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Handcuffed across from your closest friends within an abandoned shipping container you survey the eerie space around you, suddenly an immense sense of dread takes hold as you realise you can hear one of the nearby crates breathing... Mad Monster is a seated, single room escape experience designed to provide a spooky treat for players of all skill levels. Do you have the power to turn the chains that bind you into the key that unlocks your freedom?
- 2-8
- 60 mins
- Medium
- Spooky
Reviews
ProjectSwift
227 escape rooms
It walks the line between a "Tourist game with a gimmick" and "having something cool for experienced players" really, really well. I would recommend this for players of all tastes and experience levels.
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Ideal number of players
4
Shqrt
95 escape rooms
Mad Monster exhibits expert use of a small space with a strong concept and great theming execution. It has great theatrics, a lovely finale and a good variety of intuitive puzzles with natural flow. Maybe best suited for a smaller group. When we arrived at Lost Locks we were greeted very warmly by Ryan who was lovely to chat to. We felt very generously taken care of by our game master Sam, her intros really drew you in and set the scene and her enthusiastic debriefs were much appreciated. This business has really wonderful top tier games and we can't wait to come back and try some more. The atmosphere is fun, the vibes are excellent and we're very excited to see what games they release in the future.
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Yanz
57 escape rooms
Staff were good. Shame a few things didn’t work (ending wasn’t as good as it could have been) and unfortunately the handcuffs got stuck so I couldn’t stay on the ground to play
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EscapeRoomExplorer
139 escape rooms
Lost Locks’s latest offering centres on a wonderfully unique mechanic — you are chained across the room from one another, and you must communicate to escape the experience. ‘Mad Monster’ features a spooky aesthetic without leaning heavily into horror, making it accessible to most audiences. The puzzles are clearly clued, and their spacing around the room is equitable so that all players can be involved. ‘Mad Monster’s aesthetics make for a very immersive experience, and the way the room changes throughout the game is a delight to witness. It all builds to a stunning final puzzle that I can say is my favourite puzzle to date. ‘Mad Monster’ is a great addition to Lost Locks’s collection of rooms. They did a wonderful job designing this game. It’s a standout for the Gold Coast and not to be missed.
Gameplay
The game centres on the mechanic of being chained on opposing sides of the room to one another through the floor and having to communicate what you see with the other half of the team. It’s well balanced in terms of puzzle placement and equity for player engagement. The puzzle flow is essentially linear, and the room changes throughout the experience to maximise the diversity of puzzles offered. It’s an impressive design with a great puzzle at its climax, scaffolded by players learning the rules and mechanics of the game as they move through the experience. It’s my favourite escape room puzzle so far.
Atmosphere
The room’s aesthetics and puzzle design was wonderful. The spacing out of puzzle props and design flourishes are carefully placed. The lighting was a delight as well!
Customer service
Lost Locks’s team are wonderful. They are so inclusive and welcoming.
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
The game centres on the mechanic of being chained on opposing sides of the room to one another through the floor and having to communicate what you see with the other half of the team.
Story
The story was a fun concept and the subtle references to their other rooms weren’t missed!
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
4
Scary
Spooky
Minimum age
15
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Limited
Park at Chevron Renaissance for 2hrs free parking and then walk a block to Lost Locks!
Onemid
259 escape rooms
Interesting concept that you are in handcuffs the whole time, not a lot of puzzles but I think appropriate for the experience. Clever use of space and props. My favourite rooms at Lost lock so far
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Atmosphere
Customer service
Staff are great at Lost lock.
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Story
Simple but different setup, you will have more fun if you had played their other rooms as there are Easter eggs from other tooms' stories.
Difficulty
Medium
Difficulty depends on how good you communicate with your teammates
Game tech
High tech
Ideal number of players
4
Scary
Spooky
Their is one jump scare, otherwise the game is more spooky than scary
Minimum age
12
Well, as the name suggested, there is a mad monster so you can decide if it's ok for your kid or not.
Live actors
No
Physically active
Somewhat
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Limited
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