Off The Couch

Really fun game and really immersive!! I did it with a group of 4 and we love the puzzles

Did part 1, 2, and 3 with a group of 5 and it was amazing! Part 1 was the apartment, 2 was the art gallery, and 3 was the morgue.The immersion is the best part, it feels like you're really in the actual settings. Puzzles are challenging but super rewarding! Giggles is scary/friendly? We'll keep coming to this location as they're going to keep adding more parts!! Highly recommend if you enjoy escape rooms. Big appreciation to Edzel and Jo! Awesome coordinators and super helpful!

Honestly can say Off the Couch has the top rooms in the Bay Area! After doing rooms all across the country and even internationally - Ch 1 and 2 have been our favorites. Extremely creative puzzles and storylines with an extremely detailed-oriented room design (with impressive tech integration)! It was awesome to hear the backstory of the owner's experience in tech and electrical engineering which makes these rooms so interactive and exciting. Additionally, with their dynamic pricing and flexible bookings...OTC really wants their escapers to have an unforgettable experience. If you scare easily like me, these rooms are thrilling...but boundaries are well kept. Our time (for both chapters) was made most special by game master Jack!! We loved it so much we came back in just 3 weeks to complete an unfinished Ch 1 and jump into Ch 2! 1000/10 recommend!!

Chapter 2 was more puzzle-y than Chapter 1, but our group finished with 20 minutes to spare. Ch2 had more traditional mechanics and all I have to suggest is to try to approach the solutions with a fresh perspective if you get stuck! Write things down to notice patterns that you may have missed. Looking forward to Chapter 3!

Had an amazing time in Chapter I. We will be back for Chapter II! Shout out to Jo for being an amazing host. 10/10 would recommend.

Whoa, this place was definitely one for the books! To preface, my husband and I have pretty much done all the escape rooms in Vegas where we live, so we enjoy doing them in other cities when visiting family and friends. This place is super unique with their theming, the storyline, and the timing. More info below! Tried to book the escape room online for the 7:30 room #2 and kept getting an invalid message so my husband called to get it done over the phone. After speaking to the worker, we got it figured out with email confirmations and card entry. The rooms are limited to 2-6 people and the times are actually much longer. Of the three rooms (that follow a sequential order), the first is up to 105 minutes, the second 90 min, and third is 120 min! Very different than the 60 minutes you would normally get for a room, but with a price that reflects that! The more people, the lower the price per person, but it's quite a steep amount! Make sure you go with people you like! Haha Fairly good amount of parking In their lot and easy to spot signage up front. Super chill waiting area with a couple chairs, some restrooms, a locker area for bags, and vending machine. The game master/worker actually allowed us to do the first room rather than the second room because they weren't too busy and he could set it up! We originally couldn't make the time listed on room 1, but could make it to the later time for room 2! The rooms are very well done! Without giving too much away, we all had things we were able to solve and the teamwork level was high! The theming was definitely on point, although the thrilling aspect was quite scary for some of us when it came to lighting and sound! You are allowed unlimited hints/clues without penalties which is nice, and the "clues" are given from someone more like a "player" in the game rather than the game master. :) This place is special as they can credit your remaining time for the next room! We finished in 85 minutes so the remaining 20 would be "credited" for the following room. ALSO, there were choices we made in room 1 that would Influence what happens in the following room! SO cool and well tailored to your game play! *they do tell you to make sure everyone in your group agrees with the decisions made because it will definitely be used in the future! Overall, definitely want to come back with our group to try room 2. Thanks for a great time!

I came and did the first two "episodes" here.The first one was great. I was told it wouldn't be scary and it 100% was still too scary for me, but also admittedly I'm a wimp. The puzzles in the first game (Occam's apartment) were also extremely clever and fun. We really enjoyed most of the room. The second room (art museum) was the opposite. The puzzles were mostly derivative, tired. Minor spoiler, but this room was also extremely screen heavy- like playing awful mobile games on iPad screens for WAY too long. And the acting was overdone. The ending was weirdly anti climactic. The quality of the set was still nice, but the puzzles themselves were so...boring. Our gamemaster also maybe hinted a little aggressively, even though we had plenty of time. And then when we said we unfortunately weren't able to do the last one (due to logistics, most of the others were moving out of the area and I was only visiting), we were being hard sold on it. Like...ten minutes of listening to the GM sell us this game we knew we wouldn't do. -_- it was extremely annoying and I'd recommend NOT doing this. It accomplishes nothing. If we wanted to do it, we'd figure out a way to do it. We'll always go out of our way to do more if we can, and we're not asking you to hard sell us when we can't. It's fine to ask; it's not fine to keep pushing for ten minutes when we've already said no.I think the overselling would've turned me off if we didn't have logistics issues. But even without that, the second room was such a bad/boring experience that we'd be unlikely to want to return anyhow.So... Definitely do the first room. If you did great time in the first room and can get a discount for the second, sure. Apparently the third room is better, if you're okay with spooky. But otherwise I'd probably just rec the first room.PS people aren't THAT invested in the story. The story isn't that good or mind-blowing. The puzzles in the first room are what made it great. So...maybe get that person to design the new rooms in the future.

