)! Overall, I cannot recommend this room enough for newbies to more experienced escapists :)!

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Oct 19, 2025 | Experienced Oct 18, 2025

Thank you so much! Creating an escape room that’s equally fun for first-time players and experienced enthusiasts was a major goal, so this means a lot. I’m thrilled you enjoyed the puzzles, story and preparedness elements—and truly appreciate the amazing recommendation!

Aug 17, 2026

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ask32008

20 escape rooms

So fun! I was initially hesitant, thinking that an emergency preparedness themed room would be boring, but it was a blast! Such a unique theme, and very well used spaces. Some of the puzzles we were able to “break,” but that didn’t detract from the overall experience. The owner and operator Tyler is lovely and passionate. Highly recommend.

Oct 4, 2025 | Experienced Oct 4, 2025

Thank you! I love winning over players who aren’t sure preparedness can be fun! I’m so glad you had a blast, and I appreciate the feedback on the puzzles—we’re always working to make the game even better.

Aug 17, 2026

@Jailbreak
Jailbreak

1 escape room

This was super fun! We learned a whole bunch about emergency preparedness, and we had a cool, collaborative time. The owner gave us a tour of his firetruck after and he even gave us a self packaged mystery tin can! Super dope, visit this if it comes to your town or if you have a free night in Portland!

Sep 8, 2025 | Experienced Sep 6, 2025

Thank you! I’m so glad you had fun, learned a few things and enjoyed the bonus fire truck tour and Mystery Can! I really appreciate the recommendation—hopefully we’ll see you again for another Side Quest!

Aug 17, 2026

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Editorial reviews

  • a standard, yet mobile, escape room with a moderate level of difficulty.

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