Uncharted: The Return

Rating: 3.5/5 - Enjoyable, high tech room with a quality set. I played all 3 rooms back to back so this review applies to all 3, I'll explain the room differences at the end. Pros: ➕Since it's made by a movie studio, the set set was very high quality and immersive. ➕Puzzles were fun, though on the easier side. ➕Room had lots of tech, but everything was still very tactile. Only a couple locks at the most but the ones that they had fit the theme. ➕All the props fit the theme. ➕You do not need to be familiar with the Uncharted universe to enjoy this but you'll like it more if you are. ➕GMs were helpful and responsive when needed. Cons: ➖Would better if the rooms were longer and weren't just a single room. ➖Public bookings can be hit or miss when playing with strangers. I had fun in all 3 rooms, I don't really have a favorite. The Galleon: Fully non-linear, better if you have a bigger group. There's no progression to the room though, you just solve as many puzzles as you can to find 18 bags of gold. The game just ends when the time is up or you find them all. It was also a bit too dark in there and the pirate set felt a bit too generic. I'd recommend 4 or more players. The Church: Partially non-linear, I like this set and it felt like it came out of the Uncharted universe. I'd recommend 2-4 players. The Heist: The most linear, fun progression and definitely felt like a movie heist with a modern setting and props. I'd recommend 2-4 players.

Fun, albeit short room from Sony Wonderverse based on the Uncharted series! The point of the room is to collect all bags of gold within 35 min, and most of them are found through puzzles. The puzzles themselves are practically implemented into the environment, which is nice. Scavenging the gold bags out in the open in the dark in “plain sight” is not as fun but kids and the use not as into puzzles may appreciate that. It won’t blow anyone’s cannons away, but the set of 3 Uncharted escape rooms are decent enough if you’re already in the area or specifically in Sony Wonderverse itself. Sony Wonderverse by the way is an entertainment venue with virtual attractions and a diner/bar, so it’s a fun place overall!

This is a short 20 minute escape room with a bunch of small puzzles that earn you pouches of gold. The idea is to see how many of the 18 pouches you can get in that small amount of time, so unlike most rooms, it's a lot of puzzles packed into a small space and time. This allows for everyone to be working on something different and gives a sense of a lot of progress in a short amount of time. We managed to get all 18, so I would say it's fairly easy. But still, for the amount of time, it's surprisingly fun with decent production values