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Very positive (74 ratings)

THE BASEMENT: A Live Escape Room Experience - Kansas City

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You and your friends have been kidnapped by Edward Tandy -- a cannibalistic serial killer with a fine taste for unique electronics, taxidermy, and of course human flesh. He has created a sick and twisted game of sorts in his deceased mother's home. He hopes to weed out the unintelligent and find those who are worthy of escaping by his late mother's standards. In THE BASEMENT, you and your team will have to employ keen communication skills, a finely tuned organizational prowess, and a general ability to keep your shit together under pressure if you want to survive. This is what we like to call a funnel puzzle where you will find numerous items and clues throughout the room. These items all come together to orchestrate your escape.

  • 1-10
  • 45 mins
  • Medium
  • Scary

Awards

Ratings

All ratings (74)

Very positive

Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive

Reviews

D

Death2039

1 escape room

Overall I would rate it a 10/10, staff amazing, atmosphere perfect, thrill factor on point. Great execution from all the staff and actors, the story is really deep as well, we found a secret ending hopefully you can too!

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Gameplay

This was the most interactive escape my wife and I have done yet, we managed to escape with 2 minutes left! I really recommend it for new escapees who are trying it out definitely worth the money!

Atmosphere

It felt like we were trapped in a movie amazing vibes and the actor was so good

Customer service

All of the staff were amazing we ended up leaving a 10 dollar tip for each staff member!

Scary

Scary

It is scary at first then it kinda dwindled just because you start to get used to the atmosphere

Jun 7, 2026 | Experienced Jun 7, 2026
@mollems
mollems

512 escape rooms

Don’t be concerned if you previously played β€œThe Basement” in Las Vegas or LA. This is 100% different apart from the framing story and the presence of a live actor. Different room layout, different puzzles. We had a great time!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service

Excellent staff. Very friendly and helpful.

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

The live actor always makes a game interesting!

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Linear, but the puzzles are all clean. Nothing especially difficult but you always solve things more slowly when you are trying to escape the deathtrap of a serial killer. The rooms are dim but not totally dark and you do get a couple of flashlights.

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

2

You will have to split up initially but it isn’t the sort of game that requires a lot of people working on multiple things at the same time. I wouldn’t do it with more than 4 as some of the spaces are small.

Scary

Spooky

Lots of implied death and mayhem but mostly it is just implied. There are unavoidable references to torture.

Minimum age

16

Not really appropriate for younger kids.

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

Yes

The live actor is an integral part of the story.

Physically active

Somewhat

Some crawling and stooping is required.

Accessibility

Not accessible.

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Limited

Safety

Yes

May 14, 2026 | Experienced May 14, 2026
@m4nicpixie
m4nicpixie

67 escape rooms

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Aug 24, 2025 | Experienced Aug 9, 2025

J

JoelRattray

77 escape rooms

Really fun room. Kind of horror themed but not truly terrifying. A bit spooky though. Well orchestrated with fun puzzles. It felt as if some of the puzzles weren’t clearly tied to the narrative or even fully clear other than for the sake of being a puzzle. Some things were partially tied down even though their use was required which could have been frustrating without good help from the staff. The live actor did an incredible job and really elevated the experience!

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Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Story
Difficulty

Medium

Medium with hints from the staff. Could maybe have been hard with fewer hints.

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Scary

SPOILERS Very creepy theming, but no jump scares and actor is not a haunted house style β€œchaser”

Minimum age

16

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

Yes

Physically active

Somewhat

Crawling for 1 person. Otherwise fully accessible for people with physical disabilities

Accessibility

Crawling for 1 person. Otherwise fully accessible for people with physical disabilities

