My partner and I have completed about 90 escape rooms globally, and our experience here was genuinely top-tier--it's an absolute must-visit for serious enthusiasts. We played: Wardrobe for Sale Magnifico's Circus The Forgotten Cathedral Lost Island of the Voodoo Queen The Final Stop (And the now-closed Rain Corp) We ran these games with a team of six. For The Final Stop, however, I would strongly recommend four people for the best experience. This isn't just escape rooms; it's massive, cinematic-level immersive theater. Scale and Tech: The sets are absolutely MASSIVE, housed in a sprawling warehouse. Everything felt incredibly high-tech and meticulously built. You can tell they made a massive investment in creating a truly theatrical world. Magnifico's Circus (150 minutes): This room is one of the highest-rated in the world for a reason. The 2.5-hour runtime flies by. It's a huge, spectacular adventure where the actors are truly phenomenal--their passion for their craft elevates the entire experience to a new level. Game Lengths: The standard rooms are a satisfying 75 minutes long, giving you plenty of time to explore the huge environments and complete the challenges. Acting: For every single room, the actors were brilliant and clearly love their job, making the story and immersion perfect. read more

We now seem to be traditionally doing escape rooms with our family every Christmas time and well this time we planned on doing, apparently, the #1 escape room in the world. Now that's a pretty lofty goal to be honest. So I was looking forward to seeing why it's #1. L O C A T I O N Though folks say this spot is in Montreal, it's not. It's in Laval. It's not a far drive (roughly 30 minutes). We arrived at this large building/warehouse. The sign where the name is isn't where the entrance is and you have to go to the left of it to enter the building. There are signs at the door to tell you where to park. Plenty of parking. I N S I D E You walk in and there are lockers to the right and on the left a coat hanging area which is essential during the winter months. There is a wall of board games on the side and folks inside I believe waiting for their turn or perhaps they're the actors waiting for their next guests to arrive. Lots of areas to sit. There is a large rest room for all sexes. It reminded me a lot of the Star Wars land bathroom in Disneyland. There's a large center sink area and a steam punk like vibe in there. E X P E R I E N C E - M A G N I F I C O We entered and went to the desk. Unfortunately the lockers were all taken but they took our purses and left them behind the counter and we hung our jackets on the coat rack. We paid for the experience which is definitely one or the more expensive escape rooms per person (Roughly $190 CAD which included tax). This specific experience is 2.5 hours long and it did take us the whole 2.5 hours as it's meant to take up all that time. After a few minutes or so we were handed a ticket to join the circus and also asked if we wanted the experience in French or English. I think for the sake of us getting through puzzles, English was best. Then we were told of what we can or cannot do and also letting us know not to laugh at the actors. I guess it's happened enough that folks need to be told to be respectful of people. Then off we went. I won't spoil what happens but here are my thoughts on the whole experience. Do I think it should be #1? I don't know. Do I qualify this to be a escape room? I wouldn't. I would say it's more an interactive experience with fairly straight forward puzzles with a linear storyline. The Good Parts: + Very immersive + Easy to follow storyline and puzzles + Help was given freely + Lots of activity The Not So Good Parts: + Not really an escape room + Not really on a time crunch + Puzzles are straight forward + Hints are pushed on you relatively quickly, if you're taking too long or going down the wrong path + No way to "lose" or "fail" + Not so great for folks who cannot climb steep stairs + One of the puzzles isn't really accommodating to tall people and folks wearing big boots O V E R A L L I think as an immersive puzzler experience it's quite a memorable one but you will absolutely take all 2.5 hours. I thought oh, that should be the max time....nope. We breezed through some puzzles. Maybe 2 or 3 were a little more time intensive or we were going in the wrong direction but it's due to the story that it does take that long. The hints were really pushed on you. You'll notice lights flashing or straight forward a voice from afar saying, it's not that, don't focus on it. In terms of puzzles, they weren't super challenging especially if you've done other escape rooms. There's no sense of "escaping" anything or a time limit. So that was a little bit disappointing. There's no way you can fail in this experience. If you can't solve it, they will give you the solution to move the story along. Was it worth the price? I think if you consider it like a musical or play and most tickets are roughly that in good seats, then you're basically front and center in the whole action and doing some puzzles, then maybe? Did I think it was the best in the world? I think as an immersive experience, it was definitely impressive but in terms of difficulty of puzzles, not so much though some puzzles were creative in making use of the space you were in. It's hard to recommend, but overall, it was a good time. Just not really the escape room experience I was expecting. read more

