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Latest reviews of escape rooms in the United States

• Escape game: Prison Bus Escape

  This room in specific, is my favorite escape room I have ever done. I have done 10+ escape rooms from Hawaii to Chicago, and this takes the cake. Its creative puzzles, themes, live actor, set, and difficulty makes this one of the best rooms in the USA. We got to the THIRD room (in a BUS), and the entire time I was amazed by the complexity of the puzzles and steps. 9.5/10

  Awesome!

• Escape game: The Apothecary

  First time escaper, was a great time don’t be a punk get in there and getcha some.

  Slimmy

• Escape game: Haunted Mansion

  fantastic escape room theme loved the story and loved the clues!! until a jumpscare at the end gave me a jump!

  joshua beaupre

• Escape game: Wizard School Room

  The escape room was an absolute blast! The challenges were brilliantly designed—just the right balance of tricky and fun. Konstantin was incredibly kind and funny, making the experience even more memorable. He gave us three hints but was always there cheering us on, offering support as we worked our way to victory. I highly recommend it!

  Vinu Maradana

• Escape game: The Clock Tower

  If I could give this a lower rating, I would. Mostly due to the GM. The absolute worst GM I have ever experienced in well over a hundred escape rooms. I had heard that the company had gone downhill, but this is far worse than I could have ever imagined. The GM was a cross between arrogant and indifferent. I could blame some of it on just poor staffing levels as he seemed to be doing both GM for this and another room (which we could hear when they finished) plus covering the front desk, but it was definitely more than that. It was general lack of caring or customer service. We spent 15-20 minutes literally yelling to get their attention only to with only a few minutes left to get responses that showed they definitely were not paying attention.
  
  When the GM came in after we failed the game on the last puzzle (a math puzzle that wasn't clicking after 20 minutes of trying and with nothing to write down on). We complained and their response was "I did tell you that hints were at my discretion." I have had frustration in escape rooms before, but this was aggravation of being ignored and them frankly not caring or even implying it was on purpose when he genuinely was not likely paying attention and perhaps was annoyed by us trying to get their attention.
  
  We asked them to explain the last puzzle and then pointed to the clue of a clock and asked us what time it read, we told them and they insulted us stating we obviously don’t know how to read an analog clock (which we had not only done through the entire game multiple times), but after they insisted it read a different time, they did the math wrong and eventually admitted we stated the correct time. It took them several minutes of explaining and changing the explanation before it semi-made sense but it was convoluted.
  
  The game itself was alright but had many quirks. Like pulling down things higher than in most escape rooms and felt like you’re breaking something for an early puzzle. But more annoying is there is a fast-cycling screen at the beginning of the first room in a dark area that felt almost seizure inducing. It gave me a headache and made me stick to my stomach to even look near, and it served no purpose for it to do that or be that bright. When doing puzzles near it, it made it harder to see things, and did most things squinting or with my eyes closed when near it.
  
  
  
  There is also a object painted red in the second room right next to a lock labeled as not part of the game, so it took some time to realize that the red didn’t mean it was in play. There was also a hard to notice door which we were delayed noticing it opened. Some other parts of the room were a little warn and it seems some parts of the puzzles were removed. There is a shelf for 8 objects of which we only found three, and they lead to conflicting answers (one combination says it is something while another said it wasn’t which isn’t very helpful as far as clues go), so you just need to guess or hope, but more likely just feel like you are missing something that isn’t there. There are multiple things that won’t stay in place like the final puzzle in the first room needs to be held until it triggers.
  
  Over all the puzzles were decent but some were a mixed bag and very vague. Though how we were treated by the GM means I will not be back to Escape the Room in Boston until it is under new ownership. A good GM can make or break a game and this one took a borderline decent game and turned it to not just a frustrating experience but an aggravating one that made me leave angry. There are far better companies in Boston to spend your money on. I would sooner light mine or fire than to return to another game here, which is sad as I have enjoyed several of their past rooms. It was however that bad of an experience. We had done two other rooms prior to this on in the same day and didn’t experience any of these issues down the street at a competitor.
  
  

  Brian

• Escape game: Wellington Manor

  I do not recommend. They lied about messaging this website to remove a fraudulent review and lie about being the best around town. Very rude, very full of themselves. I went with a group of friends and the owner responded to a negative google review particularly poorly. The aggregate score for their escape room is less than others around town. Saying they are voted the best is disingenuous at best, and a false advertisement to me unless they provide receipts. Until they show me when or who voted for them, I am going to believe it never happened.

  Chad Tucker