The Cabin

Excellent set design very immersive feel. Solid variety of puzzles

Beautiful room, all their rooms are soo good. Good theme, good puzzles, right difficulty, some of the puzzles really unique and cool. All in all a beautifully done room with a nice vibe ans just the right length :) can‘t get enough of their rooms 🫢

Nice layered puzzles in this room and well paced.

Completed with a group of 4. Not as scary as I feared, but had a “serial killer” vibe to set the scene. It was a good room with a lot of creative puzzles, though some were similar to other Cipher room puzzles, and since we had done some of the other rooms already, it wasn’t as novel. Still a great room nonetheless and thoroughly enjoyable.

The theming in The Cabin is absolutely next level. As self proclaimed escape room enthusiasts, I often found myself wondering around taking moments just to soak in the atmosphere and appreciate the intricate details of the set. From the moment we stepped inside, it felt like we had been whisked away from the hustle of King Street in Newtown to a secluded cabin in the woods. The immersive blend of sounds, lighting, and props completely transformed the space. It's obvious that an immense amount of thought and craftsmanship went into every element of the room. When it comes to puzzles, The Cabin delivers a fantastic variety. What really stood out were the handmade puzzles—many of which we hadn’t encountered before, even after completing close to 50 rooms! That’s a rare find for seasoned escape room players. There’s an impressive balance of low-tech and high-tech puzzles, with some really clever mechanisms woven throughout. It’s worth noting that this is not your typical family-friendly room. The Cabin leans towards the eerie and creepy, but rest assured, there are no jump scares. It’s more about building a sense of suspense and atmosphere. I’d rate this room as quite challenging. Our team did end up utilising a few hints to make it through within the 60-minute time limit. As always, the game masters at The Cipher Room are always ready to offer guidance and aid in any way possible.

I was a bit nervous about The Cabin as it's Cipher's second oldest room and we had already done their three newest ones (Marlowe, La Rebellion & Mr. Pepper's), and there was a concern that it wouldn't live up to the others by comparison. Boy, was I wrong! The Cabin turned out to be another sublime escape room experience, definitely right up there as one of my all-time favourites. The theming was incredible -- super creepy atmosphere (but no real jump scares), and the puzzles were some of the most creative and fun I've done to date. Everything flowed so well and in line with the theme, and the ending -- as with all of Cipher's rooms -- was truly impressive. It was definitely challenging but not impossible -- we accepted one clue to point us in the right direction, though we probably shouldn't have as we would've gotten it eventually and we escaped with 10 minute to spare. I really can't say enough about all of Cipher's escape rooms. It makes me sad that I can only do each room once.

The five of us escaped this room. There was a delay in time because we're not familiar with English, but we're able to escape even if we're not good at English. The difficulty level was good without much difficulty.

Fantastic theme and storyline throughout this room. It really felt immersive like we were in the scene. My only fault was one of the puzzles was a little tricky to hear which chewed up some time.

A classic spooky cabin vibe with some unique puzzles. This room, whilst not on top of my Cipher list, still feels very well done and designed with the puzzle customisation a nice touch. Our game master Nathaniel was great, chatted with us heaps and helped move our booking forward as we finished some of the other rooms early. I didn’t find it overly scary and had some trouble with the theming not really connecting to some of the puzzles.

As Cipher’s oldest room The Cabin has all the markings of a traditional mechanical escape room but still delivers in terms of atmosphere and puzzle variety. Whilst not leaning too heavily into the horror of its premise, the experience was still super clever and personalised when it came to player interaction and immersion. Great room. Our Game Master Nathaniel was awesome and happy to talk shop post-game.