City Mazes Oxford

TRULY TERRIBLE - DO NOT PLAY THIS ROOM

Made the mistake of returning to City Mazes in the hope that it might be somewhat better - was once again mistaken (of course).

Met by a bored looking host who scrolled on her phone whilst giving us the safety briefing before sticking us in the room with a walkie-talkie and a digital timer. Room is completely plain save for some polystyrene-like material sprayed on the door into the next equally plain room. Puzzles were illogical and non-sensical, had to radio for help multiple times only to be given clues that made no sense or told by the host that she didn’t know where in the room we were (this is a common experience at City Mazes, it should be noted). Host ended up coming into the room and solving the puzzle for us, and telling us that ‘it didn’t made sense to me either when I played it’. Opened the door to be greeted by a laminated sheet of A4 telling us we escaped and to go to the reception, where we were asked if we enjoyed the room and sent on our merry way.

Played every room there (don’t ask me why, I should learn from past mistakes), and they’re all shocking, but this one was by far the worst. Don’t waste your money.

Having (grudgingly) played all the City Mazes' escape rooms, there is a pattern that they are all quite disappointing. It is run by teens, who have little or no interest, they don't know the games, and read clues from a book, not always understanding what they are saying. 

This game relied heavily on memory, and there was nothing to write things down on, the second part was frustrating and difficult, with no clear way of knowing if you had right items/codes/clues to progress and risking major back tracking as a result. 

Having participated in over 25 escape rooms with my family, I can honestly say that the City Maze escape rooms are bottom of the pile. 

Disappointing time for £75

Host was welcoming and nice enough to book us in a room straight after we had completed another. Very basic room, not many puzzles. Not a fan of city's mazes clue system with QR codes and walkie talkies.