Mystical ManorWill To Escape - JupiterEscape roomIRLThis is, perhaps, my all time favorite AND my first room. A great mixed of tech and mechanical. This room is relatively easy and great for beginners/kids. Honestly, it was the perfect mix and it’s been our basis of comparison for all other escape rooms. Everything flowed well, story made sense, puzzles all worked.
Urban Legend “Bloody Mary”Room RaidersEscape roomIRLSo much fun! Room raiders has ALL great rooms! Their Gamemasters are amazing and make it more fun. Did two rooms in one trip! We went with two people who are new to escape rooms and they did great. The puzzles were great and “easy” to connect (ie they made sense once you solved them). There isn’t a room here that isn’t fun! We did the asylum and this one on the same day. I would say I liked this one a tiny bit more, so if I could only do one, this would be it. However, if you can only visit room raiders once, I would suggest booking both because they are that good!
Cosmic CrisisThe Escape Game - West MidtownEscape roomIRLThe story line was good and the atmosphere was nice. However, some of the puzzles were hard to control physically. They took a ton of time even when you had the puzzle solved, handling them was difficult. The last (or second to last) puzzle broke as our game was ending. It might have been fixed, but when we were there, it wasn’t working correctly. I did like how big of space you had to play in and the fact you could do multiple puzzles at once.
The BunkerEscape Experience - ChattanoogaEscape roomIRLSo we did the Train escape room with Escape Experience the day prior to this one. We were so excited because of the award it was nominated for. The room itself was interesting and the atmosphere was awesome. There were a bunch of details and a ton of puzzles to complete. However, some of the puzzles didn’t work correctly or work well. One puzzle opened a door. If you’ve done escape rooms, the room is if you can’t move it with two fingers, it shouldn’t be moved. Well, we “opened” the door, but it didn’t physically open. So after a while, we assumed we hadn’t done it right and spent more time trying to find something else. Finally, we asked our gamemaster and they said to open the door. We said we tried, but it wouldn’t open. Essentially my husband had to throw his shoulder against it to get it open. So we spent 5 minutes with the clue correct, but not enough force on the door. Last, there was one more puzzle that just took FOREVER to operate. We knew what we had to do, but it just took so long to make it function correctly. I don’t want to spoil it, but we took about 10 minutes on operating this one puzzle. If they fixed these two things (or maybe switched out the one puzzle) then I think it would be worth the stop. But when things do work, it’s really hard to enjoy the game.
AsylumRoom RaidersEscape roomIRLAgain, another great room at Room Raiders. Everything was SO fun, puzzles were good, and gamemasters were great. Did this one and Bloody Mary on the same day, and I would say they were both great! Scary, so I wouldn’t suggest young kids.
Magic SchoolRoom RaidersEscape roomIRLSo much fun! A great game for kids and adults. Had a great atmosphere, puzzles were good but not too challenging. Everything made sense and there was a good amount of tech. Highly recommend!!
Abandoned MotelLegends of XscapeEscape roomIRLWe have done all the rooms at Legends or Xscape and this was my favorite! Just the right amount of spooky/scary. While there wasn’t a live actor per se, there are people who do things, so you might want to ask them not to if you don’t want it as spooky. Puzzles were great and some were really spooky which matched the theme well. The gamemaster/ employees were great and talked all things escape room with us. This was our first one here and probably my favorite, but honestly liked them all.
InnocenceWill To Escape - JupiterEscape roomIRLI’ve done every room at Will to Escape (except the new one). This one was good, though not my favorite. A solid A-. It didn’t have much tech, but the clues fit in with the theme really well. It was more difficult (I did it with students) so would highly recommended for teenagers and older. It required a lot of thinking!
Smoke & Mirrors: Houdini's Final EscapeThink Escape Games - Orlando [prev. Escape Hatch Orlando]Escape roomIRLSuch a fun room! Lots of different puzzles of different types. The theme was carried out through the whole room and was really well done. We did Bubbas room first, but got out pretty quickly so decided to do another. This one was MUCH more difficult. We only had two people, and escaped, but it would have been easier with 3 or 4. I wouldn’t suggest this one as your very first room, but definitely great for those who love escape rooms or have done one before! Roxie was our GM and again- she’s fabulous! I really like what they do for the “set up” and story at the beginning - adds a little twist and fun part to the experience.
Bubba’s Basement BargainsThink Escape Games - Orlando [prev. Escape Hatch Orlando]Escape roomIRLGreat room! Loved all the details and the puzzles all made sense. This was a very straightforward room and is definitely ideal for beginners. My daughter (14) and I did it with just two of us, and we got out with 20 minutes to spare and no big hints- just some nudges. For the entire time we were playing, we were both actively doing something or working together, so that’s a HUGE positive! Roxie was our GM and she is just fabulous!
