Escape From Alcatraz

This is by far North Valley’s biggest game, and it is admittedly huge. This room had some really fun moments especially near the beginning of the game, but I have to say, I didn’t enjoy this room as much as the rest of my group, which in fairness we’d just done 5 other games; and there was likely a lot of burn out, but I felt a little sidelined and bored in the game. However, all that aside it had a fantastic set, and some really good puzzles. If you’re gonna play this, which I definitely think you should, just don’t do it after 5 other games.

I liked this one. The theming is on point, and there are some wild story moments. If you're in the area, it's worth it!

One of the more memorable rooms we have done. Worth a visit for sure. Best prison break room we have ever experienced by far.

This is one of the best room’s I’ve done. The room design was so cool and the puzzles were just the right amount of work. My team was SO CLOSE to getting out.

I love this room, even though I did it a couple years back it will always have a special place in my heart just because of the quality and size of it. Truly one of my first really good rooms. Even though I did the room with a less experienced group I still had a fantastic time and I would definitely recommend.

A very challenging game in a great way! Fun take on a prison room with a lot of puzzles. Relatively linear and ambiguous on where to go at times but nothing too out of the blue to kill the vibe. We struggled some but a good struggle and had enough attention from our GM to keep us on track. Fun and even funny acting involved in this room too. Not your average prison room.

An ambitious set crammed with puzzles. The first act is entertaining and challenging with a classic team split. The actor interactions are quite entertaining. There are some surprising room reveals, and many of the puzzles are deeply clever. Be warned, though: Some puzzles feel designed to be time sucks (including two actual puzzles). These feel like they are added to boost the difficulty of the game, as they pad the runtime and run down the clock. To succeed, you need a large group that can split up and explore everything. Though some puzzles aren’t as strong, an impressive set and some clever interactions make this game a must-play.

One of my favorite games from early on in my escape room experiences - this big boy is huge and it very much contributes to the feeling of escaping a prison. Take your time and enjoy this one, I feel like I remember them saying that the plan was to replace it eventually. Pretty low tech experience, but this room is near the top of my favorite Gen 1 rooms.

I love escape rooms that are longer than 60 minutes, and you need all the minutes you can have for this one. This is my favorite prison break game. The addition of the live actor makes the beginning more fun (I first played it when it first opened and there was no actor). Very immersive!