Room Escape Artist

Ctrl Alt Reboot is one of the best escape rooms around Montreal, Canada. Here are our recommendations for great escape rooms in the Montreal area.

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Location: Laval, Québec, Canada

Date Played: May 10, 2026

Team Size: 4-6; we recommend 4-5

Duration: 99 minutes

Price: $89.99 CAD per player

Ticketing: Private

Accessibility Consideration:  All players needs to crawl and climb up a steep staircase.

Emergency Exit Rating: [A] Push To Exit

Physical Restraints: [A+] No Physical Restraints

REA Reaction

Rain Corp was an interesting and polarizing game in Escaparium’s lineup. It was, without a doubt, one of their “big games.” This cyberpunk-meets-Terminator world was physically massive, aesthetically pleasing (in a rundown sort of way), and it created one of the strongest characters in escape rooms. But while Rain Corp had diehard fans, for us and many others, it felt a little empty… like it wasn’t quite living up to its potential.

Ctrl Alt Reboot took Rain Corp’s set and story and updated it with all of the lessons that Escaparium has learned over the past few years. They created an entirely new and profoundly upgraded experience.

Ctrl Alt Reboot felt like Rain Corp… but it was so much more dynamic in every way. The gameplay was varied. The world felt occupied. The way we moved through space and interacted with it changed constantly.

Ctrl Alt Reboot was full of surprises. These began in the lobby and carried throughout the entire game. It was touching, while also making us feel like big damn heroes.

For the escape room nerds, there were a ton of Easter eggs… but what was more impressive about these details was that it doesn’t matter if you get them. Their presence simply made the world feel more lived in.

Escaparium kept the best of Rain Corp and then went crazy with the ambition. They repurposed a lot, and then they dreamed up, built, and integrated more new ideas than we find in most escape rooms. Escaparium Laval is one of the world’s top escape room destinations. It’s worth playing almost every game in the building, and if you’re a traveling player, make the time for this. But if you are making choices, definitely choose Ctrl Alt Reboot.

Who is this for?

• Adventure seekers
• Story seekers
• Puzzle lovers
• Scenery snobs
• Cyberpunk fans
• Best for players with at least some experience

Why play?

• Escaparium created a fully realized world
• Loomo is a fantastic character
• It’s a substantial change and upgrade to Rain Corp
• Strong and varied gameplay featuring large set pieces
• The Fourth Wall

Story

We were hanging out chatting when two scientists showed up and basically told us that the world was relying on us coming with them. It was a stranger night than we had originally planned.

Setting

Built on top of and with parts from the retired Escaparium game Rain Corp, Ctrl Alt Reboot maintained the unbelievable size of Rain Corp (maybe shedding a few square feet, but it’s not noticeable.) It also kept the cyberpunk-meets-Terminator aesthetic, adding a ton more detail and a variety of interactions to the environments.

The biggest difference between Rain Corp and Ctrl Alt Reboot is how much better the new game used the space. The variety of set-based interactions was impressive, and the way that we traversed the space was far more dynamic as well. The world of Ctrl Alt Reboot felt a lot more alive.

Gameplay

Escaparium’s Ctrl Alt Reboot was a standard escape room with a moderate level of difficulty.

Core gameplay revolved around observing, making connections, solving puzzles, interacting with characters, and interacting with some large scale props and set pieces.

Analysis

➕ Escaparium took a gorgeous set that was beautiful yet hollow and breathed new life into it. It was such a feat. They repurposed each area of the set, adding entirely new props as needed to make the space and interactions more dynamic. Many of the same puzzle components remained from Rain Corp, but we used them in new ways to accomplish different goals.

➕ The robot characters – both small and, well, not so small – in Ctrl Alt Reboot were especially endearing. We loved the playfulness in animating a huge set piece. We were drawn to these characters, and we wanted to help them, giving the experience a sense of purpose.

➕ Ctrl Alt Reboot was at its best when we took actions that impacted the environment around us. We had some good shots in this one.

➖ Not all of the scenes reenergized this space to the same degree. As we crawled into the depth of this facility, we found a puzzle that was less interactive, and primarily just for one player.

➕ The opening of Ctrl Alt Reboot pulled us into the fiction immediately. It was very well performed.

➕ Escaparium built Easter eggs of all sizes into the set. They fit so naturally. If you don’t know, you don’t know. We delighted in the references to local escape room venues, and even to a certain podcast and convention we know well.

➕/➖ We loved one device that gave us video game-like powers. We were excited anew with every aha involving this device, and there were many. However, it was cumbersome to carry with us and heavy. What at first felt special for one player eventually felt like a burden. (And then we traded off carrying it.)

➖ In one pivotal scene, we didn’t understand how to help a character in need. We knew our mission had gone awry, but we floundered with how to move ahead. The sequence wasn’t entirely clear.

➕ The cutscenes in Ctrl Alt Reboot played like none we’d seen before, providing dramatic, adorable, and memorable interludes. This was music to our ears.

➕/➖ I love Escaparium’s end credits, but this rendition split our attention and we couldn’t fully appreciate them.

Tips For Visiting

• This game is available in French or English.
• There is a parking lot.

Book your session with Escaparium’s Ctrl Alt Reboot, and tell them that the Room Escape Artist sent you.

Disclosure: Escaparium provided a complimentary game.