Witch Hunt

Overall it was cool, but no puzzle led to another and we felt blank slated the whole time. Wasn’t as spooky as some others said it was. One of the puzzles was kinda broken so our gm had to come in and do it for us

Have you ever been to an escape room where you genuinely want to escape the room you're in? Like not in a fun puzzle way, but in like a get-me-the-heck-out-of-this-weird-place kind of way? Well, that was this room for me. This was the first room we did at Trap Door, and needless to say it was a horrible experience. Shockingly, we actually did return to give it another chance, and that experience was also horrible and weird but in a totally different way (read my review for The Day of the Dead room if you are curious). First of all, the room is extremely extremely dark and dimly lit. Like to the point where it was not even in a fun way where we had lanterns or something to add to the ambiance, no - like it was so dark and we used our phone flashlights for things that we shouldn't have needed to use them for. Second of all, the creepy music track they have playing with creepy laughter or something mixed in was EXTREMELY loud. Like there was no reason for it to be blasting to the point where it gave me a headache, and we had to shout over it to talk to one another, even when we were standing close together. Third, the storyline was not well put together - even though it had potential. And the puzzles themselves were not great, and extremely extremely worn down. Like over half of the puzzles were broken or falling apart - that does not make for a fun experience. One of the puzzles actually had us hung up for so long because we were scared of making a mess - I don't want to explain further to avoid spoilers - but it was absolutely not practical, and the only reason we realized they wanted us to make a big mess was because we saw remnants of the last peoples attempt under the table. Last but not least, the team here is not the best vibe - both times we have been here we have just had a weird experience on that front.

Buckle up folks because this is about to be a rant! Our team of three had really high hopes going into this room because come on, witch hunt is an awesome theme! The running issue with Trap Door is that the themes are great, but the execution is very much not. Our main issues with this room really pertained to the illogical nature of the puzzles. Our team missed a crucial puzzle because (without spoiling anything), it would have caused a ~major~ mess to do. Turns out, they want you to make a mess. Not only that, but this room was really bare bones atmosphere-wise and what was there was incredibly worn down. This is usually a really big pain point for me honestly in escape rooms and often causes frustration. I think this room also feels really creepy but not in a tactical strategic way but in a ~someone is literally going to come murder us~ way. For context, this is coming from someone who has done more than a couple of escape rooms (quite a few of which would be labeled as truly scary). Our GM was also really odd as well. My final issue is the disjointed use of technology. To be honest, it kind of takes away from the game.

The only thing I would do differently when it comes to this room is play with more people. It was just two of us and this room was honestly so creepy that i didn’t want to split up at all. So, with that, I would say it’s themed very well considering how eerie all the witch elements felt.