HauntedTotem
29 escape rooms
From start to finish this was a top notch experience!! Highly recommend and already looking forward to future rooms from this team!!
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Easy
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The Ministry is the arbiter of an ancient estate up for escrow, but something (or someone) is preventing its sale...
- 4-12
- 90 mins
- Medium
- Spooky
Awards
- Best of Morty (2025) - Morty
- #87 - Top Rooms (2025) - TERPECA
- Best of Morty (2024) - Morty
- #41 - Top Rooms (2024) - TERPECA
- Best of Morty (2023) - Morty
- #51 - Top Rooms (2023) - TERPECA
- Best of Morty (2022) - Morty
- #52 - Top Rooms (2022) - TERPECA
- Real-Life (2022) - Golden Lock Awards
All ratings (1911)
Overwhelmingly Positive
- Gameplay
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- Atmosphere
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- Customer service
- Overwhelmingly Positive
Reviews
Asterialy
54 escape rooms
Hope End is absolutely one of my ALL TIME favorite escape games, especially in SoCal! I will start off by saying it’s slightly scary. Probably not so great for children, unless they’re super brave! There is a live actor, but they’re not…too scary. There’s no chasing, not really there to scare you except unsettle you a bit… They’re there to make the experience unforgettable! 😁 There’s only a few moments that’s a bit scary but it was more from the sudden appearance than anything scary scary, otherwise this game isn’t designed to scare you, rather just unsettle you. 4 people is the absolute minimum. I don’t think they can really fudge that limit to accommodate lesser number of players. Slight spoiler, you do get separated momentarily in the beginning, hence the minimum number of players. From even before you enter the door, they are all already in character! They only break character at the really end when you’ve finished and my they were absolutely AMAZING. The puzzles weren’t too difficult, but you can tell this room was designed as an EXPERIENCE, and less so trying to make it so difficult that the pass rate is low. They WANT you to finish the game, so you can experience it in its entirety ❤️. For our group, we went in as a group of 4, and I think the difficulty was just right! Lots to see, do, find, and explore! Some dexterity involved haha. 🤣 The story is PHENOMENAL. Most escape games you can go through and forget about the story. Not this one. You are engaged and stay engaged to the story throughout. The puzzles make sense and adhere to the main storyline. There were a few locks, but all of them were to theme, no combination locks at all. They make you believe (down to the smell lol), that you’re in a different time period. The set was absolutely on point! They did very well to bring the manor and story to life with the lights, sounds, set designs, live acting, etc! I would absolutely absolutely recommend Hope End to anyone hoping for an unforgettable experience!
Gameplay
An absolute EXPERIENCE!
Atmosphere
The set design was on point! Every part of the experience designed towards immersion, down to the smells haha 🤣 From before you even step foot into the store, they’re already in character and dragging you into the story. They’re all in!
Customer service
The GMs were AMAZING! The live actor was absolutely phenomenal! As I said before, the experience starts even before you step foot into the store. They were very committed to their roles!
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Very unique! Most escape rooms seem like a test of intelligence, can you find the patterns, notice the differences, find the combo, etc. Hope End is a highly curated and intentional experience and they do everything to make the immersion as seamless as possible! You aren’t there for an escape game. You’re there to help with an investigation on a haunted house. The live actor isn’t there to scare you. They’re there to guide you, to interact with you, because you’re in her house and she is the creepy host.
Story
Oh I will definitely be remembering this story for awhile to come! And this is coming from someone who usually forgets the story for escape rooms 😅 I love this one!
Difficulty
Medium
I think the difficulty was perfect! They’re not designing it to make them unsolvable. They give just enough guided hints that the puzzles are solvable albeit with a bit of discovery (snooping) and brain power! They want you to solve the investigation, they want you to experience the entire game!
Game tech
High tech
No combination locks. All locks were old fashioned and fit the time period!
Ideal number of players
4
4 is minimum. I think 4 is also optimal! Though, if you have someone who is scared of the dark or being alone, then probably a bit more for company!
Scary
Spooky
The live actor isn’t there to scare you. BUT, she does end up being a bit scary, especially at the beginning and once when she appears out of nowhere 🤣 Not too bad! I also think they broke up our group quite intentionally, though this was just our guess in hindsight. She guessed which in our group is the bravest, which would best be not left alone, etc and positioned us in a way that would be most optimal to NOT scare us. At least that’s just how it ended up for our group!
Minimum age
12
Definitely older to enjoy it!
