The Arcane Library

The Arcane Library

Very positive (132 ratings)

  • Escape room
  • IRL

Mark as done to rate

Explore a library filled with unique schools of unstable magic. Can you make it through without unleashing arcane chaos on the world? The Lodge sure hopes you have what it takes.

  • 1-8
  • 60 mins
  • Medium
  • Not scary

Ratings

All ratings (132)

Very positive

Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive

Reviews

@cookie8mea
cookie8mea

38 escape rooms

very fun!! most puzzles seemed very intuitive and not confusing! no hints needed :)

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Easy

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

2

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

6

Was anything broken?

Yes

a few things needed to be manually triggered but not so much that it took away from the experience

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Accessibility

ada accessible! all on the ground floor ! a few color puzzles

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Safety

Yes

Feb 16, 2026
@CamNagle
CamNagle

16 escape rooms

Most reviews are saying linear but I would give this room more recognition just for storytelling and having you work on puzzles that actually make sense what you are supposed to accomplish. I hate the feeling of just not knowing what to work on and this room helped so much for that which is why I loved it. GREAT STORY AND FUN VIBES. Solving puzzles in the hallways of the building to even enter the room was a super fun take on escape rooms in general.

  • store/u/a465927e-91b6-4d69-aea8-69fde1b5a4af_75.jpg
  • store/u/5b86a42a-9ae1-4e6a-a924-63453a1ec57a_75.jpg
  • store/u/b80b8698-f36e-4835-92ca-efc8e813e217_75.jpg
Gameplay

Amazing idea to solve puzzles in the hallways to first get in the room! Then perfect layout of what you are supposed to work on for puzzle solving and difficult puzzles.

Atmosphere

Very themed well in the context of the whole building!

Customer service

Very helpful and let us stay later to finish our last initiation puzzle too. So much help when we asked.

Safety

Yes

Feb 15, 2026 | Experienced Feb 15, 2026

M

MattStrathmann

27 escape rooms

Very linear, puzzles were fantastic except one that I wasn't a fan of personally. The more people you have, the less running around, but the less engaged you may feel. Very doable with 2 people, but probably both need some escape room experience. I'd say 4 would be the optimal amount of people.

  • store/e/1bcc1a95-5ae0-49a0-bf42-a7cd5e83c2a0.jpg
Jan 2, 2026 | Experienced Jan 1, 2026

C

ChauchoMucho

40 escape rooms

Like the other reviews mention, this room is linear so I don’t recommend more than 3-4 people. However it is a great room if you have a group of mixed experience players. New players won’t have a problem figuring out what they should focus on. Veteran players will enjoy the novel and technical aspects of the puzzles in the room

Oct 31, 2025 | Experienced Oct 30, 2025

F

FlowsBelow

3 escape rooms

Linear room, so I can’t recommend more that 3-4. Not that many puzzles and the puzzles are more ambiguous than challenging. Overall, a fine experience.

Oct 17, 2025

c

comp615

26 escape rooms

Solid, high tech room. Linear and somewhat easier puzzles, but still engaging and high production value for a small group. It's on the shorter side and felt like it could use a second act. But the broader venue is amazing and fun and you kind of can't go wrong there!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Difficulty

Easy

May 31, 2025

S

SlightlyAmused

73 escape rooms

Loved this room, wish we had time to do them ALL!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

No

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

12

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Accessibility

No mobility issues, but vision and color blindness might cause a challenge.

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Mar 10, 2025
@Iffy
Iffy

57 escape rooms

Love this room! Between wandering the Lodge itself to find how to unlock the room, to the room itself, it's a very well-rounded and fun series of puzzles.

Gameplay

Gameplay was fantastic! There's lots to interact with, and the scholar 'trapped' within the library (audio recording and screen with text) was a fun little touch to mark your progression through the room.

Atmosphere

The room was so well designed! Excellently established ambiance and integration of props and puzzles.

Customer service

The Lazarus folks are all wonderful.

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

The use of the artifact to explore the Lodge is super unique. Finding the right objects to interact with it ultimately unlocks the Library for you. Super cool!

Story

Story was very fun and worked well with the puzzles and the lore of the Lodge as a whole.

Difficulty

Medium

This was my first escape room! At the time it felt pretty challenging, but I wouldn't say it was unsolvably hard.

Game tech

Mechanical

Mostly mechanical. Slightly technical with the audio and visuals of the scholar speaking throughout the game.

Ideal number of players

4

2-4

Scary

Not scary

Not scary at all; whimsical, mythical, and fun.

Minimum age

19

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Normal amount of moving about the room solving puzzles.

Accessibility

ADA compliant

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

They have their own lot behind the building.

Feb 1, 2025
@Squirtlehudgins
Squirtlehudgins

207 escape rooms

This was such a unique game! Honestly, I wish we would have booked every room there since it’s conducive to that kind of experience! The gameplay/library itself was standard ish but still had some really fun puzzles! The main draw is the ATMOSPHERE. As you enter the experience, you’ll be given an artifact that will activate puzzles that you’ll need in order to get into your specific room. That’s the majorly unique thing about this place and why I’d recommend it so highly as an experience! There’s also a bar/cafe in the lobby area where you can sit and drink and play some games! Super fun!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Physically active

Somewhat

Nov 18, 2024 | Experienced Nov 18, 2024

Showing results 1-10 of 12

Loading...