The Basement

The Basement

Very positive (36 ratings)

  • Escape room
  • IRL

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Silas Blackburn owns this house and is the definition of pure evil. Although he has long been dead, evil like his doesn’t just die. His spirit has continued his work and you’re now a part of the story. Silas doesn’t just kill his victims… he toys with them… tortures them… To make matters worse, the tortured souls of some of his other victims still roam the basement… leading those captured astray in hopes they will meet the same fate they have. You must keep your wits about you and not fall for their tricks.

  • 2-4
  • 60 mins
  • Expert
  • Spooky

Ratings

All ratings (36)

Very positive

Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive

Reviews

@Sayuri
Sayuri

345 escape rooms

my boyfriend & I had fun. I think I would rank them as follows: Mr. Elegoos Basement Claus Conundrum

Mar 22, 2025
@JayWalker
JayWalker

91 escape rooms

This was our first horror game and also the first game we did with just the two of us. The room is small and it is great for couples of maybe a team of 3. It is good mix of tech and mechanical locks. A couple of puzzles took us a bit longer to solve than others, so that slowed us down, but I think that was more of us overthinking than the design. It had a couple of spooky/scary moments that I won’t spoil, but they definitely had me “checking” my surroundings from time to time. If you play it, you’ll figure out what I mean. We definitely enjoyed the rush of adrenaline that the suspense gave us. We had a great game master, and we enjoyed the souvenir we got to take with us. We enjoy Ocala Escape, their rooms and their staff are great.

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Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

No

Story
Difficulty

Hard

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

3

Scary

Spooky

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

Yes

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Jul 28, 2024 | Experienced Jul 28, 2024
@Msipprell
Msipprell

11 escape rooms

Another fabulous room for the Ocala escape! We have been waiting to do this room since it opened, so it was such a delight when we were able to book it. The design is as perfect as always, and you can really tell that the staff put a lot of effort into making sure that you’re really feeling like you’re stuck there in the basement! The puzzles were challenging without being difficult, the use of props, as well as affects were amazing! We loved the live actor coming in, and of course, locking you in a small little room was really fun 😂 We had a blast, it kept us on our toes the entire time, I definitely recommend for a couple or for two people if you’re looking for something scary that’s not gonna be overwhelming.

Gameplay

Flowed well, didn’t require background, knowledge, or other rooms to have done!

Atmosphere

We love the atmosphere! Definitely on the creepy side, but still fun!

Customer service

As always, the staff was an absolute pleasure!

Story

Story was great, and they really use the story plot line in the room well!

Jun 15, 2024 | Experienced May 2, 2024
@EscaperwithoutaCause
EscaperwithoutaCause

9 escape rooms

Fun room that is a bit different than their others. The use of tech is pretty clever and my wife and I had a great time!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Difficulty

Expert

Mar 23, 2024
@GuyFawkes
GuyFawkes

190 escape rooms

The Basement is a two-room game filled with a mix of locks and tech. The rooms are small, but the tech was well-used and added much to the experience. A live actress in the room improved the game and was well-timed and not overbearing. This game is linear, and some elements are poorly placed, resulting in inadvertent red herrings. I suggest asking your game master where to start, as linear games tend to be frustrating when you first begin. This will likely cut down on wasted time and unnecessary irritation. As far as the scare factor, this is pretty tame. The great use of tech will sneak up on you, though. This isn't your typical animatronic jump scare room - it is much better. Overall, I like this game, and it's worth the ticket price and time to play it.

Gameplay

It's fun, but I'm not fond of linear gameplay, so I have a bias.

Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

No

Story
Difficulty

Expert

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Scary

5/10 on the scare scale.

Minimum age

13

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

Yes

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Dec 6, 2023

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