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Get ready for a heart-stopping, sweat-dripping journey back in time to the 1932 prison. You’re trapped in Rikers Island, the dark heart of Manhattan’s infamous prison system. The cold, gray walls seem to close in on you as each second slips by. It tests wits, courage, and the will to survive. Your mission? Break out before the guards catch you. Uncover hidden clues, solve mind-bending puzzles, and plan your daring escape. But remember, the clock is ticking. Can you outsmart Rikers and reclaim your freedom?
- 2-10
- 60 mins
- Medium
- Spooky
All ratings (68)
Mostly positive
Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive
Reviews
julieirene90
21 escape rooms
The set was incredible, truly amazing set. But the puzzles/game were illogical—I don’t see how you could possibly escape without nudges, which is frustrating.
tomboytunes
30 escape rooms
We ran out of time on the last puzzle. I think if this were played with fewer people we would’ve finished it, but there were too many conflicting feelings. The atmosphere was very immersive, the sets looked great, and it all seemed very promising, but the puzzles didn’t follow logic a lot of the time, making it frustrating. I still had fun, but I was expecting more.
Atmosphere
Ideal number of players
4
Scary
Spooky
Live actors
No
WilliamJames (Owner)
It looks like you've played all the games already. We’d love to have you back, and we encourage you to bring your friends and family so they can enjoy the experience too. We look forward to welcoming you again!
Aug 29, 2024
ethanf
189 escape rooms
My new favorite prison game! Even after playing a lot of prison games this one was engaging and fun!
Gameplay
Well paced and fun
Atmosphere
Best prison set I’ve seen.
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
No
Physically active
Not at all
WilliamJames (Owner)
We are glad you enjoyed it. Please visit us again and try the other games. We are sure you will like them, too.
Aug 19, 2024
WhateverReason
17 escape rooms
This was the first room we played here and we confidently chose to play “hardest tier”. And failed. Too bad but our choice. You have to REALLY think outside the box but if you’re able to this is a 10/10 room!
Gameplay
Still our No 1 in NYC, we love BrainXscape.
Atmosphere
Doesn’t get better
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Don’t understand the other reviews saying the story is illogical or something. It’s just different, completely out of the box - exactly why we loved it. It IS very difficult though.
BrianP
239 escape rooms
I had high hopes for this venue. The set design was really good. But the story and the gameplay was atrocious. I have done 150+ rooms and I thought Rikers and Haunted room would have been in my top 50 for sure. The puzzles were highly illogical in most cases and we constantly had to get a nudge because of this. I’m not even sure there was a proper story to understand and the ending was so weak we didn’t even realize it was over.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Difficulty
Hard
EscapeRoomDocsMASAKO
151 escape rooms
I think you’ll see how cool this escape room is as soon as you get there! The sets were movie quality and just incredible all around. It's amazing we got out JUST in time! Staff was great and made us feel welcome! I look forward to seeing the other rooms here!
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
Mechanical
Even though there were cool effects, there were still mostly physical locks to open.
Ideal number of players
3
Scary
Spooky
Minimum age
16
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Limited
That I'm aware of! My friend and I took public transportation and walked, but we imagine parking would be tricky anywhere in NY!
andshewas
37 escape rooms
Set was awesome. Very fun, but definitely creepy. Level of difficulty of puzzles varied pretty significantly.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Story
Difficulty
Hard
Scary
Spooky
ericark1
243 escape rooms
𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 �𓅝𓃄 �𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿 𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 𓂨𓅝𓃄 𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿
cupofjoe18
79 escape rooms
The set was definitely one of the best I’ve seen with a few surprises along the way. Puzzles were unique, although there were some things used twice which I’m not a fan of. That tripped us a bit. Could be *slightly* scary just due to theming, but nothing intentionally spooky. Overall very solid game that I would definitely recommend!
