Escape Corvallis — Attraction in Corvallis

Compared to escape rooms I've visited in other cities, I'd rate Escape Corvallis as OK. Not great. Not bad. Just OK. One big issue with Escape Corvallis is its location and signage. The business is situated in the far back corner, on the second floor, of an L shaped office building/strip mall. It is not visible from the street. The only outside marking is a small, nondescript, black and white sign on the second floor walkway. Perhaps the challenge of finding this business is meant as a warm up for the actual game? The game itself: I, my wife, another couple and their two children chose to do the easier room (I don't recall the name). Unlike other rooms I've been in, Escape Corvallis does not "coach" you through the game. You must ask for "clues" (and hope they respond). While some of the puzzles and clues help to reach the conclusion of the game, many are wild goose chases. These rabbit holes are what ended up causing our group to fail. We came close to finishing, but needed another minute or two to complete the last (real) puzzle. After the game, the person running the room asked us to pose and hold signs saying things such as "Me Not So Smart" and 'I'm With Stupid". The resulting pictures were to be posted on social media for all the world to see. We politely declined. Will I ever do another escape room? Yes, they are great fun! Will I do one in Corvallis? Maybe, if I'm not...

We had a fun time overall and it was a good experience. The room itself "the rec room" was definitely not the best escape room I have ever done. The room was extremely dark and due to using pink chalk we couldn't physically see some clues. The room was one of the the most disjointed I have been in, and it gave its self an almost fake feeling of difficulty. LOTS of unnecessary items that maybe could have been clues, but ultimately felt like too much set dressing. The room really could do with better theme; it was a steampunk styled room but we were unsure of the goal of the room itself other than to just complete it. Overall we will be giving Escape Corvallis another shot with a different room, but at least "the rec room" has left a sour taste...

We had a blast doing the zombie escape room! The difficulty was just right: difficult enough to keep our fairly large group on our toes, but not so hard that we weren't able to escape. It wasn't scary, which was a good thing in my opinion. There were a lot of really nice details and effects that added to the whole experience. Can't wait to go back and try another room!

Update: went back with a smaller group and did the Spy's Safehouse room. Still had a blast! The room itself was pretty small, so having the max capacity would be a bit crowded. The puzzles were still creative and engaging. There were a lot of red herrings, though. Overall it was another...