What an AMAZING experience. Most of us were kind of nervous going into it because of the anticipation of the live actors. The staff were super friendly and you can tell they are passionate about what they do. They made us feel very welcoming and did not rush anything. A lot of places start you ASAP to make up the time. Speaking of time... this place did things differently. So the time stated for each chapters were 110, 90 and 120 respectively for first 3 chapters. If you go past the 110 minutes, time starts being taken out of the next rooms. If you don't use up the full 110, well, that's more time for your following rooms. If you pass the games and still have time remaining, you get credit back that time. Another unique thing is if you want to stop, you can "save your game" and resume where you left off another time. Upon arriving, you're allowed to grab drinks and they will charge you later. You can bring the drinks into the rooms with you.Our group is nuts and we chose to do all 3 rooms in one day... Our plan was to start the first room at 1pm and finish first 2 chapters by 3 something and have a break to get boba and donuts nearby. Unfortunately... we suck and didn't get out on time so we didn't have that break and most of us were burned out. We couldn't get our boba and donuts. We had a short break until jumping into chapter 3. The staff were nice enough to offer us snacks to give us energy. This may not be for everyone but I highly recommend doing all 3 if you can - or at least don't spend too much time apart. Like don't do chapter 1 and then wait months to do chapter 2. Doing it same day or close apart will keep the memory fresh and really play into the immersion.We had a great time speaking with Nick, the owner, and the other staff members - Jo, Nick, and Kenneth. They were all passionate and loved what they were doing. You can feel the energy and positive vibes from each of them. Usually places that don't have that energy, it rubs off on the players and it isn't as enjoyable so I'm glad that wasn't the same at Off The Couch Games. Nick said he has done 1500 rooms... that definitely tells you how much of an escape room enthusiast he is. The staff told us about their plans for expanding this game into 12 chapters. They really value the experience and story line more than a typical escape room filled with bunch of combo locks, number codes, key locks, etc. They told us that they are currently petitioning to the Mayor of Fremont in order to get the green light to further expand their rooms. Fingers crossed because we are so looking forward to continuing the story line. We were told chapter 4 would include dinner with the mayor ;) ... the food can be as low as McDonald's grade to Michelin Star grade. That sounds SOOO interesting.Your decisions in the games matter and affect how your other games play out so think carefully. Hopefully the city of Fremont makes the right decision so we can continue have such amazing, high quality escape rooms for us at Off the Couch Games. Please drop by! Hands down the best escape room experience. For my chickens out there, it's not that bad. You got this.Oh, we also got a beautiful drawing personalized for our group. Jealous, are we? Go get one yourselves then. Drop by!

A MUST TRY ESCAPE ROOM IN THE BAY AREA!!!!My group and I have done more than 50 escape rooms together, and I would say this company is one of the most creative!The rooms are set like a story and are meant to be played in order. However, my friends and I actually started with the 3rd room (The Morgue) and did the 1st room after (Occam's Apartment). While the Morgue had really creative puzzles, I enjoyed Occam's apartment more. I love rooms that are more linear and the type where you can work together to solve puzzles as a team, which is what the Apartment was like.With the morgue, you are occasionally separated or left to do different puzzles at the same time. These rooms are better done with a decent sized group.

10/10 experience at Off The Couch across the board! TLDR; the workers are so passionate about the rooms/storyline, the structure of the rooms is definitely different than what I've seen before, and you are sure to have a unique experience coming here. For my escape room enthusiasts, Off The Couch is a MUST TRY! My experience here started with my interest in this place pre-covid. However, during covid, their original location shut down and they relocated to Fremont. For a while, their rooms were booked out which definitely made me think "Woah this place is the real deal if they're always booked"Luckily, my friends and I were able to snag a spot for Chapter 3: The Morgue. DISCLAIMER -- there are chapters on the rooms for a reason and we were definitely aware of that. However given the availability of both the rooms and my friends, we could only do Chapter 3. I chatted on the phone with the owner, Nick (GREAT guy btw. We talked for like 10 mins) and he explained to me how each room has decisions and storylines that affect the next room, and it is much better to experience it in order. That is a really cool concept. My friends and I decided to do Chapter 3 anyway.Our game host was Alex. He gave us the GREATEST experience from start to finish. Literally from walking in to the second we walked out (stayed 20 mins longer to just chat about the escape rooms). Normally, I am not a fan of escape rooms that are non-linear, but The Morgue definitely surpassed my expectations. It was fun, funny, heart racing, witty, and the best part -- it was beatable! My team and I got out in ~90 mins given our 120min time limit. I cant WAIT to return for Chapters 1 and 2. Alex also hinted at more chapters coming soon so super excited to see what Off the Couch has to offer in the future.