scandius
166 escape rooms
Very cute for all ages, unique/fun/hilarious puzzles at times. The ending could be more interesting but still, overall, a fun room anybody can enjoy!
Classified: Operation Nine Lives
Overwhelmingly positive (329 ratings)
- Escape room
- IRL
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Unlikely circumstances bring you and your team of operatives a very important assignment. Your unconventional opponents are sneaky and agile, and their world-domination scheme is almost complete. Will you be able to stop them in time?
- 2-5
- 60 mins
- Not scary
Awards
- Nominee (2024) - TERPECA
- Best of Morty (2023) - Morty
- Best of Morty (2022) - Morty
- Nominee (2019) - TERPECA
All (329)
Overwhelmingly positive
- Gameplay
- Overwhelmingly positive
- Atmosphere
- Overwhelmingly positive
- Customer service
- Overwhelmingly positive
Reviews
Aug 15, 2025 | Experienced Aug 15, 2025
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VeganGameGuy
344 escape rooms
My personal favorite at this location because of the ridiculous plotline. It's cat lady meets James Bond humor, with unique feline-themed puzzles, and I'm here for all of it. Bummer that it's so short! My personal ranking of the 5 games at the downtown location as of August '25: 1. Classified: Operation Nine Lives (just too silly not to be my #1 here. No flaws, but it's too easy with 4, I think.) 2. Starlight Motel (excellent flow and plotting, tight with good acting moments, puzzles were just OK - a superior game to Classified, but silliness wins :) ) 3. Yuletide Magic (fun, surprisingly good puzzles and Christmasy vibes) 4. Dr. Fratelli's Cabin (Very (too) easy! A great puzzle toward the end. Good beginner game... or solo game. We finished in 24 mins as 4 people. Skippable if you're low on time) 5. Inventor's Enigma (A unique puzzle at the end, but most puzzles were a bit simple. Relatively easy overall, might be a good beginner room. Skippable if you're low on time.)
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Ideal number of players
2
2 or 3, just given the low difficulty.
fdizzle12
93 escape rooms
The beginning of this room was very cool and had an interaction I haven’t experienced in a room before. The room itself is cat themed and has a pretty lighthearted and funny vibe which was nice. It had multiple puzzles that involved the whole team which I liked as well.
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psarrett
38 escape rooms
We enjoyed this room. The first act was unique in our experience and lasted JUST long enough-- any more would have overstayed its welcome. While we appreciated that act (especially its finale), I think we enjoyed the rest of the puzzles in that space even more. Some really nice teamwork puzzles, and the theme was amusing. On the critical side, the room's setup made no sense (we're newly-minted secret agents sent in to... poison an old lady at dinner in her apartment? What?). A very simple change in the finale interface (changing buttons from press-and-hold to toggle) would have made it much easier for us to determine the correct course of action. And the whole Escape Artist building, including this room, just felt icky to be in.
Gameplay
The first act has an unexpected and unusual constraint that we enjoyed for its novelty, and many of the puzzles required teamwork which is always a plus.
Atmosphere
I hated the Escape Artist building. It's old and felt old in all the worst ways-- tatty carpet, faded wall decorations, wood-paneled doors, etc. Perhaps it tapped into some bad childhood associations for me, but being there was just unpleasant. I suspect that may contribute to some verisimilitude for a room like the Starlight Motel, and to be fair it also worked for a cat-lady's apartment, but that effect would have felt better in a more modern building like their other location-- the contrast would make it feel intentional. Here it just felt like a cheap use of what they had rather than a conscious design choice.
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Particularly interesting or different
Yes
The first act is unique, and the overall theme is amusing and well-realized.
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
Mechanical
Ideal number of players
4
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
10
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
Yes
Physically active
Somewhat
There's some throwing.
Accessibility
At one point you need to crawl into a second space. Some puzzles are color-dependent, and some have necessary audio.
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
Busboom
208 escape rooms
A fun spoof that is Mission Impossible through the whiskered lens of cats. We had a great time playing it.
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Difficulty
Medium
fireemblemds
50 escape rooms
Great room! Meowtastic!
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Mechanical
Xissue
26 escape rooms
Very fun and easy room! Great room for beginners!
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Physically active
Somewhat
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egtung
256 escape rooms
The beginning of the game had an unusual gameplay mechanic that was interesting but didn't overstay its welcome. This room is probably great for cat people, though I'm not personally one. Puzzles made sense, set was decent (and got more interesting). There was a fun teamwork puzzle, but I'm not sure how it works with fewer than 4 people - presumably there's some way the GM can make things easier.
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Story
Difficulty
Medium
Ideal number of players
4
4 enthusiasts had a fairly easy time. 2-3 would have allowed more time to savor things, but one teamwork puzzle seems like it almost physically requires 4. Presumably they can make it easier so fewer people are needed.
Scary
Not scary
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
Rojos00
211 escape rooms
Very fun room.. maybe a little on the easier side for people with experience but it’s still extremely fun and original. Would definitely recommend
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Scary
Not scary
kwalker16
14 escape rooms
10/10 environment, gameplay, and effects. Just know that there will be actors as a part of the experience! So, if you don’t want social interaction, this may not be the kind of escape room for you.
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Particularly interesting or different
Yes
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