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Escape the 80s

Very positive (35 ratings)

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Permanently Closed - Travel back in time in Virginia Beach’s premier sci-fi experience. With our retro set design, authentic fixtures, and challenging puzzles, you'll feel like you've been transported back to a totally rad decade. Can you reactivate the time machine before the future collapses?

  • 2-8
  • 60 mins
  • Not scary

Ratings

All ratings (35)

Very positive

Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive

Reviews

@ForrestSmith07
ForrestSmith07

31 escape rooms

My dad and I just did Escape the 80’s here and we had a BLAST!! The theming and puzzles were great and although we got stuck on some of the puzzles and needed some help, our wonderful Game Master Chrissy was there to help us through and escape! Definitely will plan another visit here next time i’m in Virginia Beach, hopefully to try out a new room! From one Game Master to the others at Escapism, thank you for the wonderful experience!

Gameplay
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Atmosphere
Customer service
Customer service
Parking

Easy

Parking

Easy

Aug 3, 2024 | Experienced Aug 3, 2024
@JPTinto
JPTinto

116 escape rooms

One of the better 80s rooms. Super nostalgic. The puzzles were challenging and made you really think without being too hard. Very creative puzzles that you don’t see in a typical room. Definitely worth playing.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

No

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

7

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Accessibility

Easily accessible

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Jul 22, 2024 | Experienced Jul 22, 2024

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smcesaxclar

24 escape rooms

There were only two of us, and we did not quite escape, but were on the last puzzle. We feel the room can be done by as few as two people. We did not rush ourselves. If we had,we could have gotten out. The puzzles were interesting. Not overly simple and not too hard. The decor and props were not fancy but served the story well.

Gameplay
Atmosphere

Set not impressive but served well enough.

Customer service
Difficulty

Medium

Ideal number of players

3

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

13

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Accessibility

Nothing was too high or too low. My 5 foot tall wife could see everything, and there was no crawling on the ground needed.

Easy to find location

Yes

Jun 2, 2024 | Experienced May 24, 2024
@VeryGoodCompany
VeryGoodCompany

96 escape rooms

9.4/10 I was throughly impressed with this room. Not the fanciest set design but MAN where those puzzles spot on. Just an amazing amount of creativity. I will probably play this again because it was that fun.

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Apr 27, 2024 | Experienced Apr 27, 2024
@achm2024
achm2024

18 escape rooms

This room was a surprise. The gaming elements were very widely varied and challenging, but not too hard. We had 3 adults and a 5 year old and we escaped. The theme was awesome and the gamemaster (owner) clearly loves what he does. Afterwards, he talked to us about the room build and everything he did himself. He has a great setup and we will definitely come back to do the 2nd room.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Ideal number of players

4

Apr 12, 2024
@Fish61
Fish61

103 escape rooms

Really good room. Enjoyed the themeing and the puzzles. Was like a blast right out of the past. Location is great. Staff was welcoming

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Scary

Not scary

Jan 29, 2024 | Experienced Jan 28, 2024
@xscapereview
xscapereview

103 escape rooms

Room Number 66 Nostalgia usually is a draw. Whether it is movies, video games, eras, people tend to love things that bring them back to their youth. This room was no different. It really has a nice vibe to it and the play was also very nice. First things, first. Escapism is a relatively new company that has two rooms. It is very evident that this is a labor of love and the staff is very warm and helpful. We spent quite a bit of time chatting with them before we even started and it really was a nice way to begin. They also have a leader board, which is something that we have seen more and more venues start doing. This feature can be hit or miss. I know for some of us, that competitive nature hits and we suddenly want to finish the room as fast as possible. I have been in rooms where the chance to get a high score was missed and suddenly I felt like I could breathe and just enjoy the room again. Escapism was a bit different in that they had categories; Duo, Triplet and Group. A neat way to recognize how different gameplay can be with multiple people. The room was nicely done. It definitely felt like a kids bedroom from the 80’s and the time machine was a nice throwback to the movie genre from that era as well. All of the posters and music choices on the wall were done well and it had a very impressive DND table going. I definitely would hate to have to reset that! Puzzles were done well in this room and they definitely matched not only the feel of the room but also helped with the flow. A mix of linear and non-linear with the do multiple things until the end where it bottlenecks a bit and we were stuck looking over someone's shoulder. However it did not take away from the enjoyment of the room. I will say there is a an old school video game puzzle and I could have sat there for the entire hour! Alot of fun and definitely one to check out! We broke out! Also set the Triplet Time Record! 36:38 #trvl2xcape

Gameplay

Very nice flow. Kept things moving!

Atmosphere

Definitely felt like being in a room from the 80's.

Customer service

Very friendly and helpful!

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

It was interesting! Nostalgia always gets me!

Story

Story was not that memorable but it did not detract from the room.

Difficulty

Easy

Game tech

A mix of both

Ideal number of players

5

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

12

Was anything broken?

Yes

Joystick was for a puzzle, but the explained workaround. BE MORE CAREFUL WITH PROPS PEOPLE! (That was for gameplayers, not gamemasters!)

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Accessibility

One color thing, but other than that it is great.

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Limited

I say limited becuase it is VB and while there is a garage right there, it was full the night we went.

Sep 11, 2023 | Experienced Sep 3, 2023

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