Ink & Ashes

Ink & Ashes

Overwhelmingly Positive (833 ratings)

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  • IRL

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In this spine-tingling mystery, you are transported back to October 1984, where renowned author Jane Oliver is found dead in her own home under suspicious circumstances. Despite exhaustive efforts by detectives, it remains unsolved and has become a cold case.

  • 4-8
  • 60 mins
  • Hard
  • Not scary

Awards

Ratings

All ratings (833)

Overwhelmingly Positive

Gameplay
Overwhelmingly Positive
Atmosphere
Overwhelmingly Positive
Customer service
Overwhelmingly Positive

Reviews

@012345789
012345789

33 escape rooms

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Sep 2, 2026

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mahka42

38 escape rooms

A fantastic room that was a lot of fun with some unique mechanics. Great story line.

Gameplay

Delightful linear gameplay that doesn’t move linearly physically, but made perfect sense.

Atmosphere

Fantastic set design.

Customer service

Emmanuel was a delight as a GM.

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Some nicely unique puzzles.

Story
Difficulty

Hard

Game tech

High tech

Lots of mechanical locks but the storyline was nicely high tech and incorporated nice elements.

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

13

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Good bit of movement around the room/rooms. Some locks and puzzles required getting down on the floor.

Accessibility

Lighting levels can be a little low for those with vision issues. One color-based puzzle which may cause issues for color blind players. Wheelchair/ambulatory issues should be pretty manageable.

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Safety

Yes

Aug 1, 2026 | Experienced Aug 1, 2026
@robyn
robyn

108 escape rooms

Excellent room, did not disappoint. Did this with 2 people (though it is priced for 4) and beat it with 8 minutes to spare. Would recommend a group of 3-4, but if you’re ambitious it’s definitely do-able if you lock in. Great story and flow, everything was themed together nicely. Non-linear. Nice atmosphere. Would definitely recommend as one of the top rooms in OC.

Gameplay

Excellent flow

Atmosphere

Great set and set moments

Customer service

Jamie and Chad were super nice and accomodating, awesome vibes all around.

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Some interesting new approaches to puzzles, nice story beat moments

Story

Excellent tie in to puzzles and theming, one of the best executions I’ve seen.

Difficulty

Medium

Good difficulty. Not too easy, but very manageable.

Game tech

High tech

Nice hybrid of tech and mechanical

Ideal number of players

3

We did this with 2 but 3-4 would probably be best.

Scary

Spooky

Certain fun spooky moments. Nothing intense, just what you would expect from a murder mystery.

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Accessibility

Some color usage, some mobility

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Safety

Yes

Jul 4, 2026 | Experienced Jul 4, 2026
@thegreekjr
thegreekjr

81 escape rooms

Great room! There is so much to do so we got a bit behind but still escaped. This room is linear but also has some non-linear areas that can be accomplished throughout the game. Really enjoyed the theme of the murder mystery and how you got to head the story along the way really made you feel immersed in the experience. Also our game master David was great!

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Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Parking

Easy

Jul 2, 2026 | Experienced Jul 1, 2026

c

cj2171

72 escape rooms

This is one of my top three favorite rooms so far. My favorite with this company for sure! The decorations and puzzles were immersive and unique.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service

Emanuel was awesome.

Scary

Not scary

Jun 23, 2026 | Experienced Jun 20, 2026
@melissaamy7
melissaamy7

2 escape rooms

I really enjoyed solving this murder mystery! There was a lot to do and it all tied together nicely, and with four people, we tackled the challenges really well together. Highly recommended!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Game tech

High tech

Jun 21, 2026 | Experienced Jun 20, 2026
@JustJenna2010
JustJenna2010

173 escape rooms

My favorite of the rooms exodus offers. Although some the game play seemed like the normal offerings you’d expect to see they had their own unique twists that make them novel and fit the flow and theme well. Our GM Emmanuel was so passionate and energetic as well!! Highly recommend!

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Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

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

Somewhat

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Safety

Yes

Jun 21, 2026 | Experienced Jun 21, 2026
@missmisschelle
missmisschelle

51 escape rooms

I enjoyed the theme of this escape room as well as the variety of puzzles offered. It was definitely on the more difficult side for my party & I. I loved certain aspects of the game because I felt they used certain props in a unique way that I haven’t seen in other escape rooms before. Had a blast with my friends!

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Gameplay

Gameplay flowed very well!

Atmosphere

Impressive and immersive atmosphere.

Customer service

Staff was welcoming.

Difficulty

Hard

Jun 14, 2026 | Experienced Jun 14, 2026
@corab2482Eamish
corab2482Eamish

9 escape rooms

Beautiful design, very intricate. Loved the story plot, it was challenging and hard! The set was really cool and everything from the texture to the temperature was perfect. It was a little spooky but not to spooky. It was wonderful!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

7

Scary

Spooky

Minimum age

9

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Safety

Yes

May 31, 2026 | Experienced May 31, 2026
@JLG
JLG

138 escape rooms

Easily top 5 games I’ve done. Challenging room, but extremely fun throughout the whole story. The game master was top class. Puzzles were unique. I would do this game in a heartbeat.

May 24, 2026

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