Omescape Richmond: Penitentiary

5327 Jacuzzi St, Richmond, CA 94804

5-10 players

60 minutes

One of the most infamous serial killers in American history, Water White, AKA the “Night Stalker,” was reported dead of natural causes last year. Rumor says another prisoner found a weird-looking machine in the cell of “Night Stalker”, and disappeared a few days later. You wake up one day, and find yourself locked in a cramped cell. You are cold and alone. Silence surrounds and holds you. Suddenly, you realize this is the mysterious cell the “Night Stalker” died. You heart is pounding. No matter if this is a game, you know your only goal is to escape.

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reviewed in Central London

Anonymous rated this: Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5

Played: 11 Dec 2021 Team size: 4

immersive

reviewed in Central London

StaceyF expert rated this: Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5

Played: 2018 Outcome: Successful escape!

reviewed in Central London

kman expert rated this: Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5

Played: 20 May 2016 Team size: 5 Time taken: 52m 59s Outcome: Successful escape!

reviewed in Central London

Kelly Archer expert rated this: Rated between 30 and 30 out of 5

Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!

immersivegreat hostingbroken tech

Overall a decent game but it's getting a bit tired and could do with refreshing or retiring.

The space is absolutely HUGE which makes a real change from most places. We had an issue with a broken switch at the beginning but the GM sorted that pretty quickly once he realised what was wrong.

Despite the advertising, this room is not at all scary and there isn't really much of a story aside from the fact you need to escape from a pair of prison cells. That doesn't detract but it does make this room less memorable.

reviewed in Central London

Mike S expert rated this: Rated between 35 and 35 out of 5

reviewed in Central London

Anonymous rated this:

Played: 15.10.17 Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!

Great laser quest!

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As a rule I enjoy rooms for large teams less. Even with experienced players, it's difficult to co-ordinate effectively, and you end up spending too much time re-checking things that others have already looked at, or with some players less involved.

Penitentiary is only of one two exceptions to that. The puzzles kept all seven of us busy, splitting across multiple people well - and there was one section in particular that needs four people at the very least. That section was also a stand-out mom...

reviewed in Central London

The hardest game in the Omescape stable, this was my favourite of their three and combined some nice mental puzzles with some physical aspects and good flow. Warning: requires reasonable mobility, so talk to them in advance if that's a concern.

reviewed in Central London

Despite this room being a little creepy, it is in no way scary so I wouldn’t let that put you off.

reviewed in Central London

Omescape is new to London but the company and their room designs are not, having a strong pedigree over in the US. Weirdly, that’s reflecting in our gaming experience. Omescape has a sparse, almost intimidating waiting room, which reflects the game themes quite well. It also comes with a variety of physical puzzles to play with while you wait, which is a nice touch. After a quick briefing we’re led to our cells and the escape begins.

reviewed in Central London

7.5 / 10

We were taken into the room and all of a sudden felt like we were in prison! The theming was very good and were were fully immersed from the moment the door closed.

reviewed in Central London

9 / 10

A Generally Awesome award winner, The Penitentiary is a challenging game that you need to bring your A-game for. Technically excellent, well-themed, and a genuinely difficult one to get through. New to escape games? ClueQuest is up the road…

reviewed in Central London