Nyctophobia: Fear of the Dark

Nyctophobia: Fear of the Dark

Very positive (81 ratings)

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The current housing shortage in the city has made you consider a house in the country. Your real estate agent takes you to see the perfect bargain property – an abandoned home that’s been left in excellent condition. In fact, it’s almost like the original residents never left… Are you brave enough to take a tour of this house? Can you find all the secrets hidden in the shadows before time runs out? Or do you suffer from Nyctophobia?

  • 4-8
  • 60 mins
  • Scary

Awards

Ratings

All ratings (81)

Very positive

Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive

Reviews

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kiwimii

5 escape rooms

The concept of the room is very unique as the whole room is done with no lights on. The room had a lot of jumpscares, and does have some loud noises.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Difficulty

Medium

Scary

Spooky

Minimum age

16

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Sep 8, 2025
@Alex2000
Alex2000

271 escape rooms

A very unique room with it being pitch black. The puzzles felt a bit repetitive as there’s only so many puzzle types you can do in the pitch black. So the novelty wore thin (for me) halfway through. There was also one puzzle where instructions didn’t repeat so we were stuck without direction on what to do until we asked for a hint. Ensure your group is dead silent during any narration in the game. Still a fun experience as it’s unique, but I prefer a room where I can see the decor and have more challenging puzzles.

Gameplay

Definitely novel. Fun for the first bit. Simple puzzles, fit the story.

Atmosphere

It’s pitch black, as advertised

Customer service

Friendly staff

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

The pitch black-ness

Story
Difficulty

Hard

The puzzles are simple but made hard due to not being able to see

Ideal number of players

4

Puzzles never required many people

Scary

Scary

It’s pitch black with lots of noises and jump scares

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

You have to be okay with navigating a pitch black space where you may bump into things

Aug 25, 2024 | Experienced Aug 25, 2024

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Omventure (Owner)

Thank you for your review! We're glad to hear you enjoyed the unique take on escape rooms. We hope to see you again for more fun adventures!

Apr 13, 2025

@sarahb464
sarahb464

49 escape rooms

Really unique experience and would recommend.

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Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Physically active

Not at all

Aug 9, 2024 | Experienced Aug 9, 2024

O

Omventure (Owner)

Thank you for your review and recommendation! We hope to see you again for more fun adventures!

Apr 13, 2025

E

EscapeAngel

78 escape rooms

I loved how spooky it is. We had to rely other senses because you could really see anything...its pitch black!!! We were told how many rooms and the order of them before we started so we kind of had a blueprint....yes we killed it!!! *#1 Best Record August 2023* plus *Elite Escapers Title*

Gameplay

I loved it

Atmosphere

The sounds effects made it scary

Customer service

GM and Staff were great

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Pitch Black

Story
Difficulty

Easy

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Scary

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Easy to find location

Yes

Jul 18, 2024 | Experienced Aug 17, 2023

O

Omventure (Owner)

Thank you for your review and congratulations on being Elite Escapers and setting a new record for that month! We're glad that you were able to use your other senses to escape and that you enjoyed the spookiness!

Apr 13, 2025

@Tyler
Tyler

240 escape rooms

A very unique approach to escape rooms as a this is a completely dark escape room. No light sources are allowed into the game. I wish the puzzles were a bit harder as we made pretty quick work of the game.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Easy

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Spooky

Minimum age

13

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Accessibility

This game is not suitable for players with mobility or hearing issues.

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

May 16, 2024 | Experienced May 15, 2024

O

Omventure (Owner)

Thank you for your review! We're glad to hear that you enjoyed the unique experience. We tried to make the puzzles a bit easier, so those who are scared of the dark are able to still complete the room with less difficulty. We hope to see you again soon for more fun adventures!

Apr 13, 2025

@Frisk
Frisk

42 escape rooms

deserves all the praise it gets, unlike any other room out there and is immediately interesting from the moment you step into it i thoroughly enjoyed it and while it scared the hell out of me and my friends, it was honestly fantastic - would do again in the future for sure 10/10 - no complaints or issues, such a fantastic room

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Difficulty

Medium

Apr 21, 2024

O

Omventure (Owner)

Thank you for your glowing review! We're so happy to hear that you enjoyed the the unique experience and that your entire group was scared throughout! We hope to see you again in the future!

Apr 13, 2025

B

BackboneSlide

185 escape rooms

This room was very unique, but you definitely lose the “ wow “ factor without having anything to see. I've come back to change my rating on this game. I initially was disappointed without having anything to see, but in retrospect it was a unique and memorable experience.

Mar 24, 2024

O

Omventure (Owner)

Thank you for your review! We're sorry that the room did not meet your expectations, but glad that you enjoyed the unique elements of it! We hope to see you again soon!

Apr 13, 2025

@ke11y
ke11y

244 escape rooms

Probably my favourite room at this location. Challenging room that was a lot of fun

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Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Room done in complete darkness

Story
Difficulty

Hard

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Scary

Minimum age

16

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Dec 1, 2023 | Experienced Nov 30, 2023

O

Omventure (Owner)

Thank you for your amazing review! We're happy to hear that Nyctophobia is your favourite escape room at Omventure Scarborough! We hope to see you again soon!

Apr 13, 2025

@MapleTwinkie
MapleTwinkie

55 escape rooms

9/10 Amazing room!!! Very different game play in terms of other escape rooms but it was super fun and spooky. We felt it was a bit short, we finished it in 40 mins with 6 people.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Sep 30, 2023 | Experienced Sep 30, 2023

O

Omventure (Owner)

Thank you for your review! We're happy to hear that you had a fun and scary experience! We hope to welcome you back soon!

Apr 13, 2025

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