Juliette B

Very enjoyable game - lots of puzzles, some very original moments, loved the start of the game. This is a great venue with excellent hosting - love the little touches that elevate the puzzles to something special. 

Managed to catch this just before it closed - excellent split start and plenty of puzzles to do. Great family fun! 

Worth the hype - this venue is extremely high quality. Expertly hosted. Don't want to say too much about either room we played, but absolutely worth a detour to Clearwater to play them. Absolutely fantastic. 

Absolutely amazing game - the game starts in the most wonderful (and hilarious) way in terms of the GM explaining the goal of the game, the set design is impeccable and the game just seems to keep on going. Some scary moments but the majority of the game is not; had to do a couple of things that were original. We did escape but were painfully slow (but they were kind enough to make sure we got to the end, and despite that were subtle with hinting). Highly recommended. 

Really liked the theme - the idea being turning on the "ghost light" to let an actress continue her performance overnight without disturbing the living; based on history in NYC. Expertly hosted with nice set design and we had a lot of fun playing this game. 

Compact yet beautifully designed room, with lovely hosting from the venue GM. Easy to get to when staying in NYC. 

Wonderful game, the hosting was impeccable and the room was so well done. Some truly magical moments. Live actor somehow managed to stay in character even when our game was interrupted by a member of the public who had got stuck in a lift in the building complex. A must play if in the area - only sorry we were there before their new game opened. 

Fun room with plenty to do, standard treasure theme - wouldn't go a long way out of my way to play but seems like a good option if staying in the Austin area. Offers "enthusiast mode" to make things a little trickier.  

In-house designed room set in a diner where the challenge is to find Johnny's lucky dice. Played with two kids, family friendly room with some enjoyable puzzles that were done well - would recommend. 

*Note this is a review of Vanishing Act at this venue, not USS McKoy*

We had a great time in this room - it was wonderfully hosted, they really involved the kids in the story (8 and 11) and we enjoyed the puzzles. Will look forward to seeing what this venue come up with next! 

We had such a good time playing this room - the hosting was spot on (and extremely funny) and had us involved from the start. The kids absolutely loved it. Lots of different puzzles to work on. I like how there should be a potential to replay it based on how it is set up. 

Absolutely top class room with wonderful owners. Wonderful set. Absolutely nothing not to like - fantastic experience through and through. 

5 Wits does not describe itself as an escape room but it has various experiences (in Buffalo, "Tomb" "Deep Space" and "Drago's Castle") which are heavily escape room aligned. They are shorter experiences (30 minutes) and involve various challenges and puzzles through a series of rooms. Good fun to do with older kids but wouldn't say it is worth going out of your way to play them as enthusiasts. Sets are very well done, and they set things up in a very clever way so that you largely reset the puzzles for the next group coming through as you go along. 

This room was great - lots to do, excellent set design, unusual theme and enjoyed the hosting. Played with kids (11 and 8) and less fun for them compared to the other game we played there - puzzles definitely more suited to adults in terms of difficulty. Definitely recommended if you are in the area. 

Excellent set design on this pirate ghost themed game. Well hosted. Played with 2 kids (11 and 8) who were able to solve or help solve all the puzzles. A bit out of the way from Toronto but definitely worth playing if you are in the area. 

This game is absolutely hilarious. NSFW as the goal is to break into a secret BDSM room in a coffee shop so probably best as a couple or good friends. First part of the game features the GM as a live actor playing a bored barista (done excellently, not part of the "sexy" part of the game later). Given the theme, puzzles were harder than I expected for a slightly jokey room - it was a lot of fun. 

Huge world in a mall of "challenges" featuring 40+ rooms, scavenger hunts and "arenas" where you compete against another player. You buy time, and then use your wristband to enter the individual rooms which last 1-4 minutes. You then earn stars or puzzle pieces which you can use to change your avatar, get physical items e.g. food at the venue. 

Largely physical based games (e.g. the floor is lava, walk a plank, climbing) but some mental/puzzle and skill games also. This is what the Crystal Maze should be. In 4 hours, we tried if not completed, all the rooms and played several of the arena games. The food/drink on offer was also excellent (far better than expected). Be prepared to get (mildly!) bruised playing some games and some upper body strength required for some of the physical games. 

Played during term time during the day, but imagine at weekends/evenings it would be extremely busy with teenagers - so ideally plan the timing of your visit to avoid so you don't need to wait for rooms to be available. Possible to visit without a car (we were in Boston, and took the commuter rail to Natick and then got an Uber easily). 