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I have done about 200 escape rooms in 5 countries and 8 US states, and I was blown away by the experience Escaparium Laval. Escaparium's sets are massive, immersive, and beautiful, especially Forgotten Cathedral, and the acting is on a different level than what I have seen at other escape room companies. The bigger (75 minute+) games all make you feel like you are in a movie. the games provide a sense of adventure that you can't find elsewhere. The staff were extremely friendly, and the experience was everything I wanted from an escape room and more. Escaparium Laval is a must visit attraction for tourists and locals alike. read more

One of the most incredible escape room experiences I've ever had - and I've done close to 30 at this point. This review is specifically for their new Montréal/Dorval location but I have been to their laval location and it's fantastic as well. A lot of love and great production goes into all of their games. The new Montréal location has a dinosaur room that is Disney World level quality - imagine the Jurassic Park ride at Universal Studios if it were an escape room. Animatronic dinos, a fully automated hint system (no walkie talkies-full immersion) and crazy production values all around... to quote a phrase "they spared no expense!" I've done escape rooms in Toronto, Ottawa and NYC and this one blows them out of the water. My only complaint is that I can't go back and re-experience the Dino room. If you're a fan of escape rooms this one's a must. If you're a first timer I must warn you, this will spoil things for you going forward. They're not all like this one... their new Chinatown room is fantastic too. Thanks for an amazing experience. Tremendous! read more

Gonna be a little harsh on this one... Played the FBI scenario with a couple of friends and overall it was a mediocre experience. Play area is small and cramped, some decor is damaged (won't spoiler it so it is somehard hard to explain) and the puzzles were too much of the same and somewhat irrelevant to the escape. I've done a number of escape rooms and i just didn't feel it. Firstly, I HATE walkie talkies. They're impractical and take you out of the scenario by talking to a staff giving you a clue so you can move on. For the FBI scenario they could have setup a monitor where the staff could pretend to be an allied hacker giving you a limited amount of clues. On top of this walkie talkies always seem to awkward to use. Also it is time consuming. More on this later. Secondly, locks..locks everywhere! So uninspired. I found myself constantly wondering if the clues I was working on was related to the lock I was working on. That's quite frustrating especially when the clue you get is related to a puzzle much later on in the game... I understand puzzles need to be challenging but I'd appreciate if they weren't... inane while they were at it. They boasted the 7% or 8% success escape rate but I couldn't help but find it sad when I heard it. Thinking back to that number... that's more than 90% of clients can't fully enjoy what you set out for them. I'd figure a 20-25% success rate is what you should aim for or at least aim for puzzles that made SENSE. On top of this, the room was in poor condition with damage on props that have been pulled off or broken by patrons in the past. These weren't replaced so it felt cheap and confusing. One of our clues was supposed to emit a sound when we put in a code but it didn't because it was damaged and we didn't know until we called in... wasting nearly 10 minutes of our time!!! No one was checking on us!! Extremely lame. Never had this happen before. On top of that we had to explain our situation and it was clear the staff wasn't checking on us. We weren't given the time back... of course. Some of the lock has seen some hard use and I had to put a code 2-3 times for it to work. I could see the equipments poor condition throwing people off track. Not good. I read elsewhere another scenario is much better... oh well. I've been to escape rooms in Toronto and Vancouver but I seriously haven't seen a Montreal one comes even close to their level. A poor man's showing at best. Sorry. read more

This was the best escape room experience I've ever had. We did one of the 2 Wizard themed (aka Harry Potter) rooms and the decoration was so detailed it was like walking onto the set of a movie. The walls resembled carved stone of a castle, a spiral staircase that felt like it was taking you to the upper quarters of a castle, and then out a window through a balcony into a chemistry lab. There was so much automation, animation, and interaction that it truly felt like you were in another world. Each player has a wand with a magnetic tip that interacts with the environment. There were touch screens, floating objects, and moving things that had a slight scare factor. A moderator watches through cameras and gives hints through a walkie talkie, so there is very little involvement from the outside world. Just amazing! read more

I've done about 25 escape games and this place is definitely one of the best ones if not the best. The lobby/bathroom is very nice and clean which is a nice change from other Montréal places. The games are really well done and hard. They will help you as much as needed which makes the experience a lot less frustrating at times. Great customer service. read more

Just finished the Bank heist scenario and I must say ... what a thrill !!!!! The introduction video sets the tone and gets your heart racing from the very beginning. The game combines a good proportion of technology and puzzles and forces you to really work as a team to complete the task. One of the very finest escape rooms I've ever done. The owner Jonathan Driscoll is very passionate about the business and it shows through his professionalism and his attention to detail. Overall it was a great experience and I can't wait to try the other two rooms. read more

Amazing experience! Puzzles were well-thought-out and very creative! I recommend it for beginners and for experienced players as well!