JAR Studios

I went here for mu husband's birthday and we took our family and children. The adults and the children had fun! Will come back!

Randomly decided to go to an escape room with my friends and we found JAR studios on Yelp. Luckily they had spots open on the same day so we booked a slot for 4 people. Half of our group has done escape rooms before while the other half has not. Needless to say, this room is a bit difficult - it's a well thought out game BUT we did end up solving it and escaped! Joe, was a fabulous game host. You can tell he is super passionate about what he does. He was able to give us good hints to get us forward and finish the game. Definitely recommend checking this place out!!

We booked this escape room after seeing rave reviews from all corners of the internet... And it did not disappoint! Between our team of 5, we've easily done over 100 escape rooms, all over the world, and this was one of the best we've been to. Joe's room was a simple but brilliant mix of classic escape room riddles and puzzles. It's really true the room is suitable for anyone from 8 to 80. And you have no advantage having done escape rooms before!His passion and enthusiasm for the concept made the whole experience even more compelling. Joe didn't rush us at all before we entered, answering each of our questions very patiently. It was fantastic being able to geek out about the room with him after as well and get some insight into how the mind of an escape room designer works. Challenge yourself and do something different - it'll be an hour well spent!

perfect, Joe was so friendly, funny and very enthusiastic about the game. we called over the phone and found him welcoming! the theme and atmosphere was in theme and immersive. would definitely go again! :P

A really great experience here at JAR Studios! Let me start off by saying I have done around 40-50 escape rooms throughout the Bay Area and LA, but this was my first one here in the Sacramento area! I have always wanted to try some here as I heard there were some good ones out here. My cousin found this place on a Saturday night with a booking open for up to 15 people! With our group of 12, we were excited and determined to escape. Upon entering, the lobby is already designed in a way that you feel like you are in the game. In the lobby, we met our amazing game host and owner of the business, Joe! I truly have never met a game host with the same passion, enthusiasm, immersion, and intuitiveness as Joe! He had such great energy from start to finish, he set expectations for us so well, he really wanted to create a really amazing game experience for us in every way possible. THE GAME ITSELF:The game itself was really fun. It was a bit smaller than I thought it would be, but there were so many different puzzles for the 12 of us to work on and try to figure out. This room is not very linear, but it went well with the puzzles and storyline. I would say these rooms are all 1st gen, maybe a couple 2nd gen. You have your fair share of lock and keys, combo locks, and some keypad entries! With that being said, I think the storyline and room was played out in a way where I did not even think about the tech of the room or even take that into account. The puzzles made you think, overthink, and question yourself enough to just be super determined to finish the room. Obviously I do not want to say too much to give away the room, but I feel like as Joe said, you can be brand new to escape rooms or pretty familiar with escape rooms and still get tripped up on a few puzzles here. We escape with 4 minutes left to spare! My only critiques were the amount of times that he had to come into the room to show us something or make sure something worked. He did warn us in the beginning that some things wouldnt be working right away and played it as being "part of our team" so when he came in it wouldnt ruin the immersion. "Think of me as your NPC" he couldnt say it any better!OVERALL: Back to Joe, he spent some time with us to talk about the room and pretty much his outlook and intentions with the game. For example, the lobby being decorated the way it was, the reasoning for certain puzzles, etc. He also took the time to commend each person for solving puzzles -- he was THAT attentive to our game -- something that you might not usually see at your average escape room. Joe really cultivated the experience for us, and I am glad that we could play his room! I really had a great time here and am looking forward to what updates to the room he might make, what new rooms he might open, and so on! Much support and power to JAR studios!

What an awesome escape room or Live Action Gaming room this place was! First and foremost a big thumps up to Joe the owner. As soon as we entered he was engaging and had a extremely affable personality. He was extremely passionate about this business and it really started the experience on a good foot. I am still pretty new to escape rooms but so far this place ranks as my favorite. The lobby is themed along to the escape room and it was really nice to see that this detail was seen throughout our entire experience. Joe started off a quick chat and some brain exercise puzzles. I don't want to spoil any of the room but there was definitely enough of a challenge to make this a fun and engaging experience.Joe also offers the options of clues on a walk-talkie if you are having trouble, but we really did our best to not ask for help. We caved but thankfully it was only for one puzzle. Throughout the experience Joe didn't act as a silent observer criticizing our mistakes but acted as a helpful guide.I highly recommend this place especially if you are new to escape rooms!

Decided to take my wife to an escape room for her birthday and JAR Studios did not disappoint! This was our first time doing an escape room and our host, Joe was great. He gave us instructions and a brief run down of what to expect. He also let us know he would check in with us via walkie-talkie and offer clues if needed. Clues were definitely needed! He presented them in a way that guided us in the right direction while still requiring problem solving instead of just giving us the answer which I liked. Towards the tail end of the game my wife and I started to get in the swing of things and were able to escape just in the nick of time. Overall we had a great time and look forward to doing it again. Joe was amazing, always staying in character, providing positive reinforcement and is very passionate about providing a great experience!

The best part of JAR Studios is the owner. He's so enthusiastic about what he does , you can't help but have a great time solving puzzles with your friends . He was very friendly and explained so much about escape rooms in general. You can see and feel his passion for them ! Anyway, like most escape rooms , you have to find the clues, to get the next clues, to get the heck out in time to survive. If you get stuck , you can get help to move to the next clue. So did we make it out in time ... nope. But we were close, and it was cool that he let us actually finish the game despite running out of time . Location is weird, but plenty of parking, and it really is a fun escape room . Definitely give it a go and I hope you all survive:)

I read the reviews and it sounded promising, it was!My boyfriend and I had time to kill before our dinner reservation (2hrs) and luckily there was a cancellation so we got to come in immediately. Our reservation wait time sped up so we only got 15 minutes into the game but host was awesome enough to let us either come back after dinner or another time we chose. Super friendly and enthusiastic 100/10!

So fun! Joe was patient with our group running late and so welcome/hospitable to our kiddos joining us! Great experience