Encrypted Escape Room (West Reading) - "The Galactic War: The Invasion of the Xarnai"

Updated: Apr 16

LOCATION:  West Reading, Pennsylvania, USA

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📝 ETR DECODER

🔑 GAME: The Galactic War: The Invasion of the Xarnai
📅 DATE PLAYED: May 27, 2021
🎬 GENRE: Sci-Fi
🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 4 ppl): 6/10
👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 3-5 ppl
🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins
💰 PRICE: $29.50/ pp (Min. of 3 ppl)
☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private
🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes

📖 THE STORY

There's a deadly alien race called the Xarnai and they have declared war on humanity! You have been recruited by The Pax Infinitum to infiltrate their mothership undetected. Your mission is to extract the Xarnai Energy Core, destroy their communications, and disarm their defenses. Do you have what it takes to save mankind and the fate of our existence?

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🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

The storyline for "The Galactic War: The Invasion of the Xarnai" was epic! We definitely felt like the protagonists in sci-fi horror film. As an elite warrior recruited to sneak onto an enemy alien mothership, the entire experience was extremely immersive and allowed us to really feel like we were embarking on a vital mission to save the world!
The lighting, sound, atmospheric special effects made this game felt like we just experienced a Disney ride. We love it when the set design for the escape game starts before entering the actual game. The door for a space pod right in the middle of the lobby is definitely eye catching!
Because this is an alien mothership, everything onboard the ship was extremely high-tech! There was so much tech built in to the design with blinking lights, control panels, and holograms! The puzzles were all related to the theme and definitely made us feel like we were completing the objectives (cutting their communications, depleting their fuel resources and disarming their defenses). There was a good mixture of challenges involving us using various senses.

🧩 MISSED THE MARK

Overall, this game was pretty solid from beginning to end. One thing that we felt with 4 players was that the beginning part could feel a bit crammed if you have more than 4 people. For some players, you could potentially spend quite some time in there if you're not sure what you're supposed to do. Unfortunately there's not much space currently for Encrypted to build it bigger but I would love to see an expanded version of this game into a space ship with multiple cabins.

🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

So far we've played all four of the escape rooms at Encrypted - "Biker's Revenge", "Viking Raid", "The Last Vampire" and now "The Galactic War: The Invasion of the Xarnai". We are truly amazed by the creativity and unique experiences that they consistently provide to the customers. Each room is a completely different genre. If you love Sci-Fi and are fans of films like "Independence Day", "Alien", or "Doom", this is right up your alley. The mission to stealthily infiltrate an alien mothership and disarm their defenses screams action/adventure and is definitely one not to be missed!

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Disclosure: We thank Encrypted Escape Room WR for comping our tickets for this game. Although complimentary admission was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion on the review whatsoever.