Room Escape Artist

“Pressure, pushing down on me. Pressin’ down on you.”

Location: Available all over, played in Holmdel, New Jersey

Date Played: May 5, 2025

Team Size: 2-5; we recommend 2-4

Duration: 60 minutes

Price: $35 to $39 per player

Ticketing: Private

Accessibility Consideration: This is a VR game. A headset and controllers must be used.

Emergency Exit Rating: [A+] No Lock

Physical Restraints: [A+] No Physical Restraints

REA Reaction

VR escape rooms are at their best when they take you to places that real life games never could, and ask you to do things that real life escape rooms never would. In Depths of Osiris, vrCAVE demonstrated a full understanding of this concept.

While I have been in plenty of submarine escape rooms, and some of them have even simulated flooding, none ever went as hard into the concept as Depths of Osiris did. And that was just the opening of the game.

As we progressed, we found ourselves exploring environments that would be insane and unreasonable to build in real life, and as a long time SCUBA diver, I loved where Depths of Osiris took us.

I’ll add that our visit to oasisVRX in Holmdel, New Jersey added greatly to the experience. Their open arena space allowed me and my teammates to walk around the same virtual space together in one of the most natural VR experiences that I have ever had. The setup really does matter in VR.

All too often I find myself motion sick and annoyed in VR games, and I had none of the normal issues while playing Depths of Osiris. This left me wanting to see more of what vrCAVE has to offer.

Depths of Osiris was a visually impressive and pleasant game, which I recommend, but if you’re looking for something more technically impressive with more action, check out vrCAVE’s newer game, Alien Infection.

vrCAVE games are available in locations around the world, check their website for availability.

Who is this for?

• Adventure seekers
• Puzzle lovers
• Scenery snobs
• Deep sea adventure fans
• Any experience level

Why play?

• A beautiful undersea game world
• Playful interaction design
• Surprising gameplay interactions

Story

Our deep sea submarine, the Oceanus 5, had finally discovered the legendary Temple of Osiris. As our systems began to fail, we couldn’t abandon our quest to find what artifacts were hidden within the ruins. We decided to use the limited oxygen available to complete our investigation.

Setting

Suited up in a VR headset, we found ourselves inside of a well-rendered steampunk submarine that was taking on water. From there we would eventually abandon ship and explore the sea and its wildlife without the submarine.

Gameplay

vrCAVE Depths of Osiris was a multiplayer virtual reality escape room with a moderate level of difficulty.

From a techical standpoint, the game felt responsive and smooth. My team of three played in the same physical space where we could walk around and engage with the game without using any teleportation. We never encountered any collisions or tracking problems. I am very prone to getting motion sick in VR and I had no issues at all using the setup at oasisVRX in Holmdel, New Jersey.

Depths of Osiris‘ core gameplay revolved around searching, observing, determining how to engage with the world, and puzzling.

Analysis

➕ The tech worked well. Some of this was the game made by vrCAVE, and some was the result of the hardware selection and installation by oasisVRX.

➕ The undersea game environment was consistently fun, and each act presented a new location that felt distinctive.

➕/➖ There were some unexpected and playful interactions, especially involving critters in this undersea world. Much as I liked these, I really wish that they resulted in more interesting feedback.

➕/➖ Puzzle progression leaned heavily on experimentation within the environment, and less on traceable clues. Mostly I liked this, but there were times where things felt like a reach.

➕ vrCAVE delivered on an experience that absolutely could not be built in real life, and that’s exactly what I want out of a VR escape game.

Tips For Visiting

• oasisVRX is located inside of Bell Works a mall that used to be the Bell Labs building. It is currently the space where Severance films. I encourage that you spend some time enjoying the unusual building.
• Parking is abundant and surrounding the oval-shaped building. It’s easiest to park near any entrance and find your way on foot.
• There are ample food options within Bell Works; they aren’t cheap.

Book your hour with vrCAVE’s Depths of Osiris, and tell them that the Room Escape Artist sent you.

Disclosure: oasisVRX comped our tickets for this game.