I've been to many of the greater Richmond escape room establishments and Escape Old Towne is…read morecertainly among the best! I've done their Area 51 room once and 80s Prom room twice (the first time was to beta test it before it officially opened - they took our feedback into account and the room was much better the second time). The highlight is certainly the amount of detail they put into designing the rooms: Area 51 in particular is definitely one of the best looking I've ever done! Without spoiling anything, most of the puzzles are top notch (the Rubik's cube in the 80s prom room is among my favorite escape room puzzles ever). Staff is very friendly and accommodating. Would recommend Escape Old Towne to newcomers looking to get into escape rooms for the first time and avid escape room hobbyists alike! Not the worst area, but downtown Petersburg can be a bit dodgy at night, so keep that in mind. Be prepared for street parking as well. Typically not a busy area, so I've never had any trouble finding a spot nearby.

My husband and I had never experienced an escape room. When we arrived we were greeted by David. He…read moreis Wonderful! We can not say enough good things about this young man. He explained everything to us, answered more questions than a person should have and laughed with during tge entire time. The hubby and I failed to "Escape" and had to be rescued. It was the best way to spend part of my 34th Anniversary. This is a MUST visit place!

We did a couple of the rooms here and we loved it. Particularly we all LOVED the Chesapeake Bay…read moreButcher room. If there was ever one escape room I wish I could do again for the first time it would be that one. The puzzles were fun and imaginative and honestly kinda scary and thrilling. We did another one about treasure after that one because we loved it so much and none of us enjoyed this one quite as much. The team was very helpful in guiding us during the times we were stuck. Really fun place!

Everything was so awesome, it's hard to know where to start. But here we go:…read more Took both daughters & the g'kids (15, 13 & 12) for a fun family time while visiting Williamsburg. Tip for finding it: the business park it's in has lots of buildings that look alike. The sign they put out front is quite small. We were the only ones there besides our host, Maya. She was so friendly & welcoming, such a pleasure to meet her. We got started right away in Blackbeard's Cabin, said to be the hardest room. Well, I'll tell you it IS tough! We found lots (and lots and lots) of clues but at the halfway mark had to start asking for hints. What to do when you've found 20 or 30 bits that lead to a solution, but can't figure out how to assemble them? Why, talk like a pirate, of course. With ample hints, we actually solved it with 8 minutes to spare. Many laughs and head scratches, "hmmm"s and "Oh wait, wait!" but in the end we triumphed. DGD the Younger and I don't like jump scares, so I don't know that we would ever try the Chesapeake Bay Butcher room, but I would love to try Cyberpunkd the next time we come to Williamsburg.

This was really fun!!!!! I can not imagine the words to use, so forgive me for my mundane attempt…read more We started by descending a deep hole and found ourselves bigger and smaller at the same time. Logic was lost and unlogic was our guide. Through a series puzzles and clues we moved from room to room succeeding laughing and looking forward to the next encounter. Great Night !!!! Our hosts were super positive, helpful and encouraging. I will do it again, again and again. Great Night !!!

My 11 yr old and I did the chocolate factory. This was a good level for 2 ppl and a child…read more (Although a couple more ppl might have helped!) The room keeps evolving with great decor and imagination. Supportive staff. The downside was there were a couple clues that need refreshing. In one case the color was faint and worn away. In another the pictures were too dark making it hard to see. Tough if you're in the reading glasses demographic. We still had fun but not up to the level of others we've done.

