Special Ops: Mysterious Market
Overwhelmingly positive (96 ratings)
- Escape room
- IRL
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As a special ops agent, covert investigations across the globe are nothing out of the ordinary. But your routine search of a spice market leads to an unexpected discovery…Now you’re left to combat an international crisis that threatens the state of the world as we know it. You’ll need to harness all your tactical skills and training if you’re ever going to put a stop to this global catastrophe. Through all the twists and turns you have to ask yourself…how deep does the conspiracy go?
- 2-8
- 60 mins
- Hard
- Not scary
Awards
- Nominee (2023) - TERPECA
- Finalist (2022) - TERPECA
- Finalist (2020) - TERPECA
- Finalist (2019) - TERPECA
All (96)
Overwhelmingly positive
Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive
Reviews
PuzzleFan
130 escape rooms
Pretty cool room with an especially unique opening set. Give it a go!
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
4
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
13
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
ClearBlueSkye
64 escape rooms
A fun game split into two distinct sections with an interesting transition between them. The game is much stronger in the first half than the second, and both myself and my partner in crime wished the initial theme was held throughout.
Gameplay
A couple of interesting challenges. Puzzles in the second half were less interesting.
Atmosphere
Once again the atmosphere in the first half was excellent, while the second half was more traditional and less interesting for us.
Customer service
Absolutely great service and were willing to take our walk-in.
Story
A very interesting hook that morphed into a much more typical story. Could have been a much more unique game if it kept to its guns from the first half.
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
A good mix of both.
Ideal number of players
3
2-4 would be best for this. The floorplan is on the smaller side so I wouldn’t recommend approaching the upper end of 8, even for more inexperienced parties.
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
10
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
No
The marked location on google maps is not where they are actually located. Make sure to reference their actual address on their website.
Parking
Medium
PatternSavant
29 escape rooms
One of my favorites by this group! I love 2nd gen puzzles and this had plenty. It was linear and we felt like it was suitable for 2 players but you wouldn't want more than 4. Overall great gameplay & story!
Gameplay
Really enjoyed the puzzles!
Atmosphere
Customer service
Story
Difficulty
Hard
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
3
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
14
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Limited
Doggyg
11 escape rooms
FUN, unique, and engaging! It had multiple rooms. The puzzles were well themed, and were not your typical “lock and key” puzzles. They were interactive, vibrant, colorful, and used all of our senses (including heat sensors!) That said, I would say that this was on the more challenging side, we only escaped with seconds to spare, but it was very fun.
Gameplay
VERY FUN: it had unique puzzles, several rooms, the puzzles were well themed and more interesting than just “lock and keys”.
Atmosphere
Fantastic - the theming was some of the best I’ve seen
Customer service
Well
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
The puzzles were challenging, fun, and unique
Story
The story was engaging and fun
Difficulty
Expert
I would rate the puzzles as ranging from medium to expert level. Some were very difficult and we escaped with just a couple seconds to spare.
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
4
Scary
Not scary
It was thrilling
Minimum age
13
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Medium
cwardell
179 escape rooms
This room is phenomenal on first glance when you consider the design, decor, and drama. However, some of the puzzles and mechanics were not so smooth and free flowing as one may hope in their games. It’s important to note that we could be wrong but we were paired with a difficult couple (well just one “alpha” bro) who soured the gaming experience for everyone. It was very obnoxious and cumbersome throughout. Beyond him and one twist that activated one phobia of mine, this room was fantastic! Highly recommend.
Gameplay
The room was incredibly novel and unexpected.
Atmosphere
One of the most impressive set designs we’ve experienced out of 35 rooms!
Customer service
Our GM was awesome!
Story
Difficulty
Hard
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
6
Scary
Not scary
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Accessibility
This room is sensory overload (sight, smell, sounds, touch) - it is not that accessible for individuals with impairment issues.
srs1765
13 escape rooms
Great room - wasn’t sure what to expect when we started but loved the decor, tech, and variety of puzzles. Completed as a group of 4 and had a great time!
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
4
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
16
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Medium
drayner
68 escape rooms
This was the first The Escape Room game my partner I ever played, and we were instantly hooked. This is top notch escape room production quality. This room has some quirky narrative twists and turns which make it quite memorable. Only thing we got caught on, is there is one puzzle that requires breaking something, which was surprising to us.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Was anything broken?
No
wontrice
39 escape rooms
This was a great room! I was hesitant to try a national chain escape room, but this is the best one of those I've ever played. Really well made, very well maintained, and great puzzles. I would definitely come back here.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
5
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
8
Was anything broken?
No
Physically active
Somewhat
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Limited
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LockedandLoaded
95 escape rooms
Even thought we experienced some technical difficulties on the GM’s side of things, we still really enjoyed this room! We didn’t know what to expect going into it, which was best because the storyline really carried it, in our opinion. 7.6/10
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
The storyline was very different
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
3
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
12
Was anything broken?
Yes
Something wasn’t particularly broken, but one puzzle only started working after we asked for a hint and the game master changed it. Game clock and lighting/music stopped working after the first couple minutes of the room as well.
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Limited
cjd89
60 escape rooms
The story line is okay. It plays the way you expect a chain escape room would play. A few of the puzzles were clever but the rest didn’t have a logical leap or weren’t creative.