Escapism: The Ritual Room Escape Room — Attraction in Portland

My group had a fantastic time at Escapism Jungle Ransom. I had a group of 4 people, which was a great size. The room holds up to 6 people- I think the more minds the better, but it also would have been pretty crowded as it is a small room.

The host was fantastic and in character from the beginning. One thing I liked about this company, is that they gave you unlimited hints, so you didn't have to feel like you were "wasting" one. The host was very kind throughout the whole mission. It's also nice to do a room with just the people in your party, which is different from other escape rooms that I've done around town.

I thought the puzzles were clever- I like a mix of physical puzzles and word/number game puzzles. I was surprised to hear that most escape rooms only have a max of 50% success rate, so don't let lower success rates scare you into thinking they are so hard you won't make it out. This one was moderately challenging.

I only have two things that could be improved upon: it was quite hot in there, which I get with the whole jungle theme, but I think a fan or some level of AC would have been nice, especially during the summer. I'm also not so sure the second set of puzzles was needed- I think it would have felt nice to just have it end with the jungle room and feel successful there. With the amount of time we had left, we were never going to be able to finish the additional puzzles. I think you could put a few of those puzzles into the main jungle room, or just forgo them completely.

All in all it was an excellent experience, and we will definitely be back to try another room!...

First and foremost, I must say that our host Mythius absolutely made this experience worth doing. Having done a dozen or so escape rooms at this point, I have never experienced such an enthusiastic host who stayed in character the entire time.

The room itself was solid, not the most elaborate decorations but they did a good job in a situation where I doubt they're really able to build out the location too much (it's in an office building). As far as the set, I'd put this place in the mid tier level. You won't walk away wowed by how precisely detailed the environment is, but it's not laughable either and you will certainly have fun. As far as the puzzles go, there were some very nice touches and interesting clues that I had not experienced before. There is also a great twist, which I won't spoil, but I was so so so pleased when I discovered it.

It's an an office complex with not much signage. You'll think you're in the wrong place, but just find an open parking space and then walk upstairs to suite 5 and let the fun begin!

Again, can't overstate how great Mythius was. Our original room host did not show up, we called the number listed and Mythius was there quickly and had our room set up within 10 minutes of arrival. Things that would normally garner very negative reviews were overcome by his enthuiasism and we both had an absolute blast. Would definitely recommend and return to another...

My husband wanted something to do last minute, because it was Saturday and we had no plans to go out. I jumped online, and found some people talking about these escape rooms, that I knew nothing about. I checked out the website, signed us up for a room, and we were good to go. That night we showed up at a sketchy looking building, but as soon as we were greeted by the "in-character" host, we knew we were in for a good time! He was great! We were placed in a room, and timed to figure out the clues to get us out. I felt like I was in a real-life suspense movie. For a whole hour, my husband and I were like Indiana Jones! We did the ritual room, that had a semi creepy occult theme, which was right up my alley! (I love creepy movies!) The room challenged our minds, and got us working together! We had so much fun, even though we didn't beat room! Late into the night, we were still talking about how cool it was, and which rooms we want to try next. Don't miss out on the fun! Get a small group together, and book a room! Or make a date out of it with your spouse. I actually felt like this was great for relationship building, and I enjoyed the fact that we got to work on it on our own, with no distractions. Its up to you, but you have to try it, if you like mystery and suspense, you are in...