This game is brilliant. Wonderful set design, an unexpected wow moment, some very cool puzzles as you move through the sub. 

Played as a public room with 7 people and would have preferred a slightly smaller group as ended up missing out on a couple of puzzles - but agree 4+ is preferable for this room in terms of getting it finished.  

You (and your gang) assemble to steal a diamond, sat within a local art gallery. This is an incredibly well themed game in terms of flow - you really move from hideout to feeling that you are genuinely breaking in, stopping the alarm etc. Lots of puzzles in the main body of the game based around the art works which are well thought out and original. 

The venue offers mostly private games but some public room options - we opted to play in a public booking as this game is recommended 4 people plus. They will allow you to play as fewer if you pay for 4 spots - however, there is a lot to do with reasonable difficulty, and actually I think we had a better experience despite playing with a group of strangers. 

Really fun room. Starts with you looking to earn some Girl Scout badges in an automotive shop but you discover a shadow Girl Scout society while you do, undertaking some nefarious behaviour (second half they class as horror, no live actors and would describe as mildly creepy only). Plenty of puzzles with some unusual and quite cool props. 

Red Fox describe themselves as using adaptive difficulty for their rooms so a good place as an enthusiast to play, and we really enjoyed all 3 of their games and would recommend. 

You decide to join a clinical trial and...safe to say, maybe this wasn't your best decision.

 Slightly easier than the other 2 games we played at Trapology, but still excellent fun and a couple of amusing personalised touches which we enjoyed. Funny and satisfying ending, which Trapology seem to be very good at as experienced this in all their games. 

My favourite of all the games we played in Boston. Your goal is to break into the Furter National Bank and steal the Golden Weenie. Fantastic use of space, some excellent puzzles, fun hint system and a little bit of variable difficulty available in terms of finishing the game. Funny ending. Thought the set design was excellent and fit the context well - there is a LOT of crawling, but if you are a small group and have old knees, they will let you go between the rooms using the corridor instead :) our first time on a leaderboard as well which was very satisfying. 

Very entertaining room based on finding some stolen art for which you have been framed, with puzzles appropriately themed around the other artwork. Suggests 4+ but found it ok as a 2 (finished exactly on the 60:00 mark). Amusing start from the GM. 

Fun magic-theme based room. Oldest game at this company so fairly traditional ER, but had a couple of puzzles I had not come across before that were very enjoyable. High quality company and worth a visit if in the area. 

Beautiful game with a creative use of a small space. Game has an immersive narrative throughout, and a really lovely hint system which you have the option of looking at or not. Recommended (better as a small group due to size; if playing as a 2 they will need to enter the room briefly to make one puzzle work but does not detract) 

Played in beta with a 10 y/o and 7 y/o in tow. Set design looks fantastic. A fair few puzzles to work through - largely physical challenges rather than thinky - great room to take kids to on that basis. Needs 4 for one puzzle but would not matter for the rest of the game. A couple of puzzles not quite working in beta but I am sure they will be sorted out soon. 

Beautiful sets/props and nice use of tech. Enjoyed the start to the game thoroughly, found a little tricky to get our flow going at the start but started to come together after that. The only thing I would change is the ending, as the game ends rather suddenly rather than having a sense of achieved something - took us a little by surprise. Great owners/enthusiasts and enjoyed the chat about the tech and the business. 

Absolutely fantastic use of a small space - brilliant game, and so many original features. This is a brilliant game, truly immersive. 

This was great fun - keeps you very busy as a pair, we did not manage to complete all the puzzles although we were not far off. Engaged host who gave us a good tour of the bits we had missed at the end. Recommended. 

Fun room - definitely aimed at family/beginner end of the market, but we had a good time as a pair. 

I can see why people rate this as a great room - beautiful set, lots of puzzles and nice flow. Unfortunately we had a GM who was very disinterested - had a problem with one of the pieces of tech not opening close to the end. Couldn't have cared less that we were having a problem, and came into the room exactly as the time ended to shoo us out without wanting to answer any questions about the game. A shame not to finish as essentially scuppered by the tech fail and only a minute or so off. Ended up feeling rather disappointed by the experience which was gutting as under other circumstances I think we would really have enjoyed this. Overall, the venue is fantastic so I think we were just unlucky with the hosting on this occasion. 

Some fantastic props in this game. Struggled to know where to start but when we got going, found it flowed well and a good amount of puzzles to do. Great host made for a fun experience overall. 

Fun cluedo style game that makes good use of the 90s in terms of decor, props and music. Nice host and we had a good time.