Escape The Hydeout: The Mystery Of Henry Jekyll
Mostly positive (129 ratings)
- Escape room
- IRL
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The good Dr. Jekyll has been acting strangely for weeks and has gone missing. A crazy fellow has been causing chaos in town so you’ve been hired to investigate. Can you find out what happened to Dr. Jekyll before it is too late?
- 2-10
- 60 mins
- Not scary
All ratings (129)
Mostly positive
Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive
Reviews
shumana101
12 escape rooms
8/10 prob the least best room out of their three but still good none the less. Nothing extraordinary, but still your classic good escape room. Wont be disappointed.
VeryGoodCompany
92 escape rooms
9.3/10 Very fun room. It was just the right amount of scary for my wife. The game did rely too heavily on one type of puzzle over and over again, but a fun room nonetheless.
klohrey
70 escape rooms
Very fun room for a group of 3!! Definitely check it out if you’re in town and are looking for a room!
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Ideal number of players
3
Panda
362 escape rooms
Good doctor’s Victorian apartment style room, although I wouldn’t say it really yelled Jekyll/Hyde. My biggest disappointment was that it didn’t seem to lean harder into the classic story. Puzzled were good, though leaned into reading obvious clues. There are a lot of keys too. But I overall liked it, and there’s one segment that was particularly astonishing. Fun light and sound effects too! Just needed more Jekyll Jekyll Hyde Jekyll Hyde Hyde Jekyll…
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
No
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
Mechanical
Scary
Not scary
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
No
Parking
Limited
mollems
490 escape rooms
This was a very easy room, but the set is nice enough and there are a couple of cool effects. I would describe it as “inspired” by the source material but with a very light touch so as to not get into anything too dark. Linear, but a good variety of puzzles and everything solves cleanly. Fun for less experienced groups or people who like solving puzzles and don’t mind finishing with a lot of time left. If you are really good at escape rooms and it bothers you (like you didn’t get your money’s worth) if you finish too early, then maybe skip this one, because the puzzles are not difficult and there are no big story scenes to slow you down so you will just play straight through and that’s that. But our team of 2 had fun even though we finished quickly.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
No
Story
Difficulty
Easy
Very easy and totally linear, but all the puzzles are well constructed, there are a couple of good effects, and everything is single-use, so I would say this is an excellent “intro to escape rooms” type of room. Good for less experienced groups or to bring friends/family who want to see what this whole escape room thing is about. The solutions are generally obvious enough that you can solve them silently in your head and then you can kind of be their invisible guide while they solve the puzzles out loud for real.
Game tech
Mechanical
Ideal number of players
4
1-2 expert players could get out of this in half an hour (we did with 2). 3-4 would be a fine group size if nobody is a puzzle savant. More than 4 would not be a great fit for the space IMO.
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
12
It is inspired by the Jekyll & Hyde story and there are some atmospheric effects used including darkness, but I would not describe it as scary. There is a fair bit of reading and following instructions to do.
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Accessibility
Accessible. One puzzle requires hanging things on small hooks on the wall. Several puzzles require going through drawers and cabinets, some of which are quite low to the ground.
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Limited
8th floor of a building at 8th Ave and 37th St so parking is what it is.
trevjoseph
22 escape rooms
every puzzle was the same - it was mid overall. not bad, but i expect more since the other rooms are stellar.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
No
Story
Difficulty
Easy
Scary
Not scary
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Easy to find location
Yes
Shadowkira
100 escape rooms
Ehh, for being a TERPECA nominee (especially as recently as 2022), this was an extreme letdown. Not a bad room by any means, but I really didn't feel the the Dr. Jekyll/Mr.Hyde theme whatsoever. The set is a bit worn down as well, and the puzzles were just okay in my opinion. I wasn't mad about doing the room, but I really didn't find anything that sets this apart from the competition.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
No
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
Mechanical
Scary
Not scary
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
No
Parking
Limited
PercyJackson
64 escape rooms
It was a very fun escape room I would recommend more than 2 people but over all it’s pretty good just a lot of back and forth
Gameplay
It was a very fun escape room I would recommend more than 2 people but over all it’s pretty good
Atmosphere
It felt very good and almost felt real especially since they would play a thunder storm noise
Customer service
It was an awesome staff member
Particularly interesting or different
No
BaronAsInRed
56 escape rooms
Really fun! The “plot” and atmosphere is very satisfying. There is some wear and tear but nothing terribly distracting. One or two puzzles are obtuse especially to get the ball rolling, but otherwise very well done and very satisfying! Also, big lobby area with seating so if you arrive early no worries
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Story
Difficulty
Hard
Ideal number of players
4
Scary
Spooky
Fun gothic 19th century vibe - but not “scary”
Minimum age
11
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Nothing majorly physical required
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Limited
Midtown NYC
Editorial
“We just felt there were a bunch of puzzles in the room but did not feel like there was any storyline“
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