Great place to having fun! I will definitely come again. Have tried two rooms. They are challenging but fun!

I've done all three rooms now and was super impressed by all three and the staff. I would agree with the difficulty levels that they assign: Mirage is the easiest, Vampire Manor is intermediate, and Butcher Shop is the hardest. I wish that Butcher Shop had been an hour rather than 45 minutes because some of the technological parts took a long time to load. My only other complaint is that when you ask for a hint the staff has to come in and ask you what you have completed and where you are which takes time and cuts into the experience (so use your hints wisely). However, the staff is very nice and helpful and wants everyone to have fun. My friends and I had a great time doing all three rooms and I hope they open another room soon! This is definitely different than other room escapes in the area so check them out if you are looking for something new and different (and check their website for promotions like a student/Duke discount and a free game on your birthday)! read more

I'm from Atlanta, and I've done almost all the escape rooms there. This place is different... the Mirage room is ridiculous. The puzzles were creative, not the same old lock code-lock-code-lock-code nonsense. nice. read more

Had such a fun time! We took my mom to celebrate her birthday. Perfect birthday outing!

My teenage son and I did the Mirage room and had a great time. The puzzles are very clever. We are new to escape rooms and enjoyed trying to figure out all the clues. We needed hints though. :) I think the next time we go it will be easier since we will know what kinds of things to look for. We liked the music and walking around with the small flashlights. It made it more mysterious. The staff is super friendly and made the experience fun. They are doing a soft opening this week and you can get $5 off. read more

It was a great ESCAPE with the family and friends! Friendly service and challenging rooms.

This was overall not a good experience at all. I was super excited about an escape room and I had heard so many good things about these types of things but the worker at Mission X completely ruined it for me and a group of friends. He was rude, judgmental, and very disrespectful. By the end of the hour we were completely ready to leave, do not recommend! read more

Great time! Our family had the candy land room to ourselves. It was fun and challenging; maybe a bit too challenging in the end. Our young kids enjoyed the experience. read more

(Very minor spoilers) As a preface, I am in no way a master at escape rooms, they have become a recent hobby of mine over the past year so I'm still learning the tricks of the trade. I do enjoy that Mission X takes a theme and really runs with it in their rooms as it helps to sell the story. The few criticisms I have at the moment concern the Vampire Manor room. Firstly, the black light flashlights not having working consistent batteries was a bit irritating though ultimately was not a critical issue, but it would be nice to have a constant stream of light. Secondly, the wine puzzle even with the provided clue and a hint still felt like it ended up having various possible answers (though being in a rush we may have overlooked certain key parts of it). This puzzle was definitely where my team began feeling like hints were almost a necessity rather than something to fall back on (another being the grail with no immediately obvious explanation of what to do and then it was a "duh" moment, but without even the vaguest of clues it's easy to guess that a lot of teams get stuck there). Finally, the last area of the room in general definitely feels like the difficulty level gets cranked very high, very suddenly. I'm all for a challenge, but the last part felt like there was no real guidance outside of asking for the answer (wine bottles, bible, gem). Again a lot of this can be chocked up to my team being too inexperienced for a room of that particular difficulty, but I've had a similar experience with the Mirage room where the last area (especially the last couple puzzles) has a sudden difficulty spike simply because clues are less present. All in all, I do enjoy Mission X it's just that at times it feels like their puzzles are designed to force you to ask for help unless you've been doing the circuit on rooms and have really learned to look for the clue beyond the clue. read more

I always wanted to do a room escape. Found Mission X Escape and my girlfriend and I went on our 2 year Anniversary. We thought it would be one way, but was completely different. We did the Vampire Manor Room, it complete challenges you and makes you have to use different strategies to come up with to figure out the clues to ultimately escape the room. It's a great date night activity or for a group. I coach Middle school Basketball and I'm thinking about taking my team. Makes me want to go back and do Candy Land, Mirage and Butcher Shop! Great Fun, you will enjoy! read more

Visited here from CA with my two daughters. Didn't know what to expect. Had a great time working as a team to figure out the clues and escape the vampire's lair. Now eager to try another room. read more

I played a game over Memorial Day weekend, and it was SO FUN! I should actually say "attempted". Mission X is HARD. We DID start with the hardest (The Butcher Room. With our vegan friends! They chose it!) so maybe that was part of it, but it is definitely difficult. It was so super fun and creepy and a different challenge than other escape rooms that I have done. I will definitely be back!! read more

I highly recommend Mission X. My only reasons for not giving 5 stars was the price compared to other rooms in the area which are an hour long, and the clue system that needs some refining. Despite these small kinks, we loved the place so much, we did all three current rooms tonight! It's worth noting they offer some great discounts on their page such as 20% off for military, students, and Duke/UNC employees. Admission is free on your birthday or 50% off within two days of your birthday. College students are also 50% off on Tuesdays. Even without a discount, this is worth a bit of a splurge. All the rooms have a very thematic and interesting decor. We started with Mirage which was a fun room that makes you think a lot about prospective. Next we did Butcher Shop which has a really awesome mechanic I have yet to see in any other escape rooms. Butcher Shop also has a lot to do so a recommend a large group to tackle that one. The last room was our favorite - Vampire Manor. It had the most interesting and satisfying puzzles of the three and the decorum was the best in my opinion. We also had a very positive interaction with the staff who were eager to get our feedback and clearly keen on improving the overall experience. The clue system could be better integrated, currently you have to buzz for someone to walk over who then asks what your working on and then has to think for a moment about what hints you could use. That can feel pain fully long when you're already stuck, but I mentioned this when they asked for feedback and they seemed to agree. Since this was during their soft open, I have no doubt they will find a way to improve the clues. We are highly looking forward to trying the Candy Land room when it opens in May. read more

Had a pretty good time for my first escape room. We did Candyland. Puzzles were fun, except some of the photographs that were part of one of the puzzles weren't high-quality enough to tell them apart from each other and we had to waste a clue. The employee assigned to our room/party was kind and very helpful. She seemed like she enjoyed her job. The owner was a bit socially awkward though and at times was a bit rude and other times, a little on the creepy side. read more

My wife and I did the Vampire Manor room the other night. We got pretty far, but missed an obvious clue and ran out of time (that was frustrating, but totally our fault). The puzzles start pretty easy and get progressively more difficult. Production value is really good and there's a lot of cool tech. We'll definitely be back! read more

I am from NY and happened to have a chance to visit this place. It turned out to be one of my best experieces so far. I really enjoyed my visit there and would recommend everyone to having a try;) read more

This place is very interesting and good. The owners are young fantastic guys with great passion on escape games. They are all very experienced on the play and spent almost half a year on design, decoration, beta test, and everything. It is a very fascinating and interesting game. It is also very suitable to cultivate team playing spirit. I highly recommend this place with 200% confidence! read more

If I could give it no stars I would. My family and I escaped but this was one of the biggest rip offs I've ever experienced. So bad it was almost comical. We did mirage. Everything was old and dingy and most of the puzzles were far fetched. It is a waste of money. Extremely disappointed because escape rooms are so in right now and I was hoping to experience a good one. Will not be going back. Do not waste your time and money on this place. There is a reason that every other escape room place in the triangle were booked solid on a Friday night and they had lots of space and no one there. Just don't go, it's not worth it. Choose a different escape experience. read more