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Your team of investigators has been conscripted by the CIA to investigate an alien artefact they've discovered. Sure, the artefact is doing strange things, but you'll have a non-malevolent, smart-ass AI to help you out. What could possibly go wrong?
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Overwhelmingly positive
a
6 escape rooms
This has been my absolute favourite escape room. GM was phenomenal, we had so much fun.
5
We were a group of 3 which worked really well for us, but I think 4 or 5 would be a good size team. The room really tests how well you communicate, that's much more important than group size
e
79 escape rooms
I want to preface this review by saying Meaghan is amazing and she really puts her heart and SOUL into helping you move through the game, she is so funny and one of the only reasons we enjoyed the game. The escape room itself is alright not really our cup of tea. The puzzles are very wordy. A lot of reading in this room which gets annoying when you’re on a time limit. It makes you want to stop playing with how much constant reading you have to do. The puzzle with the alien language we just couldn’t understand at all even after Meaghan explained it we still couldn’t understand it 😬 The rooms are small-medium sized (about 3 of them). Maybe there are better rooms at this location but we picked this one based on the reviews and left feeling meh.
A lot of reading
Shoutout to Meaghan she was amazing and made this game so enjoyable even though it wasn’t our cup of tea
Easy
17 escape rooms
Definitely the funniest most novel room we have done, jam packed with Easter eggs, really fun interactions with the “AI” in the room, set design is quite cool, fun puzzles.
Novel, fun and flowed well
GM Jamie was great and funny
Yes
Cool AI
Medium
High tech
Not scary
No
No
Not at all
Yes
A
44 escape rooms
Fantastic room. Recently revamped. Feels fresh. Great references
21+
m
27 escape rooms
It was a fun, I liked how it was a bit non linear so if you have a big group you can work on things separately
53 escape rooms
This was my second favourite at Next Level, I had a great time. It’s apparently their hardest room which I didn’t feel was the case. The variety of puzzles was fantastic and easy to follow. It allowed enough room to stop and think without being overly complicated. The way they incorporated the live actor in this story was one of my favourites.
Yes
Easy
High tech
4
Not scary
13
No
No
Not at all
Yes
Limited
D
41 escape rooms
Did Ex Libris the last time we were in Sydney 3 years ago, and had so much fun that we had to return to Next Level Escape. GM, Tyla, was high energy and enthusiastic. The room itself was full of a variety of puzzles, many of which were high tech, and others that were plain wacky solves (am I really doing this?)... all good fun though! Not particularly difficult (finished with 20 minutes to spare), but challenging enough. Until next time we're in Sydney!
4
25 escape rooms
This was a very enjoyable experience, our first in Sydney for this week away. Our GM (Zak?) was great and very enthusiastic. I love an experience that doesn’t use a walkie talkie for hints, and this room delivers in spades. The puzzles all flow well and all in all we had a great time.
This room flowed very well, with interesting puzzles that were all gated and signposted extremely well. My teenage sons did find the “AI” a little bit corny, but as older teenage boys, they’re too cool for that sort of thing.
Well decorated environment, which certainly worked well.
No
Hard
High tech
There were a couple of codes to work out, but also had some high tech components - a good mix.
3
Not scary
13
No
No
Excluding the smarmy AI!
Not at all
I think this game would be fully acessible.
Yes
Limited
C
16 escape rooms
The staff at this place are great, and add to the enjoyment of the experience. The room had various kinds of puzzles, which were interesting enough but not too difficult for a group of 3 - got out with time to spare and had a nice time.
No
Some interesting elements but not more so than most good rooms I've completed
Medium
3
Not scary
10
No
Yes
At the beginning before going in
Somewhat
Tiny bit of going back and forth but can be avoided by speaking loudly with teammates
Yes
32 escape rooms
First room we have played at next level and it was amazing! Every puzzle was great, and challenged your communication with your teammates. Our gamemaster, Simon, was a great storyteller and made the experience very immersive!
Simon was an awesome and passionate gamemaster!
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