My wife and I had an amazing (and stressful time) hunting ghosts in the Fright Before Your Eyes escape room. It was an absolute blast and I would highly recommend it. read more

It was our first time in an escape room, and we had a great time. We ended up playing in a different room after finishing the first room. I was relieved to find out that you don't have strangers in with you so it was just the two of us. The first room we played in was AT ODDS WITH THE GODS. These rooms are not easy, and we asked for a lot of help, but we did finish this particular room. YAY!! The second room was even more challenging! I apologize for forgetting the name of the room. The theme was about a magician and his murdered assistant. The room was in the dark but we had the use of flashlights and a black light. Unfortunately, we didn't finish on time, but regardless of whether we won or not, it was a lot of fun!! The rooms are monitored, and the employees will pipe in and ask if you want a clue. You can also push a button for them to help. It's nerve-wracking to see the time count down, but somehow, that adds to the fun!!! read more

We had such a great time at the Escape Effect! Such creativity with the room and the people were amazing. We will definitely be back to try more rooms! read more

The Escape Effect - Escape Games Near Me - Orlando, Florida

We had a great family adventure at the Escape Effect on Christmas Eve. Purchasing tickets online was easy and we received an early bird discount. I called the day before add 2 more people. Becca made the additions easy and seamless. Becca was also our host and gave us quick tutorial before our game began in the Sherlock Studies. The game itself was full of thought provoking challenges and puzzles to solve the game. We will definitely go back to the Escape Effect to try more rooms. read more

The Escape Effect - Escape Games Near Me - Orlando, Florida

Ashley was a superb guide on our questing adventure! She is a true escape room enthusiast and was so helpful. We really enjoyed all the puzzles and the separation element to A Knight to Escape was incredible. We really had to work together to escape, and did it with time to spare! Definitely a difficult room, but one of our favorites so far. 1000/10!!! read more

The Escape Effect - The Knights of Nimh nailed it!! - Escape Games Near Me - Orlando, Florida

Our first escape room as a family and I must say the experience was great. We did the Knight To Escape room which was the 2 hour room as a family of 4. The creativeness and design was on point. We had to communicate as a family to get the tasks completed. The staff was great and we had a fun experience. I highly recommend this place and the room. You will not be disappointed. read more

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When my girlfriend first told me that a classical mythology-themed escape room was opening near us, I lost my mind. For as long as we've been doing escape rooms, I've always said that if I had the talent and funds to create an escape room of my own, I would make one that was mythology themed. On top of that, the "At Odds With the Gods" room at The Escape Effect is a 90-minute room (as opposed to the traditional 60). I'd never done a mythology room or a room over 60 minutes, so we booked a room as soon as possible. As a great lover of mythology for the majority of my life, and as someone who is rather particular, there was a great potential for disappointment here. But as you may have guessed from the star rating on my review, I had an amazing time from start to finish. One of the owners, Jamie, greeted us as we came in. Though there are other rooms being built, the "Gods" room is the only room currently open, so they're closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays to do the louder work necessary when building rooms. I immediately loved the aesthetic choices that were made with this place, with the art deco-style logo, nametags, and poster frames. The posters, by the way, are really beautifully illustrated. So right off the bat I was impressed. As for the room itself, I was blown away. Though in retrospect the storyline was a bit thin, the scenic and attention to detail were more than enough to make up for it. I felt immersed in the "story" even though there wasn't much of a narrative. There were some awesome puzzles here and a nice payoff at the end. And for 2 people, we definitely needed the 90 minutes--we got out with exactly one minute to spare! I would definitely recommend this to any and all escape enthusiasts in the area. read more

The Escape Effect - Escape Games Near Me - Orlando, Florida

The Escape Effect was an excellent escape room experience and this is a recommendation coming from my family and I who are enthusiasts that have completed over 30 escape rooms. The theme and decor of the room we did (Encore) was well-designed and the puzzles were a lot of fun. The establishment is clean and the staff are kind. It is a locally owned mom and pop shop and the quality shows. The Escape Effect can adjust the challenge level of your room if so desired and they offer unlimited hints or none at all...basically they'll do whatever you want/need to ensure you have a great time. We will absolutely be back! read more

This was SUCH a fun escape room. We did Sherlock Studies and A Knight to Escape and had so so much fun. If you are an avid escape room player you will absolutely love A Knight to Escape as it is such a different experience then most rooms. read more

