Wherearemykeys
64 escape rooms
Really great set. Flow was a bit confusing but some great elements.
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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 (100)
Very positive
- Gameplay
- Mostly positive
- Atmosphere
- Very positive
- Customer service
- Very positive
Reviews
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integralrick
17 escape rooms
Our room wasn’t reset correctly, which was not a great experience. Puzzles are fine, set is fine, but there’s not much of a narrative. If the room had been prepared, we might have liked it more. But as it was, we wouldn’t recommend.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
I don’t like that there’s not an in-person introduction. The room was not reset correctly which cost us time and was irritating.
Story
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itslocked
50 escape rooms
It was ok. Pretty hard and mostly padlock puzzles. Challenging but nothing you haven’t seen before
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mchastangg
4 escape rooms
Worst escape room I’ve don’t yet. If you like rooms that make absolutely no sense, then you’ll love this. My only advice is to ask for hints the whole time because keys have absolutely no correlation to locks. It was so bad i wanted to ask for a refund on the way out.
Gameplay
If you like escape rooms that are made for you to not escape from this is for you. Absolutely nothing made sense.
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julieirene90
25 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.
madiescaped
46 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
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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
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ethanf
212 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
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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
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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.
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BrianP
278 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.
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Atmosphere
Customer service
Difficulty
Hard
