If you look at my super old review for Evil Genius Escape Room, you'll know that I was a fan of The Apartment chapter. It turns out that this location kept this remaining chapter and altered some of the storyline and puzzles. I remembered that there were some fun (yet dark) elements to this one. If you're not used to doing escape rooms, this one will be a fun treat for a group of four or more. This chapter's timeline was about 90 minutes. What's great about this location is that they save your information so if you finish the escape room early, any additional time you had will roll over into the next chapter if you decide to do the sequential storylines. The staff was super thorough in explaining how it worked and they left it up to us on how we wanted to be contacted for clues (if we wanted them). Overall, they were super flexible in letting us start a little later. There is plenty of parking in their lot and around the corner. I'd highly recommend this location if you're looking for a fun and interactive escape room! read more

Jo was an AMAZING HOST !!!! Game was very immersive and intense !!! Great plot and great puzzles !!! Definitely going to be doing the rest of the games they provide read more

Awesome escape room with the best clues. Amazing story line that keeps you on your toes!!

Excellent!! So much fun and so well done by the team at Off the Couch. Highly recommend to anyone who is looking for a challenge.

My friends and I have been to a number of escape rooms together around the bay. This is our favorite by far! We have completed all three chapters so far. I really like that the rooms are longer than an hour. Often times, an hour feels way too short (especially if you and your team escape earlier). It's nice that each chapter is a continuation and that there is actually a decent story behind the escape rooms. As for the actual puzzle and mechanisms, I thought they were pretty clever! They incorporate a wide range of puzzles and mechanisms. All the puzzles are very solvable. Some might take more time than others, but we never felt that any of them were unfair/unintuitive. The rooms are maintained well. Everything always works as intended. The decorations and the mood created from the sounds/environment overall is great. Lastly, all the staff are always super nice and enthusiastic. I can tell that they are truly passionate about escape rooms. It shows in the quality of their rooms. Also they are just really chill! Can't wait for the next chapter :) read more

the escape room was so good that we came for chapter 1 one night and then came back immediately the next day for chapter 2! escape room: truly the best escape room I've participated in! everything was so immersive and engaging - you can tell a ton of thought and intent went behind the plot and world building. team: the staff here truly go above and beyond! everyone was so kind (especially our host Jack & Ken at the front desk for our first visit and Jo for our second visit) throughout the entire experience during the intro and outro! our group was the last group of the day, so the 4 staff members stayed after closing to answer a bunch of our questions! time transfer: if you complete the escape room with time to spare (aka before the time is up) the remaining minutes on your clock roll over to your next game which is super unique! will definitely be coming back for chapter 3 and recommending to all my friends! read more

Insanely amazing games and unique experience! My team did chapters 1-3 all in one go. The owner and stuff puts so much passion and dedication into the whole experience which comes through extremely through the game design. Can't wait for more chapters to come out! read more

Occam's room was fun and immersive. The team had an amazing time. The staff was really nice! It's different from other escape rooms that I have played. Hope to come back again with the team! read more

So much fun! I've done a lot of escape rooms and these are amongst the better ones we have done! (In the south bay, I love this place and Omescape). We came here to celebrate my brother's birthday, what better excuse to do an escape marathon? We played Conspiracy and the first chapter of their new concept game Apartment. Scheduling was great, I was able to snag a last minute spot for the soft opening of their new concept escape room (an 8 hour escape adventure which is broken into 8 chapters, only 3 chapters have been created so far). You can schedule to do them for how much time you want (30 min, 1 hour, 1.5 hours), and whatever you don't use you can use for the next chapter. We really loved the first chapter and completed it in an hour, can't wait to come back for more! We got a sneak peak into the other chapters (including an art gallery and a morgue, which was really creepy and well-done). You can tell the owner is super passionate about his project and is investing a lot of time and research into making the most immersive rooms. He also came last minute to let us play the room, since he is the only one running it for now. You cannot play these rooms until you have played the other available rooms (Conspiracy, Inheritance, and Excalibur), although I am not sure how strict they will be about this. read more

