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Cutthroat Cavern

Overwhelmingly positive (248 ratings)

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Cutthroat cavern is a game played to find out the treasure hidden by the notorious pirate jean Lafitte. Beware you should be with your tour guide.

  • 4-8
  • 60 mins
  • Medium
  • Not scary

Awards

Ratings

All (248)

Overwhelmingly positive

Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Overwhelmingly positive
Customer service
Very positive

Reviews

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dakotaphillips

36 escape rooms

I have completed nearly 100 escape rooms I’ve many years and have seen a lot of amazing things. This room just took first place. I haven’t seen anything this well done before. I’m still telling everyone who will listen all about it days later. The puzzles were novel, the effects were fantastic, and the THEMING… I can’t possibly describe it or say enough. The space is HUGE and they use every bit of it to transport you into the story. I felt like I stepped into a movie set or through a portal. I LOVED everything about this escape and would HIGHLY recommend it to anyone!

Gameplay

This escape was perfect!

Atmosphere

I have NEVER seen better theming in an escape room in the nearly 100 rooms I’ve completed over the years. Such unexpected, unbelievable things were revealed at every turn. I just can’t describe how amazing it was and would hate to ruin it for anyone. YOU. HAVE. TO. DO. THIS. ROOM.

Customer service

Hailey was a very kind and helpful game master!

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

I promise you have never done a room like this. It will stand out from all the rest.

Story

Well thought out! It even had plot twists!

Difficulty

Hard

Coming in with some experience will definitely help!

Game tech

High tech

Plenty of tech, but not in a way where you were pressing buttons and watching a computer do the work. Very well themed to make everything seem very organic.

Ideal number of players

6

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

7

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

It’s a very large room, but there was nothing particularly demanding.

Accessibility

The theming in this room will likely pose challenges for people with mobility differences.

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Sep 20, 2023 | Experienced Sep 17, 2023
@pchan
pchan

137 escape rooms

The fact that this room opened up something like five years ago is absolutely mind bending. One of the most dazzling sets I've ever seen and it's hard to know if I'll ever seen anything quite like it again. Absolutely gorgeous. The first half of the room is an absolute thrill of an experience. The second half is a little more average (almost below average) puzzle-wise. I don't think we would have gotten out without accepting hints because there were a couple things to find that would have been nearly impossible to notice with the lighting situation. We also had a couple small tech issues, but it didn't necessarily dampen my experience. This bad boy is an absolute must-do in the area.

Gameplay

First half well-above average puzzle design, second half below average puzzle design.

Atmosphere

DAMN.

Customer service

Switched GMs right before we started but it worked out. He was friendly and helpful.

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

One of the best sets you'll ever see.

Story

Slightly above average story telling.

Difficulty

Hard

Wouldn't have gotten out without help because searching is hard.

Game tech

High tech

Very fancy.

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Spooky

I guess a little spooky.

Minimum age

10

Was anything broken?

Yes

Couple things, nothing too bad.

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Accessibility

Sand in room may affect your allergies.

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Medium

You can park for free in a handful of reserved spots in the lot across the street.

Sep 19, 2023 | Experienced Sep 17, 2023

v

vargassamuel

59 escape rooms

This room was Disney quality impressive with the set design and was grander that I even imagined it would be. That said, the things that caught us up and prevented us from getting out were frustratingly simple time sucks or things without a path pointing you toward them. Loved the experience, but really struggled with those elements that brought down our enjoyment.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Hard

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

6

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

10

Was anything broken?

Yes

Live actors

No

Physically active

Very

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Aug 12, 2023 | Experienced Apr 21, 2023
@cheryl61
cheryl61

49 escape rooms

Cutthroat Cavern is by far my favorite room at 13th Gate Escape! The physical features and surprises in this game are unreal! I highly recommend that players emerge themselves into this game to experience the most real “life sized” escape experience.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Minimum age

11

Jul 26, 2023

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lacey70

32 escape rooms

Atmosphere was the best I’ve ever seen. Puzzles were pretty tough…there was no way we were going to finish in 60 minutes, but it’s still one of the best rooms I’ve ever done!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Hard

Ideal number of players

5

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

12

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Jul 20, 2023 | Experienced Jul 20, 2023

r

russellhunter

36 escape rooms

We travel all the way out to experience this room and it was the worst room we have ever done. The staging on this room was incredible and had the potential to be an awesome experience. The game master got really sassy with us and was very inattentive. Unless you have spectacular vision don’t expect to do well with this room. Awful experience mostly because of the master which we have never experienced this before.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service

The worst game host we have ever had.

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Hard

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

6

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

10

Was anything broken?

Yes

Binoculars

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Accessibility

Not at all. This was part of our issue. No accommodations with people for less than perfect vision.

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Jun 30, 2023 | Experienced Jun 30, 2023
@jaimecampbell
jaimecampbell

24 escape rooms

The puzzles were solid but not exceptional in this room and there was very little story line, HOWEVER, the set design was incredible. I’ve never experienced total immersion like that, it lives up to the hype and more! Prepare to be blown away almost to the point of distraction by the world they’ve created with this room

Gameplay
Atmosphere

Possibly the most impressive set design in the industry

Customer service
Story
Physically active

Very

Accessibility

Not accessible at all, I have a very minor disability and struggled

Parking

Limited

May 30, 2023 | Experienced May 30, 2023

c

chenteresa

221 escape rooms

Incredible set design and special effects and some really fun elements in this room. It’s popular for a reason! I would say there were some bottlenecking moments that cost us vital puzzle-solving time and it was hard to hear the GM in parts of the room.

Gameplay

Lots of delays for effects when time was vital in this room

Atmosphere
Customer service

Really hard to hear GM in this room

Apr 10, 2023 | Experienced Apr 8, 2023
@ronaldwilliamson
ronaldwilliamson

91 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

Apr 8, 2023 | Experienced Apr 4, 2023

r

rklein

107 escape rooms

Do NOT do this room with only four players! Four was not enough for even our extremely experienced group and I ended up losing my 100th room 😂. Ideal for 6-8 I would say so you can really spread out and not miss anything. That said, the set design was unbelievable, almost like doing an escape room AT a Disney ride. Just incredible. Get a large group and go!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Difficulty

Hard

Apr 7, 2023 | Experienced Apr 4, 2023

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Editorial

  • Cutthroat Cavern is so damn good that simply put, no game can hold a candle to it...

    Escape Authority
  • I'd have to say that I experienced sensations that I have not felt in a long time ...

    Escape Rumors
  • It was an incredible ... game from the set, to the events, to the effects, to the overwhelming scale

    Room Escape Artist
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