Wowza! Some games have wow moments. The Forest of Fables has wowza moments! This game is a phenomenal example of storytelling through an escape room. Once upon a time, your adventure is narrated by your GM, a live actor who tells your tale with enthusiasm and elegance. I won’t spoil what happens, but I was blown away by the story progression, the magic I witnessed, and the surprises in store. I love fantasy fairy tales, and this room writes the book on how to achieve the genre in escape rooms! The time limit is 75 minutes to account for the real-time narrator, but veteran escape artists will likely get through it much quicker. I adored this room so much, and I’d love to say much more, but you have to see it for yourself! The Forest of Fables flips the script on what escape rooms can do, and I am so much happily ever after for experiencing it!

Forest of Fables is one of those games that has a certain kind of magic… you can feel the intention and love behind the game. The set had charm and whimsy and craft. Familiar fables took unexpected turns, and kept us surprised and delighted. The puzzles were charming and logical and drove the story forward. The in room actor was fun, funny, and completely in sync with the theme. Finally, the overarching narrative felt like it had stakes, we wanted to succeed, not just for us, but also for (redacted). We played as a duo and made it out thanks to our game master who, late on a Friday night, was kind enough to let us go beyond our time. (She never said that, but when we checked the time when we left, it was obvious.). It is possible to do with two, but we clearly would have benefitted from a third. We didn’t hang up on any puzzles, but did spend a bit too long, occasionally, solving together. This was our first game at CUAdventures escape room, and it’s easy to see why people travel from all over the country to play here (including us, we came from Nevada).

Talk about walking into a fairytale…this room is a must do if you enjoy fairytales and puzzles! Our group had the best time playing this room! This room reminds me of Storykeeper from Locurio! Obviously it’s a different game and from the set design, to the game play, to the puzzles, everything was done so well! Out of all the games at this location, this room is my personal favorite!

Absolutely amazing. The best room I have ever been to. The details are just insane. And it is huge. Just when you thought you opened all doors, another opens.

UNBELIEVABLELY AMZINGLY AWESOME ROOM. One of our absolute top favorites anywhere across the country.

This room was great, as is expected at Adventures in Time and Space. Every one of their rooms is excellent and has continued to set the bar higher and higher. This room is no exception. The incorporation of the actor in the room was well done without being overbearing. The interactability was fun and it felt like we had agency in how it played out. The theme of the room fit the storyline perfectly. It was very detailed and it was not always clear where the next path was going to lead us. 10/10. If you haven’t done a room here - you are missing out.

A total joy to play