Operation Arctic Storm: The Final Meltdown

Such a fun room!

I have been looking forward to visiting Escape Ventures and they did not disappoint. We were from out of town and played all 6 of their escape rooms in one day. It was such a great time and I cannot thank the team enough for treating us so well and making us laugh, chasing us around, and giving us the best experience of a lifetime. Now for Operation Arctic Storm: At first, I wasn’t sure about what having a live actor in the room with us would look like. I can now say that the actor aka game master helps move the story along and interaction with them is necessary. This made the experience more fun. Without spoiling too much, you will be going to the North Pole and weaving into multiple rooms. This experience had the most wow factor for me in terms of immersion. For a second, I really thought our game master Felix left us stranded in the middle of the Arctic and we had to get out of there with only our wits! Puzzles were challenging but not overtly so. I would say the difficulty level is medium to advanced. There is a slide that they will warn you about. It’s not too steep of a slide but that may be a challenge if you’re afraid of heights.

Just played Operation Arctic Snow - A puzzle did not work and was broken. The room was not properly set up or checked. This was also not a 90 minute game. For the high price paid compared to other companies in the area I would have expected a lot better and for at least the room to be checked before allowing guests to play.

Easily a top 10 favorite escape room we have done. The room has so many unique puzzles and themes you almost forget you’re being timed.

It was so much fun! I loved the combination of different puzzles. There were a variety of different rooms and landscapes that made it a fun adventure even for people newer to rooms. This game is going to hit top 10 for us. =]

Too long, some of the puzzles were overly complicated and confusing, too linear for how long it was and how many puzzles needed to be solved.

This experience was absolutely amazing! We loved it so much. 90 minute room done with 23 minutes remaining. Escape Ventures does a great escape room for sure. We’ve loved all of the ones we’ve done here so far but this is our favorite to date. There is a little bit of climbing and maneuvering in this one. They will also allow you to take out some of the live actor interactions if you prefer. We will absolutely do this one again someday.

A solid game which flows perfectly and has a nice combination of locks and tech. Acting is great and some puzzles are really original. The only thing I would say is that it's not puzzle heavy for those who like that (not me but I will make the note for anyone reading who plays based on puzzle difficulty).

There are quite a few stages as it were to this room where each one helped give a string sense of forward progression. Once you cleared one stage, you were off to another, and you don't have to worry that you might need to come back for something. The flavor added by the live actor was well done, and above and beyond an intro story told at other places. The actor was in character with verbal interactions during game play too, and then joined us towards the very end. The puzzles had a familiar "escape room" feel where you need to count and apply reasoning. There was a fun sense of humor as well about the storyline and from the actor. Definitely a great room!

I loved the multiple rooms, so many puzzles. This is a great room, the actor probably determines a lot of the enjoyment. We played another room at this location with a different actor and it was a completely different experience. There was a good mix of old school puzzles, and "modern technology".