Excellent customer service. Fun game. Only played a regular escape room, "Case Files." If we had…read moremore time we would have tried a virtual one and laser tag.

I cannot express how amazed I am. The staff was extremely friendly and they seemed to truly enjoy…read moretheir job. I did the pirate escape room and it was challenging and hod some the most unique puzzles I have ever seen. Never have any of the other rooms had challenges that required skill and aiming, all the other ones I did were just puzzles of mind. I am hyped to go and do the other ones. There is one main item that I think would be nice to have there. The item I would add is to have a small section where candy bars and chips are sold. Overall though I could not be happier!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Over all some of the puzzles can be confusing and overly complicated but over all it's a pretty…read moregood experience. Except, Calamity falls. Unless you are a master at escape rooms do not do this one. I mistakenly booked this one for my first time at an escape room and only found out after we arrived it was their hardest room. We were not able to finish as it turned out there were 20 red herrings in the room, and it kinda ruined our experience. Over all it's a nice place just try and avoid the western room though.

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Definitely one of the best escape rooms I have ever done. The ambiance is great. The staff are fun…read moreand they really help you focus on the actual puzzle solving with just the right amount of guidance (e.g. indicating parts of the room that may be decorative, instead of you pulling the carpet up and everything off the walls). I also felt like the puzzles were good and avoided being "find the pad lock combo somewhere else in the room ad nauseum."

This was amazing. They walk you though and help you if you need it though the puzzle. Recommend if…read moreyou have 3plus people. Teamwork for sure and is very fun. We even made the leaderboard. They point out stuff you won't use which is helpful. Really enjoyed this experience. Everyone in our group got something to solve which was nice.

A group of 8 of us visited Cryptiq on a Thursday afternoon as a coworker team building activity…read more All eight of us could have played one room, but I divided our group in two and chose Hotel Hostage and Parole Denied. We all had a great time. One of the owners was present and got us checked in. Super friendly. My team's Game Master, Payton, was awesome. They have 4 escape rooms to choose from with varying levels of difficulty. Not sure how often the themes change, but if you've played all four I'm not sure you'd be a repeat customer. I've only been to one other escape room prior to this, so not a lot to compare the experience to. I'd definitely return to Cryptiq to try some of the other rooms. Clean establishment, aesthetically pleasing. I like that the owners chose some Hawkeye themed colors and decor. A nice activity to have in Iowa City. A team-building/family/friend activity I highly recommend.

Great addition to the escape room stock in Johnson/Linn counties! My group has done most of the…read morerooms in the area and were excited to see another option pop up, but held off for a while because of the pandemic. Very happy that we finally decided to go. We chose to try Parole Denied, a well put together prison break story. While many are an hour in length, this room is slightly longer at 75 minutes. We were impressed by the variety and uniqueness of the puzzles, they kept us engaged and on our toes the whole time. This room required some serious teamwork, and it made it so much more enjoyable when we got out! Everyone was masked up and it didn't detract from any part of the experience. We're already planning a return trip to try another of their rooms.

I'm surprised to see there are no reviews for the Downtown Escape, but I'll happily be the first…read more As of last time I was here in September 2020, they have two escape rooms (and I believe a third is in the works). I have not done The Carnival yet, but I've done Log City Cabin twice with different groups, and far enough apart that I couldn't rely on memory to solve any puzzles the second time. The Downtown Escape is squirreled away on like the 3rd floor of an office building, so it takes a few minutes to find it if you don't know where you're going. But they have a waiting room with a Nintendo 64 and an insanely huge and impressive collection. When I went in September with my girlfriend and her family, we were able to squeeze in some Mario Kart 64 while waiting for the room to be ready. The real draw of course is the escape room. I found the puzzles to be clever and challenging without being too hard to solve. The logic with which you have to approach the puzzles is easy to understand, it's clear from the beginning what you have to do to succeed, and it's pretty well balanced and most importantly fun. I definitely plan to return and do the Carnival room, and also whatever new one they come out with in the future.

This was a great time. My son invited some friends for his birthday celebration. They solved the…read morepuzzle! Neat rooms with lots of cool and challenging ideas to find the clues to solve the puzzle. They have 3 different themed rooms. The based on The Office they customized based on if you are familiar with the show. I would highly recommend this business for a fun time. It would be a great team building event, as it really helps to work together.

From the owner: Our rooms are fully owner created and original! We love to mix things up and add twists to our…read moreescape Rooms. We specialize in mind games and love to change things up often!

Such a great family activity while on vacation. It was very challenging but fun!!! We would go…read moreback again if we lived closer.

They held a second grade birthday party they scared the heck out of all the kids. They claimed it…read morewas age appropriate. It was not.

Had a great time with some friends here. Had heard good things about the place from some classmates…read moreand decided to check it out. Blew me out of the water! Walked in and was greeted by some phenomenal people working the ticket booth. Their energy was very inviting. The haunt was amazing, very well detailed and a lot of work put into the place. They aren't very tall person friendly but they do put pool noodles on the top of the walkways that people could hit their head on. Absolutely would recommend to others. Heard that the owner is a great guy as well.

Actors hit you with the different angles and scream loud AF, the loudest I've ever heard someone…read morescream, but it still didn't scare me cuz I'm deaf cuz of years of DJing, producing music, and playing flamenco guitar. Also, IDGAF so it doesn't matter. It's a very fun filled house if you're in the area with nice room details.