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
Yes
Not there to scare you, but she is scary. She’s phenomenal!
Physically active
Not at all
Did not need to climb, jump, crawl (except one area and I think they’d just put you in the other room if you might have difficulties with crawling).
Accessibility
Pretty accessible! Didn’t need to crawl or climb. It is dark in one place though and hearing is absolutely necessary for a few puzzles.
Easy to find location
Yes
Yes, BUT… there is no sign 🤣 They’re in the corner. That’s all I’ll say haha.
Parking
Easy
Safety
Yes
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ahouuu
16 escape rooms
We absolutely loved this escape room. It was honestly life changing! It was so immersive and the live actors were absolutely incredible. We loved Annie and Dolores. This is absolutely a must-do escape room!!!
Thomaskorm
16 escape rooms
Very immersive experience. Enjoyed this escape room with friends. One of my favorites thus far.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Safety
Yes
yjdiaz84
31 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
ella4ever
104 escape rooms
I’m so grateful that I saved Hope End for my 100th Escape Room because it was such a memorable, golden experience. This room truly deserves all of the awards! From the moment you walk in, you are engaged in the storytelling and narrative of Hope End. The suspense, the curiosity, the lore. The amount of attention to details, interactions with live actors, utilization of space, and satisfying reveals made this room very mysterious, engaging, and fun. You can tell that a lot of attention and passion went into this escape room for how well-thought-out everything was. Hope End was an engaging theatrical escape-room experience! It was story driven with some twists and turns, interactive gameplay, and live actors. Can’t get any better than that!
Gameplay
We truly enjoyed the gameplay! It was very smooth, interactive, and suspenseful. It was a combination of technical and mechanical, lock-and-key, combination puzzles, and so much more! Each puzzle was very unique and well-themed, and the transitions from one puzzle to another were very fluid.
Atmosphere
I cannot say enough about the atmosphere! I truly felt that I was at Hope End, trying to solve the whodunnit family-mystery in the late 1800s. Hope End utilizes the space really well along with the background music, special effects, unique props, and dexterity of themed puzzles.
Customer service
Our GMs were very personable, witty, and had a great sense of humor! My team and I come from a variety of backgrounds and I enjoyed the GM’s ability to immerse each of us into the story of Hope End in different ways. From their communication skills, roasts, and playfulness, it made the experience even more enjoyable!
tmso33
64 escape rooms
I’ve done about 50 rooms and this is one of the most immersive. The actors/GMs go above and beyond to tailor the experience specifically to each of the group member’s immersion tolerance. Good mix of novel puzzles requiring teamwork and problem-solving skills. Can’t wait for their next room to complete!
Xaviermer
18 escape rooms
Absolutely amazing you gotta try it
Gameplay
It was fun and quiet nice with hints
Atmosphere
It was amazing it look amazing
Customer service
The staff were amazing i would wish for no one else then them
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
It was both interesting and different in the best way
Story
Awesome it was simply amazing
Difficulty
Medium
It was an in between mainly cause i have autism and my family were a bit fools
Game tech
Mechanical
It seemed mechanical
Ideal number of players
4
4 was ideal
Scary
Spooky
It was definitely spooky
Minimum age
13
Was anything broken?
No
Not really
Live actors
Yes
Yes and they were amazing
Physically active
Somewhat
A little bit of crouching
Accessibility
Yea it helped me
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
Safety
Yes
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Willy10
111 escape rooms
By far one of my All time Favorites. Very immersive from the moment you enter the building from the outside. The live actor "starst the show" the moment you enter into the lobby. They made very good use of their space while not breaking immersion from the lobby to entering the game itself to finishing the end. They interact with you while keeping subtle key notes and details as they ask you simple questions that you normally would be asked by GM to get a feel for what type of player you are. Loved every part of it and cannot wait for their next game.
Gameplay
Spooky and not intentionally jump scary. Live actors come in at the right time to set the mood for spooky.
Atmosphere
Disneyland haunted mansion feel.
Customer service
GM and team were great from the moment you knock on the front door to get started.
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
GM and Live actors is what takes this room to the top ratings over specialized crazy puzzles.
Story
very well integrated set. Escape game set was well designed to transition from lobby to a hallway and straight into the room.
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
Mechanical
Ideal number of players
4
Scary
Spooky
Disney haunted mansion feel. No real jump scares unless you get caught off guard from the live actor.
Minimum age
14
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
Yes
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
Safety
Yes
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