Under Pressure

Mixed (21 ratings)

Escapology - McKinney

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IRL

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Can you uncover the clues before time - and oxygen - runs out? The year is 1944; the height of World War II. The US Navy is fighting to establish a position of dominance over the enemy. Tensions are high and the crew is on maximum alert. You are onboard the Steel Shark - the US Navy’s prized submarine, deep in the North Atlantic Ocean on a vitally important mission to spy on the German Battle Cruiser, Scheer. The mission is going smoothly until, without warning, the submarine plunges into the sea—now the engines have died, the hull is cracking and there’s only 60 minutes of reserve oxygen remaining! Looking around you begin to discover clues proving sabotage by German secret agents. You and the crew must act quickly so you can continue your mission. If you succeed, you’ll not only survive but will surely become national heroes. Can you reinstate the power and help the Steel Shark back to the surface before the entire crew perishes?

2-8
60 mins
Hard
Not scary

Ratings

All ratings (21)

Mixed

Gameplay: Mixed

Atmosphere: Mixed

Customer service: Mixed

Reviews

SlyKittens

214 escape rooms

It was ok. A bit confusing at first, but made a little more sense as you started going. There were a lot of “what do we do now” moments and some red herrings. It was my first submarine themed room, and some of the elements were cool. If you are only going to do one room here, I would probably recommend a different room. Antidote if you want something easier, and Narco if you want something on the medium level.

Gameplay

Atmosphere

Customer service

Particularly interesting or different

Story

Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

Scary

Not scary

Was anything broken?

Live actors

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

May 26, 2025 | Experienced May 25, 2025

Jeff1087 (Owner)

I’m really sorry this one didn’t quite hit the mark for you. It sounds like the pacing and clarity could’ve been smoother, especially early on — we’ll take another look at how the flow and hint timing feel in that room. I do appreciate you sharing what you liked about the submarine theme and offering suggestions for others; that kind of feedback really helps us improve. If you’d like to talk more about your experience, please reach out to me directly at (337) 552-4641 or [email protected]. I’d love the chance to make things right for your next visit.

Oct 27, 2025

FearItself

43 escape rooms

My group had a particularly bad experience which was several years ago and probably not the norm. Midway we were stuck because they’d put an extra clue in the room so the game master stopped the time to come in and sort it out. When he left it was like he left the building. He didn’t restart the clock and when we finished there was no one there. We walked out and everyone was gone so we just left. They sent us an email saying “here’s your group photo!” with an empty picture of their backdrop - which was actually quite hilarious and I still keep to this day, lol. Again, this was several years ago and hopefully they’ve improved since then.

Gameplay

Atmosphere

Customer service

When we escaped there was no one there. We couldn’t find the game master or anyone. The next day we got an email saying “here’s your photo!” With an empty photo!!l lol

Aug 28, 2024 | Experienced Apr 25, 2022

Jeff1087 (Owner)

I’m really sorry about this — that sounds like a terrible experience, and I completely understand your frustration. Having a game interrupted, no one there when you finish, and then getting a blank photo afterward is absolutely not acceptable. I’d like to investigate this personally to find out what went wrong and make it right for your group. Please contact me directly at (337) 552-4641 or [email protected] — I want to make sure this situation is fully addressed and doesn’t happen again.

Oct 27, 2025

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