Mental Trap Escape Room Games
Overview
Expert Summary
Detailed Insights
Mental Trap Escape Room Games offers a premium, highly immersive experience with exceptional production quality, intricate puzzles, and dedicated, supportive staff. While noted for its higher price point, the unique themes, special effects, and challenging-yet-solvable puzzles consistently lead to a memorable and highly enjoyable outing, particularly for teens and groups seeking a top-tier escape room adventure or a unique birthday celebration.
Key Highlights
- ✓Top-tier escape room experience, ranked in the top 3 by experienced enthusiasts.
- ✓Exceptional production value and special effects, making rooms feel 'like magic' and 'seamless' (e.g., 'The Fortune Teller').
- ✓High-quality props and immersion, avoiding 'cheesy Halloween props' (e.g., 'Blood Forest 2' 'went all in').
- ✓Puzzles are intricate and challenging enough to be engaging but not so difficult as to be unsolvable.
- ✓Staff (hosts/game masters) are consistently praised for being helpful, supportive, great, fun, authentic, and complimentary of players' skills (e.g., Host Mitchel).
- ✓Specific rooms like 'Snakebite Saloon', 'The Fortune Teller', and 'Blood Forest 2' received explicit high praise.
Standout Features
- ⭐Highly immersive themed rooms with elaborate details and special effects.
- ⭐Engaging and supportive game masters who enhance the experience.
- ⭐Challenging yet achievable puzzles that provide a satisfying sense of accomplishment.
- ⭐An excellent venue for unique birthday parties for teenagers.
- ⭐Option to 'buy out' a room for a private group experience, which was considered 'worth it' for a group of 6.
Perfect For
Ideal For
💡Pro Tips from Reviews
- →Be prepared for a premium price of $50 per game, which is above average for escape rooms.
- →Consider this venue for teen birthday parties or special occasions where the higher cost is justified for a high-quality experience.
- →For a private and potentially more intimate experience, consider going with a group of 6 and 'buying out the room'.
- →Highly recommended rooms include 'Snakebite Saloon', 'The Fortune Teller', and 'Blood Forest 2'.
Things to Consider
- ⚠The pricing is significantly higher than industry standards, at $50 per game.
- ⚠Experienced escape room players find the $50 price to be 'too much' compared to typical $35-40/game, even for technically advanced or longer 90-minute experiences ($38 for 4-room game).
Price & Value
The price is $50 per game, which is consistently described as 'expensive' and 'too much' by customers familiar with the escape room market. Typical prices are cited as $35-40/game, even for advanced, high-production-value rooms or longer 90-minute experiences ($38). However, customers who pay the price consistently report a 'lot of fun,' 'top 3' experience, 'awesome production value,' and 'worth it' for a group buying out the room, suggesting a premium price for a premium experience, but it is a significant barrier for some.
♿Accessibility & Special Needs
- •No specific accessibility accommodations mentioned in the reviews.
🍎Food & Drink Policy
- •No information about food and drink policy mentioned in the reviews.
🚗Parking Info
- •No information about parking mentioned in the reviews.
👥Crowd Levels
- •No information about crowd levels mentioned in the reviews.
🛡️Safety Features
- •No specific safety features (e.g., physical security, first aid) mentioned in the reviews, though staff are noted as 'helpful and supportive' during the game.
⏰When to Avoid
- • If you are on a tight budget for entertainment, as the price point is significantly higher than competitors.
- • If you expect typical escape room pricing (around $35-40 per game) without exceptional justification.
Pricing/Package/Events
Events & Schedule
Special Events(Last 2 months - Next 6 months)
Private Party Booking
Available upon booking
Listed upon booking
Book a private party for family and friends. Great for every age and groups of any size.
📅Booking Policy
- • Please book using the online process for tickets to play.
- • Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the start of your tee time.
- • If you arrive late, access to the course is not guaranteed if fully booked.
What People Say
What's Great
- Fun and entertaining activities (mentioned in 2 reviews)
- Spacious play areas (mentioned in 5 reviews)
Areas for Improvement
- Pricing can be high (mentioned in 3 reviews)
Recent Reviews
Corrinagh Humphries
2 months agoExpensive escape room, but it was a lot of fun! We have done a few escape rooms and this is easily top 3! Had a wonderful time and the staff were the perfect amount of helpful and supportive!
JinHee Lee
9 months ago$50/game is too much. Escape games usually do not cost this much, even in cities with higher cost of living like NYC or Seattle. My group and I travel to do escape rooms. We've done highly technically advanced ones with awesome production value and those still cost less than $40/game. The typical price are $35-40/game. We've cleared most escape places in Portland and the surrounding area. Nothing is $50. Most are $35-40. There is only one other game we've encounter so far where players move through multiple independent rooms (4 to be exact with 5-7 puzzles in each room) but it's a 90 minute experience at $38 so much more worth it.
Katie Bray
9 months agoMy newly 14 year old daughter and six of her friends just rocked the Snakebite Saloon for her birthday. Host Mitchel was great, kept it fun and authentic, and was super complimentary of the girls’ puzzle solving skills. We can’t wait to come back!
Leah Goeres
a year agoWe did "The Fortune Teller" escape room with four people and, WOW! The special effects and puzzles made the whole experience seem like magic. I'm still thinking about it - it was seamless - I definitely want to do it again so I can just enjoy all the beautiful details. 😍
Kayla Bush
7 years agoCame here with cautiously optimistic expectations but left extremely happy. With some of these escape rooms I have seen you get barely a grade above cheesy Halloween props but this place went all in! The room we did was Blood Forest 2 and the puzzles took us a good minute. They were intricate enough to be challenging but not too hard as to not be able to solve them. The staff here is also great. We went with a group of 6 and bought out the room which was worth it. We had a blast and will definitely return!