Sixth Wave

Definitely the hardest room at Escape Thrill, but I really enjoyed it!

Pretty cool room, with different types of puzzles, techy.

It’s a shame because I really really want to like this room, and there is in fact a lot to like about it. I really did enjoy the introduction, story, and setup that leads to the next major, main section of the experience. Unfortunately, it becomes apparent rather fast that it also hasn’t gone through any rigorous or thorough play testing. What you “do” once entering the main room becomes overwhelmingly unintuitive very quickly. As of this review, the only major remedy to the confusion Escape Thrill seems to have come up was to label most everything of interest with a label maker. It’s clear people have been getting very confused with this one. We found out afterward it also has the lowest completion rate out of any of their rooms. People have said this room is difficult, but I’d say it’s not so much “difficult” as it was not well play-tested. With that said, it’s a fun and creative theme, and the puzzles that do work are very cool and relatively unique. However some puzzles were just such leaps in logic that you couldn’t possibly figure them out without assistance. Certain things outright weren’t working which wasn’t immediately obvious until the GM intervened. We were given extra time on multiple occasions as a result of this, and they did a great job of keeping us entertained and happy. The ending was also a fun little unexpected surprise and I’m glad we got to see it. I wouldn’t recommend this room until it’s gone through some more tweaks to find the sweet spot that ensures a smooth experience for all players, whatever your skill level is. It’s ALMOST there, but just not yet.

Was BEST room at Escape Thrill! Did for a friend bday and was sooo worth it. First, really well-done room and a very well-done room for "strip-mall" style Escape Room locations. So many innovative and new puzzle ideas, with much variety, and def. needed everyone on board and bringing A-game.

Ambitious, but over-reliant on tech and was tight space and a little warm.

Lots of tech mixed with classic type puzzles. It was fun but middle of the pack.

For my team, it was our first time at Escape Thrill. We’ve tried a lot of other rooms in the area, and personally I can say that this one was one of my favorites! I’m not usually a fan of rooms with non-linear puzzle structures, but this one was super entertaining, as the theming and sophisticated puzzles went hand in hand with one another. Even though we were not able to escape within our time we came very very close, and our game master Anastasia was helpful throughout. Overall I would give the experience an A+, and would definitely return to play again!

You leave the room saying “that wasn’t bad” and not “wow that was amazing.” They spoon feed you what to do with lots of laminated papers taped around the room. Not bad for first timers.

This room is one of the smaller ones that I’ve played, but the use of space was VERY well utilized. The puzzles were more tech based which kept us on our toes throughout, and I appreciated the thought that went into each “wave”. Make sure you have at least one tech-savy teammate for this one!