Chapter 1: The Basement
Very positive (414)
The Basement : A Live Escape Room Experience
- Escape room
- IRL
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Will you escape Edward's basement? You and your friends have been kidnapped by Edward Tandy -- a cannibalistic serial killer with a fine taste for unique electronics, taxidermy, and of course human flesh. He has created a sick and twisted game of sorts in his deceased mother's home. He hopes to weed out the unintelligent and find those who are "worthy of escaping" by his late mother's standards. In THE BASEMENT, you and your team will have to employ keen communication skills, a finely tuned organizational prowess, and a general ability to keep your $h!t together under pressure if you want to survive. This is what we like to call a "funnel puzzle" where you will find numerous items and clues throughout the room. These items all come together to orchestrate your escape.
- 1-10
- 45 mins
- Hard
- Scary
Awards
- Nominee (2022) - TERPECA
- Silver - Best Horror Theme (2021) - Keys To Greatness
- Nominee (2020) - TERPECA
- Silver - Best Horror Theme (2020) - Keys To Greatness
- Nominee (2019) - TERPECA
- Bronze - Best Horror Theme (2019) - Keys To Greatness
All ratings (414)
Very positive
Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive
Reviews
MattBond
19 escape rooms
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Zachntruckee
139 escape rooms
This room is really tough to rate, because the actual game is pretty good, decent puzzles though itβs really just a lot of search puzzles. I really really didnβt like the live actor, because she became a part of the team, but a pushy overly hinting member of the team that honestly kinda of ruined the experience. But itβs hard to really poorly rate the room, because things were still better than your average escape room. But it was agreed upon by all 6 of us that it was by far the worst at The Basement.
IvanA
26 escape rooms
We had a lot of fun in this room and our actor was the best! We liked it so much that we failed the first time and came back to win!
Mooseface
25 escape rooms
We did the dead and breakfast package where you get to do all 4 escape rooms back to back. This worked for us since our team loves out of area. This one in particular was pretty scary and had challenging puzzles. It also was pretty realistic since it included a live actor.
Darktan
101 escape rooms
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Daredevilglobe
44 escape rooms
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Acoalfang218
85 escape rooms
Iβve done this room twice. The first time, we were put with many strangers and I hated it. It was frustrating, the actor kept scaring everyone in the room (not the actors fault at all they were just trying to help us along with the puzzle) and when I asked how close we were to getting out the person said βI donβt know itβs my first day. You can play it again and figure it out. Now, get outβ. I was angry about it. Iβve gone back couple years later when the rooms became private. It was a better experience but still frustrating. If you donβt have a crew that knows what they are doing, itβs going to be a close call getting out. We spent out last 10 minutes searching for one puzzle piece we were missing and there was nothing the actor could do to help. Wasnβt the funnest of times. Out of their chapters, you can do this fine but Iβd say skip. They have better rooms.
ElmerPyles
676 escape rooms
This was my very first escape experience and I was blown away! It started my passion for escape rooms and I couldnβt have asked for a better escape experience! A must do for everyone!
Editorial
βIt's the hardest game they have, but don't let it scare you away.β
60 Second Escape Room Reviews
β... itβs an above average experience for sure.β
Esc Room Addict
βThe Basement was more in line with a horror survival video game...β
Escape Mattster
βFrom the sights and sounds, to the odors and textures, The Basement was on point.β
Room Escape Artist