Neon Shadows: The Polybius Files

Neon Shadows is a great room. Very puzzle heavy, though it’s adaptive to group pace. Cool effects, creative use of props, and clever puzzling. I didn’t get to play the original, but I’ve heard it’s definitely been upgraded. Highly recommend if you’re anywhere near Seattle.

barely made it out, this room was a great challenge!! big thank you to Kailyn!! I was extremely excited to play this room, and it did not disappoint! I love love loooove the concept and story, this experience was so much fun. I never got the chance to play the original at my escape room so this was a treat!!

This room is fantastic! its fairly hard so bring your brains! id say 4 people would be the minimum you'd want (we did it with 3 and did still escape but had to ask for more nudges than we usually do!) the theming is so fun and nostalgic. Definitely recommend!

We did this room with a group of six players, ranging from newbies to experienced players and I would say that this is an ideal number. There was so much to do and I’m glad that we had as many people and brains as we did. There was no dull moment. I genuinely felt like a kid again and it did help that we were transported back to the 80s. A non-linear experience that I wish I could forget just so I could do the puzzles and relieve this all over again. They mentioned to us that it would help to know 80s reference and this is true but there are clues to help if you do not! By the time we experienced this room, it seems like all the glitches were resolved because the pacing was perfect. The narrative felt chaotic at times but our game master helped us make sense of the ending. Expect puzzle heavy and get your game on. This one packs a punch but you will be sure to have a great time.

A really, really great escape room. Clearly built by hand with love. A perfect mix of gen 1 and high tech with an excellent game flow. No leaps in logic with a nice blend of difficult and fun puzzles.

Puzzles 🧩: 9/10 Set/Wow Factor ✨: 8/10 Story/Immersion 🔮: 8/10 Fun factor 🤘: 8/10 Erin was our GM and we loved all the puzzles in the room. The set and theme were a delight. We got a bit lost in the details at the offset, but very impressed with the density of puzzles in the space it’s in

Truly the best escape room I’ve done. So many great unique puzzles that kept us solving the whole time!! Shout out to Will, our game master, for making our experience so fun!

Highly recommend for enthusiasts and millennials. Super nostalgic room. It was difficult for our group of 2 because of the sheer number of puzzles but I loved every single of it. For new players, I’d recommend 4+. I think this is even better than their spellstruck room.

Non-linear room with tons of puzzles, some of which were unique, and great for lovers of board games/retro gamers! This room is definitely more difficult though doable with 5 (somewhat) experienced players. We escaped with about 5-10 minutes left with a couple of nudges. Overall, this room did NOT disappoint and is for sure in my top 5 rooms I have done in terms of puzzles & flow. Would recommend checking it out if you get a chance. Shoutout to Kai for being our wonderful GM :)!