OMEscape New York Real Life Escape Room Game - New York, New York

Mike C.

Our theory was that this was a really good escape room at the height of escape room mania, and they haven't done a single thing to it since besides let it fall into disrepair. There are some great ideas, and then there are clues that (quite literally) do not function, tons of things that don't matter at all (for example, a cryptex that we never opened before completing the room, or a dozen pictures of x-rays that provided no hints whatsoever), and poor lighting and cooling. Plus, the whole place was staffed by one poor guy, who was trying his best but clearly had too much on his plate. All this for $50 apiece? Hard pass.

Josh L.

The game had no flow. Clues were missing and/or unhelpful. Portions of the game itself didnt work at all or correctly. The gamemaster had no control over the game and constantly had several different rooms confused with clues and communications. I have been to other escape rooms where there had been bad game play/props/ or game masters. But this is the first to have all 3.

Daniel I.

We had a great time with the laboratory escape
Room. The puzzles were challenging, but we managed to solve with timely hints at the few spots.

Good use to tech as part of the puzzles. Will return for other rooms in the future.

Woanjun L.

This was so fun. The game master was so incredibly engaging and the experience was challenging yet fun and exciting with multiple rooms and chambers. Definitely would recommend!!!

Paul A.

Generally disorganized / not well maintained. There is a timer in the room but it was never started. No/not sufficient sound isolation between different rooms/outside and with rooms split into 2 cells there were a LOT of walkie talkies and we kept hearing conversations for other rooms so it was just chaotic. A few puzzles/locks were broken/not reactive. For instance, a fob that didn’t react until we tried to touch it in every way imaginable (costing us 5-10min, partially because the clue person also wasn’t available). There were a few others but don’t want to spoil puzzles. There were honestly not that many puzzles overall, what eats the most time is really 1) having the team split between cells and one depending on the other, 2) wasting time due to malfunctioning/non-reactive equipment. This explains why this was the only escape room in the city that had last minute availability on a Saturday afternoon

Catie A.

Not the best escape game place we’ve been. We’ve been here twice. Once for time traveler which we were separated in the beginning and our other teammates could not figure anything out and so we were just stuck waiting in the room for a long time doing nothing.

The next time was for The Penitentiary which again we were in separate rooms at first. We weren’t stuck waiting as long this time but then most of the props were broken and the floors were really dirty which we we needed to crawl on the floor so that was gross. Also the puzzles and clues were not great. Very disappointing

Audrey S.

Amazing escape room company! Their puzzle rooms are so unique and are of consistent fantastic quality. I’m visiting from the Bay Area where there are two other Omescapes and was shocked to see a NewYork location. I was so happy to see that this room has 3 new rooms that I haven’t seen at the other locations before. I tried the laboratory room and it was so much fun! The owner is also really friendly and told us some backstory on some of the rooms. Highly recommend coming here!

David C.

# Overall:
Overall, the escape room experience here is a positive one especially compared to other places in the New York City area. The only qualm about this place is that some of the puzzles we had trouble with or were stuck on for a while were due to mechanical issues.
Unfortunately, didn't take any pictures of the outside/lobby. Definitely would recommend the harder rooms over the easier ones.

# Ambiance
Omescape is nestled cozily just off of Times Square. Upon entering the lobby, you're met with a large selection of board games and some decor related to the offered escape rooms.

# Experience
I participated in one of the easier escape rooms as a group of 5. We were able to complete the room pretty quickly. Feeling a mixture of overconfidence and adventerousness, we inquired about the hardest room which was recommended for a group of 8-12 people. Our gamemaster said it could be possible with our headcount and gave us a special offer to do the room. We took up the offer and the rest is history.