Ken was a great host and a great explainer! We finished chapter 2 on the first visit and every puzzle was really well designed! We liked it a lot! read more

I think the Apartment is one of the best introductions to escape rooms that a person can do, especially if you do Story Mode. The decor and ambiance is perfect as is the way they have a guy upstairs to give you tips. Conspiracy was less enjoyable in my opinion. I think it's better with about 4 people but the puzzles aren't as intuitive. I'll save the best for last. Excalibur, a 2 hr puzzle, blew away all of my expectations. The set and puzzle design were excellent. I did it with just one other person, and we finished it in 1:50. We needed 3 hints, and each time we couldn't believe what we had overlooked. Very well done. read more

Off The Couch - Incredible time with Andy Rich the Wise at Excalibur. - Escape Games Near Me - Fremont, California

Off the couch is probably one of the best escape room experiences you can have. I've done 30-40+? rooms and they always top the list. I was a fan of the old location, and super excited they are back. If you are a beginner, I don't know if I could recommend them, because they set the bar so high, it will ruin other rooms for you. So far we only did The Apartment, but cannot wait to go back! Staff, storyline, rooms, the entire space and experience is top notch. read more

This place is AWESOME!!! If you love escape rooms, this is the place to be. If you haven't tried one yet, Off the Couch will make you fall in love with escape rooms, but beware because not many escape rooms can meet the bar set by this one. We played Orkam's House which is chapter 1 of a longer story still in progress. Highlights: - Immersive experience - Delicate mechanism (not the million physical locks type) - ORIGINAL Storyline designed by owner - Big space (yes inside the rooms) - Friendly and helpful staff We'll be back for Excalibur and more! read more

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Was a great experience with our host Edzel. I have done a lot of escape rooms and this one was easily one of the most immersive. Will be back for the next chapters! read more

UPDATE: we did chapter 2 AND chapter 3 and holy shit. YALL. Soo GOOD. SO FUN. Jesus. You MUST do it in order PLEASE. Literally I've never experienced an escape room in parts that were connected. I can't wait for the rest of the rooms to be built out. We'll be back for sure! read more

Absolutely the best escape room I have ever been to. I am a big fan of escape rooms and have played a bunch. This was by far the most engaging, well developed, and clever one. Really excited to do the next chapter! read more

Was amazing and we had a fantastic time. Would definitely come back. We saw some super cool puzzles! read more

Off The Couch - Escape Games Near Me - Fremont, California

Great time here, awesome experience with extremely well crafted games. Owner has a vision for some really cool ideas and grand experiences. Looking forward to coming back and finishing chapter 3 read more

Best escape room I've played in the States so far! Great story, and great gadgets in room. Definitely recommend!

We loved it so much we came back for chapter 2 and I'm telling you, it's not just the puzzles but the props too! Highlight of chapter two was a souvenir we got that we cannot spoil. Loved it! Love all the rooms we've been in including the ones in chapter one. They are all amazing and fun. All my kids (20,18,16,11) agree it's the best escape room venue around ! read more

I've done the Inheritance & Conspiracy rooms here and they were both really fun. All their rooms (so far) are well thought out and the puzzles fit in really well with the room. I've done some rooms (sadly from Groupon) where it'll just be random puzzles that don't correlate with the theme of the room. Inheritance - the way the room plays out is really clever and recommended for beginners. It's smaller but still pretty cool. Conspiracy - this one is a little more advanced. It's a lot bigger than inheritance and might be more difficult for smaller groups. It was still fun and cool because they incorporate real life conspiracies. They have 1 more so far, called Excalibur, that's 2 hours long. The lobby is a big space where you can play various games they offer. Some of these include a huge connect four, multiplayer fighting game, and tables with lots of puzzles to solve. They even have vending machines. We were probably one of the last customers, and it was midnight already, but they told us feel free to look around and play with the puzzles. One of the workers told me it's about 40,000 square feet (correct me if wrong), but if you're familiar with Omescape in SJ, that one only has 5,500 sq ft sigh 5 rooms. They did say they're opening up a few more rooms! And if I remember correctly they're planning to do a 7 hour escape room experience where you get a lunch break and actually order your food in game. read more

