Magic Universe

What a truly magical time. We were beyond delighted with the adventure we lived in Magic Universe. From the cold start and the immediate jumping into the story, through the series of marvellous sets and fun puzzles, we have never been so immersed in a escape room before. What Madland has achieved is a treasure to all enthusiasts. We were only two players, and this probably made us play in the slower end of the spectrum. We greatly enjoyed the interaction with the 3 actors. We were stunned by the sets and easily got into the playful flow. It was so good that we wished we could jump right back into it and play the whole game again. Oh to play more stories in this magic universe! Congratulations to all involved.

This is the greatest escape room - actually, probably the greatest activity - that I’ve ever completed. The owner is amazing, the props and actors/actresses are incredible, the puzzles were all original and very sophisticated without being too difficult, and the overall experience was top notch. My wife and I have done well over 300 escape rooms all around the world, including in the US, Amsterdam, Rome, London, and Madrid, and Magic Universe is absolutely at the very top of that list. When we were researching activities to do in Madrid and this came up, we knew we had to do it, especially after reading the reviews. It completely lived up to the hype, and then some. If you are in Madrid - or even if you’re not in Madrid but want to do an incredible escape room and have an amazing experience - go to Magic Universe. You will not regret it!

9.8/10 Magic Universe is a lot. The Good: The sheer size of the experience is nothing like you will find anywhere else in Europe or the Americas. Multiple floors, massive set pieces, full scale props, 1 to 1 ratio facades that are simply there for your immersion and nothing else. This room took 5 years of master craftsmanship to build and it shows. The tech and production are wild. Your eyes will be wide open trying to take in the insane amount of lighting and automation used to make this world come alive. Multiple charismatic actors bringing energetic characters to realization, bantering back and forth in their second language as if it were their first Living in this fictional world for three hours and they utilize every single second of it. The Bad: A stereotype within the world of escape rooms is the bigger the scale and production, the worse the puzzles and flow. Magic Universe is not the exception. The puzzles within this experience lack in satisfaction and originality. There are some moments that really WOW you, but most of the time puzzles are less puzzling and more quick time events or placing A on B. This experience is more immersive theater than escape room. Prepare yourself for long cutscenes with stumbling dialogue and a story that really leaves a lot to be desired. Many moments you will ask yourself “why?” Or “what?” Certain characters are kind of a drag to be around. At moments of their appearance your smile fades slightly knowing they are about to deliver even more confusing exposition. Not all parts of the room are created equal. It feels like playing 3 different experiences that were mindlessly jammed together to create this monster. Certain parts of the room had me so wrapped up in the world and smiling ear to ear. Other parts I felt left out of my own gameplay as actors and cutscenes took over. False expectations are created when sections of the set are revealed and you think to yourself, “oh I can’t wait to see how they utilize that in gameplay.” But you will simply walk by underwhelmed for a large percentage of this room is show. Overall: You will not leave Magic Universe disappointed. This is an experience unlike anything else on TERPECA’s 100. In my opinion it should even be rated higher than 2025 #1 Magnifico. It’s just an amazing feat of engineering. A few points in this room you won’t believe what they were able to pull off, but they did and executed it perfectly. Is Magic Universe perfect? No. But it is an experience unlike anything else in the entire world. It’s s the equivalent of candy. Bright, sugary, and sweet but lacks substance.

We traveled all the way from Germany just for this room — and it was absolutely worth it. I’ve played over 200 escape rooms, including many top-ranked experiences, and I can easily say this is the best escape room I have ever played. Honestly, it doesn’t even feel like an escape room to me — it feels like a glimpse into the future, showing what immersive entertainment can become. A glimpse of what is possible, and it is completely insane. Normally, a room has one major standout effect — one big moment everyone talks about afterwards. But Magic Universe keeps delivering effects that would be the highlight in other rooms, and it does it again and again, every few minutes. Huge moments are almost casually placed on the side, while other rooms would build an entire experience around just one of them. Every time you think it can’t possibly get crazier, it somehow does. It’s a two-and-a-half-hour journey where the impossible keeps becoming possible, and when it’s over, you can hardly believe what you just experienced inside. This room truly shows what the future of immersive entertainment can look like. Absolutely insane.

