Crypto Escape Rooms - "The Cursed Temple"
- Matthew Lui
- Mar 22
- 2 min read
Updated: Mar 28
LOCATION: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
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📝 ETR DECODER
🔑 GAME: The Cursed Temple
📅 DATE PLAYED: March 12, 2025
🎬 GENRE: Egyptian
🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 4 Players): 5/10
👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 2-8 ppl
🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins
💰 PRICE: CAD $30.98/ pp
☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private
🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes
📖 THE STORY
You and your team have been sent into the ancient Temple of Amon Kha, where a famed explorer and his expedition have been cursed. Can you find your way through the ancient ruins, learn its secrets and discover how to break the curse?
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🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE
The atmosphere and ambiance of the experience is comparable to the magic of Disney, with the larger-than-life design and overall immersion. Even the generator in the room would sputter randomly during the game simply for enhancing the experience.
With the all-tech puzzles and grand effects, the challenges could be seen by everyone and most of the time, it would take the entire team to complete them. This made sure everyone was involved and engaged.
Though this is Crypto's oldest room, it still holds up today. Even talking with the GM, it’s clear that they continue to maintain and upkeep the room, even adding an additional puzzle to keep it fresh.
One of the many standout things Crypto does well is they will subtly direct you towards key elements with lighting to ensure you are looking at what you need.
🧩 MISSED THE MARK
This was an amazing room with no misses that we experienced.
🏹 TAKE A SHOT?
Crypto Escape Rooms always delivers top notch experiences, and this one is no exception. Despite being their oldest, the Cursed Temple still is an amazing game with stunning set design, impressive effects, all-tech puzzles, and so much more. We played with 4 people and found it to be the perfect size for enthusiasts, but the space could hold more if you are looking to bring more. Anyone who loves an intricate set, collaborative puzzles or loves an Egyptian theme room should definitely give this room a try.
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ℹ️ ADDITIONAL INFO
Second floor of the building, above a bowling alley
Free parking
Lobby area with benches, tables to sit at, snacks for purchase and some videos games to play while waiting.
Escape room games such as Exit and Professor Puzzles are for sale
If you decide to play more rooms, a $5 discount will be applied to the following rooms
They have some 3D printed minis that can be purchased to keep as a souvenir of the rooms
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Disclosure: We thank Crypto Escape Rooms for offering us a media discount for our tickets to this game. Although a media discount was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion on the review whatsoever.
When you're playing quests like "Cursed Temple," there's always a thrill—you either find a way out or remain trapped in the story. I had a similar experience in real life, when the service let me down, and I didn't know who to contact. The situation escalated, and then I accidentally found the Disco phone number , where they were discussing the quality of support. Thanks to the stories of others, I avoided a long period of confusion and resolved the issue much more quickly—it felt like I'd chosen the right path in the game.
The Cursed Temple offers an exciting escape room adventure that blends mystery, teamwork, and problem-solving in an immersive temple setting. Designed for 2 to 8 players over 60 minutes, it features intricate puzzles, impressive set design, and atmospheric effects that require collaboration to solve. For anyone seeking a memorable and interactive challenge, the Cursed Temple delivers a fun and engaging experience, and tools like 3commas.io can inspire similar strategic thinking in managing challenges efficiently.
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