Daydream Adventures - The Witch's Forest Review (Live Avatar)

Hi all

In May 2021, I learned that a highly-rated live avatar escape room in Canada was about to close down one of its popular online rooms.  So I quickly jumped online and booked a session for my wife and 2 young daughters.  The room was called The Witch’s Forest from Daydream Adventures, who are based in Toronto.

The Witch’s Forest was my 186^th room to date.  The theme of the room is as follows:

In a realm of dreams and magic, a trickster has upset the witch who lives here. Hilda has been away from the forest. Upon returning home, Hilda discovers someone has mischievously interrupted what she was working on. She is locked out of her cabin. She suspects a human may have done this, as she knows many humans detest her. In this realm, spirits often watch and listen. Spirits of the forest, such as yourself, are very wise. A witch calls upon forest spirits for guidance. When Hilda calls for your help, your spirit can tell Hilda exactly how to undo the trickster’s mess.

Here’s what we thought about The Witch’s Forest:

• this room really does deserve all of the positivity it had generated online.  The theming is really beautifully done.  Whilst Hilda the witch acts as your live avatar, they also include pre-recorded video cut-scenes throughout the game which is really magical and flawlessly executed;

• the live avatar was excellent.  Hilda took the time to really engage with our team, particularly with our young daughters, to ensure that they were actively involved.  Our girls loved the experience; and

• there was a really lovely mixture of puzzles throughout the experience, ranging from quite simple to slightly tricky.  I would describe the overall difficulty level of the room as easy to medium, but perfect for families.

Unfortunately, The Witch’s Forest has since closed down (and by the looks of it, has been replaced with a new room called Dream Portal.  Currently the 2 rooms available at Daydream Adventures are in person only rooms.  However, at the time of writing this review, their website says that they are looking to again provide online options (due, I assume, to current Covid lockdowns in Canada).  

Where:                                 Virtual Room (online)

Virtual Room Type:             Live Avatar

Duration:                              60 minutes

Themes:                               2 (but currently up in the air due to Covid)

Cost:                                    $93CAD for 4 (but we had a discount code)

Overall Rating:                    A clever and truly beautiful room perfect for families

More details:                       https://daydreamtoronto.com/our-escape-rooms/