My family went to Locked Up Fort Wayne on a weekend evening for a game in the last time slot of the night and we all had a nice time, especially the young teenager in our group.
The location has a lot of different rooms to try of varying difficulty. From being in the hallway it sounded like the place was busy and people were having a good time! The staff was very friendly and made sure we understood the puzzle and how the game worked and we got on our way.
We chose the Missle Crisis game and found the back story and room to be well designed and interesting. This was only the 2nd escape room we've tried and, unfortunately, the room was too hard for my beginner group. We all agreed we should choose an easier room next time.
The business, like nearly every business, has some room for improvement. Locked Up needs to prepare, maintain, and repair this room much better. Several things in the room were broken, some of which they told us about before we started but they still had to enter the room during the game 3 times because something had gone wrong, such as when a door opened too soon or when we properly completed a puzzle and the puzzle didn't register as finished. The other escape room business we tried previously didn't have any issue with that type of thing so that was a let down. The broken puzzles cost us not only lost time to complete the room, but also took away from the fun and immersion of the experience. That being said, the staff were very polite, professional, and apologetic about the issues and it certainly didn't ruin the whole experience or anything like that.
We all left with a smile on our faces and we all enjoyed the experience. I think we will try a different escape room business next time but we will likely come back to this one in the future to see if the maintenance of the facility has improved.
I know you'll have a good time if you go to this business and I recommend you check them out! read more