First and foremost is that there is a small amount of jump scares in this escape. The escape…read moreexperience takes place both indoors and outdoors, so if you are easily scared or are afraid of the dark (as you can imagine it can get quite dark in the pioneer village) consider going to the earlier session (6PM vs 9PM). With the way the Pioneer Village is set up, you are instantly already in such a immersive environment. Everything looks, smells, and feels genuine - this is half the elements needed to make this a great escape. Thankfully, besides the environment, the puzzles are very detailed and well thought out. Most puzzles require special mechanisms that were especially made and it's done very well to merge with the existing environment. Owing to and out of respect for the surrounding historical buildings, there are nothing mechanical or electrical, which is charming in its own way. The way the escape experience is set up are that there are many 'buildings' in the village, though you will not visit them all in one play. Therefore, this escape is perhaps the first I've encountered that has actual replay value because you can definitely try a different building next time around. 6 players are recommended because some tasks may require you to subdivide into smaller groups to tackle. Overall, I find the experience very enjoyable, even more so than their Casa Loma games because of the illusion of open area exploration. My only real complaint is that I am really not a big fan of jump scares. With an entire genuine village, I feel the idea for an escape experience is limitless and is not limited to a cursed village - this idea is already done elsewhere. For instance, I would love a RPG style experience - maybe you're looking for a lost gem. Or maybe you've traveled back in time to 1860s in hopes to find a clue about a relic you want to find in present time. A very unique experience overall!

I've been wanting to play this escape room for eight months after hearing wonderful things about…read morethis room from a fellow enthusiast. This room, while creepy, is unlike other escape rooms I have experienced. It utilizes the space of a large historical site that features both indoor and outdoor spaces. You are put into groups of 6 or less. My group of three, which included my 10 year old daughter, was fortunate to be matched up with two visitors from the Boston area. Four of us were experienced escape room enthusiasts and through teamwork, we completed the various tasks with 25 minutes to spare. We got bragging rights for finishing first. (Your group competes with up to 9 other groups.) What made this room extra special is that once we finished, we were given more tasks and experiences. (The average team completes two indoor rooms and 2 outdoor experiences.) One of the special experiences was universally our highlight of the room. What would have made this room extra extra special would have been if we were awarded buttons or given a special promotional code for their other rooms - for being first place finishers. Sometimes bragging rights don't really mean much when the other players aren't happy for you. I would highly recommend this room for those who want an experience working together on solving puzzles in a very immersive environment.

This is the best escape room in Oshawa! The attention to detail and work that is put in the rooms…read moreis apparent! The staff is friendly and helpful. I have done al the rooms, they are all great!

We've managed to do all the rooms they have and they are by far the best escape rooms you can find…read morein the Durham Region. The rooms are all very well built, and incorporate some good tech as well as lock and key. The puzzles are very well thought out. You are allowed as many or few hints as you want. There are other facilities in Durham that we have tried, but they just don't stack up. The owners, Nick and Ray, are always great to speak with and super friendly. Highly recommend checking The Panic Factory out.

Great experience! Did the Top Mission room and man was it good! Was one clue away from making it…read moreout, but overall, had a blast. Was also nice and spacious, which was perfect for our group of 9. Only things that deferred it from the full 5/5 was: 1) No child discount - my little cousins 9 and still had to pay the full fee, 2) We had the correct answer for a puzzle but it was time sensitive, which doesn't really seem fair if you only have 1 hour overall. Other than that, I'd be back again!

I visited Escape OK a year ago and liked the escape rooms. Unfortunately, one of the game master…read moremade a mistake and overcharged me and my friends. The last person charged was charged properly as he realized his mistake but did not fix it even thought he knew what he did. It took a year to discover the error, and I had to change my review from 1 star to 5 stars after speaking with the owner to get the issue resolved. It was a pain for no reason.

I loved everything about the escape room and my friends and I will definitely be back…read more We did the space station with augmented reality and it was so much fun. Definitely the first time I've gone to an escape room that uses a VR head set. The staff is super lovely, the place is very clean and all the other rooms seem like a lot of fun too.

I knew very little about The Imaginarium before I visited this week…read more I have to say it was one of the best escape room experiences I've had in a very long time. The Puzzles We ended up doing two because we had such a good time. We did the Amun Ra room and the Wilshire puzzle. They were engaging and well thought out and had us working together to communicate our findings and surroundings. The production of each room and immersiveness were great. Sometimes the puzzles didn't work PERFECTLY, but the staff were quick to correct it if things didn't work well which was rare The Service The staff were fantastic . All were friendly and wanted to make sure we had the best experience possible. The team was clear with the rules and expectations of each room. Follow the rules and you will have fun. The Value It's just under $40 for each person playing and each room with the minimum of 4 participants is a private booking. I really enjoyed this as I got to work with people I knew and could work off their energies as well. It's worth the money and it's time and money well spent. I'm looking forward to trying the Steampunk room as well as the upcoming Microsoft HoloLens room. I would 100% recommend this place and can't wait to go again. I can't recommend it enough!

