Granite State Escape Room - "Dead Cabin"

Updated: Apr 12

LOCATION:  Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

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📝 ETR DECODER

🔑 GAME: Dead Cabin
📅 DATE PLAYED: September 30, 2021
🎬 GENRE: Horror
🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 2 PPL): 6/10
👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 3-5 ppl
🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins
💰 PRICE: $30/PP ($80 Min)
☎️ BOOKINGTYPE: Private
🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes

📖 THE STORY

Hiking in the woods can be a fun way to explore all that nature has to offer. However... some trails should never be explored. Especially, when the trails that your considering for your expedition have had disappearances reported in the past. Still, you and your friends decide to venture off into the woods leading you to an abandoned cabin deep in the forest. You figure that it might be safer to find a way inside the cabin as opposed to sleeping outside for the night. Are you sure about that?

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🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

We love it when the storyline plays tricks with your mind and flirts with the unknown. The decision to venture off into the woods at night already writes it's own pages inside of a horror story. The unexpected twists and turns that slowly unraveled continued to pull us in deeper and deeper. We truly felt like characters inside of a slasher film.
Again, we love set designs that incorporate the challenge of getting inside the "room". Because "Dead Cabin" takes place in the forest, that's exactly where we started... right in front of the porch. The build of this game had so much quality in it from the signposts to the outhouse to the porch leading inside all the way inside of the cabin!
We love the utilization of space of the set design. The designer did not waste a single inch of it. She even thought of making the room handicap accessible with an exit ramp.
The eeriness of the "Dead Cabin" did not need a live actor but every where we turned, there seem to be a pair of eyes staring at us.
The puzzles were just as "eerie" and went with the storyline. We really enjoyed how they were build as backstory but at the same time also as puzzles.

🧩 MISSED THE MARK

One puzzle at the beginning felt like a giveaway but the extra information made it feel like red herrings. Although this could be only pertaining to enthusiasts.
It was a bit difficult sharing a lamp at the beginning as this room is mainly played in dim lighting. It would be helpful if each player received a light source.
Although majority of the room is handicap accessible, at one point one person would probably need to crawl.

🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

The "Dead Cabin" was immersive from beginning to end! As soon as we entered the room, we felt like we were were encircled by trees in the forest. There was no where to go except into this creepy cabin. The puzzles made us use certain tools that we would actually utilized during a real life situation. If creepiness is not your cup of tea, they have 4 other themes to choose from plus more coming in the future! We took a peek at their other rooms and they look like a lot of fun as well! We will definitely be back to check those out in the future. 😊

ℹ️ ADDITIONAL INFO

This is right in downtown Manchester.
Parking is on-street or in garages, no problems there.
It's downstairs, just off a main street with restaurants and shops a-plenty.
They have bathrooms, lockers, and a wall showcasing the coolest clock collection we've ever seen.
The waiting area has comfy chairs alongside some physical puzzles and a handheld maze.
Handicap accessible

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