Olround Nijmegen (Prison Island)

Nijmegen โ˜… 6,7 (escapetalk 6.7) 1 room

About this venue

Olround Nijmegen (Heyendaalseweg 90) is a modern bowling and hospitality centre whose 'escape' activity is Prison Island โ€” not a classic escape room, but a Fort Boyard-style challenge arena with 32 cells. Each cell contains its own task lasting 1-5 minutes (code, thinking or physical challenge); teams of three to four choose their own order, can retry endlessly and collect points, without smartphones and with real teamwork. There's deliberately almost no story: only the frame of a 'mysterious cell complex'. Visitors find it fun and varied, especially combined with bowling and a grill, but reviewers emphasise it's not a real escape room: with escapetalk 6.7 (on 3 reviews) it's the lowest-scoring 'escape' location in Nijmegen. Complaints focus on unequal cell difficulty (some cells nearly impossible) and the lack of a plot line or narrative resolution.

Rooms

  • Prison IslandFort Boyard-achtige arena met 32 cellen vol losse code-, denk- en fysieke opdrachten; scoor punten in teams van 3-4 (geen verhaal)

What visitors say

  • Lots of variety and group energy; fun to do
  • Good combination with bowling and grill as a complete outing
  • Friendly staff and clean facilities
  • Not a real escape room and no plot line or narrative resolution
  • Unequal cell difficulty: some cells feel nearly impossible, extremely challenging

From the reviews

Een leuke ervaring voor het hele gezin! Veel leuke variatie in de verschillende cellen en aardig personeel die je graag helpen!โ€” TripAdvisor
Leuk om te spelen, maar zeker niet vergelijkbaar met een escape room.โ€” escapetalk
Hartstikke leuke escape experience! In een uur meerdere cellen kunnen spelen.โ€” Google