漆黒の悟り [Shadow Zen]

Worth flying to Tokyo, getting on the Shinkansen, and traveling to Osaka JUST TO PLAY THIS GAME. We played all three of their rooms on the same day and it's tough to pick a favorite, but I think this is the one for me. Some of the best rooms I've ever played anywhere. All three rooms are in my top 10 (top 5?) of all time.

This was an amazing experience and one of my favorite rooms ever! Fun story and easy to do for non-Japanese speaker! Highly recommend!!

The best escape room we’ve done to date. Set, setting, surprise twists??? This room had it all and it blew us away. They say to enjoy the narrative and listen to the story and 1000% they are right. This is an experience, not just another escape room

Absolutely recommend. One of our top rooms of the year. Beautiful atmosphere with true love poured into it. Really fun gameplay and diverse puzzles. Really fun finish and enjoyed the time at the end to talk about the room and have a unique drink. Thank you for a great experience!

One of the best rooms we have done. Especially great production valley. Amazing twists. Fun puzzles. I really felt like I was in 1920s Japan!

One of the most gorgeously set designed rooms i have ever experienced! The attention to detail in the 1920s Japanese shopping street is truly incredible. And the puzzles were really well telegraphed and contained some great surprises. Simply a must play!

Fantastic escape room with a strong historic Japan theme and excellent production value. Our family of four had a blast, and we were pleasantly surprised by how immersive and well-designed everything was. I would kind of call it like Jumanji in Japan. The room is very English-friendly, with clear instructions and clever, unique tasks that really encourage teamwork. Not scary, but full of atmosphere and fun surprises. Easily exceeded our expectations and highly recommended if you’re an escape room enthusiast visiting Osaka.

Loved this room - it was beautiful and completely immersive. The storyline was fun and cohesive. The puzzles mostly followed a linear progression and flowed very well. Definitely put this one on your itinerary if you are in Osaka.

I guess we’ll clean up your mess Nakamura Bonta! After having missed this room last trip due to it being flooded I was stoked to finally get the opportunity to experience it and Shadow Zen did not disappoint. The set was absolutely stunning, really transporting us into an ancient Japanese market alley and temple. The puzzles were so intentional and well set into the theme, something that is surprisingly hard to capture. Nothing felt too difficult or too easy, it’s clear that player enjoyment is at the forefront of all Studio Escape rooms. Time travel is always an exciting concept within an escape room and Studio Escape uses it to such great effect creating full immersion from start to finish. Doing my best to limit spoilers this was a genuine joy to play. So much love poured into a super unique theme, it’s no wonder this made the TERPECA finalist list a couple years back. A room steeped in mystery and whimsy combined with the craft and attention to detail I’ve come to expect from Studio Escape creations. A genuine masterpiece.