Crime Runners: Going Underground

By | January 18, 2020

by Crime Runners (website)

Hernalser Gürtel 24, 1090 Wien

Vienna

3-6 players

Languages: EN, DE

Winner of a 2023 TERPECA awardWinner of a 2022 TERPECA awardWinner of a 2021 TERPECA awardWinner of a 2020 TERPECA awardWinner of a 2019 TERPECA award90 mins
There have been indications of alarming seismic activity in Vienna’s city centre: The danger of an unexploded bomb from World War II is real. The operator sends you to the site of the blind shell for a first inspection… but things are not what they seem. Following the successful completion of the Congressman Trilogy, out next goal has been to raise the bar of the Live Adventure experience. Focussing on immersive atmosphere and engaging storytelling, this is much more than a classic escape room, it’s a 90 minute long, premium adventure, in which you play the leading role.
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Rated between 4.5 and 5 out of 5

based on ratings from 6 users
combined with 5 pro reviews

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Tim (Escape Witchers) expert rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Played: 08.10.2022 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
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Frauke expert rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 10 May 2024 Team size: 4 Time taken: 74:00 Outcome: Successful escape!
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Vier-Tages-Trip nach Wien gemacht. Was für eine wunderschöne Stadt! Am Freitag haben wir dann auch Crime Runners besucht und Going Underground gespielt. 
Mitten in Wien wurden doch tatsächlich bei seismischen Messungen alarmierende Beobachtungen gemacht: Die Gefahr eines Bomben-Blindgängers aus dem zweiten Weltkrieg ist gegeben. Es bestand der Verdacht, dass das vielleicht nicht der wahre Grund für das Ergebnis der Messungen war. Also schickte uns der Operator zur Erstinspektion in das Gebiet des mutmaßlich nicht detonierten Sprengkörpers. Hier steckte dann jedoch deutlich mehr dahinter als wir alle gedacht hatten. Wir waren uns über die Wichtigkeit  unserer Mission sehr bewusst. 
Gemeinsam verschafften wir uns Zutritt, sprengten uns den Weg frei, kombinierten und kamen dem Geheimnis immer mehr auf die Spur. Mit guter Kommunikation und Teamgeist kamen wir gut voran. Je tiefer wir eindrangen, desto mehr wurde uns klar, dass hier definitiv was anderes als eine nicht detonierte Bombe dahintersteckte. Uns beschlich ein ungutes Gefühl. Dieses sollte sich dann am Ende tatsächlich bestätigen. Unglaublich was wir da entdeckten! 
Dieser Raum hat uns unglaublich viel Spaß gemacht! Die Vorfreude war groß, denn er war ja schließlich des Öfteren in den Top 100 von Terpeca. Und das zu recht! Hier passt alles zusammen. Die Story ist schlüssig, die Rätsel sind absolut thematisch und man vergisst die Realität um einen herum. 
Wenn ihr wissen wollt, wie die Story endet und was wir entdeckt haben, dann kann ich euch den Raum absolut empfehlen! Findet es heraus! 😊
nathgreen21 rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
Played: 29 Sept Team size: 3
In our top three rooms, fantastic so well themed and amazong fun had throughout
evens.kwaku rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5
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Pagan Hollis expert rated this:Rated between 4.5 and 4.5 out of 5
Played: 25 Feb 2023 Team size: 6 Time taken: 68 Outcome: Successful escape!
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What a fantastic venue. The attention to detail made this game one of the most immersive I have ever done! I would have preferred to play it in a team of 3 so I wouldn't have missed any of the puzzles, but there was no shortage of stuff for us all to do. Some amazing aha moments, and they use the space incredibly well. Cannot wait to see what comes next. If you are in Vienna, at this to your list!

Mark Greenhalgh expert rated this:Rated between 5 and 5 out of 5

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Thrice a TERPECA winner, Going Underground has a firmly established reputation as the top game in Austria. It’s at a separate location to the other Crime Runners rooms, and where the others form a single story, Going Underground seems to be a stand-alone narrative. In this one, you’re a team sent to investigate unexpected seismic activity and a possible bomb left over from World War 2, somewhere beneath the city.

This is a game that starts strong and just keeps going from one cool moment...

A fantastic game which delivers ninety minutes of adventure and puts Vienna firmly on to the escape room map. It’s a game with no weak areas – the decoration, the story, the puzzles, the sense of exploration, the transition between rooms and the special effects are all impressive and combine to create an experience that you shouldn’t miss.
What’s it always say? Save the best for the end! We certainly managed to do that on our Vienna trip. For me as an enthusiast, these are just the kind of escape games it takes to get me on a city break.
Wow.We just came back from a real trip.We played Going underground in Vienna....We had heard that this room was great, but we didn't expect that. We really went out stunned, looked at each other and smiled. Something changed in us that day. I think we're going to start comparing the venues we're going to play in the future to this one. We also realized that we can find little treasures where we don't expect it. But let's go back to the beginning.As you may know, I am Austrian. That's why we...
Going Underground from Crime Runners sent us to explore some strange seismic activity under the city of Vienna. What mysteries did we uncover? And could this new Premium Escape Room deliver?

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