The Asylum

Great series of puzzles. Loved the variety and the integration. Felt very smooth.

Creepy like hell. Great technology added to the vibes.

Average experience with GM.

Above average story.

Very creepy vibes, darkness, and active attempts to scare players.

Crawling required for one person.

Several free reserved spots in the lot across the street.

This was unlike any other room we’ve done. Very innovative and immersive. Huge playing environment.

Amazing attention to detail, fantastic mix of tech into the environment that enhanced the environment. I was on edge the ENTIRE time. Definitely got in my head.

River was fantastic!

So many rooms and special effects.

Definitely for the more experienced escapee.

Clearly high tech, but so we’ll camouflaged into the escape that it just adds to the immersion.

Definitely an adrenaline rush.

There is a small element of the game that requires a single person to be able-bodied. Otherwise, fully accessible.

Across from the escape, the lot has several reserved spots.

Game did flow well and there were certain parts that were unique.

Great effects and lighting. VFX were top notch and a couple of great air puffs. Bathroom really smelled which was gross but effective! Definitely was immersive.

GM for this game was a bit miss compared to other games. We did have a GM switch halfway through so that might have caused some issues. We did ask for a clue twice and it was a bit of wait getting help.

This was a very basic storyline that relied on special effects to carry the room.

Story was not bad, definitely get for the protagonist.

I would say some of the hardness came from low lighting and not being able to see colors towards the end.

A good mic but relief of VFX lighting and sound.

It is listed as horror and there are a few scares in it, however they are comprised mostly of sound jump scares which get repetitive after a while. It is more startling than scary because those loud sounds would go off when you were right next to them instead of setting ambience.

We were given warnings in most of the rooms that the iPad they used for clues was not working properly and that they were trying to phase it out. This is actually a positive because the rooms that it did work in really took away from the overall aesthetic. Plus it uses QR codes and literally puts the code near the puzzle. Glad they are looking to phase that out.

Large space. One part requires a crawl.

Color was an issue. Definitely impacted a puzzle later on in the game. Low light could impact players.

Freaking Scary

50/50 really

There are eight rooms at 13th Gate Escape and this was easily the best overall. It’s scary! It’s fun and the puzzles are doable. Something this company lacks in almost all of their rooms.

It’s going to feel very real! The fear factor is high!

The way the clues are given is so cool and so inventive!

This is NOT an easy room, but it’s fun and doable with a hint or two

Very hard to see most of it

Phenomenal set design