Padlock has 2 rooms at 2 different venues in Prague. We liked the hospitality and the setup of both the rooms, and they are definitely worth your time and money. We suggest you experience both if you are looking to book only the best experiences in Prague. 

Rooms we played

1. Cemetery
2. Mission 53

Review of Cemetery

Reaching the place was a memorable experience in itself because Google Maps said it was 500m from a bus station, but little did we know it was 450 meters of a steep uphill climb. Reaching the place was unexpectedly tiring, but we'd say it was worth it.

We were greeted at the door and quickly moved into the room. The game started with a very intense spine-chilling, hair-raising video that set the premise. A wonderful way to start an escape room experience in the gothic city. We were to unravel the mysteries of a wealthy Mr Böhm.

We liked how wind, water, and fire were used to create a dim-grim-chilling experience in this room. Some of the artefacts in the room "stood out", quite literally at times. The puzzles were well connected to the story, and the ambience and sound played a huge role in immersing us into the experience. We also saw a new version of the direction lock in the last room, which felt very satisfying. Overall, the game started off and progressed very well.

Maybe because we were into the experience so much; we were expecting more when we opened the last door of the game. It was a 66-minute game but we were out in 35-40 mins, and we really felt the abrupt end of the immersive Cemetery.

Note: Those with claustrophobia please check before going here.

Our scores

Room decor: 9/10

Story-Puzzle-Clue connection: 8/10

Puzzle Quality: 8/10

Fun: 8/10

Recommended for -

Couples Large Groups Small Groups Family Puzzle Geeks Thrill Seekers

Review of Mission 53

We were looking forward to this one because it was a 99-minute experience. And since we love to be locked in rooms with a mystery, Mission 53 was the best thing that could happen to us on any given day.

We reached the place and found that it only has space for one team and one gamemaster at a time. And it got immersive just after we got comfortable on the couch. We realized the role-play happening and got in on it immediately.

We were there to investigate a murder (that turned out to be something else in the end). We entered the murder scene as cops, with a bulletproof jacket and torchlights and a notepad and a pen. The experience had a narrow rugged dusty street with a (usable) toilet in the end and It was already immersive enough for us and we were super-pumped. There was also a crashed van that contained some real surprises.

An hour and 39 minutes is a lot of time to be spent in an escape room, but Mission 53 made us unravel mysteries in different settings- The park (crime scene), the van, the secretly mysterious basement, the street, and the room. And this 5 in 1 experience was worth the time because it made us feel like we did at least 3 different escape rooms.

We came out in a little over 63 minutes; That's just an hour and way early, but we totally enjoyed investigating the hell out of this mission!

Our scores

Room decor: 10/10

Story-Puzzle-Clue connection: 9/10

Puzzle Quality: 9/10

Fun: 10/10

Recommended for -
Couples Large Groups Small Groups Family Puzzle Geeks Thrill Seekers Detectives

In Summary

The Duo played 2 rooms here:

Cemetery, Mission 53

Website link: 

https://thepadlock.cz/en/

Supported languages: 
Czech, English

Escape room location (Cemetery): 

Escape room location (Mission 53): 

Endorfin is in the outskirts of Prague compared to the other escape games in the city. The place is easily accessible via public transport though. With the unique setup as a multifunctional place, it is one of a kind escape "room" experience that we've had.

The Chamber, being one of the best escape rooms in the world, has some really high-quality rooms. The Petrské Náměstí 1186/1 branch was very close to the Cosmopolitan hotel where we stayed, and even though we wanted to play more games here, we did not have the time to do so. The place is easiliy accessible via public transport and comes with warm and friendly gamemasters.

Rooms we played

1. Poltergeist (review below)
2. Dungeon (review below) 

Review of Poltergeist

Background: The Poltergeist is advertised as one of the scariest rooms you'd ever play. And the content on their website really tries to prepare you for a super frightening experience. 

"Forty years ago in communist Czechoslovakia, a dangerous scientific experiment went out of control. Some doors are just not safe to open. What are you willing to sacrifice to learn the truth?"

Once you enter the mental research facility you will notice that there are no lights, and you'll be given small torches but that might go off anytime due to the paranormal activities in the lab. You'd imagine how can one solve puzzles when there's no light! And you're right. But that'll become the least of your worries in no time. Bwahahaha! 

How the game uses light and sound to make you look at a specific place at a specific time, is a feat well executed! And not just that, the game is also designed to use fear and psychology to its advantage.

Just like in the movies, this place scares you with so many creepy elements. Objects moving and falling, unexpected jump scares, recordings of people who are now dead, flickering lights, haunted passageways, and crawling through air vents, to mention a few. But what really stood out was how the room uses all these to amaze you and literally mess with your brain. 

