The Village - Horror

I was quite nervous for how scary people say this one is, but it was much softer than expected, especially if you have played horror rooms in different countries. If you happen to have Viola as your GM, ask her why that is – she has some crazy stories about Italians! Amazing GM/live actor by the way, very fun. Now don't get me wrong: the game was still scary, but more in the way they managed to create tension and immersed you in the narrative and environment. It's not heavy on jumpscares and even more importantly: it doesn't use the cheap tricks of making it way too dark or having annoyingly loud noises all the time. Maybe because of that reason, the horror mode isn't all too challenging puzzle-wise, you won't come out feeling like a genius, but the flow is great so it didn't bother me a lot. The only annoying bit, as others have also noted, is that elements of the Adventure mode are present and essentially form red herrings. Excellent experience!

We had an absolute blast with this game. First of all, I was absolutely terrified. My partner not so much.... but I was genuinely so scared, there were moments I thought about leaving the experience. But I was also having soooo much fun! It's such an adventure, and so memorable. It's not puzzle heavy, which is good, because it took us almost the whole hour to do anything useful, partially because we are silly but also just so full of fear and unable to think when under those conditions.

"The Village" had some very scary moments, and some very cool moments. Traversing the game was physically incredible and there were moments of progression that were so beautifully constructed I'll be thinking about them for a long time!

Brilliant - THE reason to come to Milan. One of my absolute favorite horror experiences which is also a good escape room in its own right with emphasis on exploration (not a lot of puzzling on the horror side, but the puzzles make sense in the world and move the story forward). I hate "darkness as a puzzle" but here the darkness was a critical component to the immersion in this creative, interwoven set. Completely immersive, engaging and ultimately rewarding when you realize what's up. Scary but not as much as we expected and, importantly, not so much that you can't complete tasks - there are plenty of moments to regroup, strategize and triage. I love physical challenges and this offered more than your average share (but nothing difficult for fit people - we're not talking crossfit level here - some basic climbing, crawling and even jumping). One negative: you will find things that you think are relevant - but only come into play in Adventure mode. We were distracted trying to solve a puzzle at the end of the game, which in fact was only for Adventure mode - and we had to be nudged toward what we were supposed to do. While this is a nice motivation for replay, it does make me wish there were an option - even for double the price - to play both in one. Very glad we chose horror - if you're on the fence or you plan to do both, it's best to do the horror first because much of the fun is exploring a dark, immersive set, and the acting component makes this a truly unique game, beyond just a creepy escape room. The puzzles themselves were decent but a bit simple (though the added puzzles in Adventure might be better). If you play Adventure first, you remove the exploration aspect of it and already know what's around the corner... There are no actors in Adventure and I really think you'd miss out on what, for me, was the highlight of the experience.

Village stayed with me as one of my favourite escape rooms, even though the game had a few ups and downs. From start to finish, I genuinely felt like I was there, not just playing an escape room, but living inside its world. The atmosphere, effects, acting, use of space, and overall set design were fantastic. It really made me feel like a character in the story 😄 The puzzles were good, though not always the strongest part of the experience, and at one point the flow felt a little breakable. But honestly, everything else was so immersive and memorable that I simply didn’t care. The staff were fantastic, and horror lovers should absolutely give this one a try. Just be physically prepared; this room asks a bit more from you than just solving puzzles! 🧬