Under Pressure

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Under Pressure

Overwhelmingly positive (172 ratings)

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In 1925 our city of Statesville had a devastating fire that nearly leveled three city blocks. The fire was started when the hidden still at Key and Co exploded after being left unattended. The owner of the still had been nabbed by police and no one was able to find the hidden valve key to release the pressure from the still in time to save our city. Your escape room adventure entertainment begins as your team is selected to travel back in time to prevent the explosion. We have built a time portal machine and have the opportunity to send your team back in time for only one hour to try to save the still and our city from ruin. The pressure is on as you race the clock. Many surprises await. As with many of our escape games, there are special effects used. Some physical agility is required for this room. If you have mobility issues, please call our staff before booking. If you have a medical condition that would be impacted by strobes or fog effects, please call to discuss with our team - some accommodations can be made with advanced notice.

  • 2-6
  • 60 mins
  • Hard
  • Not scary

Awards

Ratings

All (172)

Overwhelmingly positive

Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive

Reviews

@TheStraffins
TheStraffins

16 escape rooms

One of the best rooms we've done. Will definitely be back for their others.

Gameplay

Great *real* puzzles: pieces, switches, locks...not a digital room-in-a-box.

Atmosphere

Props and music were amazing!

Customer service

Staff was very helpful and we had the pleasure of speaking with the room's creator afterwards. What a great time.

Story
Difficulty

Hard

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

We did it as two couples and that seemed to be perfect. Just one couple would have been a stretch.

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

Not a kids room. 15-16 and up?

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

There are stairs.

Accessibility

There are stairs.

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Safety

Yes

Jul 20, 2026 | Experienced Jul 18, 2026

a

abbyhoke

8 escape rooms

This was by far the best room we’ve ever done! The authenticity of everything in the room to match that moment in time was incredible. Even the history and story of the room before going in was super intriguing. Everything was so clever. We were constantly left guessing and in awe of all the work and details put into the room. We can’t wait to try their other rooms!

Gameplay

The gameplay was amazing. It really made you think while also keeping things set in that moment of time. Almost everything did something or meant something and it kept you guessing the entire time. By far the best room we’ve ever experienced!

Atmosphere

The room was outstanding. It really took you back in time and made it feel authentic. The special effects were off the chart. I could’ve spent the first half of the game just admiring the work that was put into making the room.

Customer service

Our host Roger was amazing. He really set the scene and got us super excited for the room.

Scary

Not scary

Jul 17, 2026

C

CammyO96

4 escape rooms

Was the coolest escape room ive done yet! The staff are super cool and the level of detail and of the set and the puzzles are outstanding! I would 100% recommend this one, we had a blast and barely escaped.

Gameplay
Jul 17, 2026
@idoeyes1
idoeyes1

217 escape rooms

This room started with an amazing story and continued all the way through. Our team of three was able to divide and conquer in the beginning and then there were some great team work puzzles. The location was amazing and they used the building to their advantage to make the story even more real. We had a blast and this room was worth the drive from Philadelphia!

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Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

13

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Safety

Yes

Jul 4, 2026 | Experienced Jul 4, 2026

T

TheUnknownRiddler

35 escape rooms

This is honestly in my Top 5 favorite rooms I have completed so far. The amount of time and energy spent in this room was beyond anything I have experienced. I was super impressed by the puzzles and how well everything was laid out. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a great challenge.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service

The staff was super friendly and gave us so much history on the game and the building itself. I can not recommend this place enough.

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Hard

This is a very medium to hard room would recommend multiple people in this room

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

12

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Accessibility

This room is not for mobility impaired for people in wheelchairs as it is all upstairs in the building

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Safety

Yes

Jun 30, 2026

K

Kdicesare

21 escape rooms

Ive done over 40 rooms. This room is in my top 5. The quality and theming of this room are amazing. Elise was the absolute best game master. She gave us so much fun history and facts about the building and it all ties together with this room. Would recommend this room 10/10

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Hard

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

3

Scary

Not scary

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Safety

Yes

May 9, 2026 | Experienced May 8, 2026

b

bjkjohns

44 escape rooms

I loved this room. It was a challenge and not typical of most escape rooms that we have done. Matt was our game master and he was great.

Gameplay

It just kept going and was amazing!

Atmosphere

Absolutely loved the ticker tape machine!!!

Customer service

We were treated great.

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

It was based on the history of the town and that was kinda neat.

Story

Getting into the room to get started had some things to do!

Difficulty

Hard

Game tech

Both! It was really great!

Ideal number of players

We had 5 and it was fine. I think 6 would be the max for this room just for the space.

Scary

Not scary

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Just going up stairs.

Easy to find location

Wasn’t expecting it to be in a church. I even said to my daughter it can’t be that building. That’s a church.

Parking

Easy

Safety

Yes

Mar 16, 2026 | Experienced Mar 15, 2026
@Panda
Panda

657 escape rooms

Fun room with some interesting history behind it! This entire company operates within a historical Catholic Church. This not only lends to the plot of this room, but also the structure. They really used the chapel building effectively. Puzzle wise, there are a lot of puzzles, a lot of searching, and a lot of locks. Definitely a lot for 2 people so we were very much under pressure. But we managed to get a bit of extra time and much needed hints. I do think this on the hard side, but mostly fair. The GM running our room was extremely enthusiastic and nice! He knows the mystery behind the history, and speaking easy about speakeasys is natural for him!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Hard

Game tech

Mechanical

Both

Scary

Not scary

Was anything broken?

Yes

The final puzzle kept resetting itself but GM gave us the win

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Lots of climbing narrow curved stairways. Stairs just to get in

Accessibility

See above, also color puzzles

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Safety

Yes

Feb 21, 2026 | Experienced Feb 21, 2026

n

nroth

1 escape room

Elise set an amazing picture for us before the room and gave us a fun history lesson as we were getting ready. It was really fun with some really interesting puzzles to figure out. I’ll definitely be going back to try out their Oz room in the future!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Feb 8, 2026 | Experienced Feb 7, 2026

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