Dr. Gem’s Time Trap

Dr. Gem’s Time Trap

Overwhelmingly Positive (191 ratings)

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You are a team of scientists about to complete the revolutionary time machine you have been working on for years. Just as you are about to unveil it to the world, the evil Dr. Gem steals parts to the battery and takes them back in time. Without those parts, you have only one hour of battery life left. You must complete the time machine and open a portal to the past to retrieve the stolen pieces. If you fail to bring them back to your lab before your time runs out, you will be stuck in the past forever!

  • 2-8
  • 60 mins
  • Not scary

Ratings

All ratings (191)

Overwhelmingly Positive

Gameplay
Very Positive
Atmosphere
Very Positive
Customer service
Very Positive

Reviews

@SaoirsesDad
SaoirsesDad

343 escape rooms

My husband and I did a weekend trip and did all six rooms! These are all amazing rooms that you must do if you get the chance. Bring a team of four. There is so much to see and do that even if you could do it with a smaller team you'll want to be able to have the opportunity to take it all in. The staff was super nice in that they let us complete all of the rooms even though our time had run out on 5 of the 6 rooms. They aren't very chatty but I chalk that up to the amount of reset they need to do after a team works their way through the game. The sets are next level and are some of the best I have come across. Every detail is thought out to such an amazing degree. Kudos to the set team who designed the sets. The puzzles are beyond excellent! The flow was exceptional in every room! I won't go into super detail because these all need to be experienced! If you have any questions, please reach out to me! Loved, loved, loved this entire experience!!

Gameplay

This was my all time favorite of the six!!!

Atmosphere

My God, this was well done!!

Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story

I felt like I was in an adventure cartoon and the twist in the middle was perfection!!

Difficulty

Hard

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

12

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Accessibility

I found it to be very accessible

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Safety

Yes

Aug 11, 2026 | Experienced Jul 9, 2026
@2ScapinQTs
2ScapinQTs

122 escape rooms

After doing 100+ escape rooms, this is a theme that is still very unique to us. There were lots of satisfying gen 3 puzzles, as well as some fun surprises. Some physical puzzles that we had never seen before!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Was anything broken?

No

Jun 26, 2026 | Experienced Jun 25, 2026

S

Squidaroo

21 escape rooms

A very well designed room with lots of unique puzzles. We did this with four adults and four kids, and escaped with 7 minutes left to go. We only needed a hint for one puzzle otherwise the puzzles were cohesive, and everyone enjoyed it highly.

Gameplay
May 31, 2026
@Mipatitos
Mipatitos

136 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

Mar 15, 2026

C

CoolCarolAnn70

32 escape rooms

Initially I thought this game would be overwhelming, but it turned out to be great fun instead. What I appreciated the most about this room was how cohesively every puzzle tied in with the storyline. In a time travel themed room, one is never really sure how that element of time travel will be presented. And Maine Escape Games did it brilliantly. The room was high-tech and to my delight everything worked the way it was supposed to. We were a team of 2 who managed to get out in just over an hour. We appreciated the game master gave us those few extra minutes to complete our mission. However, I do not appreciate their weekend pricing structure for 2 players. Still highly recommended.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Mar 14, 2026

d

delweb21

101 escape rooms

Very good room. Well done and fun. A lot to do for 2 people. 70 minutes seems more appropriate. If you do it with 2 you will need to be pretty quick on all the puzzles to get out in time.

Gameplay
Feb 16, 2026 | Experienced Feb 16, 2026
@Lexus60068
Lexus60068

73 escape rooms

1st time visiting Maine Escape Games and Dr. Gem’s Time Trap was a great experience. The theme is a typical time traveling story, but sets, technology, and immersion was extraordinary. Only 3 traditional locks and a lot of technology in all rooms. You really needed to be observant in all of the rooms as clues are there for you to complete everything. Some memorable puzzles include a math-related puzzle, a mixture puzzle, and a teamwork related puzzle. A time related puzzle even added some additional stress on you to complete timely. Almost every puzzle you solved had something open automatically and there were some very cool reveals with some, but all reveals were satisfying. Room can be viewed as non-linear, but our group of 3 worked together almost the entire game, and it seemed linear for us on what we wanted to complete next. There is a lot to do so you need to stay focused and have some urgency in the last room especially, as a certain puzzle will take a few minutes to complete. Overall, MEG’s customer service was great. Our GM (Erica) was fun to talk with before and after, and gave us a few nudges at perfect times to ensure we knew what to work on next (exactly what we asked her to do before we started). Overall, a super fun room and a fantastic experience at MEG. MEG is a very good ER company and I look forward to playing another room when we are in the area again.

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Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

10

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Jan 19, 2026 | Experienced Jan 19, 2026

j

jhager

16 escape rooms

One of the best rooms we’ve ever done. Very well designed and executed. Some of the props were well loved but everything worked flawlessly. Highly recommend!

Gameplay

Exceptional gameplay. All three of us were constantly engaged. Lots of intuitive yet challenging puzzles.

Atmosphere

Fully immersive - fun props to interact with.

Customer service

Incredibly friendly, energetic and knowledgeable. She also let us know we were ahead of time when we asked for a hint, so we decided against getting it which turned out to be a good decision.

Story

Great storyline. Clear objectives.

Sep 5, 2025 | Experienced Sep 5, 2025
@julie
julie

207 escape rooms

A really fun time travel room! As a team of 2 we had a lot of fun playing this room!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Scary

Not scary

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Very

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Aug 29, 2025 | Experienced Sep 4, 2025

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Editorial reviews

  • This was a puzzle-focused game where each puzzle was as well thought-out as it was competently built

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