MightyMatt
104 escape rooms
A truly successful experience, several fun puzzles, a big wow
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
The Mysterious Miseries of Franklin N. Stein
Overwhelmingly Positive (89 ratings)
- Escape room
- IRL
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At the top of a hill, at the far edge of town, Stands a house where a family, was once happily found. The brickwork is crumbling, the paint is all peeled, The windows are boarded, and the front door is sealed. The grass is all dead, as if ravaged by drought. No one goes in, and no body comes out. But on a very clear evening, if your view is just right, If you squint and look carefully, you might see a light. At the tippety top of the rickety tower, Swings the loneliest lantern, and it burns for one hour. No one knows how it gets there, or who puts it out, But it indicates someone, or something’s about. And up at the peak, in a thick misty shroud, Brews a storm that’s becoming alarmingly loud. A dark cloak of droplets, punctured by brightening, A clap, and a boom! And mad stabs of lightning! The thunderclouds creep, t’ward the town more each night, And slowly, our hamlet’s succumbing to fright. And when the squall passes, if none of you speak, You can listen, and hear what begins as a shriek. It pierces the moonlight and rattles your bones, And as fast as it comes, it descends, into moans. It carries for miles, scares each man, child, and mouse, Is something alive in that creaky old house? A prisoner? A monster? A criminal kind? There’s no hint and no clue, no suggestion nor sign. So please, take a look, And see what you find, In the abandoned estate, Of one Franklin, N, Stein
- 3-8
- 75 mins
- Not scary
Awards
- Best of Morty (2025) - Morty
- Nominee (2025) - TERPECA
- Golden Lock Award - Golden Lock Winners (2025) - Golden Lock Awards
- Nominee (2024) - TERPECA
All ratings (89)
Overwhelmingly Positive
- Gameplay
- Very Positive
- Atmosphere
- Very Positive
- Customer service
- Very Positive
Reviews
Theresa
129 escape rooms
Puzzles 🧩: 9/10 Set/Wow Factor ✨: 8.5/10 Story/Immersion 🔮: 8.5/10 Fun Factor 🤘: 9/10 At last, our Kingston excursion, with four games in line, We started with Miseries of Franklin N Stein! The story was lovely, the theme was a treat, Immersed in the tale from the very first beat. The puzzles were varied and quite a delight, Using senses and logic to get them all right. With hands-on mechanics and itches to scratch, Each clean, unique answer was an excellent match. The whole game flowed smoothly, a joy to work through, You can split up the tasks or work close with your crew. We highly recommend you give this one a play, A fantastic escape to kick off a great day! Extra notes: The board game cafe and the bar are a dream, With food, easy parking, and such a great team! Inclusivity and accessibility kept clearly in mind, A community this supportive is a gem of a find!
Gameplay
Although the game was non-linear, our group of three managed to work on one puzzle at a time together and finish on time.
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
3
Scary
Not scary
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
Safety
Yes
RyanYuzuki
450 escape rooms
Mysterious Miseries is a puzzle game through and through. Multilinear, multidimensional. An overarching theme and well done cinematics. I enjoyed it quite a bit! Definitely a divide and conquer room. Satisfying puzzling, great through line, and a fun storybook theme brings out the joy and whimsy. And where would we be without whimsy?? We had a great time at Improbable and will definitely be back the next time we're in town!
Gameplay
A puzzle first room
Atmosphere
Very well done
Customer service
A joy to visit
Difficulty
Hard
Lots and lots of puzzles!
EscapingWithMyFamily
224 escape rooms
What a fun room! The theming was excellent but the star of the show was the puzzles! So many puzzles, so much variety, and they challenged pretty much all the senses. A frantic multi-linear experience that's great for teams that like to divide and conquer or allocate puzzles based on individual strengths. Plenty of highlights and a must-play for puzzle lovers visiting or passing through Kingston.
rocketmo
32 escape rooms
We played a couple rooms at this location and this one was our favourite (although they were all great)! The room was beautifully designed, the puzzles were fun and creative, and the staff were incredibly welcoming and friendly. We had an amazing experience from start to finish!
Gameplay
There were a ton of puzzles (we were told there were over 40)! They were all pretty fun though and fit well with the room's theme. It had some unique puzzles that we've never done before; for example, one puzzle required us to use our noses to smell different scents.
Atmosphere
The atmosphere was outstanding! Each room was thoughtfully decorated with incredible attention to detail and the special effects made it really immersive.
Customer service
Our game master, Pip, was awesome! They were really friendly and guided us through this room, along with 2 others. They had a ton of passion about escape rooms, even showing us how they'd reset one of the rooms we had completed and recommending their favourite escape rooms. They went above and beyond and made our experience truly exceptional!
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
High tech
It was mostly high tech but had a few puzzles that used traditional locks.
Ideal number of players
4
We did it as a duo, which was a bit challenging due to there being so many puzzles to complete.
Scary
Not scary
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Somewhat
There were some puzzles that required some dexterity.
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
Safety
Yes
USBEscape
50 escape rooms
Very thematic and clean room. Great story with lots of delightful puzzles. Im certain I could do this room again and just focus on the puzzles I didnt do and have a whole new experience.
Gameplay
A lot of puzzles
Atmosphere
Amazing set design
Customer service
Kind staff
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Many small puzzles and a few physical games
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Not a huge amount of difficulty but lots and lots of little puzzles
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
4
We escaped with three. Four would have been most ideal.
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
13
Not scary
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Somewhat
More dexterity then physical
Accessibility
Very accessible. Some colour based puzzles.
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
Safety
Yes
R
Ry32
14 escape rooms
Great room, great staff, unique puzzles!
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Minimum age
10
reillylikereally
192 escape rooms
A really family friendly and spooky game. I thought there was a lot of really great moments and satisfying wins. Happy to still give a thumbs up as the bones of the game was great. However, unfortunately we were met with multiple tech malfunctions and immersion breaking issues. The host was really friendly about it but it was very evident that we weren’t getting the usual experience of the game which was a real shame as I had been anticipating this game for a while. Overall though a fun game with some nice puzzle surprises.
Gameplay
There was clearly a lot of love and effort put into the design of this game. I think the puzzle flow was really fun. Lots of easy wins with some great challenges thrown in.
Atmosphere
After playing a lot of games with AI art inside it was so nice to see how much effort and care had gone into the design. I feel like there may have been a change to the lighting recently because the 2nd and 3rd space were super over lit and all the atmosphere was taken out of it. This felt like not the usual game lighting especially after Room One?
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
No
Story
A friendly take on a classic horror. The puzzles constantly referenced the story and propelled the game forward.
Difficulty
Medium
I liked the puzzle design a lot. I think if you’re an enthusiast this is a really fun room. However I do imagine the amount of puzzles might overwhelm less experienced players.
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
3
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
12
Was anything broken?
Yes
Disappointingly lots of the tech didn’t active for us, including the end which was a real shame. I will say it seemed to be a mix of reset errors and tech malfunctions. I also think we were in work lights in the last room as they were so disproportionately bright next to how much effort had gone into the set.
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
amelyyy0
126 escape rooms
One thing I LOVE about this location is the way they tell their stories. The rhymes, the drawings, the music... everything is made so that we truly feel part of a fairytale. Huge thank you to the team for hosting us this weekend (we did the 9 rooms in 3 days and they were so kind)!
Alexoctopi
139 escape rooms
A really enjoyable game! Every puzzle made sense and the story was enjoyable. I recommend the game heavily