The Escape Effect - Sherlock Studies - Escape Games Near Me - Orlando, Florida

Fun place to spend an hour (or maybe a little more) working together for a common goal. We have completed all but one of the rooms. One of the cool features Escape Effects has that others I have been to have not, is a t-shirt or a collectible pin for each room. Our room master, Yari, was great. She provided the little nudge we need at the end, which was very helpful. read more

The Escape Effect - This is an example of the t-shirt foe the last room we completed. - Escape Games Near Me - Orlando, Florida

Excellent place! Not gonna lie, it was our first Escape Room. That said, it meant this experience had the chance to turn us off from ever doing another or make us fans. We are fans. This place was clean, stylish and well put together. The woman at the front desk was very friendly. Our room assistant very friendly. They allow unlimited hints here which as first timers we appreciated. Now we understand much better how these rooms work. The room and puzzles were well done. My tip is focus on one clue at a time and don't jump all over with your ADHD. Our assistant helped reign us in. Our teens were so excited excited we made it out. I would go here over the rooms in the parks any day. Beat the crowds and have a more personalized experience. read more

My group had the best time in the Fright Before Your Eyes room today! I've done many different escape rooms, but this one was my absolute favorite! read more

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In response to Jamie S's (business owner) attempt to justify his ridiculous pricing and somehow argue that since I gave the game master the courtesy of not embarrassing them to their face with a barrage of criticisms that my review is somehow a false representation of my experience at the escape effect. I want to be clear that I don't appreciate your response and the overall professionalism with which you lack. Firstly: I am a huge fan of Ghostbusters and the mere fact that your website suggests that my being a fan might aid in my proclivity to enjoy this room is an abomination. Secondly, I've already said everything I need to say about how poorly this room was executed both in design and production (I.e. our lackluster attendant) but I just want point once more to your ridiculous pricing: To say that these prices are indicative of your location and to go further and say that this place is "on the strip" is a gross misrepresentation of the experience you're providing. The escape effect is on International Drive but to say it is on the strip is like saying the Orlando International Airport is in Disney World. Your business is close to the outlet mall and is easily 15 minutes from any action in Orlando traffic. Lastly you should be embarrassed for arguing with a customer over Yelp. If anything, take the criticism and take my candor in the moment and honesty on Yelp as an indication that I didn't want to berate an employee of yours for an experience that is ultimately your fault. Train your employees better and seriously consider deconstructing the awful room called "Fright Before Your Eyes". read more

One of our favorites!! We did the 2-hour Knight room and had a blast! You have to work with the other half of your group being in a different room for 3/4 of the time. Very unique and challenging, and loved every minute. read more

*Update* - Our group's total rooms completed has climbed to 33 escape rooms thus far, and this business remains in my top 3 favorites. Originally we accidently found them while driving to another company. When we looked them up on Yelp, we saw people mention "Dan and Jamie" in the reviews, which we took to be a sign, since my name is Dan, and my sister's name is Jamie. So, we stopped in and tried their 90 minute At Odds With The Gods room, and we were so impressed. The décor was all awesome, it all fit the theme amazingly. All the puzzles were entertaining and fun, and their hint system was super cool. At Odds With The Gods is currently tied with 1 other room as my favorite escape room that I have done yet. We had so much fun at our first visit, that we ended up going back 3 days later to do Sherlock Studies, and we loved that game just as much. It was such an awesome time! Just recently we visited again for my mother's birthday, to try out their newest "Encore" room. The visuals in this room are like 100% spot on, making you really feel like you are actually in an old time theater. For our group, this room was a little trickier, but that was mostly because the décor and visuals are so well done, that it can be a little tricky trying to differentiate clues / tools from décor. Do not let that scare you though, nothing in the room is impossible, and as a whole, it is still a really fun room. They also even put a little something into the room as a birthday surprise for my Mom, which just made her day, and reminded us why locally owned businesses are the best! We will be back when they open some more rooms, and we will be recommending them to friends! Give them a try, you won't regret it. read more

The Escape Effect - Encore for Mom's birthday! - Escape Games Near Me - Orlando, Florida

So much fun. My daughter and I will be back. Staff was great and helpful. If you got 90 minutes to kill stop by.

