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Lab Rat takes place in a laboratory where giant rats are doing odd experiments on human beings, specifically you! The somewhat unhinged Ratkenstein, a doctoral student in the field of human intelligence (or, in his estimation, the lack thereof), has tasked you with completing a series of tests and puzzles. If you succeed, he can finally write his dissertation. If you fail, he’s going to put you and your friends in the old test-subject chipper (like a wood chipper, but for test subjects!). You’ll have one hour to complete the tests and attempt to get out of the laboratory for good, before Ratkenstein turns you into mulch!
- 4-12
- 60 mins
- Medium
- Not scary
Awards
- Finalist (2024) - TERPECA
- Best of Morty (2023) - Morty
- Top Rooms (2023) - TERPECA
- Best Overall "In-Person Escape Room" Of The Year (2022) - Bullseye Award
- Best of Morty (2022) - Morty
- #63 - Top Rooms (2022) - TERPECA
- #45 - Top Rooms (2021) - TERPECA
- Silver - Best Story (2021) - Keys To Greatness
- Silver - Best Story (2020) - Keys To Greatness
- #1 - Best Escape Rooms in Los Angeles (2020) - Best Escape Rooms
- #21 - Top Rooms (2020) - TERPECA
- #12 - Top Rooms (2019) - TERPECA
- Gold - Best Story (2019) - Keys To Greatness
- #8 - Top Rooms (2018) - TERPECA
- Golden Lock Winners (2018) - Golden Lock Awards
- Most Creative (2018) - Achievement Unlocked
All (1714)
Overwhelmingly positive
Gameplay
Overwhelmingly positive
Atmosphere
Overwhelmingly positive
Customer service
Overwhelmingly positive
Reviews
Danielledenicola
126 escape rooms
9/10 One of my favs in LA by far, super fun, difficult in a fun way, linear, a bit dated but overall really entertaining
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Easy to find location
Yes
Trudeau
50 escape rooms
Overall I loved the set design and story for this room, which is why it earned a ❤️. My only disappointment in this room was that it wasn’t more challenging. I wish it had more puzzles in it and more challenging puzzles. Also, our group easily tripped something that caused us to have to exit the room while the GM reset a bunch of things, so I wish they better protected that thing from unintentionally being triggered too early. But I would certainly recommend this room to anyone for the novelty of the story and the great set design.
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Atmosphere
The set design was top notch!
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Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Story
The only room I’ve ever done with a story like this!
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
4
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
12
Was anything broken?
Yes
One of our players touched something in the first room that caused all doors to open and the game to break, so the GM had to come in, kick us out of the room temporarily, and reset the room. Then we came back in and started over. It seems like there are multiple ways they could have prevented us touching something early from prematurely activating a bunch of things in the room. But overall it was a small setback since it happened right at the beginning of our game.
Live actors
No
Physically active
Somewhat
Accessibility
There are a couple puzzles that would be difficult/impossible for a physically impaired person who has difficulty walking or climbing. But as long as one person in the group can do that part, you should be fine.
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Medium
aubreyle
7 escape rooms
Lab Rat is very well done. The theatrics were incredible. All the pieces were handmade! There was so much to do in this escape room. The puzzles were challenging, but fun! I would definitely recommend this to anyone thinking about doing it!
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Game tech
High tech
Cookie151515
6 escape rooms
Did with a group of 4. Perfect size group for the space.
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jasminejuwvipart
106 escape rooms
I felt like I was a rat in a room!! Such a cool experience! The scale of the room blew me away and had a great time with our GMs Briana and Ben. Such a cool room and experience.
DaynaC
65 escape rooms
This was a very cool “room!” Our game master Ben was awesome, 100% on. We got off to a quick start, picking up on where to start. Overall, a great, slightly complicated room. We could have used a couple more people, 4 being a challenge.
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Very immersive and cleverly done.
mishlepley
21 escape rooms
We had a great time. It was not quite as elite as I expected but it was a lot of fun and some of the puzzles were innovative. The story didn’t tie into puzzles well. It was a very fun escape room but it wasn’t life altering by any means.
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Live actors
No
Live actors
No
sjeubanks
85 escape rooms
Hands down - One of my top 3 escape rooms I've ever done. All of the puzzles were so fun and immersive. I absolutely love the set design and how much we could explore. My friends and I still talk about this room to this day!
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Perfect flow and very linear
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Lordawesome
1 escape room
We had a group of 5 do this room as part of a bachelor party, and we had an amazing time! Ben (and Shilo) met our vibe, and tailored the experience for our group. We were challenged, but also laughing the whole time. Certainly a very memorable room.
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Live actors
No
Sieberhardt
70 escape rooms
Love any game that gives me a treat. The set was incredible, you truly felt like a lab rat. The puzzles were very creative. I’d give it a medium rating for skill level, could be challenging for newer escapers. Overall a very unique experience.
Editorial
“Nothing felt impossible within the walls of Lab Rat.“
60 Second Escape Room Reviews
“This room is more than escaping, it’s about savouring the experience“
Review the Room
“This room is one of our favorites. From the variety of puzzles and the amount of things to do ...“
Esc Room Addict
“Lab Rat phenomenally blends multimedia storytelling into an escape room experience...“
Escape Rumors
“A must-play. It’s worth traveling far to test your human intelligence in this lab.“
Room Escape Artist