The Depths

Everything felt connected and some pretty creative solutions

Set design was super immersive and felt very intentional

Staff was all really kind and Alex was really encouraging!

Flowed very well from puzzle to puzzle!

So many “ahhh” moments in regards to the design of the room. Lots of cool high tech designs and details. I was in awe from beginning to end.

Amazing GM so welcoming and warm when we got in to when we got out.

Set design was top notch along with puzzles that made sense with the overall theme of the room.

Very simple story to follow, nothing groundbreaking or new but flowed well with the puzzles.

Lots of puzzles to solve, based on how many people you have you might need to use the clue button a bit.

Location in in the Gaslamp downtown district and you had to park in a garage 10 mins away. But wasn’t too bad.

The gameplay was very novel and fun! The puzzles flow in a very linear fashion at the start and very end, leaving only a small portion of the experience where you can get clues and be able to immediately use them.

The atmosphere, props, and special effects were awesome! This experience consists of multiple compartments and each one was well designed and decorated to be fitting and immersive to the story. Great use of screens and technology to further the immersiveness.

CJ and the rest of the staff were awesome in every way! CJ was a phenomenonal GM who didn't give any hints or nudges unless asked and had an awesome personality our entire time there. Him and the staff were super accommodating too as they offered to set up a room for us to do after we completed our first one, which is how we ended up doing The Depths and Timeliner back to back. This opportunity was appreciated and shows how dedicated to their customers and players and ensuring a good time is had.

There were several puzzles or tasks I've never experienced before and this is admittedly the first room were I've had to work so closely together with my teammate to make it through. Definitely not an experience you can solve solo or as a group who doesn't communicate.

This story was amusing memorable as the characters are simply yet quirky and humorous. You don't spend much time mulling over it all yet the entire experience is perfectly tied into the unique story and concept for this room.

Despite being amongst the 3 rooms at The Escape Game ranked as 7/10, we definitely rank The Depths as the hardest of the batch and would honestly consider it closer to a 7.5 or 8/10 due to the heavy use of technology and teamwork required.

There are a few lock and key, number, and word locks but the majority of the room utilizes technology to further the story and experience.

Definitely doable with 2 but far easier with 4. This is especially true for the end, where you will be quite grateful for having so many hands available.

Lots of technology and tricky or scientific puzzles that would be hard for kids to comprehend.

There was a small issue at the very start where the video audio was echoing. Our GM immediately stopped it, asked us to step out for just a moment to reset the audio, and restarted us back in. Didn't impact flow or time as it happened right at the start during the intro video and was handled smoothly. Nothing else was wrong or broken. Quick note. While not broken, some of the number locks are finicky and you might need to wiggle the numbers around to ensure they are sitting just right to open.

You don't have to lift or move anything heavy but this room keeps you quite active between having to run to different spots and completing various interactive activities.

I would consider this room quite friendly for those with mobility issues but do acknowledge that there is a lot of moving around that one might find troublesome. Colors are an important part of a few puzzles so color blindness would be an issue if no one else could handle those puzzles.

You will have to pay for parking. I recommend following the directions on their site as they provide 3 separate parking garages that are all affordable ($10 and under) and are within a 5 minute walk.

Extremely fun and exciting!

Very immersive!

Leslie was very attentive and helpful when needed. She was a fantastic GM!

This was only my seventh game (fourth fail) but I thought the puzzles were very clever, not too hard or obscure, but certainly not easy. The puzzles flowed well but were mostly linear, so a smaller group is advised. This was my favorite escape room so far.

The set design was fabulous! It was very immersive and authentic looking.

The staff was very welcoming. We only asked for two hints (on the same task) so we didn't have much interaction with our GM.

I wish we could play again...

I love mechanical rooms (locks, keys, buttons, dials, etc) and this one was terrific!

We played with three newbie adults (with 5, 6, and 8 prior rooms played, only half of which were successes). I think a fourth player would have been helpful, but no more than four because a lot of the progression is linear (with a few exceptions).

This is a great room for kids and big babies, like me.

The room was in tip-top condition.

Color is a factor in a couple of puzzles.

We took the trolley - it was awesome. The business is about a block from the Gaslamp trolley stop. We played on a Friday night with our game time at the same time as a Padres game so we were worried about traffic. From the La Jolla station, it was about an hour ride. It was really nice not to have to find and pay for parking on a game night.

As mentioned above, I recommend taking the trolley. For $2.50 you can avoid the hassles of finding parking downtown.

They bought us candy hen we finished the game! So nice. Love their staff

I had to pay to park at the Hard Rock- $20 for 2 hours.