The Philtower Mystery: The Beginning of the Underground City

The Philtower Mystery: The Beginning of the Underground City

Very Positive (62 ratings)

The Xcapery - Escape Rooms Inc

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  • IRL

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Its 1929 in the Boom of Tulsa's Finest Oil strikes. These oil businessmen are hitting their all-time records of finding oil and hitting it rich. Waite Phillips, one of Tulsa's biggest tycoons has just built Tulsa's first largest skyscraper "The Philltower''. She is the "Queen of the Skyline" as people call her. This building is so beautiful that Tulsa is starting to catch the eye of the riff raff in Chicago. As these robbers and thieves start to hear word of Tulsa's Oil, these bad boys start heading our way. Waite Phillips has another plan up his sleeve though ( before they even try to think about taking his money) To protect him and his colleagues as well as the empire that they have built here in Tulsa, they begin to construct the first Underground Tunnel system to protect their assets to make it to the bank safely without anything getting into the robbers' hands (and for a little whiskey once in a while as well since we are in this prohibition time.... don't want to get that stash caught either) The Chicago boys have arrived and Waite Phillips is now missing! Help to find the hidden clues left along the way and unlock the first part of the mystery of where he could be found. Join us on this new adventure from The Xcapery. Learn real local history while playing, see the original sites of 1929 and surroundings of where Waite Phillips walked himself and the Underground mystery of Tulsa!

  • 2-8
  • 60 mins
  • Medium
  • Not scary

Ratings

All ratings (62)

Very Positive

Gameplay
Very Positive
Atmosphere
Very Positive
Customer service
Very Positive

Reviews

D

DerpyKatos

1 escape room

My Husband and I did this for our anniversary and this game was was fantastic!! 10/10 would recommend to anyone wanting a fun non linear escape room where everyone gets to help out!

Gameplay

Wonderful! Everything flowed great and was so fun! I loved the puzzles they weren't too hard but some definitely made you think differently!

Atmosphere

This play through has some wonderful props and atmosphere, the designs and even the setting is historical for 1920s and gives beautiful view of the architecture from that time.

Customer service

Our GM was Amazing!! She made everything feel so exciting and inclusive! 10/10 best GM We've ever had!

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

3

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

18

This game includes historically significant venue, props, and furniture that are fragile and require mature audience to respect the room rules.

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

Yes

Our GM really made the setting from the very beginning and that made its magical and so fun!

Physically active

Somewhat

A little walking and squatting bit nothing strenuous

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Safety

Yes

Sep 26, 2026 | Experienced Sep 26, 2026

T

TateLampe

1 escape room

The entire experience was exceptional. The GM did a great job of being in character and introducing the theme. My group enjoyed the game (one of the best we've participated in) and it included many unique puzzles and creative solutions that kept our brains working. The ties to the history of the building and Tulsa itself were fun to learn and experience.

Gameplay

The flow was fantastic. No puzzle paralysis.

Atmosphere

The props were all accurate for the time period and very well done.

Customer service

We couldn't have asked for a better DM.

Story

My group is very excited to work through this puzzle series. We will definitely be making the journey back just to continue this story.

Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

21+

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

Yes

Physically active

Somewhat

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Safety

Yes

Sep 8, 2026 | Experienced Sep 5, 2026
@TampaTrio2
TampaTrio2

70 escape rooms

You can see how passionate this company is with history and I love the history that’s incorporated as part of your experience! This room was really fun, it’s unique in the best ways! This is truly an experience, not just a basic escape room, it’s one of the best I have done!

Gameplay

Great flow with this room

Atmosphere

Love the atmosphere, set design

Customer service

GM was great, she was very friendly and welcoming.

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

This room is very unique

Story

Love the real history this one incorporates in the room

Difficulty

Medium

Scary

Not scary

Was anything broken?

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Safety

Yes

May 24, 2026 | Experienced May 23, 2026

S

SmithFam

13 escape rooms

Awesome escape room

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

No

Jan 18, 2026

c

chevynotford

10 escape rooms

We had an incredible experience! It’s a bit difficult for only 2 people but very doable if you work quickly remember lots! The tie in with the history of the Philtower was a highlight for both of us and the puzzles were very fun and a bit difficult at times! Having experiences with murder mystery rooms in the past, this was the perfect balance, allowing you to both escape and solve the mystery! If you are in Tulsa and haven’t tried this room, you need to! I just started a job here and can’t wait to do more Xcapery rooms in the future!! P.S.: the included drink at the beginning of the experience was another highlight! Both alcoholic and nonalcoholic options available.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Difficulty

Hard

Dec 15, 2025 | Experienced Dec 15, 2025
@KLM1981
KLM1981

6 escape rooms

Loved the sets and the puzzles. All the ties to the history of the Philtower were perfect. We had a great time!!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Not a typical escape room experience

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

6

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

12

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Dec 2, 2025

Q

Queenraindrop

32 escape rooms

𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 �𓅝𓃄 �𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿 𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 𓂨𓅝𓃄 𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿

Sep 29, 2025

J

Jaydrum

12 escape rooms

It was really an awesome experience. Everything was a piece of history. The GM was great and super in character! Loved it

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Story
Sep 7, 2025 | Experienced Sep 6, 2025

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Editorial reviews

  • “[...] had some good ideas with the historical theming and the fun, immersive introductory experience“

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