Le Plan [Escape Plan]

Agree with a lot of the other reviews. No traditional puzzles. You are definitely pushed into a direction but the fun is thinking of what to do before you are pushed in that direction. A fun change of pace if you are ploughing through traditional style rooms. Cost is more probably bc of the number of actors involved. 8.2/10

This is not an escape room. Marketing it as such is deceitful. This is participatory theater. You become characters in a story, acting out the roles that are fed to you by the other actors. There are almost no real puzzles to speak of. You're asked to devise an escape plan, but you're limited because you don't know all the rules of the in-game world, so the actors must feed them to you. And while there are multiple ways you could approach certain situations, they're limited and it all feels scripted, and you have to follow the script. It never felt like we had true agency. If you like participatory theater, performing on demand, improv, etc., this might appeal to you. If you enjoy escape rooms for the challenge of solving puzzles, it will probably not. Honestly, I feel cheated by a bait-and-switch.

I feel like this is a polarizing room, where a person either loves it or does not. I’d say this room is much more of a problem-solving experience than a puzzle-solving experience.. no locks, no code combinations, no major puzzles. The experience relies heavily on interacting with the actors, so it really helps if at least a few people in your group are outgoing and willing to fully lean into the roleplay. The setting is in a prison cell with guards and other prisoners, so by nature, they may pick on you/poke fun at you. If this is not your thing, you might not like this game. I personally loved the entire experience.

Very unique experience, maybe we could’ve gotten more by being more proactive and interacting with actors more, but it was quite a fun experience.

I loved this game, the interactions were fun, the actors were engaging and overall great to be around. However, the credits song sounds like its generated by Artificial Intelligence which is why I gave it a thumbs up.

A very bad experience. Having played more than 70 escape rooms, this is by far the most disappointing one I’ve ever had. The interaction with the actors was particularly unpleasant and, above all, traumatic. I do not recommend this venue. Personally, this experience has made me seriously reconsider trying an escape room of this type again.

Escape rooms an immersive theater have always been intertwined genres, but I don’t think I’ve seen such a unique blend until I played Escape Plan. The game was both not an escape room yet filled with interactions that played like puzzles - with the difference being that these types of puzzles would be impossible without such a heavy actor presence. Out of all the prison break games I’ve played, this actually felt like being in a simulated prison break, from the hilarious banter to the massive set to some of the most innovative uses of gameplay I’ve seen. The cutscenes were awesome and super funny, which made downtime fly by when lesser games have fumbled exposition. I experienced a lot of sincere emotion from this game, from joy to satisfaction to anxiety to a little playful indignation at how we were treated in universe (the actors had incredible boundaries and absolutely did not make anyone uncomfortable). I encourage anyone who loves escape rooms as immersive narratives to play this game, with a more outgoing teammate if they’re nervous about the amount of actor interaction. It may not be for hardcore puzzlers, but it is truly a one of a kind, special experience.

I’m leaving this review since this game is fairly new and we didn’t see many reviews online, so hopefully this will be helpful for some. If you have played escape games before with actor interaction (like some Escaparium games), Escape Plan was like that, on steroids. It felt a bit like interacting with NPCs in a videogame but in real life so immersion was the main focus but just not our cup of tea. The actors were excellent! But the game design is very socially interactive to figure out the conceptual “puzzles”. It is very much on the same trajectory of newer Escaparium games (Magnifico, Ctrl alt reboot) that are leaning into the theatrical/social experiment/immersive experience. We are fine with escape games with actors but usually it’s one aspect of the larger game. If you love the style of social play, or interested in a new medium of playing, this game would be great for you (role playing games, acting, etc). If you are introverts that aren’t into improv, or prefer independent logic puzzle games without interruptions, we recommend you to give your decision some additional consideration.

Truly a novel and great twist on escape rooms. Admittedly this style of room has a much larger range of outcomes in terms of enjoyability but the actors really know how to make it an amazing experience. Might be worth being picky on who you choose in your friend group to complete this room with. Our group had a hilarious time with all the banter but probably not the best option for a work group.

It was a really fun experience and the actors were really into their roles, which was nice. As for the scenario itself, I think it was a bit too much guided and too crowded for our team of 5 and would recommend for a team of 2-3 players where everyone could be more involved as sometimes we had 2 persons waiting for time to pass while others were actively participating with the actors. Their site clearly indicates it's not a typical escape room so it was to be expected, but there was essentially no puzzle. It was mostly a guided story in which we took part (really fun, just not escape game).