Overwhelmingly Positive (461 ratings)
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Ranger here! Gather ‘round folks and hold onto your butts ‘cause the tale imma ‘bout to tell will have ya questioning every creak and whisper of these twisted timbers. Prepare to delve deep into the dark heart of these treacherous timbers as the tale unfolds with every step, and the choices ya make will determine whether ya unravel the mystery or become entangled in the creature’s sinister grasp. I know y’all weren’t expecting yer camping trip to become a fight for yer life, but remember, this campfire story isn’t just about adventure; it’s about survival.
All ratings (461)
Overwhelmingly Positive
88 escape rooms
The flow between segments of the room was extremely unique and the live actor was integrated well. Just spooky enough to cause mild panic, but not deadly terrifying.
Yes
Hard
High tech
Spooky
No
Yes
Very
Need color vision and everyone needs to crawl
Yes
Easy
Yes
k
132 escape rooms
This was a great game but our least favorite of the three at this location. The front half of this game is excellent but we felt like the back half was not on par with the first half. Overall, still definitely worth playing. An Escape Ventures game is still better than nearly anyone else's.
Going with only a thumbs up because even though the front half of the game is definitely a heart, the back half lowers the rating to a thumbs up. Gameplay flowed well and was fun in the front half. Flow was not as smooth and there were a few things that didn't;t flow at all in the back half.
Set design, props and effects are all completely immersive and impressive. The camper set is particularly good.
Our GM Haley was great!
Yes
Use of a camper was unique. Also the full scale bathroom.
Campers terrorized by a monster. All elements were well integrated to support the narrative.
Medium
There was one puzzle that was almost impossible but everything else was a solid medium.
High tech
Lost of lighting and sound effects. Mostly mechanical triggers and few locks.
2
We were successful with two players.
Spooky
12
Might be too intense for little kids.
No
Yes
Not at all
Yes
Easy
The location has its own parking lot.
Yes
c
58 escape rooms
Our team of 3 agreed this was our 3rd favorite room at this location, but it's still one of the best in Florida and a top tier room overall. Definitely a unique experience and the acting brings it to life in a very exciting way. I think the puzzles in this room were the least challenging, although one puzzle stands out as a notable exception, requiring a good bit of lateral thought. Definitely worth doing
Yes
131 escape rooms
Can’t say enough good things about the staff here. Very friendly! The room was great and fun!
Yes
Medium
Mechanical
4
Spooky
12
No
Yes
Somewhat
Very
Yes
Easy
Yes
48 escape rooms
Nightfall is a solid escape room and a fun experience overall. The atmosphere is spooky without being truly scary, which makes it approachable while still setting a great tone. The actor involvement and atmosphere make a key difference in this room and really help elevate the experience and immersion. The puzzles flow and keep you engaged throughout. Our only real complaint was that the ending felt a bit anticlimactic compared to the rest of the room, but it didn’t take away from the overall enjoyment. TEV room ranking so far: 1.) Phantom Files 2.) Operation Treehouse 3.) Neighborhood Watcher 4.) Dragon Challenge: A Hero’s Choice 5.) Bros for Life 6.) Click N’ Glitch 7.) Operation Arctic Storm 8.) Nightfall 9.) Outage That said, rankings aside, there truly are no skips at The Escape Ventures. Every room left us feeling fulfilled and genuinely happy we played, which speaks to the consistency and quality across all of their experiences
Atmosphere really makes this one stand out
No
Medium
Mechanical
3
Spooky
12
No
Yes
Somewhat
Yes
Easy
216 escape rooms
Like all of the best The Escape Ventures games, it is an all around fun game with decent puzzles, amazing set design, and of course really fun interactions with the game master. But this one in particular kind of got lost in my memories among the other amazing games we played at Port Charlotte (and Evasive Escapes Sarasota the same day), but thinking about it this game is absolutely amazing and definitely needs to be played as much as the other games at this location. I was a little mixed on our game master’s performance as your guide character at the beginning, but later he really came into his own as one of the best acted characters in a TEV game. It’s overall just a very good, pretty light-horror game with an outstanding finale scene. Play it, then play all the other games at this location. TEV Ranking: 1. Orlando: Cornstalkers 2. Clearwater: Servants of Sleight 3. Clearwater: Pins & Needles 4. Orlando: Arctic Storm 5. Port Charlotte: Phantom FIles 6. Port Charlotte: Click ‘N Glitch 7. Port Charlotte: Nightfall 8. Orlando: Bros for Life 9. Orlando: Neighborhood Watcher (gap in quality) 10. International Drive: Secrets of the Swamp 11. Orlando: Satirical Miracle (gap in quality) 12. Orlando: Outage 13. International Drive: Bunker Busters
Yes
Medium
Mechanical
3
Spooky
14
No
Yes
Somewhat
Arguably very cause the one time it gets physically active it’s like that for a bit
Limited
Yes
C
7 escape rooms
Room and game master were both amazing, great experience overall.
Great room
Great spooky atmosphere
Great treatment from gym
Medium
Not crazy hard
107 escape rooms
The GM was such a trooper! Loved the set design and camp fire smell. We felt totally immersed and had a lot of fun. We did ask to tone down the scary so we appreciated that haha
207 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
159 escape rooms
This was my first room where multiple scents played a strong role in creating a rich narrative environment. Our GM Jake did a great job bringing the story to life, his performance was unhinged to say the least. We played with 4, but I’d recommend a group of no more than 3 for this room, it’s not a physically large space. My only complaint is that the “creature” wasn’t as physically present as I would have hoped.