Still one of the top escape places in gta!…read more Decor: 5* They have talented artists that decorate the hallway, outside theme doors, and an immersive setting in the escape room. I'm surprised they haven't won more awards for their rooms or close contender bragging rights. Clue: 4* Some rooms have hints on a screen and follows your progress based on where you've progressed. Some rooms are a white button and they'll come into your room to assist you, no walkie talkies thank goodness! Lighting 3* They feel it is enough and the main focus clues are properly illuminated. We feel it's still too dark to read some clues like book titles and request their flashlight every time. Staff 5* All staff here over the years have been awesome! Friendly, passionate,mature and all game lovers themselves. Game puzzles 3*-5* Some are well done, clever and creative. no locks and combos and they progressed to top of the line puzzles. We did find not all were well timed and one finale puzzle just plain lazy as if they lost their puzzle maker. We've done almost all their rooms and even ones they've replaced. The Missing Will: so much potential at the start but with an unsatisfactory end! It's like they ran out of time or money as the puzzles did not compare. The ending was too sudden and we stood there having won but confused this was it instead of their usual wrap up theme. It's not scary at all but with a supernatural theme. It's also perfect for larger groups or friends with adhd. The roles you pick can help give clues and hints for solving your character puzzles aside from the main ones. This is also what makes it frustrating for us, as we want to clear all puzzles and it's not possible/necessary. Pathogen: interesting how the game can change based on your progress, choices and hints. We won with a minute thirty to spare. Bring a friend that reads everything as ours rushed before following orders, one that isn't colour blind, and one that isn't afraid to go somewhere alone. Not scary on this room. Noriko: scary theme! For me it wasn't the doll props and flashy lighting but the background music and special effect noise. I couldn't concentrate very well as I found that triggering and this had the darkest rooms with poorest lighting at their establishment. Tip: Bring a friend that is musical, don't bring friends afraid of scary movies! Crossroads: dark thriller vibe, liked the choice to choose a decision to effect ending, the changing atmosphere to fit the evolving story and ending was fun. My friends liked this room a lot and played it two more times after our win and couldn't break out with the other two groups. Lounge: only standing room now. No board games offered anymore. They sell canned pop and waters, have 3 clean washrooms. Photo board is self run at the entrance on a timer but terrible angle and background. $10 off for back to back games. Free game on ACTUAL DAY of your birthday.

I have only done escape rooms with my cousins and they wanted to try this one out. i've only done…read more2 escape rooms and this one was a good one in my opinion. The puzzles/clues were great and weren't too hard, but not super easy. the last one got us and technically we didn't complete it, but the guy working there said it was a win. hahaa. We did get scared quite a few times, so that was awesome. we were screaming like little bitches. lol

This was my first time ever going to an escape room so I don't have anything to compare it to. What…read moreI can tell you was that I had so much fun and was totally engaged trying to solve the puzzles. I am totally going to go here again. It was a lot of fun and had a great mix of puzzles of many levels. Thank you DWIB. Fantastic event.

From the owner: Orangeville's #1 escape room offers a unique country themed escape experience set in an authentic…read more1870's country barn.

It's an older escape room place. I would say it's gen 1 as the room we did were all puzzles with…read morecombination locks. So it was about 6-7 puzzles in about 45 mins. I took the family and we needed about 50 mins to solve as my kids were 10 and 13. It was their second time so we are not pros for sure. However everything was reasonable and fun. The staff are polite and attentive. The location is clean and washroom was clean as well. I would give them a try if u r interested in this type of activity in this area. It's a great deal.

It was a fun family games! We tried the Last Stop Motel and we succeed to escape! They also provide…read morethe locker and briefing before game starts. Of course, you can have some hints if you need it.

Avoid avoid avoid. Worst escape room I've done, quite litterally have done FREE escape rooms better…read morethan this. None of the mechanisms work and the staff don't pay attention to manually start them either. So basically you'll solve a problem and wait around and wonder for 20 mins why nothings moving even if you got it right from the start. Then you have to ask for a clue (which they won't give, it'll just be a condescending phrase that tells you to do what you've already been doing.) then after fighting with them for five min they'll realize it's their fault and manually start it, wasting not just our time but our money. 30 dollars a person is just ridiculous for what this is. If you want more fun lock yourself in a dark closet for 30 min and try to get out, you'll probably feel more satisfied anyways. I will say that we did ignore all of the red flags 1. The bad reviews online 2. The two groups that came out super pissed off before us fighting for refunds cause nothing worked for them 3. How the place looked So kinda on us but... Did this for group bonding and I will say we did bond pretty well over how terrible this was and how much we got scammed, so maybe if you want team bonding then this works for you idk? Definitely tests your teams patience....

Decided to check this place out after reading a bunch of great reviews. We did the Osaka High room…read morewhich was pretty good! So many rooms to go through that it made the experience well worth it. My only criticism would be the staff. We didn't escape the room and only had one section left to get through. When the staff came in telling us we were out of time, the normal procedure would be to walk us through what we had left. Instead, the guy said he was unable to finish a walk through because the next group had arrived. It seemed that he was unwilling to walk us through the remaining aspects because if he did, then he'd have to reset all the puzzles... I've been to quite a few escape room locations and never has this happened before, even if the next group had arrived.. Overall the Osaka High room was pretty cool, but I only wish I knew how it ended.....