(Part 2/3, check back later for more reviews!) Encore - mid 3/5 (Rank 101 / 156, a decent room, but didn't do enough to distinguish itself from a standard escape room) Encore is a fairly traditional escape room that's almost entirely combination lock based and features one somewhat interesting piece of tech that you'll use prominently throughout your time in the room. The puzzling was okay, but the non existent story and decent but mostly standard set resulted in this room being a fine, but not particularly unique experience. This room wouldnt be my first priority compared to the other rooms here, but it's a reasonable time if you're looking for a reasonable traditional game. Story - The game had a reasonable intro video, and not much story or world building during the game itself. This seems typical of the rooms around here, so it is what it is. Set - The set was good and a polished build of the backstage of the theater, but was a mostly non-interactive/static affair with lock boxes around the room. There was one set piece was interactive and added some much needed flair to the room - this was a simple thing in theory, but changed your perspective of the room and was used well in conjunction with the puzzles. This is the type of thing that I feels like distinguishes a room, but there wasnt enough of that. Puzzles - There were a lot of parallel puzzles to work on, but most of them are ones that enthusiasts will have seen before without a ton of twists. There were two unique parts of the room that made this feel a little more unique- the prop I mentioned earlier is used for a good amount of the puzzles in some way which was neat, and the games final puzzle involved some extra steps and felt satisfying to solve in a way similar to that of a puzzle hunt. Personal stats - escaped in a group of 2 enthusiasts with ~3 hints. read more

This escape room was so much fun. Liked that it was private and kept my teen very engaged. He said it's the best one we have been to so far. read more

What a fun experience. Even with our small group of two, we had loads of fun trying to crack our case. We might have had to use a few hints!

All the rooms were very fun!! The workers were super nice and very helpful. If you wanted a sign this is your sign to go here.

Love this place! I have done 3 different rooms and can't wait to do the rest. This is the best Escape company. There rooms are amazing. So much better than others in Orlando. A little more money than others. But 100% worth it. You get what you pay for. This is worth it!! read more

Amazing experience here!! Gives a totally different vibe to escape rooms and the staff was extremely helpful and friendly. They went above and beyond to make sure we had a great time. Next time I'm in town I will definitely be back!! read more

I've done a dozen or so escape rooms. Each one is given its own personal touch by the creators that makes it unique. The creators at The Escape Effect clearly put a lot of love into creating their rooms. They are among the highest quality of all the escape rooms I've been to. The puzzles are interesting, clever, and carefully thought out. They employ clever use of technology without letting it intrude on your experience. Some of the puzzles are quite challenging, but the friendly staff is great about giving you just the right amount of help you need to strike a balance between challenge and fun. Some escape rooms at other places are scary or intimidating, but this was not the case at all here, so they can be enjoyed by a wide range of ages. Reservations are recommended. The rooms I played: Sherlock Studies had a familiar theme, but with a unique twist that I won't spoil here. I really enjoyed solving the mystery. Encore had a very unique theme that I've never encountered before, and I enjoyed that tremendously. And At Odds with the Gods was quite a spectacle to behold with very intriguing challenges. Loved them all. I hope I can come back someday to play the rest of their rooms. read more

We did the Sherlock Studies escape and it was super challenging, but really fun. It was actually our favorite escape place so far. Tia was really cool, friendly and helpful. It was rated as an 8 out of 10 for difficultly and in our group we had 2 amateurs and one person who was pretty good at figuring out puzzles and we finished with 4 minutes to spare.......great fun. We would definitely recommend the Escape Effect......5 stars for sure. read more

Honestly, this was the best thing ever. We were a group of four friends and we did this at the very last minute. We did the Sherlock homes murder. At first it's a little confusing because we don't know where to start and they just give you a back story maybe if they tell you where to kinda start off and let you go from there. Overall wonderful the staff was super helpful! Definitely coming back every time I'm in Orlando read more

Amazing escape room experience! I have never done an escape room before, and I went along with my boyfriend who has done well over 20 escape rooms and likes a well-themed room with challenging puzzles. We both enjoyed our experience with Escape Effect. The facilities are very clean and well kept, including the escape rooms themselves. We did the Sherlock Holmes themed room. When we needed hints, the attendants were very helpful and attentive. The clues and puzzles themselves were challenging, but not so difficult that they could not be completed. We beat the room with about 6 minutes to spare. I'll definitely be back to try one of their other rooms on my next trip to Orlando! read more

