Escape IT - The Sewers

It was a lot of fun! Most of the puzzles felt pretty good- they do pair you with strangers if you don’t get VIP and oftentimes there’s not enough for everyone to do at once

The set design was amazing, the lighting and visual cues were great, the characters were fun- it was a great time

At the end you learn the real names of the people playing the characters you saw, they introduce themselves and ask if you have any questions about the puzzles or anything- we had Kayla and she was great! Fun in character, and nice to all the guests at the end out of character.

It’s certainly a bit of a walkthrough- it’s not always about puzzles, sometimes it’s about experiencing what’s going on around you. Moments where it’s not so much about deduction but just teamwork on a task you already know what to do on

The story was good! I didn’t really feel lost at any point

Some puzzles were a little confusing but overall a lot of what you had to do felt like “oh yeah, obviously”

Lots of lighting and sound effects, fog, and the ending felt a little high tech

I imagine it’s possible to do alone with a lot of running around, but having a few people is probably a good idea. Too many people though and there are rooms where some people don’t do anything

I mean there’s some jumpscare moments and you see It a few times but ultimately it’s not bad unless you specifically have a pretty bad fear of clowns

I do think most kids under 12 might be a little spooked, but admittedly there was a kid in the group we were paired with that seemed to be younger and he did amazingly. Obviously it’s up to your group what you feel your kid can handle

Nothing seemed to be broken

The live actors were great. Certain actions are most likely scripted in but it all felt very natural with how they were acting

Someone’s gotta crawl, but really only one person. You might need to do a little back and forth walking but overall it isn’t much

They said it’s wheelchair accessible- I think at least one person in your party needs to be able to hear and understand the character with you for certain events. I don’t think anything color related ever is necessary in this room. There were moments where the fog was so thick you couldn’t see a foot in front of you, which may be a hazard for some

Says ‘Derry public works facility’ out front with a big capitol theater sign

seems to be ample parking for the amount of people they schedule for each time. We did Uber but the parking lot seemed pretty empty

Brilliant flow story wise, but inconsistent timing per room given the format of staggered entry. The puzzles are easy enough that it's unlikely you'll be pushed through before you solve them, but they will start giing you bigger hints as your time is running out for an area. For the most difficult puzzle (about 4 rooms in) we needed a hint, and we missed one puzzle altogether which the actor had to do for us... In this single case, the tipoff for the puzzle must come vocally from the actor, but I wasn't paying attention because we were playing hard mode (no clues given unless asked). Another oddity: about halfway through, the actor told us to look for a key that actually didn't exist. We found out later, we had been going so fast that they needed to stall us by not triggering the puzzle we had already solved - otherwise we would've run into the prior group.

Truly immersive in a dark way... I would've liked less realism in certain portions 😬