Krakit

I have been to this place three times and have had a blast each time! The first time I did the one night stand room with friends. We didn’t escape in time, but that’s okay we still had fun and eventually got out. The second time, I went for my birthday and my party split into two groups.
My group did the zombie apocalypse, the other did the asylum. The asylum group escaped in time. We almost did if it weren’t for the last tricky clue. I liked the zombie one. A lot of clues that aren’t extremely difficult but you can easily overthink them.
Last one I did was the butcher shop with my parents and best friend. This one was probably my least favourite out of the three. There were a lot of clues that there is no way you would have figured out if it weren’t for help from the staff. Despite that, we escaped the room on a fluke! We bypassed a clue and managed to find the key to open the door in an unconventional way. Can’t really explain without spoiling it but we finished with two minutes to spare!
I definitely want to go back and do the asylum — I plan on going with my best friend and our moms. I like that it’s so close to home too. Literally less than five minute drive away. I like that Burnaby/​Coquitlam is getting some fun, innovative activities to do. Most of these types of activities you have to go to Vancouver or Richmond to do (ie: go karting, extreme air trampolines, etc.) so it’s nice to have something to do that’s local.

Location: It’s right behind Lougheed Mall, within a short walking distance to the Skytrain if you take public transit and they have a parking lot with several spaces if you drive.
Ambiance: It’s super clean. The rooms have a range of funny and upbeat to downright so-scary-I-don’t-wanna-look. They’re interactive. ;)
Style of play: They incorporate everything from mechanics to simple puzzles, to brainboggling out of the box calculations. It’s not impossible but the rooms definitely aren’t easy.
Staff: They are my favorite. I have never seen staff so eager to talk to their customers. They make jokes, they make sure we’re comfortable, they talk a lot and they are interactive in-​game! They stay with you to make sure you understand the hint they gave you, and they even go in costume!
Hurry up and bring out a new room so we can come back. We love it here!

I’ve been to other escape rooms in the past and this is the first one I have been able to escape out of. I’m not sure if it’s because I’ve gotten good at these escape rooms, my friends are all geniuses or that it is easier than other escape rooms? Not sure.
Overall I really enjoyed my time here. The owner/​actor/​hint guy was super super friendly and passionate about the rooms and riddles. The service was really great and I guess that’s what sets this place apart from other places. The rooms are set up with a variety of different hints of locks, gadgets, etc.

This was my first time doing an escape room. The guy running the show was very friendly and did his best to help/​scare us. I went with coworkers (a group of 8), only 1 room could accommodate our group, but we had a good time anyway. There is a good variety of puzzles and riddles. We did the One Night Stand and almost escaped.
Afterwards we decided to split up into 2 groups to try another room. One group did Asylum while my group did the Zombie apocalypse. We were so proud of ourselves when we escaped. Would definitely recommend it.

Did the Zombie themed roomed and it was pretty sweet.
The room itself had great atmosphere, and the had a variety of puzzles. There was one that was a bit obscure which we wouldn’t have solved without a hint. We would also have liked the zombie theme to have carried into the clues a bit more. But there were some live actors, which is a plus! (Haven’t come across another room escape with actors.)
The staff were super friendly and helpful as well. They also had a bunch of board games for you to play if you went early and had to wait for your game. I’ve been to a couple escape rooms before and I think I had the most fun here. I wouldn’t recommend a group more than 4 in order to get everyone involved.
Overall we had a lot of fun. In fact, we would’ve stayed for another game if one member of our group didn’t have to go to work.

I’ve never hear of Krakit Escape Game before, but was invited by a friend and thought why not ?
I have to say it is an entertainment experience. This reminds me of a board game, but more interactive and life-​life. You pick a theme, and with 6 – 8 other people, try to find the clues and solve the puzzle and escape. If you weren’t team building with co-​workers or bonding with your family in the beginning, you will be by the end. The game does make you work together in order to solve the puzzles.
There are four current themes: Zombie Apocalypse, Asylum, Butcher Shop and The One NIght Stand. The rooms range from moderate to difficult. My group went into the One Night Stand and it was difficult. It definitely reminded me of the Hangover movie :)
The people hosting were super friendly and explained the rules clearly.
Only down side, parking is a bit limited.

I love this new game!
We went here to play a game and ended up playing 3 in a row. I love solving puzzles but this place takes it to a new level. The excitement of being in a real situation like being locked up in an asylum and needing to escape or the zombies about to come in if you don’t get to the next room. Great puzzles and the clock ticking down got my heart pounding. You can tell the staff were having a great time to. Looks like a fun place to work. Great job Krakit! We Kraked the butcher:)

So as an end to our «escape room hopping», we decided to try Krakit, which was getting a lot of attention due to their inclusion of actors! The hype dwindled a bit personally, seeing as how the lobby was both oddly large and minimally and randomly decorated, but the friendliness of the staff made up for that. They were pretty accommodating and thorough.
We ended up playing The Asylum theme, which we were told was very hard (9% finish rate). Once in the room, the staff member took an excessive amount of time explaining the story and rules of the game, giving us warnings like not tearing away the wallpaper or breaking the locks, just because we «looked like that kind of group (we did not appreciate that kind of profiling). The puzzles were pretty average, some that were kind of farfetched, but the transitions were pretty creative. Apparently, we had cleared the first room so fast, the actor wasn’t in position in time. However, the presence of the actor made the experience more immersive and enjoyable as a whole. We ended up completing the room with 4 minutes to spare! Though lacking in some departments compared to other facilities in the lower mainland, I’ll still be back eventually to try their other rooms!

Fun! Came here with coworkers for a ‘fun day.’ The guys who worked there were super friendly and very accommodating. We pretty much had the whole place booked for ourselves so we got to split up ourselves and pick whichever room we wanted.
Our group picked the zombie room. Clues were tricky but not impossible. We were pretty close to getting out at the end but no dice. Id recommend a minimum of 4 ppl for this room.
I’ve tried similar escape places before. Compared to the others, krakit has definitely been the best so far in terms of the variety of rooms, difficulty of the puzzles, and customer service!

So much fun! We picked the Butcher room and weren’t sure what to expect. The room was light on décor but the clues were so good. There was a nice variety of what we had to solve –and no math!!! Yah!!! We were surprised so many times at how we over looked the obvious –yield and time again… we want to try the zombie room because we heard another group scream when they were in there.