Escape City Buffalo - "Body Collectors"

Updated: Apr 16

LOCATION:  Buffalo, New York, USA

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📝 ETR DECODER

🔑 GAME: Body Collectors
📅 DATE PLAYED: March 18, 2023
🎬 GENRE: Horror, Serial Killer
🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 2 ppl): 6.5/10
👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 4-8 ppl (Recommend 2-4PPL)
🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins.
💰 PRICE: $32.99/PP
☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private
🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes

📖 THE STORY

You’ve been captured by The Body Collector. He wants you to play some twisted games with him in order to prove your worthiness to live. Will you survive or become part of his collection?

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🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

Did I just set foot in a SAW movie set? The flickering lights, electrical sparks, and dark shadows lurking in the background quickly supplied my body with an adrenaline rush. There was a lot of attention to detail in the set design.
Some of the tasks that we had to do definitely bought memories of horror movie scenes. The props felt so real that our hearts were pumping as we interacted with them.
There were some jump scares that hit the spot exactly at the right moment.

🧩 MISSED THE MARK

If you are sensitive to flickering lights, you might want to have a teammate help solve one of the puzzles as it does last quite a bit if you’re not good at “search and find”.
Make sure to have one tall person with you for the puzzle at the beginning. Since there were just the two of us, I definitely should have not taken the outside position.
There was a puzzle at the beginning that needed a visual clue which was hard to see in the dim light.
We didn’t quite get why we were doing certain things in order to progress in the game as there were no indications or reasonings given.
The hints from the GM felt cryptic and it took a long time for us to receive them on TV. The final puzzle was quite frustrating for us as there were no clues given on what we had to do. There was just a spoken voice from The Body Collector that was difficult to hear as most of the time the sound was pretty muffled. This time, the clue was not just an unimportant narrative, it was actually a clue for the upcoming puzzle. We think it’s best to display what he was saying on the TV as well in case the clue was missed.

🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

Escape City Buffalo has a haunt house background (FrightWorld) and there’s no doubt that their set designs are top-notch. We feel that this game is more geared toward movie lovers and people who like to experience fear and that heart-throbbing “escape”. The puzzles felt secondary and as enthusiasts, we hope that some clarity in the storyline and puzzle flow will be implemented in the future. If you are not good at searching, bring someone who is. In the end, we truly felt the panic in this game as we were just seconds away from becoming The Body Collector’s masterpiece!

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ℹ️ ADDITIONAL INFO

Escape City Buffalo has free parking in a lot outside. There is a lounge area with seating and a vending machine. Both bathrooms and lockers are available, and there is also a “VIP” room you can rent out if combining escape rooms with food or a celebration of some kind. The lobby, lockers, and hallway are fully decorated in rust belt fashion, giving it a unique vibe true to Buffalo's past.

WARNING: THIS GAME CONTAINS RESTRAINTS, CRAWLING & STROBE LIGHTING

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Disclosure: We thank Escape City Buffalo for comping our tickets for this game. Although complimentary admission was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion of the review whatsoever.