Cold Case Murder of Dawn Renee

Some of the puzzles were fun but this game was non-linear in a confusing way. It wasn’t very clear which puzzles went with which clues and some of the elements of the game were even possible to skip which left us with some missing puzzles pieces at the end of the game. The biggest issue was that there were conflicting messages between the rules of the game and the gameplay.

The room decor was simple but believably immersive. The introductory video is where the game lost a lot of its immersive appeal. The game intro needs MAJOR updates because there is a lot of outdated info about what is contained within the game. I assume that this game has been updated recently but honestly this room should be on pause until the intro video is updated. There was a lot of confusing and unnecessary material introduced right at the beginning of the game. Additionally, it really broke the illusion of being in the story when the intro video constantly switched back and forth between “I need your help finding out who killed me” and “The bathrooms are down the hall”. It would be more successful if the gamemaster told the group all of the general info about escape rooms (where bathrooms are, door is unlocked, etc.) and then the video just told the group all of the storyline info.

The GM was friendly.

I’ve seen similar themes and execution elsewhere.

The murder mystery plot line has some appeal but due to pieces of the game that were easy to overlook, we were missing some pieces of the story. There was one lock that we never even opened (and were never directed to when we asked for hints) that contained integral parts of the story. I may have thought more positively of the story if I had all of the pieces but I didn’t and therefore the ending of the game felt quite unsatisfying.

The puzzles weren’t super challenging but the non-linear nature of the room made it more difficult to navigate.

Mostly physical locks in this game.

Some of the spaces are small so I would say that 3-4 players is ideal.

No jump-scares but the atmosphere is meant to be a bit creepy.

No jump-scares but the storyline and decor is meant to be spooky.

Some of the spaces are small so it wouldn’t be very easy to navigate with mobility restrictions. Some puzzles utilized color and sound.

Auditory jumpscares

There was a door that kept opening but the guide handled it well and it did not impact our gameplay

Not a scary one, they give you a clue to a puzzle

Very accessible. All flat floors with decently wide doors

Good parking space just a very packed parking lot

Gameplay was good although gms forgot to reset a desk drawer compartment. Game is a bit like Clue game.

Special effects were good but optional flashlights would be nice since cell phones must be put away

Staff worked with accommodations and helped us enjoy the room with no limit to the number of hints

Space is kind of small but still accessible enough

Pizza delivery

Reasonably accessible

Parking lot mostly filled due to nearby popular seafood restaurants

4

Story line was great, our goal was clear, everything flowed well

Set up just like a 1986 bedroom, it was pretty legit

Alison was awesome! Very animated and personable! You can tell she knows how to have fun; she’s a great face for the company

It was classified as hard but for my 2 friends and I, it was probably like a 6/10 difficulty

I would say 3 is a solid number; depending on the intellectual capacity of your group, you might need 4-5 but 3 worked perfectly for us

It wasn’t scary, but there was a few loud noises and jump scares (which they do disclaim) but it wasn’t like terrifying

This is definitely for older kids middle/high school kids. Because of the kind of puzzles and content

Everything worked perfectly fine except on one of the word locks, one of the letters was half rubbed off so it took us longer to get that one open but other than that, everything was fine

Yes, but no one physically came in the room or scared us, they were a part of the game though

Great flow! Really went well overall.

Amazing props and theming. From the music to the pizza, everything was so great. The posters were amazing and the attention to detail was impeccable.

Alison was/is a rockstar. She was very personable and definitely has a great ability to “read the room” to give her people just the right amount of scares at the right time.

Great story and it didn’t just end with a did you have fun? There was some great closure!

Some really good brain teasers. Plus the threat of only getting one chance to answer the final question definitely makes you rethink things.

Some good prop high tech ness, but overall more manual.

Lots of jump scares. Shakey shakes and loud noises.

Not a scary one. But they did get there in 30 minutes or less.

One color game.