Absolutely incredible

————— Story ————— ⚪️ Boring and Slow ⚪️ Uninteresting and Dull ⚪️ Dreary and Tired 🟢 Whimsical and Fantastical to the highest degree ————— Setting ————— ⚪️ Common and Uninspired ⚪️ Drab and Blah ⚪️ A while lot of nothing 🟢 A castle of epic proportions, towers twirling into the sky, beautiful and enthralling, detail in the highest degree ————— Live Actors ————— ⚪️ Unconvincing ⚪️ Nonexistent ⚪️ Spirit Halloween employee 🟢 A whole host of professionally trained actors, each portraying multiple nuanced and multifaceted characters ————— Puzzles ————— ⚪️ Unintuitive ⚪️ Broken and frustrating ⚪️ Non thematic 🟢 Perfect blend of whimsy and tactile, grand and miniature, perfectly thematic, fantastic feedback with extremely satisfying solves ————— Overall Experience ————— ⚪️ Skippable ⚪️ Mid ⚪️ Not worth the time or hassle 🟢 Move heaven and Earth, fly across oceans, bend over backwards, twice, to play this game ————— In Conclusion ————— ⚪️ A so-so game ⚪️ A slightly above average game ⚪️ A pretty darn good game 🟢 One of the best games I have ever had the joy to experience, stunning character performances, a wholly realized world with a set truly rivaling no other, puzzles that were rewarding to solve and a larger than life overall experience. Music, lighting, set 11/10. Seriously, seriously so impressive, and an absolute must play for anyone in the world. Go, book a plane ticket right now. I promise you it’s worth it. I cannot wait to return

If you’re hesitating… don’t. Just do it. This game is an absolute MUST DO. Having played around 300 escape rooms (including some of the top-ranked TERPECA experiences) I can confidently say this is the best room I’ve ever played. It’s full of magic, jaw-dropping moments, and truly insane attention to detail in both atmosphere and set design. Bravo!!!

I cannot believe this is an actual experience. In addition to being a top notch escape room customer service was also impeccable (lots of hand holding for an English booker like me, and proactively reached out when I missed the fine print.) I would come back again, and again.

This is an absolute must-play escape room. Amazing mix of narrative, puzzles, and theatre, and so many jaw-dropping moments (essentially whenever you move to a new space). I have no idea how this room was constructed but it’s something I’m going to be talking about with friends for a long, long time.

Wow. Just wow. If you are a fan of wizardry and magic- this is the room for you. Stories that I grew up on came to life right before my eyes. At the end of the game we were rendered speechless. There really are no words for just how amazing this room is! Another reviewer (Busboom) stated Universal should sue just to understand how Magic Universe gained that level of immersion and detail- and I couldn’t agree more. Immersion is a big highlight for me in escape rooms and this was hands down one of the best. Another box I like to check off is not only the quality of puzzles but the difficulty- something that is challenging and unique. After playing 200+ rooms, you see some of the same puzzles over and over again. Magic Universe is the exception. The puzzles all fit with the theme, they all made sense, and a lot of them will stick with me for years to come. There are a few puzzles I have never seen done before and they were so much FUN to complete! That same reviewer brought up the “titan” in the background- Escaparium’s Magnifico. While I have played both, it is hard to pick a favorite between the two. I believe the Magnifico had a more complete storyline at the end while Magic Universe had better puzzles. My number one spot on my list though is still Ctrl Alt Reboot for not only the story, the puzzles, but also the energy that that room manifested. All in all this is a game you must play if you enjoy escape rooms. It was so worth the trip all the way from Florida!! It will be interesting to see how the next TERPECA list falls as we are lucky enough to have so many unbelievable rooms to play!