Devlin Manor escape room was one of my presents to a friend for her birthday a couple of months ago. So much fun, entertaining, and enjoyable. We were able to escape with no hints at all. We were actually shocked that we had some time left too. Such a great experience! Decided to come back for Carnage Cabin. Now, my friend is bringing me here for my birthday... and things just got a bit complicated. Due to unforseen circumstances, we had to reschedule once. First one is free - but if you need to do it again, there's a fee for it. Unfortunately, because of the fires, my friend's work schedule has changed and we needed to reschedule once more - however the owner, David, was not able to reschedule it a second time without a fee. I understand that this is their policy, but right now sooooo many places are being flexible and have altered their services/options to fit customers' needs better because of what's happening in CA. It's just a bit strange that they can't reschedule once more without a fee. And to make things worse, he raised his voice at my friend and did not let her talk when she called in. On another hand, if you absolutely can't reschedule again free of charge, why can't you just say it in a polite way. Just explain it without raising your voice and being rude. Kind of disappointed especially since we had such an amazing time the first time we did an escape room here. Was going to return for more, but now we won't. read more

Did jesters revenge. One of the worst escape room I've been to. The decorations are cheap and sparse. Like the other review said it looks like a cheap office room decoration. The puzzles were whatever. We got stuck on a puzzle for 30 min which resulted us not finishing. When the room ended the staff told us we were in a blind spot so they couldn't help us with the puzzle... Don't waste your money here. read more

Loved this escape room. I have done 3-4 rooms before and the Jester room at No. 1 Escapes ranks as one of my top favorites. The staff is friendly, the room is challenging, but not impossible. Does require teamwork, but I loved that about the room. Had a great time! read more

Just got out of Carnage Cabin and it was super fun. Our game master Amber was awesome and super helpful during the entire process. The room itself was fun and more spooky than scary. The three of us escaped with 30 seconds left and used five hints. Very (humbling) but amazing experience. read more

Our family did the revolution escape room and it was a lot of fun. We liked that it wasn't just a room full of locks and you had to solve one thing to move onto the next. We liked it so much that we booked the other escape room option to do in 2 days. read more

A family of 6 (including one grandma and one teenager) with only two native English speakers did the Revolution escape room in 49 minutes (with 11 minutes to spare) with no extra hints, to give you some idea of how hard it is (it's rated 6/10). It's fun and dynamic with some surprises built in (nothing scary). The game master was very sweet, as was the owner who agreed to schedule an earlier game to accommodate our schedules. Thank you! read more

We had a fantastic time doing the Jester's Revenge escape room for my 11 year old's birthday. It was family friendly, the staff was super helpful and made the experience fun for all. This escape room was reasonably priced and would do it again! read more

My friends and I took on both rooms at No.1 Escapes and it was an amazing experience! Brian was so kind and accommodating to us on both visits and that was very pleasant! Awesome gamemaster as well as awesome escape rooms! Jester's Revenge is definitely a room to try out. It was very immersive and the puzzles were so much fun. Revolution seemed more like a traditional, basic(in a good way) room where the puzzles are straightforward and very linear. Both rooms were a ton of fun and I would recommend this facility to anyone trying to find new rooms to play. It is definitely worth to check out. read more

No.1 Escapes - Escape Games Near Me - Irvine, California

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This was my second experience at No. 1 Escapes, and both Brian and Kathy were wonderful to work with. I wanted to propose to my girlfriend after we finished the escape room with some friends, and Brian was very helpful and accommodating with my requests. He made sure that the room was sanitized and that our group would be safe during our time there. Brian took the time to meet with me. We even met at 11pm one night to go over my plans. The room was fun and kept my group occupied for most of the hour. On top of that, the other room was decorated with engagement decorations to help us celebrate. 5 stars for the owners' professionalism and willingness to work with their customer. My fiancé and I are incredibly thankful to Brian and Kathy for helping us celebrate our special day! read more

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The owner of this place whose name is DAVID is incredibly rude, he does NOT know how to communicate with his customers especially when it comes to some issues... LIKE right now when the fires are happening in LA, everyone understands it and I work in LA, my schedule has been pushed, so I needed to reschedule it and he just yelled at me trying to tell me all the story about his employees instead of trying to help me... a horrible experience. My friend used to go to this place a lot... now she will make sure let people know about this "OWNER" who needs to go back to the university and study a simple subject - Communication..... read more

Had a great time!! We escaped the Fortune Teller. Although it's the third part of a trilogy of rooms, Dani gave us some background and we had no issues following the story. Dani was great, highly recommend! read more

My boyfriend and I went to do the revolution one and it was soo fun!! We were able to successfully finish the course, and the staff there was so sweet and accommodating! We are definitely going back for Jester's Revenge. read more

Amazing experience super fun! Working with your group together as team was something we should done long time ago. Saturday fun with family this is great activity. They allow kids 6 and up. Of course looking for clues and being on time will make your team little stress out but it's all fun . I highly recommend this place. This was our first time ever doing escape room. Unfortunately we didn't make it on time read more

