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The year was 1984. Allan and Ann Garrett and their son, Matthew, disappeared without a trace. Now, nearly four decades later, the family is still missing and the case has gone cold. You must enter their old abandoned house, search for clues, and hopefully unravel the mystery to; Whatever happened to the Garretts?
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Overwhelmingly positive
Gameplay
Overwhelmingly positive
Atmosphere
Overwhelmingly positive
Customer service
Overwhelmingly positive
83 escape rooms
I loved this game! The sets were so well done for the time period the game is set in. The story is super easy to follow with some fun twists and turns. Most of the puzzles were very unique. The game is 100% linear, with 2 people, it was perfect, however I imagine you wouldnβt want more than 4.
Very linear!
Amazing vibes
Yes
Medium
High tech
The game itself is high tech, but as a player it doesnβt feel like it. It feels more mechanical! The tech really fits the time frame the game is set in.
4
Spooky
Not scary, vibes are creepy, but not in a scary way.
13
Game is child friendly, some puzzles are higher than average.
No
No
Not at all
136 escape rooms
This room has been placed in my mind as one of my favorites. Large amount of connections to my childhood. This room will not be forgotten. Attention to detail is perfect. Quite an experience.
Yes
Medium
High tech
2
Not scary
No
No
Not at all
No
A little tricky to get to on the second floor. Had to find the stairs up.
Easy
10 escape rooms
It was an amazing room! From the theme to the creative puzzles, this escape room challenges you while also bringing an amazing story and pace. It's definitely a top 10 room for me
Yes
Medium
High tech
4
Spooky
13
No
No
Somewhat
Yes
Medium
104 escape rooms
Amazing immersive design and puzzles that gradually increased in challenge and uniqueness. The design was movie quality and perfectly early 80s. We were blown away by the twists and how well the story play went. Too many wow moments that I won't spoil, just go check this out!!
Great story flow!
From the spot on 80s decor to the surprise sets, the design was perfect. Movie quality immersion.
Loved the story. AMAZING
Medium
High tech
3
Did it with 2, but 3-4 would probably finish faster?
Not scary
12
I think the storyline and one prop might bump it to a PG-13
No
No
Somewhat
One part does require someone to be physically useful π
Yes
Easy
Street parking readily available, plus there's a lot near and underground parking right there
110 escape rooms
Room was fun and a bit crazy, but a good crazy. Things went off the rails quickly but it kept it unique and exciting. There was quite a bit of puzzles but fairly linear and we had some good laughs along the way. The room itself was great! Only kind of drawback for us was the lackluster emotion from one of the GMs. The girl who took us to the room and set up the story got us all hyped, but the GM guy at the end was kinda emotionless. We almost didn't know if we finished in time. Guy just walked in and started resetting things. When we asked for a photo he seemed kind of surprised we would ask. Anyway, maybe he was having a bad day. I don't want to take away form the room though. Was definitely a good one.
First GM - welcoming, energetic. Ending GM - MEh
Yes
Medium
Not scary
No
No
Not at all
Yes
Limited
minimal parking underground. has lots of reserved spots so try not to park in those.
22 escape rooms
The room itself was really neat. It stuck with the theme, had a great throw back 80βs vibe, and was a really fun use of the space. The puzzles were creative and challenging in a way that was enjoyable for the whole party. I DO NOT recommend the GM we had, whose name I donβt know because he never introduced himself. He seemed annoyed we were there (ie, deep sighed when we arrived), mocked a player because they didnβt read the door for the exit to the restroom, and then gave a βclueβ that was incorrect and actually sent us the wrong path for the room. The staff member definitely ruined the experience for us in what was a really rad room with fun puzzles.
Yes
Medium
High tech
4
Spooky
8
No
No
Somewhat
Yes
Limited
24 escape rooms
I had hesitations taking my parents to this room, one of which has never been to an escape room before. I wanted her first experience to be magicalβ¦ oh boy, I couldnβt have chosen a better room than this. The experience is really transforming throughout the journey, be quick, be observant, and just step on Garretsβ footsteps :) We escaped with only 3 clues and the GM said the escape rate is 37%, so if you can escape, kudos!
Yes
Medium
High tech
4
Spooky
12
No
No
Not at all
Yes
Easy
13 escape rooms
Although the setting is great, it starts a bit slow - too many red herrings to start, as well. It picks up tremendously in the latter half of the escape with one hell of a finale, but I did find myself wishing it wasnβt as linear as it ended up being.
No
Still very fun!
Medium
High tech
Not scary
No
No
Not at all
Yes
Easy
100 escape rooms
We liked this room- I think Maze rooms are all very well done. We did this back to back with Tombstone and liked Tombstone better. The puzzles are unique and clever, but the ending was a little weird to us. We had just two people and needed 3 hints to escape. It wasnβt overly hard.
18 escape rooms
Such a great room! The puzzles were linear and clever. So engaging, and a really fun ending! We had a group of two, which was challenging in a really rewarding way. We used one hint and escaped with five minutes to spare.
Yes
βWhatever Happened to the Garretts is one of the best games in Los Angeles.β
β From the moment you walk in through the front door, you really feel like you're inside a house.β