What People Say About Sherlocked Escape Rooms in Amsterdam

I've done The Vault with my team of 5 people. It is amazing! The ambience really puts you in the story. The game is really intelligent and requires a lot of attention. Actors are great and everything works really well ! Really worth visiting.

The architect was great with 4 people.

Suuuper great escape room experience! :) We did the vault a group of 5 and 2 of us came back the next day for the architect!

It was really really fun! When we arrived there, there was nobody except the lady who gave the instruction to us. She told us that we were the last group. So, it was already exciting. Then we got a clue and we had to start by ourselves from there. The clues were not easy yet still understandable. And fortunately, we made it ;) This game is very very recommended!

Some quick logistical points before I write my review: you can do the Vault (90 minutes) and the Architect (60 minutes) in any order, but I strongly recommend that you try the Architect first. We did the opposite, and it was still very enjoyable, but I think Architect-then-Vault would be optimal. Also, to put our review in perspective, we are a family of 4 with two young teens, we have done over 30 escape rooms around the world (US, Asia, Europe, Oceania), and we escaped both rooms successfully, with ~10 minutes left for the Vault and ~20 minutes for the Architect. (We also completed the Escape Room experience by Sherlocked at the Rijksmuseum; I'll give a review of that when I review the museum; short version is I recommend it.) Okay, with all of that established, both of these escape rooms are AMAZING. Both of them are incredibly well constructed, with a range of puzzles that go well beyond simple locks (there are a few locks, of course, but there is so much more than that) and absolutely immersive decor that makes the most of the incredibly historic location. The rooms are also (mostly!) very spacious - I have never before been in rooms this big. The game guides are completely on-point - they are never intrusive, and know just the right moments to give encouragement. We didn't require a lot of hints, but from the other reviews + our experience, I would guess they are very good at that whenever needed, too. For the Vault, there is role playing involved on the part of the hosts, and they were convincing, excellent at improv, and knew just the right moment to inject a bit of humor. The Architect is more of a traditional escape room, with some puzzle structures that you might have seen before if you have done a lot of rooms, but we found ~75% of the puzzles to be unique, which is amazingly impressive. The story behind the room is straightforward, but complex enough to motivate all of your actions and interactions throughout the game. There is a great combination of technology and basic logic. The Vault is more immersive - our game started off-site, and we enjoyed the scene-setting emails and texts that we received in advance. You have to be able to get into character to enjoy this game, and I would urge you to take the risk and do so. You end up feeling like you are really part of ring of thieves (albeit, in our case, one that has a teenage member that shrieks at certain surprising moments!). There are fewer traditional puzzles, but as with the Architect, those that are there are mostly unique to this game; the minds that are behind these challenges are incredibly creative. We also thoroughly enjoyed the balance between solving puzzles together and solving them individually in parallel. If you are at all experienced in escape games, you must, must, must book these rooms. If you have never done an escape room before, I would also recommend these; even if you don't end up completing the room, you will have a great time. My only hesitation is that you might be ruined for all of the other mediocre rooms that are out there!

We loved the room with all the nice details, it is a very fun way to spend the hour. You will have to crack the nut, but it is doable. Location is great if you would like to have a drink, enough bars in the area. A lot of fun but a bit pricy, although they are cheaper during weekdays. Cindy B.

The story and the build up to the escape room are very captivating. We were very excited to start. And then the start was awesome too, it fitted the storyline well. The actors play their parts really well and they really make the storyline come alive. The only downside of this room for us was once we came inside the room, the puzzles all need be done in order and not all puzzles can be done with the entire team. Because of this, there are moments that some teammembers are not really able to do anything.

The puzzle were really good and engaging. We had so much fun and definitely come back to try the other rooms

Excellent

I would recommend this to anyone visiting Amsterdam. I played this game as a group of four. The game is so well thought out and inventive. They were lots of different types of puzzles (I won't spoil the game by giving too much away). In terms of difficulty, yes it is tricky but you do get help from your game team member if you need it. The role play and the team were fantastic and we found ourselves becoming completely engrossed in the experience. We were fortunate to complete the mission and the game took us just under 1.5 hours. I enjoyed every second and wish I could do it again! A big well done to all of the team for coming up with such a fantastic experience.