Loved the experience! We had a group of 7 girls from 11-14 years old. They did Jester's Revenge and had a blast working together. It was challenging but they conquered in the end. Great birthday idea for teens. read more

Kate was great, absolutely informative. Made the whole process very smooth and way less intimidating for beginners. highly recommend great puzzles awesome for 4 to 5 people. read more

We started off our experience already rough, pushing back our time slot and still coming in late. Morgan was super accommodating because she let us move our slot back and still let us play even though we were late. The rules are pretty simple and clear, and i think us getting separated from each other is hilarious as we complete the puzzles. It's also fun to compete who can finish their puzzles first. We get unlimited hints after 10 minutes I believe, and we really took advantage of that. Because of this, it was like we got to choose our own difficulty-- if you wanna solve this all on your own or if you want to solve everything easily, you can do that. No need to complain about being stuck on a puzzle for 30 minutes :). Fun bonding experience, totally would come back for other rooms! read more

My family and I went here to celebrate my Dad's bday. It was AMAZING! Benny was the best person ever and was super helpful and funny. 1000/10 would come back again and it was such a fun place to bond with family. I hope No.1 Escapes stays around forever. read more

After completing both Jester and Revolution I can wholeheartedly recommend this escape room to beginners and experts. The rooms were fun with the puzzles being challenging but not over complicated. My girlfriend and I stumbled upon this escape room, but it seems like booking in advance is better to ensure you get a game. Jeff was our game master for Jester and he had a great understanding of our pace and gently bumped us in the right direction if we got stuck. David, the owner, was there and the door of us had a lot of great conversation about escape rooms in general! He mentioned a few potential changes to look forward to so I'm looking forward to coming back later this year! read more

We just are beaded home. We had such a good time. Family of 5. Even my 11 year old was so into it. We did the revolution room. We made it by 3 minutes. Whew. Challenging but fun. The gentleman at front is so hempful and kind. My kids said this is the best one they have been too. We plan on returning. If you are looking for something to do . Come here. My 2 teens and 11 year old and my husband and I had a blast. read more

No.1 Escapes - Escape Games Near Me - Irvine, California

We had the BEST time. We did an escape room last night somewhere else and enjoyed it so much we did another one! We chose the Jester room, and with only 3 of us (and a couple of clues) we made it to the LAST box before time ran out. I loved the set up as you're split between the rooms when you start. I took on one of the rooms alone and enjoyed the extra challenge. It was just "tough" enough and we had a great time! When you walk in, it's this teeny room and feels sort of weird and awkwardly quiet lol but once you're in the escape room it's all worth it. read more

My husband and I decided to take advantage of the temporary allowance of a 2-person group for Jester's Revenge, and we had a great time! We were nervous at first because we started off in separate rooms and I don't think either of us were super-confident we'd get past that initial room! Thankfully we got through and it was really fun to collaborate together from separate rooms in order to get reunited. We did end up using a handful of hints, especially towards the end when we were running out of time. We didn't quite hit the deadline but we were allowed the extra minute or two we needed to finish. With a tiny bit more hustle we would've made it. I do think it's doable for 2 people, though I would say 4 is probably ideal, maybe 4-6. Having at least 4 people would make the first rooms, when you're separated, go a little more quickly. The production value wasn't mind-blowing, the room was relatively small, and the puzzles weren't super high-tech, but it was a cute, fun, classic-style room and a lot of the puzzles were actually really unique. They mostly involved locks but figuring out how to open those locks definitely required some creative thinking. I think this would be a challenging but doable room for beginners and intermediate players. If you're an escape room expert it might not seem extremely difficult but I think you'd still have fun and enjoy the creativity of the puzzles. This is probably a perfect room for families, with the puzzles having a range of difficulties. TL/DR: This is a fun, creative room that is great for players with any level of experience, including beginners and families with kids. read more

My teenage girls had a great time a little bit. Tough to get out of those rooms but all in all a fun escape experience. read more

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Two thumbs up for our overall experience!My family had a great time doing the Devilin Manor (1st of the trilogy). I had an issue with Groupon, but David and his wife were very accommodating and helped us resolve the issue before our game began. The storyline of the Devilin Manor was well thought out and the puzzles definitely require some teamwork to solve. My family loved the experience so much that we already booked the Carnage Cabin (2nd of the trilogy). read more

I booked Revolution for my son's 12th birthday. He had 7 of his friends join him... most of them it was their first time. They didn't escape, but had a good time. They were a little rambunctious and it was tight quarters for the boys - one of them broke a prop so we had to pay $20... The attendants were professional and kind. About half would want to do it again so we might purchase another pass when the rooms change. read more

