Oculus 2 - Harold's House

Very Positive (39 ratings)

Escape Rooms Cardiff

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The remake, not the sequel! We’ve revamped our scariest room to make way for ‘Harold’s House’ Get into the psyche of our notorious serial killer, Oculus. Known for his obsession with eyes and scooping out his subjects’ blinkers, Oculus has escaped from prison and is on the way home… In your search, you must find his last remaining victim, Becky Morris, and come to her rescue before he takes his eyes for his collection, along with yours…

2-6
60 mins
Medium
Scary

Ratings

All ratings (39)

Very Positive

Gameplay: Very Positive

Atmosphere: Very Positive

Customer service: Very Positive

Reviews

TheEscapePuzzler

289 escape rooms

It wasn’t that long ago that we played the original Oculus game, so when Oculus 2 first kicked off with some familiar puzzles we were worried it hadn’t changed as much as we’d expected. However, it quickly deviated from the original gameplay in new and exciting ways, with satisfying puzzles, creepy theming and a real sense of dread throughout. Overall a fantastic upgrade to an already great room, that utilises the same space in clever ways. 👍

Gameplay

Atmosphere

Customer service

Story

Scary

Spooky

Was anything broken?

Live actors

Physically active

Somewhat

All team members are required to climb and crawl.

Easy to find location

Yes

Safety

Yes

May 31, 2026 | Experienced May 31, 2026

MissSamC

32 escape rooms

I really enjoyed the original Oculus but v2 felt like the theme had been stretched and lost slightly. The first room was good but as we went on I stopped enjoying it, found it dark, cramped and a little clunky

May 16, 2026

reillylikereally

172 escape rooms

After playing their original game I was really shocked at what they have been able to achieve with this new overhaul. The theming and design of the space is so elevated, deliberate and chosen. All this with some great puzzles to boot!

Gameplay

Every puzzle flowed thematically well into the next with some great surprise moments!

Atmosphere

STUNNING set and a huge upgrade from its original form. I’m so surprised as to what they have managed to achieve with such a small space.

Customer service

Always great hosts at this venue.

Particularly interesting or different

Story

Such a great continuation from the original story with a clear objective.

Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

Scary

Minimum age

Was anything broken?

Live actors

Physically active

Somewhat

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Limited

Safety

Yes

Apr 7, 2026

NooselyTied

6 escape rooms

Loved the old Oculus, but this one is even better!

Jan 15, 2026

Wjdbain

43 escape rooms

A vast improvement on the original Oculus. Some very clever puzzles and game mechanics. Quite scary at times, very spooky vibes the whole way through.

Gameplay

Atmosphere

Customer service

Kaleigh was fantastic, one of our favourite GMs we've had anywhere!

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story

Difficulty

Hard

Game tech

Mechanical

Bits of fun tech but mostly mechanical/lock and key

Ideal number of players

We played with 2, but 3 would have helped a bit

Scary

Minimum age

Was anything broken?

Live actors

Physically active

Somewhat

Some crawling and climbing

Accessibility

I would assume they can work around the crawling and climbing, but you do have to go downstairs to get to the room.

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Sep 9, 2025

00Murty

93 escape rooms

Loved this one! Such an upgrade on such a great room, including the scare factor. An exciting, thematic, great looking room 👏🏻

Gameplay

Atmosphere

Customer service

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story

Difficulty

Hard

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

Scary

Minimum age

Was anything broken?

Live actors

Physically active

Somewhat

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Aug 30, 2025

MrStee1e

14 escape rooms

I've always held Escape Rooms Cardiff in a fantastic light and I still do! We had an amazing experience although some puzzles were a bit temperamental at times. It's early doors for this game so I can forgive the odd bit. The bottom line is the remake is so much more terrifying in the best way and is definitely one to try out if you like a horror room!

Gameplay

The change in the story made it so much more intense. My teammate and I genuinely felt our hearts racing (granted we aren't the bravest) The puzzles were unique and all fit the theme.

Atmosphere

Customer service

Although our host was lovely, there were a few bits that raised an eyebrow or two. The biggest one being hints coming in the form of "Have you seen this/done this?" to things we had made big deals about prior to asking for help. It made us feel as if there wasn't much attention being given towards us.

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story

Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

Scary

Minimum age

Was anything broken?

Yes

When approaching our last few seconds we hit a bit of our dead end. Our host hinted that a key had dropped that we were unable to find. We assumed that it was us not quite finding it in time. When the host came in as we didn't quite finish we asked where the key dropped. He also couldn't find it. I don't know whether this was the result of an improper reset or a mechanical piece not triggering properly.

Live actors

Physically active

Somewhat

Accessibility

Not ideal for mobility. Some climbing and crawling necessary for all players

Easy to find location

Yes

Slap bang in the city centre

Parking

Easy

Plenty of parking around!

Aug 29, 2025

LouisSuddaby23

102 escape rooms

As always with ERC, the quality of set design, puzzles and hosting from the GM were outstanding A fun room which follows on nicely from Oculus 1, so players who already played the original will enjoy the continuity

Gameplay

Atmosphere

Customer service

Our GM Skeggy was fantastic

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story

Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

Completed as an experienced team of 4

Scary

Spooky

A few jump scares when keys dropped and doors opened

Was anything broken?

Live actors

Physically active

Somewhat

Small amount of crawling and climbing

Easy to find location

Yes

Centre of Cardiff

Aug 29, 2025 | Experienced Aug 29, 2025

EscapeBeth94

102 escape rooms

As always with Escape Rooms Cardiff they’ve knocked it out of the park with this one! I love that this is a continuation of the Oculus storyline, with nods to the original. The puzzles were really well integrated and we had a lot of fun. Skeggs was a great GM, who was friendly and helpful but left us to figure things out for a while before asking if we’d like help if we were on the wrong track.

Gameplay

Fantastic!

Atmosphere

Very tense atmosphere created with lighting and sound which really added to the experience.

Customer service

Skeggs was a great GM! All the staff were really friendly!

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

I love that this was a sequel to oculus and that there were nods to the original room, but it didn’t require having down the first room.

Story

The story was phenomenal! Puzzles were really well integrated to the story!

Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

Scary

I found this scary (but am a wuss), but not outright terrifying

Minimum age

Was anything broken?

Yes

We lost a key component for one puzzle and there was no way to retrieve. GM handled this well and told us the answer for the puzzle, rather than come in and resolve and ruin the ending.

Live actors

Physically active

Somewhat

Some crawling and climbing required

Accessibility

Not suitable for wheelchair users, challenging for those with mobility problems.

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Aug 29, 2025 | Experienced Aug 29, 2025

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