My family came to Orlando to visit Disney, but we found real magic about 10 minutes away at the Escape Effect. We have done rooms all over the English-speaking world and it is not often we are amazed, but Escape Effect's Knight to Escape was something new! It was a 120 minute immersive experience that had us puzzled, flummoxed and spellbound. I cannot recommend it enough! Make sure you show up ready to put your communication skills to the test! Oh, and Yary was a top notch game master! read more

We did their Sherlock room, great theming! The room looked so good, the puzzles flowed into each other very well, and combined a to make one big puzzle very well. I loved their hint system which allows you hints only when a timer has refreshed but all free, instead of the 3 free hints then penalty for more. I can't wait to try the rest of their rooms! read more

This was the very first escape place I've ever been to, and we decided to do the most difficult escape room. We booked the time we wanted online and when we got there they immediately greeted us and we began! It was super difficult but they give as many hints as you want/need. It was a lot of fun and I definitely recommend it for anyone staying in the area! read more

Out of all of the Escape Games in Orlando, this one is truly my favorite. The owners are Escape Game fans. I cannot say enough about the room and the puzzles. The story was immersive and the clues make sense. We had a great time! read more

Had a blast here with a small group of friends(4), we did A Knight To Escape. The themeing was well done, the story line was interesting, and some of the methods to unlock the next area were very unique! Would definitely recommend!! read more

The Escape Effect theatre game is a beautifully designed escape room packed with creative puzzles in a gorgeous setting. As a theatre nerd I got a bit giddy upon entering the game. It actually looks like a backstage area in a theatre. The puzzles are cleverly hidden throughout the game. Part of the challenge is to figure out your path along the way. One of my favorite things about this escape room is the lighting design. I've never seen anything quite like it in an escape room. I found the game quite challenging but incredibly fun. It is a well done game with a lot of heart. I highly recommend it for anyone that enjoys escape rooms, the theatre, or puzzles. read more

This was our first time doing a 2 hrs escape room. We loved the theme. It was fun for the whole family. Highly recommend spending the extra money on the 2 hr experience. Our game master was awesome and always asked if we wanted help before offering a clue. read more

A ton of fun!! One of the best escape rooms I've done. Workers are so nice. We will definitely be back.

WOW! These rooms are incredible! We've done all four now and cannot say enough good things about the rooms and the staff (only bad thing is we cannot go back now that we've done them all!). Our favorites are Fright Before Your Eyes and A Knight To Escape, highly recommend these for seasoned escape room fans as the latter is rather difficult but sooo worth it. Delaney and Dana were great help tonight, but everyone who works here is super nice. A must visit! read more

I have done 2 escape rooms here: A Knight to Escape and At Odds With the Gods. Both rooms were great. The Knight to Escape was the longest running escape game I've ever played (2 hours in length) and took a lot of communicating between holes in the walls. Therefore, it is a great game if your teammates are willing to listen, but if they just ignore you it can get frustrating. My fiancé listens to me so I finished it juuuussst fine. At Odds with the Gods was a truly entertaining experience. It was loaded with puzzles and easy to navigate. My team of 5 was plenty to solve every puzzle without asking for a hint and we even finished the game with 23 minutes left. Upon completion of a game, if you book the next game within 24 hours of playing (to whatever date you want up to a year in advance) you get 25% off for every player. I tend to book the game a month or 2 away and pay for the minimum number of players, and then make anyone else who wants to join in pay on the day of. They still the the 25% off! They also have a Florida Local 15% discount if it's your first game and you can't the 25% discount. Just show them your drivers license and every player (even non-Floridians) get the discount. My next game is booked (Fright Before Your Eyes) and it's also 90 minutes in length. We'll see how that one goes! read more

This was my first time anyone in my group including myself has ever done an escape room and we all found it wonderful... the staff was extremely friendly and very encouraging... the " Props " and the set ups were done extremely well ... by far an awesome place and a great value ... read more

We booked 1 escape room and came back for another just because the staff was amazing!!! Definitely returning when we come back to Orlando.

I played their game At Odds with the Gods and I loved it! Impressive gameplay. It was challenging enough to keep you on your toes, but not so much so that you just feel frustrated. All the other escape games I've played are either too easy or impossibly hard. This one is definitely my favorite escape game I have played yet! Also, just a tip for this game: I had 5 other people in my group and we just BARELY beat the clock, so I would recommend going with at least that many other people in order to win. read more

a knight to escape was terrible and very displeasing. NOT WORTH YOUR MONEY. the employee barely helped us and it wasn't fun!!