Brandon Chow
- May 6, 2022
- 3 min read

MASTERMIND - "Sin City Remastered"

Updated: Apr 23

LOCATION:  Monastiraki, Athens, Greece

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📝 ETR DECODER

🔑 GAME: Sin City Remastered
📅 DATE PLAYED: April 6, 2022
🎬 GENRE: Detective, Thriller
🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 2 ppl): 4.5/10
👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 2-4 ppl (ages 15+)
🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 70 Mins.
💰 PRICE: €34 - €45/ pp (depending on group size)
☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private
🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes

📖 THE STORY

There's an unsolved missing person's case for a young girl named Martha. The police have tried everything and searched everywhere. Martha's family is now turning to private investigators for help. This is where you come in...

So far, all the evidence leads to a secret location in the center of Athens. After some investigating, someone confirmed that they saw Martha in the area. There is an abandoned clinic where locals have heard cries and noises coming from inside with flickering lights. This has to be the place...

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🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

Without giving away too much, "Sin City Remastered" is one of the first escape room games that we had to do a bit of a scavenger hunt before starting the actual game. This was very different than anything we've experienced before as the setting is in the REAL world so it felt more real as well. We weren't sure if we're being "followed" or if anyone is actually "spying" on our actions and if what we were doing was correct or not. It definitely provided an extra sense of excitement.
Once we entered the actual game, chills were definitely running down our spine as we actually felt like we were locked in by the bad guy and it's up to us to escape in time. The lighting and bloody props made us feel like we've entered a psycho doctor's office.
We were surprised by the unexpected configuration of the space inside the "clinic". There's something lurking in the dark corners always that made us constantly looking for live actors to pop out but there are no live actors in this game.

🧩 MISSED THE MARK

The answers to the puzzles felt too easy. Some were literally given directions. It would be nice to see some multi-step or challenging puzzles.
There were a good amount of prop usage like poster/newspapers but none were used in puzzles and can cause some red herring issues.
One of the puzzles is going to be difficult for foreign players. Since the room is dim, it's going to be difficult to identify location with very small fonts. We suggest either identifying less or use a different puzzle method. We just asked our GM to skip this puzzle.

🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

The highlight of this room is definitely at the beginning. The storyline had a serial killer vibe to it reminiscent of classic films like "Se7en", "SAW", "Kiss The Girls", etc. In this story, no one knows what happened to the victim or if she's even a victim? Although we're exploring the premise, it felt as if we've been captured in the interim. "Sin City Remastered" provides a unique experience that really puts you in the driver seat of private investigator. The puzzles might feel too easy for enthusiasts. Some props also felt like it needs an update as this is one of the oldest rooms that Mastermind made. If you want to check out some of their newer games, MASTERMIND has (3) other locations in Athens. At this particular location, they have (2) other games available to choose from - "Follow The White Rabbit" and "Thomas Crown".

ℹ️ ADDITIONAL INFO

No parking
Lobby with seating area with bathroom on the third floor
Lockers available

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Disclosure: We thank MASTERMIND for comping our tickets for this game. Although complimentary admission was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion on the review whatsoever.