Mogollon Monster: Scouting for Arizona's Bigfoot

It’s hard to put into words just how special The Nemesis Club is. Plucked straight out of something you’d find at Disney World, The Nemesis Club is a top-tier escape room that is a must visit for anyone in Phoenix. I can say with confidence that this is one of the best escape room companies in the world. We played all 3 games but the clear standout favorite was the Mogollon Monster Bigfoot game. It might even be in my top 10 of all time. The owners put such whimsy into all their games and even the lobby was perfectly designed. I felt like we’d entered a supervillain speakeasy behind an ice cream shop and I wanted to spend my entire day there. The game itself is fantastic from top to bottom. I even want to replay it because it was truly that good.

THIS WAS ONE OF THEE BEST ESCAPE ROOMS I’VE EVER DONE!!!! Probably the most immersive too!! It really feels like you’re in a campsite! From the very beginning of the escape room, we were locked in!! It really felt like big foot was in our camp site! It was kind of spooky!! At some point I actually got a little scared lol. The special effects were amazing!!! I don’t want to spoil anything but make sure you look everywhere! Pay attention to everything or else you might miss it! You need at least 4 people to do this room. Also wear shoes you don’t mind getting a little dirty/dusty cause it really is like you’re outside lol. Anyway, I LOVE THIS ROOM and will definitely be coming back to play the rest of their games!

NEXT LEVEL. Fantastic game. If you come to Phoenix and don’t play this game you are a silly person (but still love you). So immersive. Beautiful space. Fab tech. Great set design and puzzles. All around 11/10.

Immersion, atmosphere, scents, sound, this room has it all. My husband and I were visiting from out of town and it was fun doing a room based on local legends. On our drive down from Sedona we listened to a podcast on the Mogollon monster, so it was fun to play a game on the topic- but advanced knowledge is not needed! This game is forgiving and easy to enter, in that it is optimized for engagement and experience rather than bogging players down with rigid puzzles or tech malfunctions that impede progress. I can see this room thrives with 4+ people but my husband and I (with 50+ room experience) were able to complete it with the two of us (and an attentive game master 😄). Lastly, the atmosphere of the whole place is 10/10. We are from out of state but we definitely want to come back with friends for the other rooms.

This was one of the most immersive rooms I have done. Everything from the lighting to the set to the sound design was top tier. Staff was incredibly friendly and accommodating, even going as far as opening up special for us on a Sunday. The room was challenging, even for us being rather experienced escapists. I will say that it was a

Successfully escaped with 4. This is overall a great room. The set design is unmatched, with amazing immersive use of tech. However, our room had technical difficulties so we missed the entire cool intro and the staff didn't try to fix it and give us that experience. We then had to step out so they could fix the rest of the room. The puzzles were thematic but the flow wasn't great. There were quite a few that I felt were quite a stretch and non-intuitive. But, to their credit, the room offers many unique moments that I haven't seen in other rooms before, that really add to the fun and entertainment of it. Definitely would recommend it still!

Overall I think it was a good room. Our room was supposed to start at 6:00 and we didn’t start closer to 6:20 because of something not working in the room. They never got it to work so the game master had to come into the room with us and basically trip the first clue, kind of a bummer. Once you get into the RV there are not many clues. The music puzzle was not intuitive either. Props and date design were great.

We built a visit to The Nemesis Club into our family reunion, and with 20 of us, it proved to be an unforgettable highlight! They offer three distinct escape rooms: Evil Robot, The Henchmen Heist, and the Mogollon Monster. The adults in our group were wisely advised to try the Mogollon Monster, and we're so glad we did. It was an incredibly intense experience (perhaps too scary for young children!) and remarkably immersive. We genuinely felt like we were lost in a dense forest, surrounded by realistic trees and even dirt. The puzzles were both challenging and abundant, ensuring all six adults in our group were actively engaged and collaborating to solve different elements. The design quality is outstanding, clearly the work of a former Disney designer – the highlight being a moment where our 'trailer' actually rocked as the sasquatch approached our camp! It was absolutely thrilling. The younger members of our family had equally fantastic times: seven girls, aged 11 to 18, absolutely loved the Evil Robot room, while our six boys, ranging from 9 to 22, had a blast with The Henchmen Heist. The true testament to The Nemesis Club's appeal is that, even after a full week of diverse reunion activities, numerous family members singled out the escape rooms as their favorite part of the entire trip! A little secret: The Nemesis Club is accessed through a hidden door within the Soda Jerk Co soda shop. Be sure to treat yourselves to their shakes – they are enormous and genuinely the best we've ever had! As a Phoenix resident, I now tell everyone visiting the area that The Nemesis Club is the first thing they need to experience.