The games were super creative and fun! All puzzles were impressively designed and thought through. overall very smooth! We played 2 episodes so far, and have absolutely no complaints! You can tell the owner is truly passionate about the design, the games are really his babies:) Wish more people know about this place. It deserves more recognition!!! Look forward to releasing more games in the future! read more

This is the absolute best escape room experience I've had. It's difficult to leave a convincing review without details from the room. I'll put it this way. Personally I've played 50+ escape room and this one is clearly #1, no question. Highly recommend! read more

Wow. Gotta try it. Take your smartest friends with you. Han was the best adventure host. Super interactive, pretty crazy location, and great people working here. Thanks y'all read more

Great time! 6 of us went here tonight and had a wonderful time! It was only our second time ever doing an escape room and we had a lot of fun. We did not make it in the allotted time, but they were super nice enough to let us run a little longer plus they gave us some clues as well. We did the Conspiracy room and It was a real lot fun time working as a team and trying to gather clues. We highly recommend this place to anyone! read more

This is the most immersive room we have been . We did quite a lot of rooms and nominated this it the best. We are group of 5 and enjoyed it alot. Really nice ways to give hints and clues. Can't wait to be back to do next chapter read more

"Occam's Apartment" was freaking awesome! I wouldn't say it's a traditional escape room, more of an immersive experience, really cool merge between the game and reality! Enjoyed every moment of it. A little creepy and mysterious, but so intriguing, the story unfolds gradually as you progress, effects keep you on the toes. Super cool experience! Will definitely come back for the other 2 themes that they have! read more

This was amazing . Chapter one was interesting and fun. One of the best escape rooms I've been too . Definitely coming back to finish these chapters read more

What a great experience, my group ended up doing the first of the Pandorum series which is a three part series. Overall a great time, the one downside was that some things malfunctioned in the room. But overall a great time with fun puzzles! read more

Before I get to my review of the games, I have to give my appreciation to the staff, who are friendly, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic...all of which are qualities that enhance the game play but also make the experience one that I keep wanting to come back to. Having done around 20+ escape rooms in the Bay Area already, my friend and I have been looking for a next-level experience that would give us more than just a game with some fun puzzles. We found that with Off the Couch. Yes, the puzzles were sufficiently brain teasing and clever, but what really sets this place apart are the storyline, interactive game play with some live action components, and superior world building. After playing chapter 1, my friend and I couldn't wait to book chapter 2 because of the truly immersive world in which these games are built around. Doing chapter 1 made me feel like I was a character in my own Stranger Things; it was that intense and fun. We couldn't wait to jump back into this world. But sadly, on the day that we had chapter 2 booked, their internet went out. As disappointed as we were, the staff were so sorry and really tried to make it up to us. I knew it wasn't their fault, but they still went way above and beyond trying to compensate us for the mishap. They refunded us, gave us credit, and also went so far as to make it possible for us to do another escape room that night. Therefore, not only is the experience of doing one of their escape rooms top notch, but being one of their patrons is also second-to-none. I cannot wait to return for more. read more

We had a great experience with Off the Couch. We actually came for an 11pm booking after a very disappointing escape room experience hoping to redeem ourselves. Their Conspiracy room was high tech, well made, and the puzzles were very fair and interactive. The staff was so energetic despite being 11pm (we were afraid it would be too late) but there were plenty of people there and their waiting area is great/full of games! We were throughly briefed on the premise of the room and our game master was actively watching us the whole time. We escaped and they were able to give us specific feedback on how on pace we were on each puzzle. Fantastic experience with this company and we're excited to try Excalibur soon! read more

One of the best rooms we have ever played. Love the storyline and how friendly and professional the GM is! Can't wait to go back again for the Chapter 2 and looking forward to all of their future coming rooms! read more

Super fun game! The puzzles are good but challenging enough and the staff is very friendly! Thank you for a wonderful afternoon!