My boyfriend and I have done over 20 rooms and sadly this was our worst…read more We booked a room at 7pm, and drove from Richmond to do the room for my boyfriends birthday. I called ahead as I saw no one had booked the time before us (5pm). I asked if we could possibly come at 6pm since the booking before us was open. The person on the phone wouldn't even let me get out the fact that we were traveling over an hour to do this room. Very short..:"You can come at 5 or 7, that's it". Okay fine, my boyfriend is a game master so we figured there may not be a game master available at 6pm. When we arrived the guy at the desk barely said two words to us. Put a tablet in our hands with no direction. Again it was a good thing we had done so many rooms so we knew to complete the waiver. After that the only communication we got "first door on the left, good luck". Okay again....direction? Locks? Did you ask us if we had done a room before? Once in the room we had to wait over 2 minutes to get clues that were sub-par, and the game master failed to even mention that one lock was not necessary since we were not playing in competition mode. When we "escaped" the room we didn't even realize we had escaped. No enthusiasm from the game master what so ever. Sadly this is our first and last experience. Disappointing since we traveled over an hour for this one.

This is by far the best escape room ever. We live outside the Orlando area and have done numerous…read moreescape rooms in our area and on vacations in other areas as well and this one blows them all away. Very intense and keeps you on edge throughout the entire experience. Well worth the money. Extremely intense experience. Definitely recommended. 5 star plus.

Went for my birthday on Easter again and brought my friends. We did the hardest room and even…read morethough there was some technical difficulties our room master, Finch, was amazing and helped us through it. It was so much fun and now my friends are HOOKED! Looking forward to doing the last room we haven't done :)

Our family of 5 adults played Algernon's Shop of Magical Goods as part of a belated Father's Day…read moreouting. The room has a rated difficulty of 6/10 and we found it challenging, but the gamemaster was very helpful when we asked for hints, and we were able to escape with about 15 minutes remaining. The room design is very well done. It is immersive with many details, twists and turns, and surprises. We had a great time! Other things we liked: convenient location, lots of free parking, and a restaurant in the same shopping center where we could have brunch before our game.

When I first walked into the VR experience, I had no expectations of what this place could offer…read more But after about 3-4 minutes, I had already been blown away by how amazing this place was. Katie (one of the owners) and I played a 1 vs 1 shootout game (because my father would've been motion sick) and it was a total blast. The prices were incredibly affordable and worth every penny. The game itself didn't feel like a VR game; it felt real and personalized. If I could go there every day, I would. Everyone was nice and warmly welcoming, and I hope to see this business stay open as it deserves to. If you are looking for a place to have the time of your life and you are in the area, I would 100% recommend this place!!!

Our second visit wasn't as great as our first. I'd like this place to succeed because it's…read moredifferent and fun but I think the price point is prob too high given the inconsistency of the experience. The first time we came it was on time and we loved the Dragon Tower escape room: it was the perfect mix of puzzle and action. This time we showed up 10 minutes early and they said they were running 5-10 minutes behind because of "cleaning issues". Well it turned into 20 minutes late so thankfully we already canceled our dinner reservations. I think it would've been fine if it wasn't $250 for a family of five for 38 minutes and the ninja trials escape room was not as exciting or interesting as dragon tower. Also one of the equipment pieces we were given was faulty so that made it less fun for one of us.

MUST DO! We just finished the Tomb Ruins with our 8 yr old and he LOVED it. The cast were engaging…read moreand absolutely delightful. We chose our level (which aided in tailoring the experience to help us complete the full puzzle within the time - 1 hour. I highly recommend for a cold or rainy day activity. It was a fun and engaging way to spend our morning!

Thank you to Jasper for being the hostess w the mostest for our group today . This escape room was…read moremy daughter's birthday wish come true. We did the award winning "Magic Lamp" room ... on ADVANCED mode. We availed ourselves of every second of that magical hour and I'm proud to say we did succeed. This immersive experience provides many types of puzzles to solve and strategies to attempt. Nimble fingers for combination locks are a plus. Highlight of this particular escape room, in the opinion of the birthday girl & myself, has to be the Magic Carpet Ride; that imaginative touch was genius !! Yes: kid friendly

The Nefarious Haunt Experience is an excellently designed escape room. The escape room is creepy,…read moresome of our group jumped and screamed during the time we were there. The puzzles are solvable in the time but aren't easy either. We had a great time!