The Body Shop

Some of the most fun and clever interactions I’ve ever seen in an escape room.

Best looking game here. It works so well and so much detail was poured into the set.

Game master allowed us to call her “scout captain”

Very unique theme and untraditional puzzles that work well.

One of the best stories in any escape room I’ve ever been to, and it doesn’t drop at any point.

Be prepared to split up solving puzzles, it’s the only way you’re winning this game.

Lots of tech, but also a bunch of traditional locks. They somehow made the tech feel not super techy.

3-4

Bit of gore.

Younger kids could get a little spooked.

A piece of tech was broken, but our game master helped us bypass it.

Parking lot nearby.

Very immersive story line. I enjoyed the background music!

Easy to see in the room and the theme was very well followed.

Great storyline and varying elements made for interesting continuous gameplay.

Memorable and unique!

We did it perfectly with 2. You can certainly do 3-4 if you wanted to.

It was not overly scary. Another player described it as “horror comedy” and I would say that description fits perfectly.

There was a flood this morning, but the GMs are working diligently to fix the broken element. It was only one element that would have lead to unlocking one lock. Nothing major.

There is a portion that would be difficult with a hearing impairment.

Utilized the Green Street parking garage as listed in the website and it was certainly the way to go!

There are almost always multiple puzzles to work on, and we never felt like we didn’t have something to help with. The game suggested easier puzzles to start with, and these taught us that The Body Shop would use normal objects in unique ways. This was so fun to play! One great thing to mention is that anything you didn’t need to move was fixed in place. You were never left wondering what you needed to use.

This felt like a real auto shop. You’ll be interacting with some authentic props to solve puzzles. The music was appropriate to the tone of the game, and there’s one very memorable throwaway gag. The room looks grungy by design, but it’s actually very well-maintained, and everything is clean.

We chatted with Marie (one of the co-owners) for about an hour after the game. She was so friendly! You can tell she truly cares. As a GM, she was attentive and helpful, though still giving us space to solve the puzzles on our own. After the game, she showed us the alternate puzzles, discussed the design process, and shared anecdotes from other escape experiences.

Be prepared for props and puzzles using common objects in some uncommon ways! Also, very few games have a twist like this one!

Show, don’t tell! The narrative is very clear, but the game allows you to piece it together through context clues instead of forcing to you read and/or listen to a bunch of narration.

The game has adaptive difficulty, so puzzles can be made easier or harder, depending on how your team is doing. Also, certain puzzles can be hidden or bypassed. That said, many puzzles are very straightforward, but the ways you have to interact with the game will make you think in very creative ways.

There’s more than meets the eye in this room.

Red Fox has a very tiny entrance that leads to an expansive basement. It’s easy to miss the store front.

The puzzles were perfect the order of them worked amazingly

A little gore

Everything in The Body Shop made sense and the flow made it very fun to play. There was a mix of traditional locks and some cool high tech that is still making me wonder "how they did that".

The immersion was awesome for this room. You really felt like you were where the story takes place and the soundtrack set the tone perfectly throughout the entire game.

Our GM did an awesome job setting the tone for our game and of course welcoming us back after our game! He was very friendly & welcoming, even though we "broke in" haha (the door happened to be open by the time we got there... you have to be buzzed in.. sorry guys <3)

Challenging and definitely requires multiple teams or individuals working separately and concurrently

Best set I’ve ever seen. I was floored

The shock and fright factor were so unique and fun