Area 1: The Portal

Area 1: The Portal

Overwhelmingly positive (222 ratings)

  • Escape room
  • IRL

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A power surge has rolled through Area 1's Research Facility, putting us into lockdown. To make matters worse, our lead researcher, Dr. Verdant, has vanished. What we need is group of expendable contractors to come in and sort out our mess. Area 1 takes no responsibility for any extra-dimensional disturbances that may occur.

  • 2-6
  • 60 mins
  • Easy
  • Not scary

Ratings

All (222)

Overwhelmingly positive

Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive

Reviews

@Hedgehog
Hedgehog

122 escape rooms

The Project Immersive Rooms were truly unique and “immersive.” From the get go, before you even enter the facilities, the GMs are already in character, adding to the theme of a mad scientist facilities. The Portal has an interesting story, with unbelievable tech usage and cool tech puzzles I’ve never seen before.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Game tech

High tech

Sep 28, 2025 | Experienced Sep 28, 2025
@EscapingWithMyFamily
EscapingWithMyFamily

126 escape rooms

True to its name, Project Immersive is one of the most immersive escape room experiences we've had to date! The fun starts even before to enter the building, and the immersion stays in tact all the way to the end. The games here, built inside a massive warehouse, have the benefit of ample space and existing infrastructure, adding to the realism and atmosphere. The Portal was an otherworldly experience with gorgeous aesthetics, clever tech, movie set props (in some cases literally), and varied puzzles that all make sense in the space and story. Quite a few unique ideas, including one in particular that we found super cool. Reminded me of Earthrise One in Melbourne, one of my favourites.

Sep 28, 2025 | Experienced Sep 28, 2025
@jkook1992
jkook1992

61 escape rooms

Wonderful experience that starts from the second you step onto the property. A few tricky bits but generally straight forward and a great atmospheric experience.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Story
Difficulty

Medium

Ideal number of players

2

Scary

Spooky

Minimum age

12

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

Yes

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Aug 15, 2025 | Experienced Aug 14, 2025
@Itsricksuniverse
Itsricksuniverse

24 escape rooms

Amazing escape room. Probably best I have done..only thing was we couldn't locate one of the keys...and the GM said he may of forgot to hide it there..nevertheless we still managed to finish. I think?

Gameplay
Atmosphere

Amazing.

Customer service

Perfect roleplaying. It is so cool

Easy to find location

Yes

Jul 12, 2025

T

TheMadMonarch

6 escape rooms

Great story, fun experience. Puzzles were pretty simple and straightforward, I took some friends who weren’t as puzzle-y and they had a hoot. Good fun, but a bit easy. 7/10. We completed the “bonus puzzle” at the end which was actually a good challenge.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Easy

Game tech

High tech

Scary

Spooky

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

Yes

The person who runs it for you from outside stays in character from the moment you arrive.

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

No

Parking

Easy

Jun 18, 2025 | Experienced Jun 18, 2025
@TheJackal09
TheJackal09

10 escape rooms

Loved it! Super immersive experience right from rocking up to the venue. Puzzles were clever and stressful at the right moments. Storytelling was well done, and had me intrigued the whole time. Highly recommend.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Live actors

Yes

Super involved in into, but not much throughout.

May 11, 2025

W

Wombaticles

18 escape rooms

Submlime storytelling. Different, and amazing.

Gameplay
Atmosphere

Best atmosphere ever, from the location, to the meet and greet. Loved the mental health plants

Customer service
Scary

Spooky

Its immersive, eyes and ears feast

Mar 29, 2025 | Experienced Mar 29, 2025
@Thanoslexa
Thanoslexa

41 escape rooms

Easily one of the best rooms around. The live acting was great, very very immersive, i didn't want it to end. Damian the owner even added in surprises for my friends birthday which was such a nice touch and a testament to Damian's commitment to the experience.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Expert

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Spooky

Minimum age

11

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

Yes

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Mar 29, 2025 | Experienced Mar 29, 2025

C

Cherri

1 escape room

Amazing place, came here for a friends birthday, really fun, got scared and ran away 11/10 would recommend

Gameplay

Good

Atmosphere

Good, got scared

Customer service

People were amazing

Ideal number of players

4

I played with 4 and it worked well

Jan 4, 2025
@giselleeeeeee
giselleeeeeee

120 escape rooms

The Portal is great with a very cool set. Immersive experience starts from the moment you arrive at the venue until the end! Puzzles are logical and flows well with some high-tech elements. Some unique story elements which speaks to the creativity of the room! Our GMs add a lot to the immersiveness of the experience! It is only unique to Area 1!

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Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Dec 27, 2024

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