Paradox | The Incredible Time Machine
Overwhelmingly positive (440 ratings)
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You find yourself in a dimly lit laboratory, standing before a towering machine that hums with potential energy. The Architect, a brilliant inventor, urgently explains that a massive storm is brewing outside and that its energy is the key to powering his latest creation. But time is running out - in just one hour, the storm will reach its peak and the window for harnessing its power will be gone. With the fate of your team in the balance, the Architect implores you to assist him in completing the machine and use it to escape through time!
- 2-8
- 60 mins
- Not scary
Awards
- Best of Morty (2023) - Morty
- Finalist (2023) - TERPECA
- Best "Puzzle" Of The Year (2022) - Bullseye Award
- Best of Morty (2022) - Morty
- Nominee (2022) - TERPECA
- Finalist (2021) - TERPECA
- Finalist (2020) - TERPECA
- Finalist (2019) - TERPECA
- Golden Lock Winners (2019) - Golden Lock Awards
All (440)
Overwhelmingly positive
Gameplay
Overwhelmingly positive
Atmosphere
Overwhelmingly positive
Customer service
Overwhelmingly positive
Reviews
FluffyBunny
51 escape rooms
We did two rooms here on the same day because we heard how good they are and had limited time in the area. The reviews are right!! The rooms were so fun. We loved this one and the GM was super.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Completely immersive with excellent set design.
Customer service
Awesome GM. We did two rooms the same day with her and she was great both times. Friendly and gave good hints.
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Scary
Not scary
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Somewhat
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
MaleahChick
68 escape rooms
Truly a unique experience. My husband and I were hesitant because we had done other Time Machine rooms that we hadn’t enjoyed much before, but this became our favorite of the three rooms at this location. I was warned it may be difficult with two players but I didn’t find it to be overwhelming and we only needed a few hints (most on one puzzle in particular). Highly recommend if you’re in the area!
xtrkil
22 escape rooms
I think the set design was great - but I think it was a little too easy for us. Straightforward puzzles, but immersive set.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
No
Story
Difficulty
Easy
Game tech
High tech
Scary
Not scary
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
SwaggieJ
127 escape rooms
Such a fun room. This place sits at the top tier of escape rooms. You can do it with just a couple people, but it would work really well for a bigger group. It’s not linear and there is plenty to do.
Gameplay
Super fun and was really cohesive with the theme of the room.
Atmosphere
So well made. Clean cut and fun to be in.
Customer service
Very friendly and cute.
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
I’ve done “Time Machine” rooms before, but not as good as this one. A few puzzles I’ve never done.
Story
Simple but effective.
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
4
It’s doable with a small group, but made for a lot of people.
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
14
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Accessibility
Colorblind will have a couple issues. Hearing impaired will miss a couple things, but should be good for pretty much all of it. Room is well lit. Wheelchair accessible.
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
drPepper
198 escape rooms
Lots of puzzles for people to break off an do… adanna was a great GM…
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Ideal number of players
4
JasonBott
62 escape rooms
Loved this room. The design was really well executed and immersive. Great variety of puzzles. I love that the room flows well without a lot of combination locks. That just adds to the immersion of the room in a great way!
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Parking
Easy
rzpaterson
2 escape rooms
We did this room with 4 people, one of whom was a newbie to escape rooms. We were quickly able to find the first few clues to get started, and the excitement every time something came together was so much fun. We only needed two hints from the GM, one of them to look under something we hadn't noticed, and one that we really should have figured out ourselves, lol! The puzzles were very satisfying, and the story and atmosphere were fun. We finished with only 3 minutes left, so we really felt like it had been a good challenge.
Gameplay
The canisters of coolant being frozen so we had to use gloves to move them was really great for the immersion! The puzzles made sense, there was no part that felt stupid or superfluous.
Atmosphere
Loved the storm noises throughout
Customer service
Adanna was lovely and very helpful!
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
There was a mix of audio and visual clues, and puzzles used many different skills.
Story
Solid story, good immersion
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
High tech
There were lasers, magnets, flashing light patterns, sensors, etc
Ideal number of players
4
Need at least 2 for some aspects that are impossible with only one, but 4 was perfect because if a puzzle only needed 2, we could split up and tackle different areas, then come back together for more involved puzzles.
Scary
Not scary
Thunder noises only,
Minimum age
16
Unless very smart young teens
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Accessibility
Anything where color was important was also labeled with the name of the color (except for last puzzle with small lights flashing different colors...) Flashing lights at final button push were warned for at the beginning. No steps. Some things needed done at around head height, but not many. Some clues were audio only, but I'm sure GM would provide written version on the 'magic mirror' if requested.
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
julie
170 escape rooms
Our group had a mix of new players and experts and we all enjoyed playing this room! We had a total of 6 people in our party which was a lot of fun. It’s a non linear room so people could be working on different puzzles at the same time. It was so fun to see which puzzles people solved and the excitement on all of our faces when someone solved the puzzle!
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Scary
Not scary
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Somewhat
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
McKs
5 escape rooms
I honestly feel bad for people who start with Rabbit Hole escape rooms because they set the bar *so high.* We finished the Time Paradox after finishing Frost Base Z, and our group was split on which one was best. The puzzles use a lot of magnets which I find much more satisfying than code/lock & key solutions. The rooms are intricately designed to the point that hidden doors are *well* hidden.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Story
Frost Z has a better storyline, but this is still themed very well!
Difficulty
Hard
Game tech
High tech
Literally all of the above!
Ideal number of players
6
At least 6!
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
15
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Accessibility
Mobility is fine, but vision impairments would be an issue
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
ando
1 escape room
Super worth it!! It was really fun, the set up was great, the plot was great and perfect for a friends get together!
Editorial
“... there were some really visually spectacular effects that took place.“
Escape Rumors
“Set in a steam-punkish time machine ... Paradox was puzzley in the best kind of way.“
Room Escape Artist