Hong Kong Afterdark

🕵️‍♀️ Another great, immersive escape room by Omventure. I really loved this set! There was a detective element to this room that my group didn’t care for, although I do commend Omventure for trying something different narratively. In this case, I think it becomes a bit overdone- you wait around a fair bit of time watching videos when you’d rather be working the room. As a result, my group did largely ignore any “evidence” we collected- until you’re literally forced to review it in the last ten minutes of the game. Can I still complain about a puzzle’s difficulty even though this is an expert level room? There was one puzzle toward the end that drove us bananas and did feel slightlyyy unfair. Very enjoyable, but I can see how people would be split on this one. You can definitely still enjoy this as a “regular” escape room no matter the degree of attention you pay the story, and I would still call it a must-play! I hope Omventure continues to explore outside-the-box storytelling techniques because when they nail it I know it’s gonna be great.

Solved the same logic puzzle over and over. Watched at least four videos made of low quality stock footage. Timed arcade elements with a Rosetta Stone thrown into the mix for no reason. Nothing here was new or interesting.

The set was immersive, nicely decorated with a lot of details. There were a lot of rooms and different puzzles which fit the theme perfectly. One of the few rooms that fit a group of 6 people perfectly. One thing I was disappointed about was that we had to skip a few of the puzzles due to technical skills even after we figured out how to complete the puzzle--it was just simply too hard to complete. As a result, we wasted a lot of time on one of the puzzles.

This is a game FOR enthusiasts. It has so many amazing elements and interesting game play. There were some puzzles that you needed prior knowledge for which was pretty tricky, and we needed help from the Games Masters for. That didn’t dampen our experience though, we had such a good time. I will say this game needs minimum 5 people to get through and you will not stop. Such a good time!

Loved the atmosphere and the difficulty of the puzzles. Was such a fun time and very immersive. The room is linear so going with less is better. Any many puzzles you can’t really have more than 2-4 working on at any given time. However there is a lot to do and the “whodunnit” aspect is better with more people. So 5-6 players might be a sweet spot? We did it with 4 experienced people and escaped but it was a lot. There was a lot of story to absorb in a short period of time. I honestly would have been fine with just the escape room aspect rather than the voting/whodunnit part.

It's not great for a lot of people. It's a linear puzzle so u can only really do one at a time so if you have a lot of people, there will be some who won't be able to participate. Only go with about 5.

My favourite omnescape room by far!!! The set is just incredible honestly beautiful. We had 5 people and set a new escape record which added to the fun 😀 it was flawless

Great room, if you enjoy a challenge this is definitely the room for you. We had 7 players and did not make it out. Each room and puzzle must be solved in order, which is great for some but frustrating for others. The amount of detail in this room made you feel very a part of the game. There is an additional side quest involved to challenge you even more. Overall great room.