The Father of Silicon Valley

The Father of Silicon Valley

Mostly positive (97 ratings)

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The “Father of Silicon Valley” has been poisoned! His secret work during WWII to help defeat Germany was uncovered. Without him, the Silicon Valley we know today will not exist. You have 60 minutes to travel back to 1942 break into his home, figure out who poisoned him and find the antidote to save him.

  • 2-8
  • 60 mins
  • Hard
  • Not scary

Ratings

All ratings (97)

Mostly positive

Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive

Reviews

S

SqueakyDuck

19 escape rooms

We really liked this challenge, and breakout studios in general. The puzzles were interesting, and they made good use of the room. There was plenty of space in the room to move around, everything made sense.

Gameplay

The puzzles flowed well. There were a couple of puzzles types that I hadn't seen before. We thought they made sense for the most part. One puzzle required a bit of

Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story

The stories at breakout studios all hinge on some sort of time travel. The kids love doctor who, so this was a nice element.

Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

Mechanical

Very mechanical in terms of solving puzzles and flipping switches.

Ideal number of players

3

We did this with three, and thought that was a good minimum

Scary

Not scary

A few of the events made loud noises when something dropped (they warn you ahead of time). Our daughter jumped feet into the air. But overall it isn't scary.

Minimum age

10

I felt the office atmosphere might be slightly boring for a younger kid. Probably more appreciated by

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

Yes

There is a bit at the beginning where you "go back in time". There are not actors in the actual escape room.

Physically active

Not at all

Accessibility

I'm assuming the building has an elevator. We took the stairs. The game itself is very accessible.

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Safety

Yes

Mar 23, 2026 | Experienced Mar 7, 2026

m

moogra

55 escape rooms

𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 �𓅝𓃄 �𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿 𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 𓂨𓅝𓃄 𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿

Jul 12, 2025

b

baelee

116 escape rooms

Solved this room with 2 people. We escaped with 12 minutes left. I’ve played 50+ rooms and I definitely think this is a hard room. Great experience.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

No

May 2, 2025 | Experienced May 2, 2025

d

dgilbert418

59 escape rooms

𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 �𓅝𓃄 �𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿 𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 𓂨𓅝𓃄 𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿

Mar 11, 2025
@joshpowell1618
joshpowell1618

26 escape rooms

Classic escape room experience for first gen rooms but with incredible theming and scenery, especially in the lobby and intro room. The actual escape room was less impressive but still well done.

Gameplay

Classic escape room puzzle quest. Lots of pen and paper puzzles translated to real world physical spaces. No coordination challenges, lots of mental think about it ones.

Atmosphere
Customer service
Story

Definitely had a storyline and plot that was followed and themed, do wish the end of the room was more connected to the storyline. There is a solid intro, they need to add an outtro to tie it all together.

Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

4

3-4 is ideal

Scary

Not scary

Was anything broken?

Yes

The centerpiece puzzle had a broken indicator light that needed to be off but because it was burnt out it was flipped on and I couldn’t tell. That’s it though, everything else worked.

Live actors

Yes

Live actor for the intro but not during the gameplay.

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Paid city parking lot at San Pedro square one block away and first 90 minutes free.

Feb 3, 2025 | Experienced Feb 2, 2025

E

Ejp11Gms

282 escape rooms

The intro to the game was fun and sets the mood. Puzzles flowed well and made sense. Pretty straightforward escape room.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

No

Story
Difficulty

Easy

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

2

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

10

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Medium

Parking garage across the street

Nov 14, 2024
@Escapeologists
Escapeologists

449 escape rooms

Awesome immersive set design welcomes you from the waiting room to the game room. We really enjoyed every aspect of our gameplay at Breakout Studios. The puzzles are challenging enough to keep your brain working but not impossible. Helpful gamemasters kept us on track. A consistent storyline connects all the games. Definitely go check out Breakout Studios!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Oct 19, 2024 | Experienced Aug 18, 2019

g

gavinksong

76 escape rooms

There’s a release mechanism that can kill you for no reason. The puzzles aren’t amazing. The hardest ones are tedious or badly designed pen and paper puzzles. There’s also some extraneous info in the room. Lastly, this is more a matter of personal opinion, but I didn’t really dig the theme.

Oct 14, 2024 | Experienced Aug 31, 2024
@sonty
sonty

103 escape rooms

Loved the enthusiasm by the staff. The room before you enter the actual game was pretty immersive. Puzzle wise though this room was fairly mediocre (tedious pen and paper puzzles aren’t great for physical rooms, for example) and there were a couple of bad puzzle design choices in there. Also, something drops from high up at some point and you ARE warned about it / there’s a hazard zone, but there is 0 reason for the thing that drops to be attached to such a heavy object lol

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

No

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

Yes

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Aug 31, 2024 | Experienced Aug 31, 2024
@Leesha
Leesha

79 escape rooms

Always enjoy the workers' enthusiasm starting the game off. We started off the game looking silly completely missing something in front of our eyes, but once we got through that, we were able to get through the puzzles fairly ok. There is definitely some thought that is much needed behind these puzzles. One thing that was a struggle for us was that not everything is intuitive. But overall the room was fun and not too tough for a group of two.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

No

Not too unique, but the element of immersing you in the time travel element is cool. This room has quite a bit of locks.

Story
Difficulty

Medium

It's a little step above medium in my opinion, but it's not too hard. There were moments of getting stumped though.

Ideal number of players

3

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

17

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

Yes

In the beginning.

Physically active

Not at all

Parking

Easy

Street parking

Jun 9, 2024 | Experienced Jun 8, 2024

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