Overall it was a good experience…read more Start times are staggered for different rooms so you don't have to interact with other groups. There's a large waiting area with a bathroom and a puzzle for while you wait. The staff was very friendly and explained the rules well. One of the locks in our room didn't open so they paused our game time while they came and opened it, so it didn't affect our time. I was not at all a fan of the "group" clue we had in our "New Blood, New World" room, hopefully they don't have something like that in every game cause it totally killed the experience!!! (That's the only reason they didn't get five stars) We escaped the room with time to spare and got a button with our picture taken at the end. If we're back in the area again we will definitely have to try a different room.

We has a fun, impromptu afternoon here. The staff were friendly, helpful, and invested in everyone…read morehaving a nice time.

My group of 7 did the Hidden Needle Tattoo Parlor room. It was a good challenge, but the puzzle…read moreweren't too crazy. We got 2 clues and finished with 18 minutes left. We'd definitely go back!

The tattoo parlor was a lot of fun! We had five newbies to escape rooms and me (I've done more than…read more5 escapes) and everyone had a great time. Our gamemaster, Nico, who monitors you during the event, did an outstanding job of giving hints after we struggled on something a while but not waiting too long where you get frustrated. Nico also did a great job role playing the hiring manager for the tattoo parlor at the start of the room. All around a satisfying experience and fun memories.

Excellent room design! A good mix of logic and spatial puzzles. We did Blackbeard's Treasureread more

We were hoping for something more…read more The place was easy to find and had a lot of parking for it being on that part of the island. They have a banner on the outside of the building that gave a good photo backdrop to match the pirate themed room. We booked a 12:45 "Lost Treasure of Topsail" room and got there a little early to use the bathrooms before we started. The bathroom was nice and clean, and the employee was very friendly. We were told we had to lock our phones up in the lobby area so it did not interfere with the technology in the room, but then they gave us an iPad to use in it. The iPad was used to unlock the room and start the clock, but that was about the extent of the technology that was used in the room. Without giving away any clues, I'll just say we were not impressed with any of the puzzles, it felt as if all but one puzzle was controlled by the host and not by actually triggering an opening. We've done a ton of escape rooms over the years, and while this gave us something to do to escape the hottest part of the day, I don't see us doing the "Lost Treasure of Topsail" room again. Hopefully the other room and the outside escape are better and something we could try later on.

Such a fun , challenging escape room. The creativity of the set was amazing. We found the room…read morehard, but definitely rewarding when we solved all of the puzzles and saved Rick. The staff was friendly, encouraging and made the whole experience even better. Can't wait to come back!

From the owner: Our escape rooms are live action adventure games where your group is immersed into ultrarealistic…read moreenvironments, where you have 1-hour to solve a mystery or accomplish a mission before time runs out! These adventures are fun for both adults and kids (ages 8 & up). Escape rooms are perfect for celebrating birthdays, team building, or just having a great time with your crew!

I've been here a few times with the kids\grand kids. Plenty…read moreof parking. Tons to do: Inside: approx 12 lane bowling alley, large arcade, food & beverage service. Also a separate room with a large full service bar ( lots of craft beers!) and LOTS of TVS to catch some sports. Outside: mini golf, golf driving range, huge jungle gym, and go-karts. Great place to take the kids for the day

My friend was food poisoned by the wings and my husband and I ate the pizza and that was not good…read moreeither. Flavorless and have been gassy for the last 12 hours since eating it. We used the bowling lanes and sure enough did they squeeze everything together to fit as many lanes in there as possible. Not a comfortable experience at all.

Great place! Went as a group of 4 and had a blast! We did 4 rooms, Medieval, Alien, Lab, and the…read moretrenches. The rating for the room's difficulty was true for what we experienced we managed to solve all but the lab which was rated as the most difficult which we still had fun. Chris at the desk was amazing and very accommodating to all of our questions. Highly recommend going and we do plan on going again!

The biggest plus was you did not need to book online. The second plus was the nice attendant at the…read morefront was helpful, sort of. She did not make any suggestions as to which room or provide any helpful information. Those are my only positives, unfortunately. We were 5 grown people and the space was small. We chose the alien room which apparently was the hardest and it really was. We failed and there was no escaping anything. This should not be advertised as an escape room space. For $100 for 5 people for 30 minutes was a bummer. Would not recommend sadly.

We went last night with a group of seven to the Bear Towne Escape Room. The guide was good and did…read morea good job explaining everything and redirecting us if needed. We solved the puzzle in 30 minutes. It may have been because there were seven of us. It was good and took some thought to figure out. The second room was a little small for a group of seven, but again, not everyone has seven people in a group. It was a lot of fun and we want to do the other escape room as well. I am so glad downtown New Bern has this to offer.

My friends and I went here for a evening of fun and, boy, was it fun!!! We do d the one where you…read morehave to diffuse a bomb and other clues took us all over downtown new Bern. We all had a really good time. The clues were just difficult enough that we felt challenged but easy enough that we all got them without losing our minds lol I would definitely suggest this place to anyone!!!!!!!!!!!

I've been to about a dozen escape rooms now and came here with 2 families for the Pharoah's Curse…read more The room is dark and you're each given a lantern. The kids all took the lanterns, and that was probably a mistake, haha. I would have preferred if the whole thing wasn't in the dark (e.g. if we solved some clue and the lights went on it would have been AWESOME). Some of the puzzles were too much of a stretch, and that can be frustrating. But there were still some good reveals and everyone had a great time (though we didn't escape in time. However, it's because some of the puzzles were a bit illogical or went on for TOO LONG- I'm ok doing SOME math and SOME cipher decoding but when you're required to keep doing more of the same, it's just tedious). I'm still a fan of escape rooms but this one was just ok!

The best escape room I have ever done it was hard and challenging but we all had so much funread more