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Your trip to the Smokey Mountains turns dark as you wake up nauseous with one of your wrists strapped to a pipe in the wall. You have been abducted to participate in a research program to see if you can pass a series of challenges in less than an hour to obtain the antidote to cure yourselves. Do you have what it takes to fight for your freedom, or will you end up dead like the previous failed test subjects?
- 1-10
- 60 mins
- Medium
- Not scary
All ratings (96)
Mostly Positive
- Gameplay
- Mostly Positive
- Atmosphere
- Very Positive
- Customer service
- Very Positive
Reviews
mpmaddens
68 escape rooms
Nice room with cool mechanics mixed with though challenges. Did with 2 people okay (which worked well for experienced players)
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
3
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
10
Was anything broken?
Yes
Gears cage would not open (quickly attended to)
Live actors
No
Physically active
Somewhat
Accessibility
Stairs
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
Safety
Yes
BTRoku
371 escape rooms
Rating 3.5/5 - Weird narrative but impressive Rube Goldberg machine/puzzle Pros: - The Rube Goldberg machine was built into the set and was very big and with some interesting interactions -Multiple floors (with spiral staircase) and rooms to explore -Lots of tech with some mechanical puzzles and a few padlocks -Friendly and helpful GM -Set looked good Mixed feelings: -The narrative was a bit weird and convoluted Cons: --No writing pad provided, you have to use your phone and many puzzles are easier if you take notes EDIT: In response to the owner's comment about vandalism, they can easily just provide inexpensive electronic Boogie Boards which many other escape room companies are doing now. I played this solo but I wish I had some help, I'd recommend 2-4 players. March 2025 Update: My ranking of the rooms here I've played starting with my favorite: 1. Ghost Town - Rating: 4.5/5 2. Murder Mansion - Rating: 4/5 3. The Pirate Ship - Rating: 4/5 4. Prison Break - Rating: 3.5/5 5. Time Machine - Rating: 3.5/5 6. The Scary One - Rating: 3.5/5 7. Abduction - Rating: 3.5/5 8. Shock & Awe - Rating: 3/5
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
3
Scary
Not scary
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Somewhat
You have to climb up and down a spiral staircase
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
Lots of parking right out front
CountdownGamesLex (Owner)
Hello! Similar to your Shock & Awe review, our only comment is this: -Due to groups commonly using our provided markers and pens to vandalize the games (drawing and writing out codes or personal notes on in-game props and sheets) we do not provide writing pads or pens / markers anymore. So we just tell groups they can use the notes in their phones if needed in the spiel. Thanks for coming out to play and for the thumbs up!
Feb 24, 2025
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Leirra57
42 escape rooms
One of the first escape rooms we did. A lot of physics used in this room.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Live actors
No
Panda
661 escape rooms
This room had one of the most elaborate machines Iโve seen! Much of the room centers on this huge Rube Goldberg mousetrap-like contraption. It sounds complicated, but the flow was very linear and made sense to us. It helps that a computer guided our interactions throughout the large multi-story room. Was just super fun to experience and play! Havenโt even seen Saw or whatever this is sorta based on. Itโs not very creepy in case you are scared, but the room does start with an interesting surprise. We came, we SAW, we conquered!
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Giant Rube Goldberg contraption
Story
Difficulty
Hard
Game tech
High tech
Scary
Not scary
Maybe a little creepy because of the story but not really spooky or scary at all
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Somewhat
Spiral staircase, a lot of running up and down
Accessibility
Spiral staircase
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
License2Bill
166 escape rooms
This room was alright. Puzzles were a bit hit or miss for me. They were either really cool or really bad imo. Overall good theme and set, and some fun mechanics.
Atmosphere
Live actors
No
SaoirsesDad
345 escape rooms
Wow! This room absolutely blew us away! It began as your typical serial kidnapping room where you started handcuffed at opposite end of the room. Once we escaped into the next section of the game I had to step back and just admire the majesty of what I saw in front of me. I won't go into details because this needs to be experienced for yourself. Like I said, the set is amazing and all of the props and puzzles were incorporated seamlessly. The puzzles were clever and were almost too much for just the two of us. I loved every part of this game and can't wait to try the other rooms! Do yourself a favor and try them out!
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Story
Difficulty
Hard
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
4
Scary
Spooky
Minimum age
12
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Somewhat
Accessibility
The room has two floors and you need to maneuver up a spiral staircase. Also, you are required to move a ball through a device.
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
Safety
Yes
PeytonWalton
162 escape rooms
This was super fun! Very active for small groups. Unique contraption and funny puzzles!
Gameplay
Very fun! Lots of back and forth between parts of the room but itโs obviously intentional.
Atmosphere
I loved the machine set up of this room! It was unique and fun to put together.
Customer service
Iโve never done an escape room by myself before and my game master was very helpful and encouraging in this game!
Particularly interesting or different
No
To be honest, I have seen attempts at the same concept of this room. HOWEVER, I have never seen a machine concept executed as well as it is in this room.
Story
The story was pretty baseline. It was not off putting, it just wasnโt unique.
Difficulty
Hard
I think I would rate this medium for groups. I did this room by myself and at times it felt near impossible. I still enjoyed it but Iโve never run up and down stairs so many times in an hour.
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
3
This room is relatively large so it could be nice for big groups! Personally, I prefer to work with small groups so I would prefer 3-5 people.
Scary
Spooky
The storyline seems like it would be spookier than the execution is. The room itself is not very spooky at all once you get used to it.
Minimum age
10
Could be a little spooky but not terribly scary. Ages 10+ could definitely do this with adults in the party as well.
Was anything broken?
Yes
There was one part of the machine that kept malfunctioning. Itโs possible that it just doesnโt work with one player, you might need at least two.
Live actors
No
Physically active
Very
This wouldnโt be nearly as physically active if players divided between floors. The action goes back and forth and if you have designated areas, it would be less intense.
Accessibility
Although there are stairs in this experience, it is not imperative that every player goes upstairs. It would be doable for those with impairment issues if they have teammates who are willing to communicate.
Easy to find location
Yes
Countdown Games is a very large building that stands out.
Parking
Medium
There is a lot of parking but itโs a relatively popular location.
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EscapeGoat320
63 escape rooms
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kmviar329
359 escape rooms
This one ended up in my bottom five in over 100 rooms. Biggest complaint is a puzzle requiring entirely too much skill. Second biggest complaint is solving the exact same puzzle twice. A large contraption on the wall looked really cool but I have no idea what purpose it served throughout the room. Too much going up and down the stairs between each puzzle. Donโt recommend
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