Shipwreck Cove

The best pirate themed escape room I’ve ever done.

Rating: 4/5 - Excellent, well rounded pirate room with great set, flow, and enjoyable puzzles Pros: ➕The set was beautiful, decorated floor to ceiling with some elevation change. Not the biggest pirate set I've seen, but it looked the part and we did feel like we were on a ship. ➕High immersion, even the timer/hint screen was designed to fit the theme. ➕Puzzles fit the theme and were enjoyable, there was a nice variety. ➕Gameplay flowed very well, the difficulty was just right for us. We didn't need any hints but also didn't feel like the puzzles were too easy. ➕A nice amount of tech, with some padlocks mixed in. ➕Satisfying ending ➕Had some things I haven't seen before even after 250+ rooms ➕Some cool audio effects ➕Multiple areas to discover with some nice surprises Room for improvement: ➖Many areas were too dark with no lighting provided, I used my own flashlight ➖Some locks were modern combo locks, this breaks immersion for me. Some of the locks were old-timey but not all of them. We played as a team of 2 enthusiasts and it felt about right, so I recommend 2-3. There are some smaller spaces so you don't want a lot of people. Some people may need to climb/descend some steep stairs. Game is not really scary or creepy but may have some slightly startling noises. My ranking of Memphis Escape rooms I've played starting with my favorite: 1. Jurassic Project 2. Monsters from the Abyss 3. Shipwreck Cove 4. One Night in the 90s

The set design on this room is OUTSTANDING, as are all of the rooms at Memphis Escape Rooms (both locations). It is so well done that it takes a couple of seconds to get past admiring the environment and get on to the puzzle. However, the execution was not quite as good. Full disclosure, we missed pulling a clue out of a container that significantly slowed us down at the start with a puzzle that should have been straightforward. With that said, our two major critiques were with the horrible lighting in this room, and our inability to appropriately synchronize with our Game Master. Related to the poor lighting, we'd seen this observation on other reviews and in hindsight should have asked for some type of additional lighting (2x 50+ year-olds on the team). One lock is black, is on an item in the shadows, and the letters are relatively rubbed off. While there are lanterns around the set we couldn't find one that we could move. It took our 20-something to enter in the right code and she had an extremely hard time. Related to our GM, while we're sure she meant well, she ended up frustrating us during a good portion of the game. Because we missed pulling a clue out of a container (we weren't informed of this until after we'd escaped) she eventually just gave us the answer to the puzzle, seemingly as part of a canned "clue" system, but now we had items we were holding on to and not sure which we still needed and which had already been used to solve the puzzle whose solution we'd been given. This resulted in confusion for most of the rest of the game. And, once those clues started, they just kept coming and coming, especially at times we didn't need them, which required us to return to where we could see the time/clue screen, to receive clues we didn't need and which didn't help. We got stuck on another puzzle (limited capability to solve it with the tools available, you'll "see") and kept getting clues to parts we'd already solved. Not knowing what we were being offered we wanted to honor the "ding" and the clues but they eventually just became a distraction. In the end, we escaped with just over 10 minutes which made all of the unsolicited clues seem too untimely since we still finished with ~17% of our time remaining. Looking back, had we received a clue that said something like "look inside the container that you pulled the 'thing' out of to find the instructions that you missed" and then just let us go would have made the game much less frustrating and more enjoyable. It is well-designed, and challenging, but the insufficient lighting and our GM's intervention made it less enjoyable. We still recommend trying this more difficult room.

Any time we miss European escape rooms, we remind ourselves of Tennessee. The escape rooms in this state are top notch and Memphis Escape Games easily belongs with the greats. We also love what they are doing to create other gaming experiences. If you are going to do multiple rooms, call them. They are big on rewarding repeat players with discounts. Escape rooms love pirates and this is one of the best we’ve experienced. Set was bonkers and the puzzles flowed really well. Also gave us a hilarious moment we will carry always. Only note is that it was a “bit” too dark. You may want to request a flashlight if you are visually impaired. The staff was also fantastic. Owner reached out to us when he saw we had booked five rooms. Everything here is original and built with love, and it shows in the excellent work. Escape Couple rating: 5 🗝️: Excellent room with wow factors (we use a 1-6🗝️ rating scale) 1 🗝️: Don’t waste your money 👎 2 🗝️: Fixable but not there yet 👎 3 🗝️: Standard escape room 👍 4 🗝️: Better than average room 👍 5 🗝️: Excellent room with wow factors ❤️ 6 🗝️: Best of the best ❤️

Awesome puzzles and very realistic. Sweet set. Best pirate game I have played !!

A new favorite. Extremely immersive, excellent theming and great game play. Puzzles were varied, unique and a lot of fun. We had a great time with this room!

Such a fun room. Lots of up and down ladders and stairs. It was dark and we had trouble seeing some of the locks but there was lighting if you stood just right.

It was a nice pirate room. The decor is immersive and fantastic. We had random clues pop up after we had completed those puzzles so that was weird. We don’t ask for clues. Parts are just really small and there isn’t a ton of puzzles. We liked it though.

Very cool set. Like the other rooms at Memphis Escape Rooms, it’s very immersive. The problem with this one is that it’s so dark, and you don’t get any kind of flashlight. We are in our 40’s, so the eyes don’t see very well in the dark anymore. It was pretty difficult for the two of us, but we managed.

These guys do it right! We traveled from Houston to Memphis just to do the escape rooms. Found this place by accident the first time and have returned twice!