The Imaginarium - "Space Station 19"

Matthew Lui
8 hours ago
2 min read

LOCATION:  North York, Ontario, Canada

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📝 ETR DECODER

🔑 GAME: Space Station 19
📅 DATE PLAYED: March 14, 2025
🎬 GENRE: Sci-Fi
🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 4 Players): 7/10
👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 2-4 ppl (Ages 16+)
🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins.
💰 PRICE: CAD $45/pp + Tax
☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private
🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes

📖 THE STORY

As civilians on board the International Space Station 19, Galileo, you are called into action at a time of need. A meteor is hurtling towards our home planet, and we must enable the station’s weapons to deflect it before it is too late but as you work to unlock the systems, you’ll uncover even greater threats lurking in the depths of space.

🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

This room combines the Microsoft Hololens 2 Goggles and a physical environment, which Imaginarium did a fantastic job of blending the virtual and physical together.
Most puzzles required a combination of both virtual and physical elements to solve which were seamless in design.
The room kept everyone involved, either with large collaborative puzzles, nonlinear challenges where everyone could work on their own or team based tasks that required everyone doing their part.
The physical set design was beautifully crafted and full of details with some fun props but added in with the virtual portion, it all tied together to look spectacular.
The GM was very thorough at setting up the Hololens goggles for us at the start, walking us through the whole process of wearing them and how to use the technology.

🧩 MISSED THE MARK

There was a task that could be difficult to complete for some, that only one person could work on at a time. This could cause some bottle necking in the game.

🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

This was the first time experiencing an escape room with a mix of physical and virtual components and it far exceeded my expectations. The immersion was brought to a new level with the virtual characters and hints. The puzzles were creative and made fantastic use of both, the physical and virtual. Even in the physical space, there were still some fun surprises. With four players, the experience felt just right. Any less and it would have increased the difficulty of the room. This game is perfect for anyone who is looking for an immersive adventure, a fun space theme game or just something new to try with the Hololens technology. This experience was definitely out of this world!

ℹ️ ADDITIONAL INFO

The game uses the Microsoft Hololens 2 Goggles which may cause dizziness, headaches and motion sickness for some.
Free Parking
Lobby with seating area
Drinks and chips available for purchase
Small flight of stairs to get to rooms
VIP Room available for booking that includes TV and pool table