The Escape

The separated start for this game was it’s biggest charm, especially because they have five different areas to handcuff your group! We did it with eight intelligent people, and we blew through it very quickly, and only used a hint or two. The room is designed for a bigger crowd, so I would say the ideal number is probably five or six.

My favorite escape room to date. The puzzles were interesting and engaging. All of the space was hugely immersive and the storyline and plot kept getting thicker and thicker. The ending is so good and unexpected! I only wish I could play it again. Completed with 4 players, I would recommend no more no less.

Loved this room! It's very low tech, but still quite challenging.

While I think this was a good room with interesting puzzles, it wasn’t a favorite of mine. Some who did the room with me loved it, but it felt very difficult at times (and only had a 67% success rate for the month). I also didn’t care for the somewhat gruesome theme. On a positive note, the puzzles at the beginning were fun and creative and our game master was awesome!

Had such a great experience! Mary was our gm and we felt nothing but warmth and welcomed. Edwin the owner was there and was so nice as well. This room was definitely one of my favorite and same their other rooms!

Overall I enjoyed this room. It says it required 4 people, which it did for the beginning portion, but for much of the time I felt like 4 people was too many and that we didn’t all have things to be working on the whole time. I’d say this was one of the better rooms I’ve done in San Diego, but not the best of all the ones I’ve done in the SoCal area.

We went as a family and loved that there was something for everyone to do; we worked with a partner but independently of others from our group. We had a 7 year old with us. The blind fold part was scary for him but after that he was totally fine. Puzzles made sense and things flowed well. Excited to come back and do another room here!

We've done both Sister's Secret (creepier) and this one. The separated start is really unique and a fun way to start. All of Unlockables' rooms are non-linear, which is really great for larger groups. We played with a group of 5, which was almost too many people, but we were all able to have something to do most times.

The staff member we first encountered was lovely. She was welcoming and helpful, but at some point our game master switched and he wasn’t paying attention to us. We had to ask for a few clues a couple times and it took a while before he responded. And there were some times our team members had asked about something to the group but very long after he responded. At the end usually game masters do a short debrief, but he just enthusiastically asked if we wanted a picture and ushered us out. It felt as if he had the closing shift and wanted us out of there. The puzzles themselves were pretty good but the game mastered soured our experience :-/ I thought the design was interesting and felt immersive. It did seem like the lighting was moreso to make things a little more difficult, but enjoyed the ambiance overall.

Another great Unlockables room! Love the beginning and the volume of puzzles to solve, a nice room for larger groups, plenty to do and all spread out.