Survivor

Probably one of the worst escape room experiences we’ve had. The game malfunctioned halfway through, leaving us standing around waiting for staff assistance. The issue had nothing to do with our team, yet when we requested a refund, we were only offered 25%, which was pretty disappointing. To make matters worse, two of the rooms didn’t even contain any puzzles. The puzzles that were there were extremely easy, lacked creativity, and felt very lazy compared to other escape rooms we’ve completed. Overall, the experience felt unfinished and poorly executed. Between the technical issues, the lack of actual puzzles, and the way the situation was handled, we definitely wouldn’t recommend it.

This is one of the, visually, coolest escape rooms we’ve done! There were many rooms inside this game (which is something we like) and they were laid out very creatively too. The puzzles had a really clear flow & story, however we found them to be very much on the easier side. We finished in 30 minutes, and could probably have done faster without technical difficulties of one puzzle, and the GM was shocked at our escape time (which, apparently, averages 75 minutes for 2 people). For something described as 5 star physicality, we feel the rating could be reduced to 2/3 stars, however we are both relatively young and fit and can see how there was one challenge that required more physicality than others. The room itself had some scary elements, but the jump-scares were mostly predictable! We’re keen to try out more rooms with greater difficulty at this venue!

First escape room. Had fun with my companions and I feel like its beginner-friendly as there aren't a lot of complicated locks. But my criticism is that I wish the props were a bit newish. Some props are held with tape and some mechanisms were a little finnicky and had to call in. A couple of the puzzles in the later stages didn't make sense. But its not too bad because most of the puzzles was actually on theme. As much as I loved the last part, I feel like there could have been more. Like so many cool concepts but most were one time used. I feel like they could have been utilised a bit more. But the design, the theme, it was great. Some creative puzzles. And really loved the creativity of some parts. Had a great time! Loved the ambience of the escape room. GM was great and friendly, really helpful.

It’s ok. It’s clearly old and needs a revamp. One of the major mechanics broke and the game master had to manually override that part of the room. There are pieces of room that could be refreshed with a trip to Kmart but they haven’t bothered to do it. Only 2-3 puzzles per room. And the ending is a little underwhelming when they just open the door and tell you you’ve escaped. The bones of the room and story are good - but it could be so much better

I was not a fan of this escape room until the end. The last challenge was fun but the earlier rooms & puzzles seemed quite worn & were not intuitive. I usually do escape rooms with one other person but in this one I was with 3 other people - which may have thrown me off my game. Also, I found the gore a bit too much.

Lost in Melbourne puts a fun spin on a room theme that seems to have been done to death; the dreaded zombie outbreak. Whilst their premise is generic enough: hospital, zombies coming, find the cure etc, the puzzle variety and flow is unique enough to keep it afloat. Some interesting player engagement at the start sets off a bit of a quirky experience with the inclusion of handcuffs and a crazy amount of UV that sometimes worked in the rooms favour and sometimes didn’t. A healthy amount of areas to unlock and explore kept us engaged for the most part but what really lets the room down is its ending. After unlocking the cure and fighting off oncoming hordes of the undead in the form of a hectic time-based puzzle, we were left completely deflated as a single non-descript door opened into an empty hallway. We were eventually greeted by our GM who gave us 3 whole words before running off to reset the room, bizarre. A weird one but a fun one. 6/10 🔏🧩

Survivor had an interesting variety of puzzles including a skill-based puzzle that had us sweating and racing around at breakneck pace. A fun opening that was delivered without a single iota of inflection, I felt like this GM hated his job or us or both. Some tech felt slow to react or had us confused as to what to work on next. The story was not consistent between the briefing and the in-game story which isn’t a big deal to some but definitely something that grinds my gears. This game suffered from the same problems as the others at LiM with clearly visible tech, confusing flow and damage fixed with tape and hot glue. We finished and were greeted once again with the necessity focused on resetting the room as opposed to the customer experience. Again, we got out with plenty of time to spare. It was not the highest priority these guys just did not want a bar of us. An okay room with predictable jump scares and a flat story, not my favourite in Melbourne made worse by the lack of customer service.

We loved this room, lots of challenges and different puzzles and it definitely had the scare factor. The last part was challenging for just 2 of us, would definitely have been easier with a couple of extra people, but we got there in the end.

Excellent gameplay, really fun room