Cutthroat Cavern13th Gate EscapeEscape roomIRLMUST PLAY Pros: - Am I in Disneyland? Is this Indiana Jones? Truly the most elaborate and coolest set I’ve ever seen in my life - GM (Peyton) was funny - Had to do things I’ve never done in an escape room before Cons: - Puzzles require finding or looking at small objects - Some clues are misleading - Because the room was so massive, I can’t fucking hear anybody - Story doesn’t exist basically, ending is underwhelming 9/10 (amazing, a must play, but not perfect) (Honestly the production value hard carries it, the other aspects are more average)
Cosmic CrisisThe Escape Game - The GalleriaEscape roomIRLBEST ROOM AT THIS COMPANY IMO Pros: - Pretty active, good for both adults and kids because of teamwork based puzzles - Super cute clue system avatar - Funny goal - Fun technological aspects incorporated into puzzles Cons: - Story was meh - GM seemed tired or dead inside 8.5/10 (incredibly solid, very recommendable)
Smugglers DenEscape My RoomEscape roomIRLPros: - Puzzle dense - All dark room, a rare find - GM (babs) was incredible, relatable and friendly, but perfect dry and lanky behavior that fit the character she was playing Cons: - After first room, not much theme at all - Wish there was nothing on the floor, it’s a safety hazard to crawl and get stepped on - Got a little bruised cuz stuff kept falling on me - Ends abruptly 7/10 (solid, might recommend out of novelty) (Honestly the GM would bump this to an 8)
Jazz ParlorEscape My RoomEscape roomIRLPros - Setting between the rooms at this place are all integrated together, which is sick - Lots of jazz history present in the decorations - Room is well decorated - Puzzles are cute and satisfying to solve, enough that I am still thinking about them - Extra puzzles at the end that were cool! - Cool places to take a picture after! Cons - The room has an interesting premise at the start, but too much reading for too little payoff (a little too straightforward) - I think one of the puzzles required outside knowledge 8/10 (solid room, recommendable but not a must play) If it just had slightly a more interesting ending, would easily be an 8.5 or 9
EnduranceLocktopia Escape RoomEscape roomIRLPros - Really cool thing happens as soon as you enter the room - Set is fitting Cons - Room def falls off after that first cool surprise - Set has a lot of wear and tear, lights that are broken, etc - Barely a story, so no personal investment - Clue pieces for last puzzle misleading 6/10 (it’s fine, not a room I’d recommend)
School After Hours: The Final RushArmadillo Escape Room AdventuresEscape roomIRLPros - Interesting room layout - Puzzle dense - One of the puzzles was really cool - Easy to find puzzles, so people don’t just walk around aimlessly trying to look for stuff - Charming premise - GM was super super nice and cute - Cheerleader armadillo is cute Cons - The puzzles are a lot of grunt work, feels like I’m a minimum wage worker or forced to do school worksheets - These aren’t puzzles, this is iSpy - Wish the room had music - Room is supposedly a high school, decoration definitely not - Main armadillo mascot is fascinating to look at in a semi-negative way 5.5/10 (I can see how others would like it, I don’t) (Honestly deserves a 7/10, it’s recommendable, but I personally hate eye spy and grunt work)
The Fright Before ChristmasClue CarréEscape roomIRLGREAT BEGINNER ROOM Pros: - Super cute and festive set - Charming and accessible, great for families and people who have done <5 escape rooms - Perfectly nonlinear enough Cons: - Answers to puzzles can be too easily guessed - No spectacular aspects (moving parts in room, ambiance, live actor) 8/10 (solid, recommendable but not a must play)