Jump scares, dark rooms, and moving objects aside, once the room actually transformed into a new layout, which was in equal parts creepy and impressive. 

In conclusion- 

In our experience, we've played 5 strictly scary escape rooms and this was the **scariest of them all**. Even after the game was over and the gamemaster took our picture, our excitement and adrenaline level remained super high! We couldn't stop talking and discussing it for the whole day and we realized why The Chamber stands out when it comes to the quality of its rooms.

Our scores

Room decor: 10/10

Story-Puzzle-Clue connection: 10/10

Puzzle Quality: 10/10

Fun: 10/10

Recommended for -

Couples Large Groups Small Groups Thrill Seekers Movie Lovers Detectives

Note: Not recommended for children and the weak-hearted.

Review of Dungeon

After the terrifying experience of the Poltergeist, we took a breather and moved onto the next room at The Chamber. 

This room had a character. Not just in the decor, but a role-playing "actor" character. The Dungeon Keeper, as he was called, came up to the reception all scary-looking and condescending. He blindfolded us and took us to the dungeon- where we were tied to a table (with handcuffs and ankle-locks) and put in a tiny prison cell. 

He made it clear that he would come back anytime to check on us and kill us(!) if he saw anything suspicious. This took the thrill to a new level and kept us constantly alert while trying to solve and escape. We were trying to make as little noise as possible and even whispered for some time until we realized he was out of the dungeon. 

Even though we know it's all light and fun, we try to go by the rules in escape games. Don't we all? (Hehe, no?)

The puzzles were well crafted and felt medieval. From a tiny fireplace to an indoor well, things definitely didn't look out of place. The first room was almost linear and it had a unique way to ask hints. Apparently, there are some more prisoners surviving down there behind the walls and you can ask for their help by pressing a button in your cell. 

Well, the Dungeon Keeper did come back during the game and we raced back to our places pretending to be in handcuffs and locks again. And I... well, I pulled a George Constanza on Indhuja. We laugh about it even today.

And after an hour of whispering and getting our hands dirty, we eventually escaped from the dungeon, in style. And of course, well in time.

Our scores

Room decor: 9/10

Story-Puzzle-Clue connection: 8/10

Puzzle Quality: 7.5/10

Fun: 8.5/10

Recommended for -
Couples Large Groups Small Groups Family Prison Breakers Thrill Seekers Movie Lovers

In Summary

The Duo played 2 rooms here:

The Chamber, Dungeon

Website link: 

https://thechamber.cz/en/

Supported languages: 
Czech, English

Escape room location: 

MindMaze is one of the best escape rooms in Prague and it left us with unforgettable memories of an escape room experience. It made us spacemen and adventurers and left us with a "Wow!" lingering inside us during and after the game. And to be very clear we are talking only about the games at Mindmaze, Balbínova 32, Praha 2 location

Rooms in MindMaze, Balbínova 32, Praha 2

We were in Exit game for the 2nd time this time and we found out that the Hacker's Room that we'd played was renewed into another room a few months back. Exit Game feels like a very "commercial escape room" where everyone is always busy and everything is just too systematic. The escape rooms are in an old WWII bunker and the quality of the rooms are assumed to be very good here.

Labyrintoom is a 3-room venue located at the edge of "ring" area of Berlin but still with good connectivity to major stations and bus routes. The rooms make up for the venue's date looks. We have played and escaped 2 out of 3 rooms in here.

At Illuminati Escape you try and stop the illuminati from taking over the world. What's interesting is that all the three rooms here are part of a single story and they help you to ultimately stop the Illuminati from getting their hands on a working quantum computer. The rooms are setup in Nevada, Caribbean, Omsk and Macau, and you'll be taken by a virtual chopper to these places to solve the mysteries here.  

The Room in Berlin is often quoted as the best escape room destination in Berlin. It is also featured twice in the Top Escape Rooms Project website in 2019. We played The Lost Treasure first and later went back to try out Brandon Darkmoor this January. 

Esacpe Agency is a 2-room venue in middle of 10th and 3rd Arr. in Paris. We did both the rooms together during our visit to France. 

Make a Break is a humble escape room in Berlin with warm game masters and 3 nice rooms. We did the zombie room first, Berlin Never Dies, and the other two rooms in January 2020. And this was the place that quenched our thirst after we played Brandon Darkmoor.

Lock Academy located in two different venues in Paris, is regarded as an academy built by the detective genius, Professor Lock. Once in the academy, you become graduating detectives solving mysteries on the academy grounds.   

The Room in Berlin is often quoted as the best escape room destination in Berlin. It is also featured twice in the Top Escape Rooms Project website in 2019. Having done the The Lost Treasure, and loving it, we went back to try out Brandon Darkmoor.