Servants of SleightThe Exit Games FLEscape roomIRLThe hype is real. This is my second favorite room I’ve ever done (and the first being the other room at this location 😅), and it is phenomenal. Worth every penny, story wise it kicks into full gear quickly, and themed to the level of Disney. Every single detail has been thought out, and effectively implemented. The theme is overlayed nicely throughout the game, traveling from different points. The gamemasters who work here can make or break the experience, and luckily for exit games they have fantastic gamemasters. There are some cool surprises as well!
Press StartEvasive Escape Rooms [prev. Escape Rooms Unlocked - Sarasota]Escape roomIRLThis room is cute. Its just a wholesome retro-game theme that is really nice for families and first timers. It’s mostly basic type puzzles and has a great flow. Nice video game music playing while you are working as well. You really feel like you are stepping into an arcade machine, which even the door is themed which is a nice plus. Also, get ready to start the room from the outside of the door, as you have to find a way in! Overall, pretty fun!
2 Cool 4 Wizard SchoolMysterium Escape Rooms And VREscape roomIRLI really liked this room! Ive never had an escape room take me to a different location to play a room, but it was nice and very different. The room itself is very well themed, with a great surprise in the beginning that I’m sure some would see coming, but was very well done. Puzzles are solid and nothing too complicated (although the game master spoke about a harder version of the room being available?) but I have nothing to say other than it’s very solid! If there is a negative it would be that since this room is not actually in the main location, the gamemaster has to sneak past you into the room and go into their control room, where they had to turn on the room so that ruined the “magic” a bit. Other than that, it was great!
North Pole MeltdownEvasive Escape Rooms [prev. Escape Rooms Unlocked - Sarasota]Escape roomIRLLoved this popup room! It’s the best Christmas room in the area in my opinion. Transformed Trouble in Tinseltown to Santa’s office, and his reindeer pen. Puzzles are fun and simple. Nothing too crazy and it’s exactly what it should be, a nice simple room for the holidays.
Trouble In TinseltownEvasive Escape Rooms [prev. Escape Rooms Unlocked - Sarasota]Escape roomIRLDefinitely one of my favorite themes for a room. It’s got unique puzzles and will definitely challenge your mind a bit, in a good way. Everything is in black and white, and it’s cool to step into a room where the only thing in color is you. Some nice small twists with some things, and the story is worked into it nicely. One of my favorite stories for a room actually. I don’t recommend for new players but they make that very clear.
The DEEPEscape Rooms Unlocked - Punta GordaEscape roomIRLThis room is so fun! I will always love underwater themes, and I think this is my favorite of that theme so far. There is a really interesting part of the room that I didn’t expect, and puzzles made sense and had a pretty nice flow to them. I also used a prop in this room that I never would have thought would be in an escape room before, and that was awesome!
CSI: Suburban Serial KillerThe Escape CompanyEscape roomIRLThis is the worst escape room company in FL. Avoid at all costs. For starters, we were greeted by a rude woman at the counter, who told us we were late (when we arrived 15 min beforehand as usual), then told us to wait in a hallway, and then forgot we were there. We actively heard them giggling about us from the back as well :). So far so good! We should have just left at this moment. The room was not good. The first part of it has 3 of the exact same locks so when you think you have a code, you have to try it in 3 different locks which just is annoying. A cool little surprise happens toward the middle, but this room cannot be done with 2 people in an hour. Mostly cheap props and puzzles that have no flow to them. Also, the final puzzle is a giant word search…seriously? The game master would take close to 3 minutes to finally give us a clue, and it would come through on an old and muffled microphone. After the time ran out, they literally told us over the speaker “okay you guys can go now”. Nobody greeted us. Nobody took our photo. Nobody said “nice job! You guys were close!”. Nothing. Absolute joke of an experience.
Vampires LairCheck Mate Big BendEscape roomIRLThis room is awful. It’s usually a bad sign when one of the “puzzles” in a room is just a math problem, but this room gets progressively worse. Puzzles have ZERO flow, cheaply made, and one of them requires force when the game-master told us that nothing would require force. This room is also not made for two people, that would have been great to know ahead of time. There was another puzzle that was faded and impossible to read. Just avoid this room.
The ShackAmerica's Escape Game - TampaEscape roomIRLI’m debating whether or not this is the worst room I’ve ever done. I’ll start with the pros. Pros: Nice enough set. The set design was pretty good and didn’t look cheap or run down. Gamemaster was very nice as well. Cons: Virtually everything else. The place is in a strange location, and could be hard to find for some. The room is a series of chores. The first room you will be doing essentially a chore for 90% of the time. The second room, you are doing a chore for 90% of the time. Absolutely 0 flow or direction with this room. It is also very weirdly laid out, and no background music made it feel unsettling as well. It also is not doable with 2 people, unless they give you a little extra time. This is a 3+ person game at minimum. This would have been nice to know ahead of time. Don’t waste your time or money on this room. Tampa has soooo much better than this.