Lots of fun! We like the scary and interactive aspects, and the variety of puzzles. Very cool that you can continue the quest and bank time. We will be back! :) read more

Arrival - Location is pretty easy to find and parking is ample, either on the street or in the private lot. Getting up to the top floor is easy, and there is an elevator in addition to stairs if you have ADA needs. The waiting area has a lot of room, seating, games and fun things to look at while you wait. The staff is friendly as well! Introduction - This isn't a "Get in, Get out" atmosphere. You can tell that the staff enjoy the stories behind the rooms and take their time to set the mood. They're very patient if you have a lot of questions, and are open to fun banter if another group is not booked right after yours. Experience - The production quality of these rooms is AMAZING. You really do feel like you're in the world that they described to you. Along with this, the puzzles are also immersive. Say goodbye to silly locks and combinations -- though there are some, they are almost always part of the theme and not some ridiculous tacky excuse for a puzzle. They put a lot of thought and grace into the transitions between rooms, puzzles, and clues. If you're stuck, it's not a walky-talky, they thematically roleplay some kind of character or object in the room to speak with you so you don't lose the experience. When you leave the room, you'll say to yourself "Oh right, that wasn't real. Woops. Back to reality." I can't count the number of times that I giggled and clapped when we solved a puzzle in a way that was unexpected. Even if this is your first escape room EVER, you will be almost begging to just immediately get into another one of their rooms. Don't be discouraged if you didn't escape in time, as the whole experience will make up for the defeat. And if you do manage to escape in time, you will be talking nonstop with your teammates about how everything was solved. You'll feel satisfied and proud of yourself no matter the outcome because it's just TOO COOL. I have done both the Tesla and the Excalibur rooms successfully, and will sing their praises forever. Departure - Have I mentioned yet that the staff is so much fun to just talk to? I know you're here to read about how great the rooms are -- and I hope I addressed that enough -- but there's just something magical about connecting with other humans who are passionate that encourages us to do the same. If you linger, they'll sometimes tell you about -- or even show you -- sneak peaks into future rooms. It makes you feel part of the Off the Couch family, and leaves you feeling both happy about your experience and happy to meet great people. If you're in the area, please spend your money here! It's worth the ticket price per person. They're a hard working, dedicated group of people. It is not easy to build these rooms the way they do. They do a quality job and you'll leave thinking that it was a bargain. read more

We had done one of their escape rooms before and was wowed by their game Masters and quality of the escape room so here we are again. This time tackling Excalibur. This two hour, full-emersion, four person recommended but could be with as many people as you want escape room was pretty dang spectacular. Lots of quality detail, time, and effort went into this room and you can definitely tell and feel it. Word from our game master was that four more escape rooms (originations from Los Angeles) will be recreated in the Off The Couch HQ within the next four months. Excited! Give Off The Couch a try, they'll definitely make you feel good that you.. left the couch! read more

Off The Couch - A notebook from the nearby village - Escape Games Near Me - Fremont, California

Best escape room I've done! Definitely thought out puzzles and riddles!! Very fun and love the chapter concept of a whole story!

This is actually one of the best escape rooms I have been in. I love the games within the game type puzzles and there is a lot of this. Live actors are in the escape with you. Best experience in the Bay area. read more

Great fun. Good atmosphere and pacing. Game masters were nice and friendly. Will def be back for chapter 2!

Really awesome escape room, truly one of the best we've ever been to! Super friendly staff, fun story line and great puzzles! We'll definitely be back read more