Mental Trap Escape Room Games
4.4(60)4.4 out of 5 stars, 60 reviews Portland, OR
About Mental Trap Escape Room Games
Mental Trap Escape Room Games offers a premium, highly immersive experience with exceptional production quality, intricate puzzles, and dedicated, supportive staff. While noted for its higher price point, the unique themes, special effects, and challenging-yet-solvable puzzles consistently lead to a memorable and highly enjoyable outing, particularly for teens and groups seeking a top-tier escape room adventure or a unique birthday celebration.
What parents should know
Summarized from real visitor reviews.
Best for: Teen birthday parties (e.g., 14-year-olds and their friends).Groups of friends or families seeking a challenging, immersive, and memorable entertainment experience.Experienced escape room enthusiasts looking for high production value and intricate puzzles.Special occasions where a unique and premium activity is desired.Ideal for teens, specifically 14-year-olds and their friends, for birthday parties and group activities.
Why families love it
- Top-tier escape room experience, ranked in the top 3 by experienced enthusiasts.
- Exceptional production value and special effects, making rooms feel 'like magic' and 'seamless' (e.g., 'The Fortune Teller').
- High-quality props and immersion, avoiding 'cheesy Halloween props' (e.g., 'Blood Forest 2' 'went all in').
- Puzzles are intricate and challenging enough to be engaging but not so difficult as to be unsolvable.
- Staff (hosts/game masters) are consistently praised for being helpful, supportive, great, fun, authentic, and complimentary of players' skills (e.g., Host Mitchel).
- Specific rooms like 'Snakebite Saloon', 'The Fortune Teller', and 'Blood Forest 2' received explicit high praise.
Insider tips
- Be prepared for a premium price of $50 per game, which is above average for escape rooms.
- Consider this venue for teen birthday parties or special occasions where the higher cost is justified for a high-quality experience.
- For a private and potentially more intimate experience, consider going with a group of 6 and 'buying out the room'.
- Highly recommended rooms include 'Snakebite Saloon', 'The Fortune Teller', and 'Blood Forest 2'.
Good to know before you go
- If you are on a tight budget for entertainment, as the price point is significantly higher than competitors.
- If you expect typical escape room pricing (around $35-40 per game) without exceptional justification.
- The pricing is significantly higher than industry standards, at $50 per game.
- Experienced escape room players find the $50 price to be 'too much' compared to typical $35-40/game, even for technically advanced or longer 90-minute experiences ($38 for 4-room game).
- Value
- The price is $50 per game, which is consistently described as 'expensive' and 'too much' by customers familiar with the escape room market. Typical prices are cited as $35-40/game, even for advanced, high-production-value rooms or longer 90-minute experiences ($38). However, customers who pay the price consistently report a 'lot of fun,' 'top 3' experience, 'awesome production value,' and 'worth it' for a group buying out the room, suggesting a premium price for a premium experience, but it is a significant barrier for some.
- Accessibility
- No specific accessibility accommodations mentioned in the reviews.
- Safety
- No specific safety features (e.g., physical security, first aid) mentioned in the reviews, though staff are noted as 'helpful and supportive' during the game.
What parents say
"Expensive escape room, but it was a lot of fun! We have done a few escape rooms and this is easily top 3! Had a wonderful time and the staff were the perfect amount of helpful and supportive!"
2 months ago
"$50/game is too much. Escape games usually do not cost this much, even in cities with higher cost of living like NYC or Seattle. My group and I travel to do escape rooms. We've done highly technically advanced ones with awesome production value and those still cost less than $40/game. The typical price are $35-40/game. We've cleared most escape places in Portland and the surrounding area. Nothing is $50. Most are $35-40. There is only one other game we've encounter so far where players move through multiple independent rooms (4 to be exact with 5-7 puzzles in each room) but it's a 90 minute ex"
9 months ago
"My newly 14 year old daughter and six of her friends just rocked the Snakebite Saloon for her birthday. Host Mitchel was great, kept it fun and authentic, and was super complimentary of the girls’ puzzle solving skills. We can’t wait to come back!"
9 months ago
Reviews sourced from public Google data.
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