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Storyteller's Secret

Overwhelmingly positive (828 ratings)

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You and your friends decide to visit the cabin of Emily Carter, a young writer whose bestseller adventure novels are known all around the world..

  • 2-5
  • 75 mins
  • Hard
  • Not scary

Ratings

All (828)

Overwhelmingly positive

Gameplay
Overwhelmingly positive
Atmosphere
Overwhelmingly positive
Customer service
Overwhelmingly positive

Reviews

@Cerulean
Cerulean

31 escape rooms

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Oct 20, 2025 | Experienced Oct 18, 2025
@2ScapinQTs
2ScapinQTs

91 escape rooms

There's a reason why this one is so popular! After doing 80+ rooms, we've never seen this theme before. So whimsical, adventurous, and sentimental. Very clever and immersive theming all around with unique puzzles. Pretty linear, but it's a wonderful journey!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

19

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

4

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Limited

Parking garages nearby or the train would be helpful!

Sep 23, 2025 | Experienced Sep 22, 2025
@pl4net4ry
pl4net4ry

31 escape rooms

Highly recommend this room! Some of the most unique puzzles I've experienced in a long time. I really loved the theme as well as the puzzle flow.

Gameplay

Really novel puzzles (pun intended) with unique solutions and processes

Atmosphere

Highly immersive and very impressive effects

Customer service
Sep 14, 2025 | Experienced Sep 7, 2025

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AmyAndCam

28 escape rooms

π“†œπ“‹˜π“„ π“Š›π“‡™π“‹Έπ“Œ€π“Œ₯ π“Œ¦ 𓅐𓆒 𓆣 𓀉𓆀 π“†₯ π“…‘π“†˜ 𓆙 π“…’π“„™ π“„š π“„› 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 π“…” π“…• 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 π“Ž· π“„π“ŽΈπ“…– π“…½ π“…Ύ π“…Ώπ“…— π“…˜ 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 π“…š 𓁡 𓁢𓂡 𓂢𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 π“‚Ίπ“…œ �𓅝𓃄 οΏ½π“„π“…žπ“‚™ π“…Ÿπ“‚Ώ π“†œπ“‹˜π“„ π“Š›π“‡™π“‹Έπ“Œ€π“Œ₯ π“Œ¦ 𓅐𓆒 𓆣 𓀉𓆀 π“†₯ π“…‘π“†˜ 𓆙 π“…’π“„™ π“„š π“„› 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 π“…” π“…• 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 π“Ž· π“„π“ŽΈπ“…– π“…½ π“…Ύ π“…Ώπ“…— π“…˜ 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 π“…š 𓁡 𓁢𓂡 𓂢𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 π“‚Ίπ“…œ 𓂨𓅝𓃄 π“„π“…žπ“‚™ π“…Ÿπ“‚Ώ

Sep 13, 2025

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ayemanduh

21 escape rooms

This is a THE BEST ROOM I have ever done. I think about it all the time and tell everyone how amazing it is. This place is states away from me and I plan to go back one day just because it’s that great!

Sep 5, 2025
@berko
berko

246 escape rooms

This game was truly ahead of its of its time. I can confidently say it was one of the most unique games I’ve ever played. I almost got choked up at the end. The GM was truly goated as well - he definitely bent over backwards for me - I was terribly grateful for that! Thanks Fro!

Gameplay

Flawless flow.

Atmosphere

Well maintained!

Customer service

As welcoming as it gets!

Scary

Not scary

Sep 4, 2025 | Experienced Sep 3, 2025
@Gakhead
Gakhead

236 escape rooms

The team at Boxaroo are great. This room was amazing. A well thought out story and a room you can tell was conceived by and designed by people who love escape rooms. A whimsical and fun story that leans into the storytelling nature of escape experiences and allows for you to really immerse yourself in the world. Some very unique and surprising puzzles which made it all the more exciting and memorable. Can’t recommend enough. Great GM and staff. Great. Great room!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

8

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Aug 16, 2025 | Experienced Aug 16, 2025
@scottwhead
scottwhead

339 escape rooms

This game has it all - a completely novel (sorry) theme and story, engaging puzzle solving, beautiful and distinct environments, a unique hint mechanic, and surprising discoveries big and small. It’s just plain fun.

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Gameplay

Some really fun puzzle solving. A lot of unique puzzles, and even the puzzle types we’ve seen before felt elevated and catered to the story. The hint system was really nice. Without spoiling it, you’re able to opt into a hint whenever you’re ready, rather than your GM just telling you your next hint. Our GM also had the ability to use the game’s lighting system to communicate β€œlook over there” rather than just telling us β€œlook over there.”

Atmosphere

The first space set the tone for the rest of the game, complete with surprising effects, a delightful set, and props that foreshadowed what was to come.

Customer service

Emanuel was great, getting to know us as players before the game and wanting to know about our experience after the game. Gave us the right amount of nudge when we needed it during the game.

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

We haven’t seen this theme before in an escape room.

Story

Really enjoyed how the game begins with some beautiful storytelling and world building right off the bat. The story continued to build with distinct chapters, which helped distinguish a nice beginning, middle, and end, each with its own objective.

Difficulty

Hard

Some of the puzzles require new ways of thinking, but with the 75 minute play time, we never felt rushed or stressed.

Game tech

High tech

Only encountered one lock the entire game.

Ideal number of players

3

The physical space can be limited at some points, so I wouldn’t recommend more than three or four. One puzzle physically requires three players to solve, so if you’re going in with two players, you can expect your GM to jump in with some assistance when the time is right.

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

10

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Accessibility

Intro to the game is presented with both text and audio. A couple of puzzles are solved using color. One player needs to bend down to floor level a time or two. One area of the game is likely limited in space for chair-use.

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Not far from public transit, which we used.

Aug 10, 2025 | Experienced Aug 4, 2025

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Editorial

  • β€œIf you love adventure, beautiful set design, and tons of intriguing puzzles, you’ll love this room!β€œ

    ESCAPETHEROOMers
  • β€œIntimate, mellow, and heartwarming... We loved this game... Beautifully executed on every level.β€œ

    Room Escape Artist
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