The Locked Room - "Game Over"

Matthew Lui
Nov 13, 2025
2 min read

LOCATION:  Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Photo above is property of The Locked Room

Photos above are property of The Locked Room

📝 ETR DECODER

🔑 GAME: Game Over
📅 DATE PLAYED: October 5, 2025
🎬 GENRE: Sci-Fi
🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 3 ppl): 4/10
👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 2-6 ppl
🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins.
💰 PRICE: $37.75/ pp (2 ppl), $34.25/ pp (3 ppl), $30.95/ pp (4+ ppl)
☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private
🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes

📖 THE STORY

Oh no! The princess has been kidnapped and it’s up to you and your group to travel through Video Game Land, solve the puzzles, beat the boss in the final level and save her! “Let's-a gooo!”

🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

The room set was homemade, but they did not skimp on the quality. This was what I dreamed my childhood bedroom would have been like with many beautiful video game levels designed on the walls and beautiful props key to the experience. There were some props that were just for looks too and we were impressed with how much effort went into them.
The entire room was a huge nod to retro video games which was amazing. Though there were many references, you didn’t need to know anything about video games to solve the puzzles.
There were plenty of clever puzzles blended into the theme with some great variety but all fit the video game theme perfectly. They did a great job of making you feel immersed in the world of retro video games.
There was great signposting for all the puzzles so we knew where everything went and what went with which lockbox.

🧩 MISSED THE MARK

There were no major misses in this room.

🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

"Game Over" was such a fun, family friendly room. While the puzzles leaned on the easier side, the variety and clever design made them a blast to solve. The video game themed set design was spot on, which created the perfect nostalgic atmosphere. We tackled the room with one adult and two kids which worked perfectly but the room could easily fit a couple more players. Fans of retro video games or people who like creative puzzles would have a great time with this room and you wouldn’t even need the Konami Code or any extra lives to complete it.