Room Escape Artist

Cold Rush

Location: Orlando, Florida

Date Played: November 19, 2025

Team Size: 1-8; we recommend 3-4

Duration: 60 minutes

Price:  $43.99 per person

Ticketing: Public

Accessibility Consideration: Players need to climb stairs and crawl

Emergency Exit Rating: [A+] No Lock

Physical Restraints: [A+] No Physical Restraints

REA Reaction

Like a first love, everyone remembers their first great escape room. Mine was Gold Rush at The Escape Game in Austin, New Year’s Day, 2017. Between the puzzles, story, and set, I fell hard and I’ve been addicted ever since. Countless games later, it remains one of my favorites. So when I heard that The Escape Game was releasing Legend of the Yeti using the Gold Rush set, I worried it would feel like playing Gold Rush in the snow. But while I recognized certain set features, there was no mistaking that this was a completely new game. 

As the game started, we left behind the hallway and entered into an immersive, snow-covered Himalayan mountain setting, with stairs leading up to a frosty, abandoned cabin. Special effects, artistic designs and thoughtful details gave a sense of elevation to the space and made the wintery setting feel realistic. 

Game flow was smooth, even orchestrated at times, though we lost momentum early on when a component got stuck for a while with no obvious workaround. Themed puzzles and actor interactions made for an engaging experience. In fact, these brief actor moments were really funny, especially when we did the wrong thing. Puzzles varied in style and difficulty, and often led to satisfying solves when we put all the pieces together. 

While the mission focused on the expedition, the Yeti legend was given its due with various artifacts mixed into puzzles and sets. But would we ever encounter a certain hairy creature before we rescued the missing explorers? I wouldn’t want to reveal any spoilers, so I’ll just say it sure teased us with hints of Yeti-ness!    

The Escape Game continues to level up their experiences as they add new games to their roster. Legend of the Yeti takes its place among their must play games–like Gold Rush. It’s not at every location, so find this game at TEG and get ready to play Yeti!

Who is this for?

• Adventure seekers
• Puzzle lovers
• Scenery snobs
• Cryptid enthusiasts
• People who love winter
• Players with at least some experience
• Players who don’t need to be a part of every puzzle

Why play?

• Cool theme
• Immersive set
• Fun special effects
• You want to know if the Yeti is real

Story

We’d set out to find a missing expedition that had disappeared while searching for a lost artifact high up in the snow-covered Himalayas. But the cold weather might not be our only problem. Rumor had it that someone, or something, may be trying to get in our way.

Setting

The game started on a wintery mountaintop in front of a snow-covered outpost, seemingly abandoned by the latest expedition. Snow-covered stairs led up to the cabin door while colorful flags hung between the trees overhead. A “Warning: Keep Out” sign hinted at the dangers ahead.     

Gameplay

The Escape Game’s Legend of the Yeti was a standard escape room with a moderate level of difficulty. 

Core gameplay revolved around searching, observing, making connections, and puzzling.

Analysis

➕ The set was immersive and detailed, conveying a snowy mountain scene that felt abandoned and cold. Icicles hanging from the doorways were a nice touch, even though the actual temperature was nowhere near 32 degrees. Nor even cold.

➕ Special effects – some expected, some surprising – made the game come to life and advanced the story.

➕ There was a nice variety of puzzle styles, both straightforward and layered, requiring making connections that were not immediately obvious. Others were really clever and fun to discover. There really was something for all types of players.

➖ We struggled with a prop for a later puzzle, as it appeared worn and was hard to read.

➕ Amusing but brief interactions with an actor added nuance and emotion to the story; I wanted more!

➖ One puzzle involved a finicky component, and we thought we had the wrong solution. But after a bit of jiggling, it reset and we solved the puzzle.

➕/➖The Escape Game uses a consistent style of hint button throughout many of their games. While this approach is helpful, especially for newer players, it is not immersive and felt out of place in this scenario.

❄️ At the time of review, only a handful of The Escape Game locations offered The Legend of the Yeti, with more on the way.

Tips For Visiting

• There is a parking lot.
• The Escape Game is a national chain with more than 50 locations; check locations for availability.
• The Escape Game repurposed one of two Gold Rush sets in Orlando into the new Yeti game, so at review time this location still had both games.
• We enjoyed the Tex-Mex at Chuy’s next door. Ask for creamy jalapeño dip with your complimentary chips and salsa.

Book your hour with The Escape Game’s Legend of the Yeti, and tell them that the Room Escape Artist sent you.

Disclosure: The Escape Game comped our tickets for this game.