Puzzle Effect - Bakersfield

We were looking for something different to do in town. We decided on an escape room and ended up having such a great time! The person who helped us was Alexis and she was very friendly and helpful. We can't wait to go back :)

I have been to this place several times now and each time i go, I have more and more fun! This time around we took our 10 year old for her birthday and we had a blast! There was 6 of us and we worked well together to figure out the clues (slowly and with several hints). If you have never done an escape room, I'm telling you to give it a try, you will love it!

Very challenging and fun! My family and I tried the Crimson Storm one today, but we've tried the rest on previous occasions. The place was clean and the worker, Alexis, was very nice and reassuring. We enjoyed it a lot! Love the team building opportunity and bonding. So sad we can't go here anymore, but I highly suggest visiting for a difficult yet exhilarating experience!

This was not our first escape room, but this one of the funniest. We came for a date night and loved it. We did their Crimson Storm room. And we had a mixture of newbies and ones that had been to harder rooms than this in our group and this was a great room for us all...we all had a great time...the puzzles challenged all of us...we totally enjoyed ourselves. The staff was wonderful and we got stuck at the last second and they gave us the last little boost so we wouldn't completely lose, without giving us the complete answer...we will definitely be back. They have a detective room that I as a true crime junkie would love to try next time!!!

We had so much fun!I came here with friends and did two rooms (on 2 separate days) and we had the best time. It's a smaller size escape room than what I'm used to. However, the staff and the rooms make up for it. Bathrooms are clean, rooms are also interesting. Hoping they add more soon!Also, they are kid friendly. One of our friends brought their kiddos and the Faith was great with her. We'll definitely be back!

The place was clean. Bathrooms were clean as well. Hand sanitizer everywhere. The room was set up nicely. Andrea was really nice. She was sweet and never gave us a hard time (even when i messed up the lights). Overall nice experience!

It's been about 4 years, but Puzzle Effect - Bakersfield is still great! We opted to do Grim Stacks, a mystical book shop themed escape room with a 5/5 challenge level.We visited as a party of six. All of my friends are wicked smart and with several type A's I worried that we wouldn't be great at communication. But we did amazing and beat it with over 7 minutes to spare!The staff member was incredibly friendly and helpful. They took the time to explain the rules of the room and answer any questions we had before we began. They were also very attentive throughout the experience, providing hints when we needed them.As for the room itself, it was well-designed and thoughtfully constructed. The puzzles were challenging but not frustratingly so, and there was a great mix of physical challenges and mental tasks. It was especially entertaining to see my friends strengths shine. Overall, I would highly recommend Puzzle Effect to anyone looking for a fun and unique experience. Now that I know our group excels at puzzles we'll be back to do more soon.

Me and a couple girls friends tried the pirate escape room. No we were not able to solve it but it was a lot of fun! It was only one room but with many different types of puzzles. Rob helped us out in the front and he was very informative and friendly. We are already making plans to go again this month!

I would not recommend Puzzle Effect Rooms to anyone. Our experience was extremely disappointing, mainly due to the rude behavior of the host. When we arrived, our time slot was delayed, which was already frustrating, but we decided to make the most of it. However, during the game, one of the puzzles was clearly damaged--it was hanging by a thread on the wall and eventually broke while we were trying to solve it. We repeatedly called out for clues and mentioned that the object was broken, but the host completely ignored us.When our party asked for clues 20 minutes in the host rudely wrote on the screen, "you all insisted on doing the hardest escape room and you keep asking for clues?" At the end of the experience, instead of addressing our concerns, the host was extremely rude and dismissive. He didn't apologize or even acknowledge the faulty puzzle, and instead, he rudely told us to leave in a short and condescending manner. He said he needed to fix the faulty puzzle before the next party's time slot. This lack of professionalism and poor customer service ruined the entire experience for us.If you're looking for a fun and engaging escape room, I'd strongly suggest going elsewhere. Puzzle Effect Rooms clearly doesn't care about their customers or maintaining their equipment.

Puzzle Effect is AWESOME! We did the second hardest room. It was challenging but in a good way! We had a blast! We can't wait to come back and try all the rooms!