{"id":122708,"date":"2023-12-23T10:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-23T15:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/?p=122708"},"modified":"2025-08-03T12:45:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T16:45:26","slug":"down-hatch-mollys-game-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2023\/12\/23\/down-hatch-mollys-game-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Untold Stories Experiences – Molly’s Game [Review]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Molly’s Game <\/em>is one of the best escape rooms in The Netherlands. Here are our recommendations for other great escape rooms in The Netherlands.<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

* At the time of the review, Molly’s Game<\/em> was operated by Down the Hatch, but today it is operated by Untold Stories Experiences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A must play<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2024 Golden Lock Award Winner<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Location:<\/strong> Voorburg, Netherlands<\/p>\n

Date Played:<\/strong> July 10, 2023<\/p>\n

Team Size:<\/strong> 2-5; we recommend 3-4\n<\/p>

Duration:<\/strong> 90 minutes<\/p>\n

Price:<\/strong> 179 \u20ac per team<\/p>\n

Ticketing:<\/strong> Private<\/p>\n

Accessibility Consideration:<\/strong> All players must climb and crawl<\/p>\n

Emergency Exit Rating:<\/strong> [A] Push To Exit<\/p>

Physical Restraints:<\/strong> [A+] No Physical Restraints<\/p>\n\n\n\n

REA Reaction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Down the Hatch’s Molly’s Game<\/em> is a ground-breaking puzzle-driven immersive narrative experience that demonstrates the incredible potential of escape rooms as a more mature storytelling medium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I emerged from the game with full-body chills, on the verge of tears, struggling to fully process what I’d just experienced and its tremendous implications for escape rooms on the whole. Of the many hundreds of escape rooms I’ve played to date, I can count on one hand the number that have evoked strong, complex emotions with such thoughtfulness and clarity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Molly’s Game<\/em> checked all the boxes for a top-tier escape room: a sprawling, detailed set; memorable interactions and magical special effects; lighting and sound design cinematically scoring every moment; and no shortage of satisfying, creative puzzles. And yet what truly elevated the experience was the narrative depth and cohesion that tied it all together. Each carefully cultivated emotion and each shocking revelation built into the next. Not a single element was extraneous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did Molly’s Game<\/em> tell my all-time favorite story? Honestly, no. But did it tell its story effectively? Resoundingly yes, with a nearly unprecedented level of passion, conviction, and sophistication. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s a fine line between sufficiently praising and unfairly overhyping world-class experiences. Any given game will land differently for different players, different teams, and different playthroughs. So is Molly’s Game<\/em> the top escape room in the world<\/a>? To me, the only reasonable answer to such a question is with an optimistic prediction: I believe that Molly’s Game<\/em> will fundamentally influence and inspire countless “best in the world” escape rooms in the years to come, providing them with new tools to more effectively tell diverse and varied stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For escape room players who care about narrative, Molly’s Game<\/em> is worth traveling from any distance to play. The Netherlands and Belgium are astonishingly rich with dark, sumptuous, narrative-centric escape rooms, and Molly’s Game<\/em> is unequivocally one of the region’s crown jewels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you visit, I recommend moving through this experience with maximal intention and openness. Don’t rush. Don’t treat the puzzles as “just” puzzles. Read everything. Unlike in the majority of escape rooms, every interaction, every detail, and every mind-blowing effect in Molly’s Game<\/em> has a clear “why” \u2014 even if not immediately obvious in the moment \u2014 and ultimately, the game’s narrative is its principal puzzle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Image via Down the Hatch <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Who is this for?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n