Heresy: 1897 [Immersive Theatre, Real Life Escape Room]

This room is next level. You can easily play it over and over again. The puzzles are great. The set is great. The actors are NEXT LEVEL. The thoughtfulness that’s gone into every little detail is very obvious. Just from the intro to the wildly clever way they go over the rules to the MYRIAD OF CHOICES. What you do in the first room dictates what happens in the second room. I’m absolutely blown away with the attention to every detail. What makes it even more wild is that there is so much of this game that many people will never see (because they choose a different option) Stop what you’re doing, book both rooms back to back. Then book them again.

Absolutely incredible experience from start to finish. Novel use of performers. Great story and theming.

Amazing room and expierence as well as the actors however one of the people in our group (public) mad my personal rating go down a but

A fantastic blend of immersive theater, choose your own adventure and escape room. Probably one of the most ambitious companies I have ever had the pleasure of visiting and I am sad I might not have the chance to visit the Paradox Bar again in the future. This company has really thought of everything. The way that the standard escape room rules are delivered is so clever, I didn’t even realize that was happening until about halfway through the process, and it left me with such a grin. A must play in the New York City market!

Wow. A truly incredible and immersive experience unlike any other escape room I’ve encountered. Multiple paths and endings, wow. Our “proctor” (live actor GM) was awesome. I think we unintentionally went down a villainous route (whoops 👹🦹🏻‍♂️) called “Limbo” (what did you all get??). After you finish they give you cards with codes that you log online to track your progress. And then there’s a sequel room that plays out based on your previous decisions. Amazing. Can’t wait to play 1917 the next time we are back in town!

This room is incredible. I have never been anywhere with as thoughtful theming, attention to detail, novelty, use of actors, (I could go on). You owe it to yourself to go if you are on this app.

This room is an escape room on steroids. It feels like you’re doing an escape room in a movie. I didn’t understand the room at first. I thought the live actor was an enemy and we weren’t suppose to listen to them, but it’s the opposite. They’re helping you through the room and you should listen to what they say. They’re trying to guide you. Even tho it may seem sinister at first. The puzzles were a lot of fun, and super relevant to the storyline.

The theatre acting was amazing. The branching choices gives it replayability.

When we first planned the trip to NYC, this new-ish room was a maybe on our list. Eventually we agreed to give it a shot just because people were talking about it. We booked the second room almost immediately after completing this one. From the moment you walk into the space, things are designed to get you immersed into the story. The introduction to the game is done so much more creatively than just a standard video and really helps getting into the zone. Lots of places try to do the "different story endings", this is probably the first place where we would play it again. There's two main paths that have separate puzzles to complete - we really enjoyed the one we got. The actor did an incredible job, the use of a narrator enhanced the experience, and offering little "achievements" you could earn throughout the game really got us invested. We'd do it at least once more. Do this room. Then do the second chapter. These are great.

Maybe the very first game that I really want to go back and play again. The intro, the story possibilities, the atmosphere. Go play, and make bold choices.