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!

This place is AWESOME! We made a reservation online - was so easy - for 3 adults and 4 pre-teens…read more We picked "TH3 C0D3" room, which was a challenging room - 7.3/10 difficulty rating. It lived up to its rating...it was tough! We had such a blast though!! It was fun to see how we all worked together... some got stressed, some really excelled, some freaked out! It was great! We didn't escape the room - we ran out of time. But, our Game Master, Kyle, was the best. He would give us hints along the way and that helped. We had SUCH a great time that when we were about to leave the kids REALLY wanted to do another round. It is so addicting!! We couldn't agree more! So we stayed and did the "ARIZONA SHOOTOUT" room. It was about the same difficulty rating as the other room... it was at 7.2/10. However, we actually thought this one was easier! Maybe it was because we had learned to work together as a team in the first room? Not sure - but with the help of our Game Master Kyle and working together on strategies as a team - WE ESCAPED just in the nick of time! We got out with only 20 seconds to spare!! It was so exciting! I can't say enough good things about Escapology Cedar Falls. Kyle, our Game Master...and Megan at the Front Desk... were both SO amazing, friendly, and kind. The facility was just beautiful AND 100% power wheelchair accessible. That was a huge plus. Very impressive and much appreciated!! I highly recommend Escapology Cedar Falls to anybody who is looking to have a great time with family, friends, co-workers, neighbors, anyone!! Thanks for a great afternoon! See you again soon!!

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