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Chapter 1: The Basement

Very positive (748 ratings)

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Will you escape Edward's basement? You and your friends have been kidnapped by Edward Tandy -- a cannibalistic serial killer with a fine taste for unique electronics, taxidermy, and of course human flesh. He has created a sick and twisted game of sorts in his deceased mother's home. He hopes to weed out the unintelligent and find those who are "worthy of escaping" by his late mother's standards. In THE BASEMENT, you and your team will have to employ keen communication skills, a finely tuned organizational prowess, and a general ability to keep your $h!t together under pressure if you want to survive. This is what we like to call a "funnel puzzle" where you will find numerous items and clues throughout the room. These items all come together to orchestrate your escape.

  • 1-10
  • 45 mins
  • Hard
  • Scary

Awards

Ratings

All ratings (748)

Very positive

Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Overwhelmingly positive
Customer service
Overwhelmingly positive

Reviews

@minicows13
minicows13

202 escape rooms

Best room at the location. Honestly it would be the only room I would recommend doing at this company. As a group of two, we felt very rushed though. I think they need to increase the amount of time just a LITTLE bit. I read a review on another room at this company saying it felt a little corporate-y and that they were trying to push people in and out of rooms to increase revenue. After completing all the rooms at this location, I tend to agree with that person. If you only have time to do one room, this would be the one. But also- there’s other basements 🀣

Dec 21, 2025
@francisc28
francisc28

72 escape rooms

Very fun. Recommend playing inna smaller group maybe 5 people, just so things don’t become messy/confusing solving different puzzles. otherwise very fun and creepy room. Actor did an amazing job scaring us.

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Dec 10, 2025 | Experienced Dec 10, 2025

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wehohoho

15 escape rooms

Yeah, it’s gross. And a TON of fun! Spooky, creepy, challenging, and a blast all around!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Was anything broken?

No

Sep 8, 2025
@mishlepley
mishlepley

38 escape rooms

This room was definitely overhyped for me. The puzzles are fairly simple, but the game flow isn’t great. I wouldn’t recommend doing it with more than 4 people. The live actor is basically just there to give clues. And the justification for her knowing things is a little thin. The puzzles don’t make a whole lot of sense in the story and there is more searching for things than solving

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Gameplay

The puzzles didn’t really fit the theme and often felt like there was more searching for things than solving things.

Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

No

Story
Difficulty

Easy

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Spooky

The live actor is friendly not scary

Minimum age

13

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

Yes

The live actor was friendly not scary

Physically active

Somewhat

Easy to find location

No

Parking

Medium

Aug 9, 2025 | Experienced Aug 10, 2025

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mrprovolone

9 escape rooms

The beginning of it all and it sets the tone for the rest of the rooms. The vibes are scary enough but not terrifying and the set resign is gross and grimy and fun! A good set of puzzles to figure out but they flow together well and keep you moving at a great pace

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Story
Difficulty

Hard

Ideal number of players

6

Scary

Scary

Minimum age

16

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

Yes

Physically active

Somewhat

Jun 1, 2025
@LadyJones
LadyJones

44 escape rooms

We did both the basement and the study back to back with group of 5. We had a blast and have to give credit to our gamemaster and the live actors here because they are the best we have seen. We have done 40+ rooms so far and haven’t seen puzzles and gameplay quite like this. Would like to come back for courtyard!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Mar 25, 2025 | Experienced Mar 24, 2025
@yay842
yay842

100 escape rooms

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Feb 2, 2025 | Experienced Jan 17, 2025
@Escapeologists
Escapeologists

449 escape rooms

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Oct 15, 2024 | Experienced Aug 5, 2017

B

BuzzFun4me

21 escape rooms

Really disappointed in this place. The appearance was okay but it was obvious that nothing has been updated in ages and shows a lack of attention and it smelled bad. Don't understand such high ratings.

Gameplay

Live person in room

Atmosphere
Customer service
Physically active

Somewhat

Oct 8, 2024 | Experienced Aug 24, 2024

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Editorial

  • β€œIt's the hardest game they have, but don't let it scare you away.β€œ

    60 Second Escape Room Reviews
  • β€œ... it’s an above average experience for sure.β€œ

    Esc Room Addict
  • β€œThe Basement was more in line with a horror survival video game...β€œ

    Escape Mattster
  • β€œFrom the sights and sounds, to the odors and textures, The Basement was on point.β€œ

    Room Escape Artist
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