The Architect

Overall Review: The Architect is a must-play for escape room enthusiasts visiting Amsterdam, especially if you’re a fan of historical themes and clever puzzles. It’s a beautifully designed classic escape room that proves why Sherlocked is considered one of the best in the world. While it’s not as high-tech as some newer rooms, the craftsmanship, flow, and immersive setting more than make up for it. After playing The Alchemist and The Architect, we’re already planning to try every room Sherlocked has. Highly recommend!

We were very excited to play this room - knowing it will be difficult with just two people. The set is huge and it was amazing to see however there were instances where we believe we got incorrect clues. Also, at some point you and your partners are required to communicate with each other from different areas of the room and the technology to do was broken/malfunctioned. Also, one part of the puzzle got stuck and a key was jammed, I used up around 12 min (and my remaining time )trying to fish it out. When the GM came into the room, they also had a hard time getting the key out!

Had a great time with just two people! It’s a very nice large space. Solvable with two people who have a decent amount of experience. My wife and I went in expecting to utilize clues and prepared to not finish, since we’ve never done anything by ourselves. We were able to solve it with a few clues, however, our time ran out as we were on the last puzzle and our host let us finish, which was really kind of her.

The easiest of Sherlocked’s three rooms - amazing use of pre-existing rooms, though sometimes felt not all the space was utilised. A couple of moments where I felt like we were just stood waiting, but a nice theatrical ending.

It was alright. If you’re coming for alchemist and vault and you’re a completionist, it’s just barely worth it. Slightly outdated, but had a cool Setting and alright puzzles. The other two games are much better.

Really interesting and immersive, but unfortunately 2 players for this amount of tasks and time frame was not enough 😅

We really enjoyed this room and the set design was amazing. There was lots of twists and turns that made the whole experience very memorable and keeps Sherlocked at the forefront of my recommendations to fellow enthusiasts.

Unexpected massive space, more traditional room, but still fun unexpected elements and solid game.

A pleasure to play this room and had a great experience really. Enjoyed the story and the set with several twists and some unexpected turns. Very well done.

It was my second time playing this room after five years, which meant we finished it in around 30 minutes. Despite that, it was still a lot of fun and remains a solid escape experience. As the first of the three Sherlocked rooms (The Vault & The Alchemist), it sets a good foundation with well-designed puzzles and an immersive environment. Sherlocked consistently delivers high-quality experiences, though they aren’t particularly apologetic when things go wrong (as seen in my review of The Alchemist). Still, The Architect is highly recommended for all players, and if you plan on doing all three rooms, this is the best one to start with!