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Medium

Jan 19, 2025 | Experienced Jan 19, 2025
@Normotory
Normotory

55 escape rooms

π“†œπ“‹˜π“„ π“Š›π“‡™π“‹Έπ“Œ€π“Œ₯ π“Œ¦ 𓅐𓆒 𓆣 𓀉𓆀 π“†₯ π“…‘π“†˜ 𓆙 π“…’π“„™ π“„š π“„› 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 π“…” π“…• 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 π“Ž· π“„π“ŽΈπ“…– π“…½ π“…Ύ π“…Ώπ“…— π“…˜ 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 π“…š 𓁡 𓁢𓂡 𓂢𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 π“‚Ίπ“…œ �𓅝𓃄 οΏ½π“„π“…žπ“‚™ π“…Ÿπ“‚Ώ π“†œπ“‹˜π“„ π“Š›π“‡™π“‹Έπ“Œ€π“Œ₯ π“Œ¦ 𓅐𓆒 𓆣 𓀉𓆀 π“†₯ π“…‘π“†˜ 𓆙 π“…’π“„™ π“„š π“„› 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 π“…” π“…• 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 π“Ž· π“„π“ŽΈπ“…– π“…½ π“…Ύ π“…Ώπ“…— π“…˜ 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 π“…š 𓁡 𓁢𓂡 𓂢𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 π“‚Ίπ“…œ 𓂨𓅝𓃄 π“„π“…žπ“‚™ π“…Ÿπ“‚Ώ

Jun 5, 2024 | Experienced Jun 4, 2024

g

grcottrell

11 escape rooms

We've done quite a few rooms and almost always escape. We didn't get close (around 60%). We should have gotten more clues when stuck. Great room with great atmosphere. Puzzles are logical, but quite difficult and time consuming. You need to be making progress...

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Difficulty

Expert

Scary

Scary

Oct 21, 2023 | Experienced Oct 20, 2023
@Fletch0604
Fletch0604

49 escape rooms

π“†œπ“‹˜π“„ π“Š›π“‡™π“‹Έπ“Œ€π“Œ₯ π“Œ¦ 𓅐𓆒 𓆣 𓀉𓆀 π“†₯ π“…‘π“†˜ 𓆙 π“…’π“„™ π“„š π“„› 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 π“…” π“…• 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 π“Ž· π“„π“ŽΈπ“…– π“…½ π“…Ύ π“…Ώπ“…— π“…˜ 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 π“…š 𓁡 𓁢𓂡 𓂢𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 π“‚Ίπ“…œ �𓅝𓃄 οΏ½π“„π“…žπ“‚™ π“…Ÿπ“‚Ώ π“†œπ“‹˜π“„ π“Š›π“‡™π“‹Έπ“Œ€π“Œ₯ π“Œ¦ 𓅐𓆒 𓆣 𓀉𓆀 π“†₯ π“…‘π“†˜ 𓆙 π“…’π“„™ π“„š π“„› 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 π“…” π“…• 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 π“Ž· π“„π“ŽΈπ“…– π“…½ π“…Ύ π“…Ώπ“…— π“…˜ 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 π“…š 𓁡 𓁢𓂡 𓂢𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 π“‚Ίπ“…œ 𓂨𓅝𓃄 π“„π“…žπ“‚™ π“…Ÿπ“‚Ώ

Sep 25, 2023 | Experienced Jun 21, 2023

O

Oliverfam

24 escape rooms

Loved this room. Great mix of tech and locks, loved the set & live actor(s). The plot was great. We had a team of two and still managed to escape. I wouldn't say it was exceptionally hard, I'm surprised It's marked as "expert". It was definitely challenging. Loved the SFX and the actor(s) and game master were phenomenal. The overall vibe in the place is awesome. We even got a t-shirt. Loved it!

Sep 19, 2023

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oRyan

53 escape rooms

Loved the set design and the atmosphere. We all had a lot of fun with this one. Puzzles were on the easier side but some unique ideas and they kept everyone engaged. Rooms with actors generally always elevate the fun and immersion and this one was no exception.

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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

Spooky

Was anything broken?

Yes

Live actors

Yes

Physically active

Somewhat

Easy to find location

No

Parking

Limited

Aug 26, 2023 | Experienced Aug 25, 2023

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