Death Row

Rating: 3.5/5 - Their oldest, least impressive room but still good Pros: ➕ The set looks great, decorated floor to ceiling with realistic feeling materials (real metal bars) and textures, everything was weathered appropriately to look grungy. ➕ Enjoyable split start requiring teamwork ➕ Fun ending ➕ Multiple rooms to explore, they still managed to have rooms with high, finished ceilings just because they could ➕ Mix of mechanical locks and custom tech ➕ Audio and lighting effects added to the immersion ➕ Darkness wasn't really an issue, but they provided 2 bright, large flashlights for the team ➕ GM was friendly and helpful Room for improvement: ➖ Puzzles were fine but could've been better, some weren't the most intuitive for us ➖ No really big "wow" moments like some of their other rooms. The set also wasn't as impressive or unique since prison themes are overdone at this point. ➖ I wish the hints were delivered via a character like in their other rooms instead of the GM talking to us over the speakers ➖ Narrative was lacking and forgettable We played as a team of 5 enthusiasts and finished with plenty of time to spare. Make sure you are not afraid to ask for hints, also tell the game master to nudge you when you get behind. This might be their easiest game but I still wouldn't consider it easy. If you only skip one room, it should be this one. My ranking of all 8 rooms here: 1. Cutthroat Cavern ❤️ 2. Tomb of Anubis ❤️ 3. Spellbound ❤️ 4. Disappearance of Flight 13 ❤️ 5. The Asylum ❤️ 6. The Collector 👍 7. Agent 13 👍 8. Death Row👍

Very solid room, not great, but very good. Wasn't as impressed with this or collector as much as the others. Others are phenomenal.

Hindsight the game itself was wonderful and we think we would have truly enjoyed it, just like the rest of the games we have played here. We unfortunately had an overbearing GM that wanted to play the game through us/for us.

My least favorite of the six we did. My pet peeve is a huge roadblock puzzle right at the outset of a game and this one has a doozy. Kind of took the wind out of my sails for the rest of the experience. For a well trodden theme, this room still manages to put some unique accents on it

I liked this room! Not as extravagant as some others from this company but solid gameplay and good immersion. The staff here tends to be more hands off and less friendly than you might like, but overall still a great time!

I’ve played all of 13th gates games officially now, with Death Row being my last game to do, and just like all of their games, it did NOT disappoint! Specifically this style of game, I’ve done different types of “prison break” type games and this was my favorite and gives such a great story of not just trying to escape prison, but from being put to death (hence the name). It really makes you think even though it’s advertised as the easier game in the facility. Very immersive, very well done. Loved this experience!

What we had expected to be just another jail escape room turned out to be pretty involved. I'm not sure if it's just because it was first thing in the morning or we were worn out from doing 5 rooms before, but this stumped us several times, definitely giving us a run for our money. To the point where we were all a little too ready to sacrifice someone if needed, not that it was... Would suggest for just a group of 4, fairly linear room.

Extremely immersive but not my favorite room here. At least one of the puzzles was poorly designed and a little ambiguous. The ending of this game was pretty cool but fairly abrupt. The staff is extremely variable in their friendliness and obvious enjoyment (or ambivalence) to their job.

My reviews for the 13th Gate rooms are redundant at this point. Impressive set design, lackluster puzzles. For Death Row, this is your standard prison break. Your team will be split up in separate cells and there will be some clues that can only be available if you communicate with one another. The flow did not feel as natural to me but the ending was surprising and one that I did not expect. Overall, it was a solid experience but nothing too impressive.