The Escape

The Escape

Very positive (221 ratings)

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You are invited to one of the most prestigious parties at a Mansion in San Diego. Beautiful people and drinks are plenty, and there is no shortage to the endless amount of entertainment around you. The host invites you to join them in their VIP area, but once you get there you get a sinking feeling that something is not right.

  • 4-8
  • 60 mins
  • Medium
  • Spooky

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All ratings (221)

Very positive

Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive

Reviews

@ann33
ann33

15 escape rooms

We've done both Sister's Secret (creepier) and this one. The separated start is really unique and a fun way to start. All of Unlockables' rooms are non-linear, which is really great for larger groups. We played with a group of 5, which was almost too many people, but we were all able to have something to do most times.

Gameplay

The gameplay was nonlinear, which is great for larger groups.

Atmosphere

Great room design and fun puzzles. It's about 70% locks and 30% tech.

Customer service

Our GM Shelby was so much fun. We spent so much time talking to her!

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

The game had a separated start, which is unique.

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

13

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

One person had to crawl through a crawlspace

Accessibility

There are flashing lights and a crawlspace you need to go through for one person.

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

There's a shared parking lot with lots of parking

Aug 22, 2023 | Experienced Aug 21, 2023
@roger49
roger49

47 escape rooms

The staff member we first encountered was lovely. She was welcoming and helpful, but at some point our game master switched and he wasn’t paying attention to us. We had to ask for a few clues a couple times and it took a while before he responded. And there were some times our team members had asked about something to the group but very long after he responded. At the end usually game masters do a short debrief, but he just enthusiastically asked if we wanted a picture and ushered us out. It felt as if he had the closing shift and wanted us out of there. The puzzles themselves were pretty good but the game mastered soured our experience :-/ I thought the design was interesting and felt immersive. It did seem like the lighting was moreso to make things a little more difficult, but enjoyed the ambiance overall.

Gameplay

Liked the puzzles but with a game master that wasn’t paying attention the flow was disjointed and stagnant at times

Atmosphere

I thought the design was interesting and felt immersive. It did seem like the lighting was moreso to make things a little more difficult, but enjoyed the ambiance overall

Customer service

The staff member we first encountered was lovely. She was welcoming and helpful, but at some point our game master switched and he wasn’t paying attention to us. We had to ask for a few clues a couple times and it took a while before he responded. And there were some times our team members had asked about something to the group but very long after he responded. At the end usually game masters do a short debrief, but he just enthusiastically asked if we wanted a picture and ushered us out. It felt as if he had the closing shift and wanted us out of there. He soured our experience :-/

Aug 5, 2023
@johnbarnes
johnbarnes

94 escape rooms

Another great Unlockables room! Love the beginning and the volume of puzzles to solve, a nice room for larger groups, plenty to do and all spread out.

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Atmosphere
Customer service
Ideal number of players

6

Jul 21, 2023 | Experienced Jul 20, 2023
@josephpatton
josephpatton

138 escape rooms

OBSESSED! This room was killer, literally! Our game master was super awesome. This room had so many great features to it. The flow of the room was perfect. A huge surprise when you get into one of the rooms, we loved that part as it made it more personalized! Overall great experience!

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Jul 7, 2023 | Experienced Jul 6, 2023
@mstrong
mstrong

29 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

Jun 18, 2023 | Experienced Jun 18, 2023
@martinisabel
martinisabel

9 escape rooms

Super immersive and loved starting out in separated from the team. This room requires lots of teamwork and communication, which was great. The room is non-linear, meaning some puzzles in the beginning aren’t needed until the end, or false clues that aren’t used, which stumped us and burned 15+ minutes. Overall, I loved the challenge, and I loved they really utilized the space! Definitely recommend this for intermediate players that have completed >5 rooms.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Scary

Spooky

Jun 13, 2023 | Experienced Jun 3, 2023
@wilsonmichael
wilsonmichael

42 escape rooms

This is a great room for a group, especially if you’re experienced. I loved how we started separated and the variety of puzzle types was impressive and assured that there was something for every member of our team. The story was a bit weird, but also unexpected and really, we were having too much fun escaping to think all that hard about it.

Gameplay

A good mix of puzzles that can be tackled concurrently.

Atmosphere

Not the newest room, but the set still does the job.

Customer service
Minimum age

16

Jun 12, 2023 | Experienced May 29, 2023
@toniguerra
toniguerra

58 escape rooms

This was one of my favorite rooms. The backstory was intriguing and the set design was well executed. I highly recommend this room!

Jun 11, 2023
@alicia01
alicia01

15 escape rooms

I loved the amount of teamwork this game required - you really do have to collaborate well with your group to escape successfully (especially in the beginning ;) ). The way the game was set up was very memorable and the story was a lot of fun!

May 28, 2023 | Experienced May 27, 2023
@fostercolleen
fostercolleen

9 escape rooms

Top 3 most memorable escape experiences I have had! Amazing!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Parking

Easy

May 23, 2023

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