• Not haunted-house loud. Not carnival scary.

A Place Where You Step In… and Something Feels Off

Just that quiet shift in your stomach when the lights don’t behave the way they should. We build rooms that don’t try to shock you — they just sit with you until your nerves start whispering on their own. Nothing jumps out. Nothing screams. But people still hold onto each other without realizing it. If you like that kind of feeling — the almost-laughing, almost-scared kind — you’ll probably fit right in here.

  • About the idea

We make escape rooms. Mostly scary ones.

Not the kind where someone jumps out at you wearing a cheap mask — that’s boring.
Ours are slower. Stranger. Sometimes you forget it’s a game until something moves in the dark.

The whole thing started because we loved the feeling of being nervous for no reason.
That mix of laughter and fear when everyone starts pretending they’re not scared.

So we built a place for it.

  • The rooms

Each room’s a story.

You walk in, and the door shuts behind you. After that, it’s all up to you.

We test everything ourselves first. Half the time it doesn’t work right away. That’s part of the fun.

  • Who we are

There’s five of us.

Three used to work in theatre. One builds sound systems. One just showed up one day and stayed.
We argue about lights, timing, music — sometimes about pizza.

If a room doesn’t make at least one of us uncomfortable, it’s not ready.

Why people come

Some want to scream.
Some want to laugh.
Most just want to forget about their phones for an hour.

We don’t promise anything dramatic. You’ll walk in, things will happen, you’ll walk out a little different.


How it works

Groups of two to six.
One hour per session.
We don’t mix strangers — it’s just you and your people.

You can book online or just show up and ask if there’s space.

24 Bloom Street, New York
+1 (212) 982-4413
info@openformix.online

  • Testimonials

What people said

5/5

“Didn’t expect to actually get goosebumps.”

5/5

“The sound design is way too real.”

5/5

“I forgot I was in New York for a while.”