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Cold Case Murder of Dawn Renee

Very positive (58 ratings)

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It’s been thirty years since the death of 17 year old, Dawn Renee, an aspiring pageant queen. Murdered in her own home, the trauma of her death prevented her parents from ever re-entering their daughter’s room—leaving the scene of the crime undisturbed. The case was never solved and the police investigation went cold. Recently, both parents passed away and ever since their death, locals have noticed unusual activity occurring in and around the home. Some believe that the murderer has returned to spark police attention. You are asked to investigate these reports of activity. Participants will need to find new clues about the murder and explore the unusual activity coming from her bedroom. You have 60 minutes to crack this cold case and safely escape the bedroom of Dawn Renee.

  • 2-6
  • 60 mins
  • Hard
  • Scary

Ratings

All ratings (58)

Very positive

Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive

Reviews

K

KeepingHorse113

2 escape rooms

The game is a bit spooky but not too much. The atmosphere is very nice and the game was great to play. Most of the puzzles are combination locks but there are unique ways to find the codes. The room has been recently updated so it is not as dark as other reviews say it is. Our guide was Walker and he was great as he gave us up to 5 hints and he was a joy to talk to through the game. He also perfectly timed some jump scares but I’ll let you guys figure out for yourself what those scares are. There was a live actor too which was cool. Not a scary one, just one to help with a puzzle. Overall I’d say this was a great experience and my group will definitely return in the future!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Spooky

Auditory jumpscares

Minimum age

14

Was anything broken?

Yes

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

Live actors

Yes

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

Physically active

Not at all

Accessibility

Very accessible. All flat floors with decently wide doors

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Medium

Good parking space just a very packed parking lot

Jun 21, 2025 | Experienced Jun 21, 2025

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spitfire

45 escape rooms

Lighting was not good due to aesthetic but I also like the option for flashlight or flashlight phone for readability too. Storyline and puzzles were good and fun. I would’ve posed for pictures in the shower if I could lol

Gameplay

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

Atmosphere

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

Customer service

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

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Hard

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

4

Space is kind of small but still accessible enough

Scary

Scary

Minimum age

13

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

Yes

Pizza delivery

Physically active

Not at all

Accessibility

Reasonably accessible

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Medium

Parking lot mostly filled due to nearby popular seafood restaurants

Jun 7, 2024 | Experienced Jun 7, 2024
@megprincesspie
megprincesspie

73 escape rooms

This game is a lot of fun. I actually played it twice because it is a little spooky and I missed so much the first time. The 80s theme is very well done and the effects are really neat.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Ideal number of players

4

Jan 10, 2024
@AllieR16
AllieR16

48 escape rooms

This is probably one of my favorite rooms that I’ve done so far, and I’ve done about 30. The room set up was great, everything worked, the game masters were on it (shout out to Alison for being a G) and it wasn’t too hard (for us at least). They give you 5 clues and we didn’t use a single one, but the puzzles do make you think. Although my friends and I live in Virginia Beach, we will definitely be back to do all the rooms 10/10 overall experience

Gameplay

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

Atmosphere

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

Customer service

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

Particularly interesting or different

No

Story
Difficulty

Medium

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

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

3

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

Scary

Spooky

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

Minimum age

13

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

Was anything broken?

No

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

Live actors

Yes

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

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Apr 29, 2023 | Experienced Apr 29, 2023
@xscapereview
xscapereview

103 escape rooms

Amazing game. May have moved into the favorite spot. The room was great, theming definitely transported you to another level. Our GM Alison was a dream. She knew exactly how much to throw at us and was so very personable, as we have found everyone here! Some very good and challenging puzzles with a cool cipher and puzzles that matched the theming. The ending also concluded with the story rather than “did you have fun?” Which was great. Overall a great experience at a great place. This was game 4/4 over two days!

Gameplay

Great flow! Really went well overall.

Atmosphere

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.

Customer service

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.

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story

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

Difficulty

Hard

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

Game tech

Mechanical

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

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Scary

Lots of jump scares. Shakey shakes and loud noises.

Minimum age

16

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

Yes

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

Physically active

Not at all

Accessibility

One color game.

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Sep 4, 2022 | Experienced Sep 4, 2022

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