About this venue
Escape World Utrecht is a chain location on Sint-Jacobsstraat in central Utrecht with three themes divided across four rooms (up to 24 players, NL/EN). The showpiece is The Midnight Express, a luxury night train to Constantinople full of mysterious passengers in Orient Express atmosphere, where antique telephones in the compartments serve as a hint line to the game master. There's also the magic mystery The Vanishing Act and horror-lite Cabin in the Woods, which can be played as a double 'battle room' against each other. Visitors rave about the décor ('finished down to the ceiling'), the varied puzzles and the warm, helpful gamemasters; the venue scores 9.4 on escaperoomsnederland.nl. Minor criticisms: The Vanishing Act leans too heavily on searching for some, and the finale of the Midnight Express slightly breaks the train illusion.
Review scores
Rooms
- The Midnight ExpressLuxe nachttrein Utrecht-Constantinopel vol samenzwerende passagiers, in interbellum/Orient Express-sfeer
- The Vanishing ActLe Théâtre de Miracles: illusionist Cornelius Conrad verdween midden in zijn act — onderzoek het goocheltheater
- Cabin in the Woods: The Beast from BeyondVerdwenen journalist in een boswachtershut, hedendaagse horror-lite; als 2 identieke battle rooms tegen elkaar te spelen
What visitors say
- Beautiful, detailed décor — 'the room is beautifully designed, with attention to every single detail'
- Varied, thematic puzzles that flow well and aren't too easy
- Warm, energetic gamemasters who guide proactively and without punishment
- The Vanishing Act is too search-intensive for some players
- The last space of the Midnight Express no longer feels like a train — small immersion break in the finale
From the reviews
Mooie escaperoom. Alles klopte. Goed verhaal met uitdaging. Echt genoten!!!— Escape Rooms Nederland (10/10)
De Midnight Express was echt een superleuke, interactieve Escape Room. De aankleding was prachtig en het was afwisselend en uitdagend.— Escape Rooms Nederland (9/10)
Supermooi interieur. Stevige puzzels. Aangename begeleiding.— Escape Rooms Nederland (10/10)
'The Midnight Express' is the best escape room I've been to so far! I felt truly immersed into the experience due to the high quality decor...— Google (Bram V)
We escaped with a group of five. The Vanished Act was a little cramped for all of us but we made it work. Great props, nice balance of logic and tactile puzzles!— Google (Stephanie H)