Kuriosum - Artefakt der Finsternis

Room was full of details and a groundbreaking atmosphere created by all the props and special effects, highly recommended!

Curiousness: The Artifact of Darkness / Kuriosum: Artefakt der Finsternis by Escape Room Witten was the second room of our 9-room escape tour in Germany. We were the same group of 3 and had an absolute blast. The intro was playful and entertaining, setting a great tone right from the start. Once inside, the environment immediately stood out—absolutely stunning in terms of set design, props, lighting, and sound. It truly felt like stepping into another world, masterfully built to keep you immersed from beginning to end. While the puzzles weren’t the star of the show, they served the narrative well and kept the story flowing naturally. The experience carries a light spooky vibe, but nothing too intense—even those who usually avoid any type of scariness will find it manageable. Can’t recommend this experience enough. It left such a strong impression I even bought the T-shirt to remember it by. Really looking forward to their next adventure.

Fantastic room - everything fits, beginning with the great immersive intro, the stunning decoration, lights, sounds and even smells. Amazing story telling and lots of easter eggs for lovers of escape rooms. As they tell you on their website: you’ll get dirty so choose your clothes accordingly. Also prepare for a bit crawling and some dark corners… not horror but definitely spooky at times.

Großartiger, extrem imersiver Raum. Ein absolutes MUSS!

This is a true labour of love. My friend played this as her 100th room and I organised a special for it, not knowing what they ended up doing with the package. It was magical, immensely immersive and the staging was amazing! The atmosphere was graspable, the voices, sound, production. Everything screamed „this has to work - or we will go down with it“ and IT WORKED. The owner was our gamemaster and we had a long talk with him after the game and it was truly amazing. They constantly work on their adventure and we all fell in love with him - enthusiastic people just make us love them even more when they talk nerdsy about their adventure. We will come back - and yes, that is a threat.

Ein sehr schön gemachter und liebevoll gestalteter Raum mit vielen Anspielungen die es zu entdecken gibt. Man fühlt sich von der ersten bis zur letzten Minute komplett abgeholt. Es war ein sehr schönes Erlebnis.

Ein Escape Room der Extraklasse! Detailverliebt, atmosphärisch und mit genau der richtigen Portion Grusel & Überraschung. Rätsel sind logisch und machen im Team richtig Laune. Unser Spielleiter war super. Absolute Empfehlung für alle, die keine Angst vor dem Dunkeln (oder cleveren Rätseln) haben.

Mega geiler Escape Room. Hat super viel Spaß gemacht. Atmosphäre war genial und die Story war super. Absolut zu empfehlen.

Der Raum ist ein Must-Have. Eine toll inszenierte Story und ein perfektes Ambiente als Gesamtpaket. Von Anfang bis Ende schlüssig durchdacht, man wird unbewusst immer weiter in die Story hineingezogen. Die Rätsel sind gut machbar und passen genau in den Ablauf hinein. Wir für unseren Teil haben schnell einen gewissen Flow gefunden und sind fliessend vorangekommen. Sehr kurzweilig und man hätte eigentlich immer weiterspielen können. 😉

Incredible! This is so far from your typical escape room. This is a high tech storytelling experience that will keep you in an intruiging story from the beginning until the very end. Even before you arrive at the location, you get sucked into the atmosphere (keep an eye on your spam folder in your mailbox though). As soon as you ring the bell at the outside door, the game begins. Without giving too much away, the transition from the outside world into the world of Kuriosum is absolutely seamless. It is nice to know beforehand that you are guaranteed to experience the whole story. There is no race against time going on. You will be entertained and challenged to go along with the intriguing mystery for almost 2 hours. So don't rush and take in every little detail. And believe me, there are plenty of details in this room. As soon as you enter the main part of this room, and old and abandoned shop of curiosities from all over the world, it feels like you are in a high end movie production or even a spooky video game. The decorations here are just amazing. This in combination with the brilliant lighting and ditto soundscaping, and smells even(!) will have you believe that you really are on this hidden plain of existence. The puzzles are cleverly done but never hard. If you would however need a clue, there is a very inventive communication system that makes the storytelling and world building even stronger. To experience this escape room, make sure that you follow all the instructions given during but also before the game. An important one is not wearing your best clothes. You will get quite a bit dusty; you are in an old shop, remember. Getting in and out also involves some physical flexibility, so don't enter with a tight pair of jeans. The ending is just phenomenal and even if you think that you are done, the story doesn't really end there and then. But giving any more away, would ruin the experience. What I can say however is that the host that you get to meet after the finale is just wonderful and very kind. The team behind this room built this thing all by themselves and they really show their passion for theater and deep storytelling. This is a must visit if you happen to be in Düsseldorf or one of the other cities that surround Witten. Kuriosum is literally the only thing there is to do in this smallest of cities, but it is well worth the drive and your time.