This is genuinely one of the most beautiful rooms I have ever played. And that is quite something to say, considering I was absolutely terrified for most of the experience. Besides being one of the most beautiful, it is without a doubt also one of the scariest rooms I have ever played.
Let’s start with the set design and story. Wow. I honestly don’t have the words for this. Every single detail has been carefully considered, and while playing, I genuinely felt like everything around me was real. That naturally made the danger feel all the more real as well. The sound, lighting, set design, and story come together perfectly and create what is perhaps the most beautiful experience Dreamlabs has to offer.
The level of scariness was a real surprise. We’re fairly experienced with horror rooms by now, but this one genuinely got to me. I think especially because we didn’t expect it to become this intense, which made us genuinely jump a few times. The horror is never overly aggressive or actually dangerous, but it really gets into your head and stays with you. Personally, it became a little too much for me at one point.
Luckily, we were able to communicate this to the team, and they handled it in a very good way, allowing us to continue the experience comfortably. And thankfully they did, because I absolutely wanted to see everything this room had to offer!
The game hosts also deserve a special mention. What an acting performance. The Dreamlabs concept is used brilliantly to start your adventure, and this is largely thanks to the fantastic acting talent of the game hosts. At times, it was so convincing that I genuinely found myself wondering whether something was part of the room or was actually happening. That is a huge compliment.
I do have one small point of criticism regarding the lack of space once the game starts. You are told to run and hide when you encounter “something”, but there is so little space at that point that you can easily end up panicking and bumping into each other or the walls. This may partly be down to the way we personally react to fear, but I don’t think we’re the only team whose instinct is to get as far away from the “danger” as quickly as possible. This made the fear even more intense and made the beginning somewhat frustrating at times because of constantly running into walls and teammates.
Other than that, this is absolutely a must-play, but be prepared: this room is genuinely scary. I would love to play it again now that I know what to expect, so I can appreciate everything the room has to offer even more without being quite so terrified the entire time.
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Because of the fear factor
Physically active
Somewhat