Questomatica: Arcade Invasion

By | March 20, 2019
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by Questomatica (website)

Amsterdam

2-6 players

60 minutes

Arcade Invasion is the latest and completely mind-blowing creation of Questomatica. It took the creators over 15 months of construction to design the only space in Amsterdam where teams can step into the world of 20th Century arcade games.
Walk around 8bit landscapes, see what is inside the brick question box and fight the invaders face-to-face with the help of a pixelated laser gun!
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Overall rating

Rated between 3.5 and 4 out of 5

based on ratings from 9 users
combined with 3 pro reviews

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caroline354 expert rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
quite difficult
Jens (Bruteforce) expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 12. April 2022
ratsontour expert rated this:Rated between 3 and 3 out of 5
Played: 8 May 2023 Team size: 3 Time taken: 65-70
hi-techgreat hostingpoor signposting
Anne expert rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 20 Apr 2023 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
funnygreat hostingfamily friendly

Mario and Luigi has opened a bar in the real world! And now they want their friends from all the games to visit. Unfortunately someone else followed through the portal they made. Save the world from Space invaders.

Great host who could send us hints through a gameboy necklace we could put on. Loved the theme - both the bar and the games. Some cool hidden features that we really enjoyed. If you fail try and try again. 

Because we are a bit old and movement challenged, we were not so happy with the puzzles near the floor, but with a little help from our awesome GM, we made it through! So much fun and such great energy. The game room is a bit old but not so much we thought about it much. Everything worked and it was not traditional locks. 

jakea256 expert rated this:Rated between 2.5 and 2.5 out of 5
broken techpoor signposting

Lots of great ideas all linked to a famous plumbing duo but let down by a lack of signposting and intermittent technological failures. Really enjoyed the quirkiness of the game and the originality of some of the puzzles.

gimiabreakout experienced rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Played: 9 Nov 2019 Time taken: 6 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivegreat hosting
fraggle42 experienced rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5
Played: 27 Jul 2018 Team size: 6 Outcome: Successful escape!
funnyimmersive
🦡cipherdelic virtuoso rated this:Rated between 3.5 and 3.5 out of 5
shasha experienced rated this:Rated between 4 and 4 out of 5

Reviews by escape room review sites

The theme and decor are an absolute treat to anyone who grew up playing 80s arcade games. Like Claustrophobia's other games, it eschews padlocks and goes for creative, on-theme puzzles. They make fantastic use of lighting and effects to sign-post when you've solved a puzzle (with one frustrating exception, when it wasn't clear that we'd opened something).

Parts of it are a little bit linear, with one puzzle in particular that can only be operated by two people and which takes time to complete, ...

Two games that are highly rated by enthusiasts but felt a little flat to me. Arcade Invasion had the potential for being brilliant but lacked direction and we encountered a real issue with the hinting. Wake up! didn't have quite as much potential but delivered better. Both games are well worth a visit when you're in Amsterdam though.
7.7
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Questomatica offers two very unique and fun games close to the centre of Amsterdam. Did we enjoy them?

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