Operation Avalanche

Tbh this is probably my least favorite game at Top Tier. The room feels unfinished (especially the exit), its puzzles were incoherent, and it’s a barely double room experience. Compare to the Outside In, Pirates of Mediterranean, or even Yakuza Escape the Serpent (the room it replaced), it feels haphazardly put together.

My least favorite escape room I’ve done. Tries to feel trickier than it is. The cut scenes play while your time is ticking down, which was annoying. Not my cup of tea. Better rooms a short drive away. Wouldn’t recommend. Sorry.

This room is Top Tier’s hardest. The first room wasn’t too difficult but the second room was puzzle heavy. Definitely meant for seasoned escapees. If you’re playing all their rooms in one day, maybe don’t make this your last one. Our brains were a little frazzled since we had played (1) Outside In, (2) Pirates of the Mediterranean, and (3) Atlantis) before. Enjoyed Top Tier so much I made an extra post about all four of our escapes at this establishment: https://www.instagram.com/p/DFWD0RKyEQI/?igsh=Y2RncXp2dnE0NWQ0

"A biologist, a physicist, and a computer scientist walk into an escape room..." - it sounds like the beginning of a joke, right? But, yes, this was a great room for our STEM squad! This was my 50th room - Yay! - (45W - 5L) which I completed with a group of five players with similar statistics and ranging in age from 22 to 59. We got off to a slow start, then everything seemed to click all at once. We escaped with 10:37 remaining and we requested only one hint. But that does not mean that it is an easy room, it was definitely hard. We needed all of our brains contributing ideas and looking at the puzzles from different perspectives. The room was decorated well and all of the props / puzzles were in top working condition. The room was non-linear so no one in our squad was left standing around with nothing to do. The room was also well lit, which we really appreciated.

Loved this room! Non-linear. Lots of logical reasoning puzzles, and many that require two steps. Don’t be afraid to ask for clues.

Room is good. Theming overall leaves a little to be desired but there are a few theming elements that are pretty cool and well done. There are a few puzzles that are kinda unique and fun, but one or two puzzles that require making a connection between things that aren't intuitive or clear to make. Overall, this is a good room with great potential and definitely fun to play.

A solid start and clean middle game. Some tricky puzzles in here, definitely bring your A game. I found the puzzles satisfying to solve but the decor a bit lacking. Since we played only a few weeks after they opened, I’m sure they’re hard at work fine tuning.