Mystery Escape Room (St. George) - "Afraid of the Dark"

Updated: Apr 7

LOCATION:  St. George, Utah, USA

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📝 ETR DECODER

🔑 GAME: Afraid of the Dark
📅 DATE PLAYED: August 26, 2022
🎬 GENRE: Paranormal
🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 2 ppl): 6.5/10
👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 2-12 PPL
🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins
💰 PRICE: $24.95/PP, $114.95 (4PPL)
☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private
🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes

📖 THE STORY

It's a rainy night and you are visiting an unfamiliar town. Seeking refuge, you noticed an old house that looks like it hasn't been occupied for years. But as you went closer to the door, you heard a voice inviting you to go in. You stepped into the house and found a note on the table. It said: "Afraid of the Dark? You will pay for what you did." It's too late to turn back now...

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🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

The décor felt like we were in an old attic of a run-down house. There were spider webs, old furniture, creepy dolls, and more!
There were a lot of puzzle variations. We had to use ciphers, decrypt messages, etc.
A few jump scares happened at just the right times. The prop usage with the sound effect gave that "haunting" experience the room needed. The "characters" also brought out more of the storyline as well.

🧩 MISSED THE MARK

There was a bit of too much "search and find" elements in this room. Some items were quite small and well hidden too.
We were confused by the sudden ending to the story. We didn't feel like we had completed what we needed to do to gain our freedom. Perhaps adding a ritual might help?

🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

This room used more tech than the other rooms we've experienced at Mystery Escape Room. The tech was mostly used on special effects to make the "haunting" feel more realistic. Most of the puzzles still used the traditional locks and keys. We enjoyed the solving aspect of the room but not so much on the "search and find" (perhaps we are just not good at it). Although the room does have a few jump scare moments, there are no live actors. If a scaredy-cat like Cici can escape, then you can too!

ℹ️ ADDITIONAL INFO

Free parking in the back
Lobby area with seating available

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Disclosure: We thank Mystery 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.