I took my boyfriend with some friends for his birthday. we did the revolution room. I thought it was very well done and stood true to the difficulty scale listed. 6/10 so not the easiest but also not the hardest. especially with the right people you can work at a nice pace!(it's a private experience so it was just the 7 of us) we needed one hint and solved everything with 13 minutes to spare(out of an hour). in the beginning they have you sign waivers and go through instructional videos with simple rules to the game. customer service was nice and the process to get started was easy! would definitely come back to try Jesters Revenge! read more

We had sooo much fun doing the Jester's Revenge room. There was 6 of us and the clues were hard but definitely attainable once we got to thinking and once you get further trough the other clues. The staff was super cool and the location was easy to find. We escaped with about 1 minute left. I'd absolutely go back read more

My girlfriend and I visited this escape room spontaneously a month back and we loved it! It was so fun and a good challenge for us both on our date night. We highly recommend this spot for a pair or a group of people! read more

Morgan was excellent at booking our event and hosting our session. I appreciate how accessible and kind she was throughout the process; she was flexible in scheduling! Thank you for facilitating such a fun and mentally stimulating experience. Definitely recommend it and would go again! read more

This was my first time doing an escape room and I absolutely loved it!! Definitely lots of fun for ALL ages! Out group of 5 did the "Jester's Revenge" room for our first time. The staff, Kathy and Brian, were absolutely amazing. We watched a video before we started and they gave us instructions on how to use the locks that we would find inside of our room. Super helpful! The puzzles were super creative and pretty challenging which made it super fun! If you're looking for something covid-safe to do with your family or friends definitely come here for a fun night!! read more

No.1 Escapes - Escape Games Near Me - Irvine, California

Went here with a group of people and did our first escape room and we had so much fun. We did a spooky one and it was really spooky but so fun at the same time. Our game master Dani was awesome and helpful we will definitely be back I highly recommend coming here read more

The escape room we chose was challenging but so much fun! We really thought the puzzles were clever and well-thought out. Would recommend!

My group and I LOVE doing escape rooms; we've done about 15 in total and have never had a bad experience... until now. We booked "carnage cabin" through Groupon and had Liv as our game host. We paid for 4 people as it specifically states on the receipt and as the 4 of us walked in we were told we still had to pay for 2 more. Although I showed Liv proof of purchase for all 4 of us, she replied she needed to message her boss to see if it would be okay. She came back with the "ok" and as we were about to start the game she gave us the option of getting hints as we asked for them or for her to give us hints if she noticed we got stuck. We asked for her to give us hints when she noticed we were stuck, but we ended up having to ask for them anyway. The hints took about 1-2 min to get and in an escape room every minute counts. Towards the end of the game, we needed one more puzzle to solve to get to the other room. We had 8 seconds left on the clock when we solved the puzzle, but she came in and said our time was up. We did not get to experience the best part of the room, the exit through the crawl space. Overall poor experience, we were treated less than and scolded for not selecting 4 when we purchased a Groupon for 4 attendees. I would not recommend this escape room experience to others. Consider going to Wild Goose Escapes instead, much more welcoming! read more

What a great place. We have been to this one numerous times, and have never been disappointed. The staff is friendly and if you have never done an escape room before, they will walk you through what you need to know. We just did Jester's Revenge and The Revolution. I would start with the Revolution if you are new to Escape Rooms. Jester's is more advanced. We also visited before when they had a different room up. Fun times! read more

(Revolution) Great theme, and great game master. Lobby is a little small so if the other room is being briefed/debriefed you may have to wait outside. Highly recommended for beginners/intermediate players. We escaped too! read more

We had a lot of fun. We have done a few escape rooms and this one is at the top. Everything was set up great.

So fun! Staff was great, the whole experience was immersive and entertaining. The scary room definitely had us thrilled but not horrified. Definitely the new double date spot! read more

Fantastic family activity to do with my adult kids! Most memorable experience of our visit. Will definitely do another escape room at No. 1 Escapes next time! This will be our new tradition whenever we get to spend together. Hoping to do a challenge with our friends in the near future, too. Very creative- cognitively and design-wise. Like puzzles? Like to be challenged? Give it a try! read more

I took my mom to her first escape room and she loved it! She's been super skeptical to go since she didn't think she was going to be good at them. But she finally agreed and says that shes excited to come back. The puzzles were really fun and great for beginners and enthusiasts. Definitely bringing back a couple more players to try out their other room! read more

No.1 Escapes - Escape Games Near Me - Irvine, California

Just wanted to write a review giving major thanks to their customer service! Couldn't make it to our reservation today due to health problems. The person working gave us courtesy calls around our reservation time and was super helpful about our situation. Big appreciation, hope to try out the room next time. read more

This fun room was packed with fun, challenging, but managable riddles and puzzles to solve. My wife and daughter had a great time!! It wasn't scary at all (a requirement for my daughter, age 10) and the staff are extremely helpful if you get stuck. They offer to give mild hints that can "push" you in the correct position. Highly recommended!! We are excited to go back and try their other room! Patrick read more