Duration
75 min
Players
2-7 players
Reviewed
02-11-2025
Difficulty
Medium
Our review
Sotheby's is auctioning off one of the most famous Faberge eggs – that of Tsar Alexander III – estimated at 2 million euros. The event takes place in Paris, and the famous Arsene Lupin is planning the perfect heist, while the police are already on his trail. You have a plan, encrypted clues and the necessary tools. Do you succeed in pulling it off or end up in handcuffs?
Detailed Ratings
Story & Theme8/10
Puzzle Design8/10
Atmosphere8/10
Technology7/10
Game Flow9/10
We played this escape room with 2 players and:
Story & Setting
'Arsene Lupin and the Faberge Heist 2.0' is an escape room that doesn't captivate you from the first minutes. On the contrary, at the beginning we even had a slight feeling of disappointment. The story sounds spectacular, with heists, old auction houses and mysterious atmosphere, but the first steps into the room seem rather... without story. The good part is that, as you advance, things change. Everything starts to make sense, and the story gradually takes shape, in an increasingly captivating way.
Puzzles & Gameplay
Just like the story, the puzzles are built gradually. At first they seem simple, maybe too easy, for beginners, and lucky us, on about two of them we even thought we solved them by mistake. But along the way the difficulty level increases and it's good to recalibrate your attention. Towards the end everything ties together nicely and shapes up as an interesting one. The room is automated to approximately 70-80%, so you'll also encounter classic elements – keys, locks, mechanisms. Hints are transmitted via walkie-talkie, which adds a small old-school twist, although sometimes it can become frustrating if the signal drops and communication is interrupted.
Atmosphere & Immersion
If I were to compare the 'Arsene Lupin and the Faberge Heist 2.0' escape room to an object, it would be a funnel. The beginning is... narrow, simple, even modest – the decor doesn't impress and doesn't immediately pull you into the story. But as you advance, everything improves: new details appear, more complex elements, and the atmosphere becomes better and better. In the end, you're left with the feeling of an escape room that grew in front of you, bringing more and more energy and enthusiasm.
What We Loved
- ✓Interesting finale
- ✓Increasing intensity of atmosphere
Areas for Improvement
- !Initial decor that didn't pull us into the story
- !Beginning puzzles that could have been more difficult
Final Verdict
It's probably the hardest room to rate that we've played so far. It feels like two opposite worlds – one weaker at the beginning and another full of potential towards the end, which also made us give scores in pieces. With a bit more attention to decor and puzzle details, 'Arsene Lupin and the Faberge Heist 2.0' could easily become a 10-point room. The story is there, the idea is excellent, and the finale is worth the effort.
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