Pirates of the Mediterranean: The Curse of the Crystal Cavern
Very positive (155 ratings)
- Escape room
- IRL
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The remains of Captain Redbeard's ship, thought to be lost at sea almost 500 years ago, have just been discovered in a remote cave on the Mediterranean sea. No explorers have returned alive, and the events of the crash are shrouded in mystery. Can you survive the Curse of the Crystal Cavern?
- 3-8
- 75 mins
- Hard
- Not scary
All ratings (155)
Very positive
Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive
Reviews
Starresky
283 escape rooms
Fun set design and interactive elements, puzzles were overall creative, but too many items were given without complete information which cost a lot of play time when we thought the puzzle was solvable but didn’t find out until later by the GM that we didn’t have everything yet. Slightly frustrating.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Scary
Spooky
Was anything broken?
No
makeitso
18 escape rooms
Such a fun room, with a lot of interactive characters (that was a first for us!), effects, music, thematic lighting and sound effects. Truly felt like we were right there in a crystal cavern. There were a LOT of puzzles to solve, many of them were pretty challenging. We had a big group (8) so it got a little chaotic, but was super fun. It was our 2nd room of the day and we wanted to do another when we were done. Highly recommended!!
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Staff was friendly, welcoming and answered all our questions (Before and After)
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Story
Difficulty
Hard
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
4
Scary
Spooky
A few moments we jumped / were startled, but not a scary theme
Minimum age
10
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
No live actors .... but skeleton ones. Such a fun touch.
Physically active
Very
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
bigrl
287 escape rooms
Top Tier continues to get better with each game! My group loved this game and it really got them addicted. Theme, puzzles and flow of the game is great. I especially loved the beginning of the game. Super fun!
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Easy to find location
Yes
akatzfey
2 escape rooms
Fun room, cool set design. Lots of small and intricate props to deal with. One prop took more force than should have been necessary, which required a hint from the GM to figure out. Besides that and one other incident everything worked as expected. Would recommend for intermediate level escapers.
Gameplay
TheMoistNinjas
666 escape rooms
Layered puzzles and great set design. The kids had a blast 💥
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Was anything broken?
No
mattrobs
25 escape rooms
This was one of my favorite escape rooms that I’ve done in San Diego. Beautifully designed, very immersive.Lots of puzzles to solve definitely a challenge, but exciting all the way through.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Physically active
Somewhat
EzekielCagerKy
373 escape rooms
A fun pirate game with a fun opening storyline, lighting and theatrics. A good amount of puzzles to accomplish that are all in theme too. If you played Top Tier games it’s on the same level as Outside In, depending on if you are into the theme of pirates you might like this one better. 🏴☠️
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
4
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
16
Was anything broken?
Yes
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
ShaddCo
325 escape rooms
I’m so happy to see how much Top Tier’s games have progressed with usage of tech and flow. This game was a delight and one of my favorite pirate games. There were so many fun wow moments from the intro to the reveals. Had a great time and make sure to not leave your brain off the plank you’re gonna need it for the many puzzles you must accomplish. Thank you Brandon and Michelle for a perfect send off and initial start to my escape room journey ❤️
Gameplay
Katarina03
46 escape rooms
This is definitely our new favorite room, and BY FAR our favorite pirate room. As soon as the intro starts, you're immersed in the world. There definitely some unexpected elements, and at one point all 3 of literally stood watching an effect going, "that's so cool!"
Gameplay
We absolutely loved that the story was an interactive part of the game, not just a background!
Atmosphere
The level of detail atmosphere was top notch. You really felt like you were boarding the pirate ship!
Customer service
Michelle and Brandon were awesome!
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
I didn't think I could be surprised by another pirate room. I was wrong!
Story
I've never experienced a game where the story was truly a part of the game like this one!
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
High tech
Some amazing lighting and sound effects, though there were definitely a decent amount of mechanical elements as well. A balanced mix for the theme.
Ideal number of players
4
We were a team of 3 - two somewhat experienced players and one newbie. We definitely had to ask for a few hints. We would have really struggled to get to all the puzzles if we would have just had our normal team of 2. If we'd had 4, we probably could have gotten by with less hints.
Scary
Not scary
As an adult, not scary at all. My 10-year-old would rate it spooky, only due to some thunder during the intro, but he's pretty sensitive to loud noises. It's dim, but not so dim that you can't comfortably see everything in the room. Like any pirate game, you might encounter a skeleton or 💀, but that's it.
Minimum age
10
My 10-year-old loved everything about it except the thunder. I'd say that 90 percent of the puzzles were in his reach. I can only think of one that he wouldn't have been able to reach at all.
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Do talking 💀 count?
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy