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Bank Heist

Mostly positive (303 ratings)

  • Escape room
  • IRL

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You are pro at planning heists, but this bank heist is unlike others, as the owner of the bank already knows you will be there. Will you escape this trap?

  • 4-10
  • 60 mins
  • Hard
  • Not scary

Awards

Ratings

All ratings (303)

Mostly positive

Gameplay
Mostly positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive

Reviews

k

kittykath

114 escape rooms

I have mixed feelings about this room. The theming was great and some of the puzzles were fun. But there were a lot of issues with things in the room not working or not being reset and it felt like the GMs were short staffed and trying to help too many rooms at once so we wasted a lot of time waiting for a hint. There was even a riddle in giant letters on the side of the armored car that went nowhere. When we asked about it after the game, the GM said it was a clue to a puzzle no longer in the room. More wasted time. If everything had been working and we had a more responsive hint system, this would have been an excellent room.

Gameplay

This is a grudging thumbs up. So many things were not working that it made gameplay less fun and interrupted game flow.

Atmosphere

Set design, special effects and props were great. The room has a full-size armored car that you get inside.

Customer service

Again, a grudging thumbs up. The person who let us into the room and set up the game was not the the same person who ended up being our GM. We waited much too long for hints and they told us it was because they were busy helping other rooms. When we escaped, the GM didn't come to meet us right away so we weren't sure if we should just leave. When he finally came, we mentioned all the things that didn't work, the riddle leftover from a removed puzzle and the wait for hints and his attitude was just "Oh well"

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

The bank heist theme was not unique by the inclusion of a full-size armored car was pretty cool.

Story

The story was played with audio only and was hard to hear. Something about a bank heist and time travel. Not exactly sure what we were supposed to be doing.

Difficulty

Hard

Harder that it should have been due to non-working puzzles, puzzles that had not been reset and slow hints.

Game tech

Mechanical

There were a few high tech effects but most were mechanical and there were a number of locks.

Ideal number of players

6

There are a lot of things to do in this room and some need to be done at the same time. 4 is the minimum number of players but we played with 6 and it was helpful to have the extra people.

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

16

Nothing fun for kids here.

Was anything broken?

Yes

We had one puzzle that was not reset, a letter spinner with a missing letter (broken off), a key that should have only opened one thing but instead opened a bunch of things. An audio clue that we never heard and a light panel that wasn't working. The GM got the light panel working again.

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Sep 2, 2025 | Experienced Sep 1, 2025
@Iceman
Iceman

136 escape rooms

First room at lockbusters is always a ball buster. This was no exception. The directional lock didn’t work the first 3/4 times we got it right, and the as always, the first room beat up 35-40 minutes. Flew through the other challenges with hints and had another lock/mechanism issue in room 2. Last room was a breeze but we still went over time. Frustrating, but they’re not at fault.

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Gameplay

A few spots had to guess, a lock didn’t open, and 2 mechanicals didn’t work on first test.

Aug 18, 2025 | Experienced Aug 18, 2025
@Star881
Star881

77 escape rooms

The set decoration was gorgeous, but the puzzles were not. Bank Heist is one of their hardest rooms and my husband and I did it by ourselves. We struggled in the first room, especially since there’s a riddle on the wall that we were trying to figure out for 10 mins but it wasn’t actually a puzzle. Our game master said he thinks it used to be part of the game at one point in time. The second room was great, but the 3rd room again had non-sensical puzzles. There was a diagram on the wall I was trying to follow but accidentally solved the puzzle anyway. After we escaped we asked our game master how the diagram on the wall worked and he said he doesn’t know and it is just there for decoration. What?!? I think the only reason this room is TERPECA rated is due to set decoration, because that part they nailed. I give this room a 5/10

Gameplay
Aug 16, 2025 | Experienced Aug 15, 2025
@Alexjr1121
Alexjr1121

120 escape rooms

Had a good time doing this room. We did it in a group of 6 but felt a little crammed. I think 4 people is probably best to do this room. Overall it was good, just felt like the 2nd and last room lacked a little bit on the immersion side of things. Puzzles flowed well.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Scary

Not scary

Jan 16, 2025 | Experienced Dec 28, 2024
@mollems
mollems

499 escape rooms

The set design of this room is excellent. The puzzles are just okay. The story is a bit wacky (time-traveling heist) but honestly the story plays very little into the experience. It feels like they were setting up a sequel that doesn’t exist. I found the ending to be rather abrupt. Overall, still glad we played for the cool set, but for me the Mission Unstoppable room was a much better game overall. No reason not to play them both, of course! The staff were great and we would certainly come back to play more rooms here. Recommended-ish.

Gameplay
Atmosphere

The set design is excellent.

Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

No

Story
Difficulty

Easy

They do give you all the information you need to solve the puzzles, but if you are familiar with some relevant information then you can solve several puzzles without needing the environmental info, which is fine.

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

3

Several puzzles require two people to manipulate controls or communicate between different spaces, but other than that you don’t need a big group. The room is linear-ish and there aren’t that many puzzles. I would say 2-4 is probably ideal.

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

8

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Someone has to climb inside the back of a relatively large truck.

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Aug 3, 2024 | Experienced Aug 3, 2024
@TheMcKnights
TheMcKnights

45 escape rooms

𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 �𓅝𓃄 �𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿 𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 𓂨𓅝𓃄 𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿

Jul 28, 2024 | Experienced Jul 28, 2024

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captain27

9 escape rooms

The set design for this is really great, if that is big for you then give it a try. This game is not really fun though, it feels very technical. There are way too many lock puzzles and the story doesn’t play into the amazing set enough. I would rather have a basic set that knows what it is and plays to it.

Gameplay

Not the best, but very nice set design. Too many lock puzzles detracts from the experience. The story needs to blend more with the set. The lock puzzles alone almost make it a down vote.

Atmosphere

This is the highlight of the room. Set design was great.

Customer service

Great customer service

Particularly interesting or different

No

Story

The story did not flow well. The environment did not play into the story.

Difficulty

Hard

Game tech

Mechanical

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

21+

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Medium

Jul 28, 2024 | Experienced Jul 27, 2024
@Cgmarin83
Cgmarin83

92 escape rooms

The set was fairly impressive but the puzzles didn't flow from one to the other. We had to ask for three hints and I'm still unsure how we would have figured out the connections between a few of the puzzles without those hints. Additionally, not a fan of most of the GM's there. Most we have met seemed annoyed to be there and we had no clear Game Master. Multiple employees handled us from start to finish.

Gameplay

Puzzles didn't flow well. No idea how we should have known what to do once we solve first puzzle.

Atmosphere

Nice set design. The armored truck was very cool.

Customer service

Employees were not consistently friendly. The gentleman who walked us back to room was nice but others seemed to rush us or annoyed to be at work.

Particularly interesting or different

No

Some old puzzle elements or things in room that were obsolete now.

Story

The story didn't stay immersive

Difficulty

Hard

Clues and big leaps in logic required.

Game tech

High tech

Gears and magnetic locks

Ideal number of players

5

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

15

Hard puzzles that don't flow

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Accessibility

Stepping up

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Limited

Tight on parking

May 25, 2024 | Experienced May 24, 2024
@Orlando32821
Orlando32821

94 escape rooms

Not one of the better games at Lockbusters.

Gameplay

Puzzles didn’t flow well. There were “old clues” that weren’t even part of the room anymore. If that’s the case, then why not get rid of it?

Atmosphere

Set design was good. GM said to ignore all the dialogue over the speakers because there was no significance to it. Would have been nice to hear it if it made sense to the storyline (in moderation of course).

Customer service

Started with a male GM, asked for a clue and heard a female GM, then ended the game with another male GM. No consistency. Staff does not seem very engaging as opposed to other places we’ve been.

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story

Story could have flowed better. There’s an audio storyline, but it’s hard to hear.

Difficulty

Hard

Game tech

Mechanical

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

13

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

There is one tight place where you have to solve a few puzzles. It’s not a requirement for everyone to go into this space.

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Limited

There’s a small parking lot that gets crowded very quickly. It’s in the middle of restaurants so a lot of foot traffic.

May 25, 2024 | Experienced May 25, 2024

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