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Shades of Grey

Very Positive (23 ratings)

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Are you ready to solve a murder? Step into a black-and-white, film noir world as you race to crack the case in this one-of-a-kind blend of escape room and murder mystery! This is your chance to impress gumshoe Sheila Lockwood and earn your place at the Lockwood Detective Agency, so grab your team and get sleuthing! Alongside traditional escape room puzzles, Shades of Grey features a unique Case File system, inspired by games like Return of the Obra Dinn or The Case of the Golden Idol. To crack the case, solving puzzles alone isn't enough. You'll need to identify the suspects, understand their relationships, and connect the evidence to complete this story-rich experience.

  • 2-6
  • 60 mins
  • Hard
  • Not scary

Ratings

All ratings (23)

Very Positive

Gameplay
Very Positive
Atmosphere
Very Positive
Customer service
Very Positive

Reviews

@arescrane
arescrane

3 escape rooms

I 100% recommend this room to all who might be interested in it!! Awesome puzzles and an awesome story. It’s fun, well-managed and reasonably priced (especially on weekdays!). Our GM was enthusiastic and lively and really made the experience work for us. We did it with two people and despite being super out of practice it wasn’t frustrating at all and we got pretty far in! We had some tech issues but it wasn’t the fault of the room and they were solved as quick as possible. The story was super well-written, memorable and funny, and the puzzles were complex and satisfying to figure out. We’re going to be following the creators for all future experiences for sure!

Gameplay

The gameplay was unique and filled every square inch of the room. The story flowed effortlessly across every puzzles and made us laugh at multiple points. Overall it was very well written and smooth!

Atmosphere

The art direction was immaculate. It was super fun and actually expanded on the tropes it used instead of repeating them mindlessly. It was very immersive and creative!

Customer service

Our GM was stellar. He responded to questions promptly while still keeping the solutions to the puzzles secret. When we had tech issues he was able to fix them quickly and professionally. He knew how to hype up the room and was just overall lovely to talk to.

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

The interactive elements inside the room were novel and such a fun way to feel immersed in the story!!

Story

The story was delightful and flowed well. It had clever and funny moments. Definitely one of the more memorable experiences we’ve had.

Difficulty

Hard

We were out of practice going into this room so we had a tough but still enjoyable time. Definitely on the more complex end of things, but not frustrating at all.

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

3

It’s certainly possible with less but you definitely need great communication and multi-tasking abilities.

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

12

Was anything broken?

Yes

We had an internet outage in the middle of the game through no fault of the GM but he figured out and fixed the problem as promptly as he could, and gave us extra time to make up for it!

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Lot of stairs to get in but once in the room is compact and easy to navigate. Things are located both high and low to the ground, though!

Accessibility

You have to go up a large set of stairs to make it into the room, and once there it would be hard to maneuver with any large mobility aid. People with colour blindness would find this a little extra challenging. All audio was subtitled.

Easy to find location

Yes

Follow the instructions on the website!

Parking

Easy

There is plenty short-term parking in the area.

Safety

Yes

Aug 30, 2026 | Experienced Aug 27, 2026

Thanks so much for playing!

Sep 4, 2026

B

BoomShakaLaka

311 escape rooms

Awesome game experience for our group of 3. Wonderful and detailed narrative. Unique puzzles and gameplay. Mostly linear, but also some opportunities for parallel puzzle solving. Highly recommended.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
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Story
Aug 9, 2026

Thanks for playing and sharing your thoughts with us! 🩶 We really appreciate it.

Aug 10, 2026

d

dmlk

32 escape rooms

The tech and storytelling in this game were great, a lot of fun puzzles and a ton to solve. There are a quite a few puzzles to solve, you'll spend the hour solving rather than searching for clues.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Hard

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

6

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

13

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Safety

Yes

Aug 9, 2026 | Experienced Aug 7, 2026

Thanks for coming by to crack the case! 🕵️‍♂️

Aug 10, 2026

@TheEscapeAngel
TheEscapeAngel

133 escape rooms

𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 �𓅝𓃄 �𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿 𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 𓂨𓅝𓃄 𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿

Jul 23, 2026 | Experienced Jul 19, 2026

Thanks for playing and giving your brain a workout! We hope your colours seem a little brighter after playing! 🌈

Jul 27, 2026

J

JamesFromToronto

307 escape rooms

This is everything an escape room should aspire to be: split beautifully between being narrative-driven and system-driven with a novel interface, a fantastic set, numerous puzzles of different types, everything comes together. Staff was fantastic, I can not wait until they expand in this space.

Jul 20, 2026 | Experienced Jul 19, 2026

Thanks for your visit, James!

Jul 20, 2026

@Alex2000
Alex2000

428 escape rooms

Keep experimenting Lockwood and I’ll keep following! This held up to the high standards of their previous pop ups. This was a smartly constructed experience that forced you to follow the narrative but in a more manageable and interesting way than most “narrative” rooms. If you’ve played Obra-Dinn/Roottrees/Case of the Golden Idol, the primary mechanic of the room will be familiar. You must input discoveries from your investigation and the system will verify your inputs in sets and allow you to proceed. I really enjoyed this fresh take to an escape room that requires you to follow the narrative throughout. The writing is funny, the mystery is manageable for 1 hour experience, the room is gorgeous and the puzzles were fun to solve/all tied to the mystery. This room shows that you don’t need the most advanced tech to create an engaging experience. No notes, go play the room, you’ll have a lot of fun.

Jul 20, 2026 | Experienced Jul 19, 2026

Thanks for coming, Alex! We don't plan to stop experimenting any time soon. 🧑‍🔬

Jul 20, 2026

@theescapecrew
theescapecrew

72 escape rooms

This is an absolutely fantastic room. One of our favourites. It involves story telling in effective ways and has clues and puzzles that require logic as well. It’s hard to be unique in the escape world but Lockwood absolutely was able to pull this off. I strongly recommend this one.

Jun 26, 2026 | Experienced Jun 26, 2026
@baffledgyal
baffledgyal

220 escape rooms

Playing this room was so refreshing! The space is on the smaller side, but it packs quite the punch in terms of puzzle content. The puzzles were extremely creative and such a joy to solve! Loved the aesthetic. Loved the small details. Loved the storyline. This room proves that you don’t need a large space and a massive budget to create experiences that are oodles and oodles of fun! It’s so nice to see escape room creators doing unique and interesting things, and the folks at Lockwood definitely ate with this one!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Hard

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

3

Scary

Not scary

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Accessibility

There is a set of stairs leading up to the escape room.

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Limited

Safety

Yes

Jun 19, 2026 | Experienced Jun 19, 2026

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