The Story
Camp Hero, an abandoned military installation on the tip of Long Island, is rumored to be the site of secret mind control experiments that have opened a portal to another dimension.
Conspiracy theories abound of kidnapping, time travel and even real-life monsters.
The Mission
You and your team of investigators have set out to uncover the truth. Your inside source has led you to a cemetery where there is an alleged secret entrance to the lab. Solve the puzzles to infiltrate the base, destroy the portal and escape before it’s too late.
GENRE
Sci-Fi
PLAYERS
2-15
DIFFICULTY
Moderate
SPECIAL NOTES
This scalable team building style challenge is well suited for all group sizes and ability levels.
Frequently Asked Questions
HOW MANY PLAYERS CAN YOU ACCOMODATE?
The Strangest Things is recommended for a maximum of 15 players. This complex structured escape room game consists of several paths and starting positions. Larger teams will be able to split into smaller groups and access various sections of the puzzle immediately, while smaller teams will be forced to work more independently in order to progress.
WHO IS THIS ADVENTURE BEST SUITED FOR?
The Strangest Things is an escape room game where participants progress through large, dimly lit spaces. It is best suited for team building, parties, camps, school groups, families and enthusiasts looking for a challenge.
WHAT IS THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL?
The Strangest Things is moderately difficult. It is designed for all group sizes and experience levels.
IS THIS ADVENTURE SCARY?
The Strangest Things is a science fiction themed escape room game where investigators navigate a cemetery, secret lab, and a spooky alternate dimension. While designed not to scare, there are ambient noises, holograms, and sound effects which may startle or frighten those who are sensitive.
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The Strangest Things — What to Expect
The Strangest Things is REACT's most expansive adventure — five distinct environments, each with its own atmosphere, its own challenges, and its own piece of a conspiracy that your team is racing to unravel before it's too late.
The journey begins in a graveyard, where your investigation gets its first foothold. From there your team locates the entrance to a mausoleum — a tonal shift that signals this adventure goes places most escape rooms don't. A hidden room follows, rewarding careful searchers with access to information that recontextualizes everything that came before it.
Then comes the Upside Down. If you've been paying attention to the story, this environment will feel like the moment the whole adventure snaps into focus. The challenges here lean into teamwork and coordination — this is not a section you can solve quietly in a corner. Communication is the key.
The final environment is the laboratory, where the mission reaches its conclusion. By this point your team will have moved through more physical and narrative space than almost any other escape room experience in the region, and the laboratory is designed to make the finale feel like it was worth every step.
Five rooms, one mission, sixty minutes. The Strangest Things is the adventure that most consistently surprises experienced escape room players — not because it relies on gimmicks, but because the scale and variety of what REACT has built here is genuinely uncommon. Recommended for groups who want an epic experience and are willing to earn it.
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Difference
Room Escape Adventures CT has been servicing the cities of Hartford, CT and Springfield, MA and the surrounding areas since 2017. We strive to provide the most immersive and exciting escape room experience possible. Whether you're a first time Adventurer or a seasoned escape room enthusiast, our unique combination of puzzles, riddles, set designs and special effects, will give you an experience unlike any other.