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The Nest [Immersive Theatre]

Overwhelmingly positive (237 ratings)

  • Escape room
  • IRL

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A woman named Josie has recently passed away, leaving behind a storage room filled with decades of collected memories and cryptic secrets. Remnants of her entire life are all here in one place - left for you to discover. As a young girl growing up in the 1960s, Josie was gifted a tape recorder and began documenting every part of her life. But in her old age, she has become almost unrecognizable, warped by the tragic events of her past. The Nest is an intimate, live experience for two audience members at a time, combining elements of immersive theater, narrative video games, serialized podcasts, and escape rooms into a new way to experience a story. Equipped with a flashlight, search through personal effects, explore your surroundings, and listen to audio cassettes to piece together the dramatic narrative of Josie's life.

  • 1-4
  • 60 mins
  • Not scary

Awards

Ratings

All (237)

Overwhelmingly positive

Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive

Reviews

@michaelyoung
michaelyoung

132 escape rooms

The Nest is an emotional rollercoaster that surrounds you with the ephemera of a person’s life as you experience the highs and lows of their story. In terms of puzzles, there’s maybe two or three interactions that qualify; however, if you are looking for a game, you’re missing the point. The set is abstract, ever-morphing, deeply immersive (smells, smoke, and a variety of intimate scenes), and yet truly easy to follow. Your next step is obvious, but the experiences that await you never are. The Nest marks a way forward for escape rooms: emotion catharsis and truly impactful lessons delivered through immersive environments and intentional interactions. This should really be saved for one person or a close couple. Leave groups for the escape rooms. You may cry. You’ll almost certainly feel something profound. You will definitely remember The Nest long after you visit.

Sep 3, 2023 | Experienced Sep 2, 2023
@wpowell
wpowell

13 escape rooms

If you like the video game Life is Strange you'll really like this room.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Easy

It's more of an immersive experience than an escape room. We solved it with a team of 3 people

Ideal number of players

3

We solved it with a team of 3 people

Scary

Spooky

Minimum age

16

Was anything broken?

Yes

Projector wasn't working but we figured out that puzzle by using a flashlight instead.

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Accessibility

Definitely not wheelchair friendly, it's all cramped spaces

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Medium

Aug 22, 2023 | Experienced Jun 18, 2023
@ustevens
ustevens

141 escape rooms

𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 �𓅝𓃄 �𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿 𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 𓂨𓅝𓃄 𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿

Aug 13, 2023 | Experienced Aug 12, 2023
@glassdavid
glassdavid

3 escape rooms

Once again, I am asking you to experience The Nest. There's not much to add that isn't already in the sea of glowing reviews. This is an immersive narrative experience that is only replicated in video games such as Firewatch (2016) or Gone Home (2013). Only it's actually real. My advice for bringing others is asking: "Would I play a single player video game with this person(s) on the couch?" I personally went solo as I formally created adventure video games and would be insufferable to anyone else. :3

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Easy

This isn't an experience to "win" and is designed for you to experience the story arc.

Ideal number of players

1

The experience was built for single player, or with folks that can comfortably play single-player video games collaboratively.

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

16

Not for kids as it's adult themes and story.

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

Yes

Yes, but voice communication only. No one else is physically present in the space during your experience.

Physically active

Somewhat

There are moments where you will need to duck down into a smaller space, but at your own pace and not rushed.

Accessibility

If you have hearing issues, contact the operators ahead of time.

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Medium

Jul 29, 2023 | Experienced Oct 19, 2019
@evanssusan
evanssusan

96 escape rooms

All right-I won’t spoil anything! Promise. Go with the idea of a space between an interactive play or close up magic show and the pirates of emirates. There are clues along the way that tell a story and emotionally engage your senses. You shouldn’t read too much about this place, it can ruin what it’s meant to be like-unknown(ooooooo) So, I wouldn’t take a kid. I’d go with only one other person- and just be into it. The end is worth it alone!! I left satisfied and super glad I did it. Game master was engaging, nice and played the part well.

Jul 15, 2023
@kellergregory
kellergregory

114 escape rooms

Not an escape room, like others have said, but it’s AMAZING. It’s meant to be an immersive theater with a few puzzles for interactivity. Would not recommend this for people looking for a rush of the hard earned escape. Only do it if you really care about story, & immersion. The set piece is amazing, the story was moving. Overall though it’s a must do for what it is.

Gameplay

Not an escape room but has a few puzzles to help the story along. The story is the biggest thing about this other than the set piece.

Atmosphere

The set even before you get into your storage unit is awesome. Best I’ve ever seen. It meant to be spooky but for me it is.

Customer service

Liv was amazing. Not only did she accommodate us in a great way (that she didn’t have to), she was so kind and great as our gm.

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

This is not an escape room. Very similar structure but it’s meant to be an interactive story. I really felt like I was in a story not a game.

Story

Emotional. Although I didn’t cry if I did this by myself I may have.

Difficulty

Easy

The puzzles are just meant to add some element of interactivity I think.

Game tech

Mechanical

There’s some mechanics

Ideal number of players

1. 2 at the most but it’s expensive for one so it can be done with 4. Again it’s not an escape room.

Scary

Spooky

It’s not meant to be spooky but if you’re like Shaggy from Scooby Do (like I can be) its scary and spooky.

Minimum age

14. Will be scary for small kids but not meant to be that way.

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

Yes

The gm is a live actor but is never in with you.

Physically active

Somewhat

You have to crawl. And bend down.

Accessibility

Can’t be done with hearing or visual impairments wheelchair cannot do this room.

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Jul 3, 2023 | Experienced Jul 2, 2023

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christina08

1 escape room

We cannot recommend this highly enough. If you’re prepared to feel the story this will be an experience to take with you. Highly recommend.

Gameplay

Perfectly done to walk us through the narrative.

Atmosphere

Totally immersive. So we’ll done.

Customer service

Staff really shared the journey and understood the experience.

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

This is immersive art, really impressive.

Story

The plot and storytelling is everything in this experience

Difficulty

Easy

Ideal number of players

2

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

16

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Just some crawling and low heights.

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Jul 1, 2023 | Experienced Jul 26, 2023

k

kathrynadams

169 escape rooms

Team of 4, it was a bit of a squeeze but we didn’t mind. It’s essentially a storyline-heavy escape room, there are no live actors. Great production - impressive use of set and gating with tools to control flow through the experience. Recommend.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Parking

Easy

Jun 24, 2023
@xbowen
xbowen

20 escape rooms

While this is not an escape room per se, it was the most immersed that we’ve ever been in another world. Beautiful story. Completely immersive. Best production I’ve seen. Highly recommend!

Gameplay
Atmosphere

Incredibly immersive

Customer service

Best GM we’ve ever had

Scary

Spooky

Jun 21, 2023 | Experienced Jun 20, 2023

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