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The Hidden Lab Mission

Very positive (69 ratings)

  • Escape room
  • IRL

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Temporarily Closed - You’ll need to figure out how to create the vaccine that works, activate it, and replicate it. Lots of sick people are depending you.

  • 4-8
  • 60 mins
  • Not scary

Ratings

All ratings (69)

Very positive

Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive

Reviews

@darthkumar37
darthkumar37

408 escape rooms

Sadly, at the time of this writing, this company just closed a month ago. This was an interesting game as was the company. (All the games were part of an overarching storyline.) This game had a lab based theme as you attempted to build a vaccine for a future plague. That said, this wasn't a typical lab game with lots of interesting scientific puzzles and some unique set designs.

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Mar 18, 2025 | Experienced Aug 26, 2023
@cowabunga
cowabunga

53 escape rooms

My biggest complaint about valcarol is they won’t let you book for just two players. Every group is private so you can’t join another party but you have to pay for 4 people even if you only have two. I understand this is necessary on nights where they are busy but when asked if we could wait and see if the room doesn’t get booked could we still play and pay for just 2 or even 3, we were told no. I feel like selling two or three tickets is better than none.

Jun 2, 2024
@kmviar329
kmviar329

320 escape rooms

Love the intro! Very nonlinear game that would work better with a group of 4 or more but still doable with 2. Very high tech but not in the way I’m used to. Great game master that paid attention to our gameplay. Would recommend

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Aug 28, 2022 | Experienced Aug 28, 2022
@itstizzlebaby
itstizzlebaby

9 escape rooms

This was the 2nd room we did at Valcarol Missions and it did not disappoint! It was a great room that flowed really well from the storyline into the puzzles. The tech in the room was done really well, the puzzles were awesome and the props were next level! The amount of detail that goes into the rooms here, you can really tell a great deal of thought was put into them from start to finish. I really recommend visiting these escape rooms because it truly is an immersive experience from start to finish! We can’t wait for the 3rd room to be completed so we can come back and play that!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Scary

Spooky

May 18, 2022 | Experienced May 14, 2022
@d2theustin
d2theustin

38 escape rooms

Another great room by Valcarol Missions! Our second visit here. They have 2 rooms completed, others coming soon. The atmosphere is incredible, like a University Studios Set. Very well thought out puzzles, and extremely immersive!! Highly recommend!

Gameplay

It did flow well, there are 3 separate areas

Atmosphere

The Valcarol Missions is like going into a universal studios set! The details are spectacular, like no other!

Customer service

The GM greeted us and we were able to say hi to Jody our previous GM!

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Hard

We played the other room at this venue prior, I thought this one was a bit more difficult, but some others in the group thought the first was more difficult.

Game tech

High tech

All the puzzles are electronic. High tech and AMAZING again, the detail is incredible.

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Just a small eerie vibe

Minimum age

16

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

May 15, 2022 | Experienced May 14, 2022
@amyckoo
amyckoo

136 escape rooms

I really loved this room. I thought the story was great and the set and props were even better. The owners/GMs are amazing and love what they do, and it shows. The puzzles work seamlessly within the story and it all works together within this universe that they have built for their overall business. Really fun idea. My only complaint is that there are a lot of screens to input puzzle answers in this room and it got a bit monotonous after a while, but that jived with the environment, so I can see why they did that. Great job!

Gameplay

The gameplay was pretty good, although I got a little tired of all the screens (although to be fair, they made complete sense in their environment).

Atmosphere

I thought the atmosphere was pretty unreal (in a good way). The owners obviously put a ton of time and energy into making this room as realistic as they could and it shows. The set design and props are BEAUTIFUL. Particularly the BIG one (you’ll understand when you play). It’s such a neat idea.

Customer service

The GMs/owners were really fun. They obviously love this industry and business and are in it for the long haul. They’re doing such an amazing job!

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

The environment was so well done and the props were so amazing!

Story

Story was pretty good, but to be honest I was so blown away by the props and set that it was kinda hard to stay with the story….

Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

6

Scary

Spooky

It was the kind of game where I would make other people put in the last number on certain puzzle because I was afraid of what might happen…. For no logical reason…. Just spooky enough.

Minimum age

12

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Although the GMs were in character.

Physically active

Not at all

Accessibility

Very accesible

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Apr 11, 2022 | Experienced Dec 28, 2019

J

JoeEscape

189 escape rooms

This room relates well to the overall story and is truly immersive. The stories intertwine but plating the room in either sequence is just ok.

Gameplay

Wow excellent game

Atmosphere

Great room and story

Customer service

The owners are awesome

Mar 27, 2022
@KellyRoth
KellyRoth

31 escape rooms

The Hidden Lab was an excellent room. We enjoyed our experience and even learned some science along the way. Would recommend and play again.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Spooky

Minimum age

10

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Mar 12, 2022 | Experienced Mar 11, 2022

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