The Depths

Very fun game host, mix of high tech and classic locks, immersive design.

Neat tech room, but was not private, nor is that disclosed during booking except for a click-through disclaimer page. Some members of my group got socially trampled during puzzle solving and had a horrible time.

This was a really fun room. We enjoyed it thoroughly. We generally steer away from chains but the escape game is always solid. Lots of good puzzles

My family loved the game. Challenging, fun, nice quality finishes, nice staff - but we won’t be going back, and have avoided The Escape Game in general because they aren’t private rooms. We just happened to be in the area, and went in to see if anyone else had booked an available room- they hadn’t luckily so that is the only reason we went. Funny enough we called 20 mins before we got there and asked if we could book it alone since no one had, they said for a fee, about $100 more for our group, you can make it private. If we had just went on our way, they would have gotten nothing - and the room would have been empty. It’s in the heart of the gaslamp, a tourist trap, so they’ll hoping people pop in off the street they can shove into your room. There was 4 of us, and even 2 more would have been way too much. Don’t waste your money, there are tons of other SD options that are private and don’t charge you extra to have that luxury. It’s a bummer cause I do like the games, and we’d happily do them all, but off the top of my mind I don’t know one single room in SD that isn’t private so the money grab is a little off putting.

This is more a tech room than a mechanical room. There is a “surprise” game/puzzle at the end that I found super cool but was mildly tricky with only 2 people (definitely doable with 2 though). This game was more fun than prior escape rooms we had done so we wound up doing 3 more at this location and the rest were all very great. Groot prefers mechanical puzzles so he preferred Gold Rush at this site, while Mermaid tends to like tech so found this one and special Ops the best. Both of us had Prison Break as our favorite even though we failed it.

Overall a really cool set up with some really fun and satisfying puzzles.

This was our second that we did from The Escape Game, and we had such a blast. Amazing set design as always with attention to all the details. So many puzzles to solve so if you love puzzles this is a room for you. They aren’t too difficult and you can always ask for hints if you get too stocked. Overall a fun room to do! Can’t wait to say I completed all they’re rooms.

For those who want to know the difficulty order of the 3 lowest level difficulty rooms at this location, we view Gold Rush as the easiest, Timeliner comfortably in the middle, and The Depths as the hardest of the level 7 difficulty rooms. Aa advertised, Special Operations: Mysterious Market is even harder and Prison Break is the hardest at this location. Keep in mind that how you react to tech puzzles versus mechanical or traditional lock and key puzzles will impact how you perceive these difficulties. While Gold Rush and Special Ops are more mechanical/traditional, Timeliner and The Depths are extremely techy and require more interaction, observation, and thought. The Depths was my husband and I's second escape room at The Escape Game and we did it back to back directly after completing Timeliner. I highly recommend doing this when possible as you get a 40% discount when you book a room on the same day. We were warned before starting it that while it shared a difficulty level with Timeliner and Gold Rush, The Depths was definitely harder and we couldn't agree more with that statement. While we barely escaped with just over 2 minutes left and having utilized 2 hints, we really enjoyed the experience and were laughing throughout the majority of it at how novel some of the puzzles and activities were. There are several times where you have to be highly observant and once or twice where the puzzle wasn't overly intuitive but a gentle nudge from the GM easily clues you in on the situation without straight out spoiling it. Our GM, CJ, was really good at providing solid hints or nudges without answering the puzzle. Teamwork is an integral for this experience and it is clearly incorporated or required in most of the puzzles. This is especislly true for the end of the experience and I advise you to have a group that communicates and works together well. Overall, this is a really fun and novel room that heavily uses tech and teamwork. Great for experienced players and even some larger groups of less experienced players. Don't be afraid to ask for hints!

We loved the whole experience and highly recommend this room. We had a group of six with one 11 year old and one 15 year old. We escaped with minutes to spare. Very exhilarating ending.

This room was ok. Escape Games SD makes great rooms, so you can’t go wrong with them, but this one was not as good.