Duration
60 min
Players
2-6
Reviewed
01-11-2025
Difficulty
Medium
Our review
From the depths of the ocean rises The Flying Dutchman – the cursed ship of the ruthless Davy Jones. Once a man, now cursed to sail forever, he is searching for his stolen treasure. You are part of the pirate crew that dared to rob him, but you were left behind. Your only chance? Escape from the ship's depths before the cursed crew catches you... forever.
Detailed Ratings
Story & Theme9/10
Puzzle Design9/10
Atmosphere10/10
Technology8/10
Game Flow9/10
We played this escape room with 2 players and:
Story & Setting
This is roughly how our first impression was drawn when we entered the room: 50% of the team skeptical ('these guys creak the floor') + 50% super enthusiastic ('haaa, this is so cool!'). How did the statistics balance out? At 100% good mood and fine state (yes, yes, quite the opposite of what you should feel on a ship full of skeletons!). This escape room is surprising, well thought out, well built and with a vibe that makes you feel like you could take on a real pirate.
Puzzles & Gameplay
Although the room is not 100% automated nor completely linear, this didn't bother us at all – in fact it added a plus of realism and dynamism to the story. The puzzles have a medium to difficult difficulty level, are logical and well integrated into the narrative thread. We liked them and they challenged us quite well at certain moments. P.S: we appreciated that although they introduced mechanical puzzles too, they didn't fixate on them and made them approachable regardless of... stature.
Atmosphere & Immersion
From beginning to end the 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Flying Dutchman' escape room respects the story very well, the atmosphere being drawn in indigo from an old ship, lost between worlds. The decor elements are well used, and as you can imagine, details such as chains, chests, ropes or creaks that indicate the presence of a cursed crew stalking from the shadows are not missing at all. The only thing that might make you remember that you're not James Hook after all are the many signs with 'don't touch, don't rush', which we generally understand, but here they seemed a bit too many (note for people who go to escape rooms to stop destroying the decor - tsk tsk).
What We Loved
- ✓Authentic atmosphere
- ✓Puzzles well integrated into the story
- ✓Balanced difficulty of puzzles
Areas for Improvement
- !The intro story tells about staff directly in the room. We would have appreciated more if we discovered it ourselves initially, for more immersion.
Final Verdict
We liked it a lot, it was fun, flowing, well built and we warmly recommend it. The Pirates of the Caribbean: The Flying Dutchman escape room is an excellent place in Bucharest to go if you want to feel like a pirate for 60 minutes.
ⓘ Currently we use a custom image for presenting the room in the review. If you are from Breakout and would like to replace it with the official artwork, give us a sign and we can sort it out.
