Escape Simulator

Escape Simulator

The Leaky Cauldron
105 Comments
Moromug Jun 7, 2024 @ 4:38am 
The number puzzle is still infuriating to solve after all those years (well, two, but still), as numbers also duplicate between the columns, so no idea how to solve without the cheat-sheet. Also, finding the painting pieces was a daunt -- yes, especially that one hanging.
Otherwise -- a great room, thanks!
Sk3l3t4n Jan 28, 2024 @ 6:51am 
bug report: door to the bar wouldnt open
CAMPERproX Jan 26, 2024 @ 2:11pm 
Awesome map. 3h+ spent with friends (3 players total)
:cozybrawlhalla6::steamthumbsup:
狐狐音 Nov 10, 2023 @ 3:53pm 
Bug here, we get stuck with the colour pints. One pint gone missing and others were filled with false colours which we can't reset them. This is so annoying as I believe this is the last step for passing this game.
9Marke Sep 5, 2023 @ 9:49pm 
Fun room! The Neville ranking banner was missing from the suitcase so I wasn't able to complete it. Possibly just a bug on my playthrough?
golgoth.panda May 13, 2023 @ 1:26pm 
Excellent room.
In my opinion : difficulty = hard.
Thank you MelonVerse.
miss_ellie_86 Feb 9, 2023 @ 6:48pm 
The top two rows of buttons are not working for me so I’m unable to finish the puzzle as I can’t get 55 or 90 to press in :-(

Very fun room though, just wish it had all worked.
FelinaLain Feb 2, 2023 @ 5:25am 
A very cool room! The puzzles are well thought out, I did have a bit of a hard time guessing which elements of the decor was interactable and which wasn't (the bucket for exemple, took me ages to figure out) but it was still super fun!
MelonVerse  [author] Nov 15, 2022 @ 9:18pm 
Glad you liked the room!!
figit Nov 15, 2022 @ 2:08pm 
Tried again, it worked fine this time! Great room (though unsurprisingly very hard when in total darkness), we've loved all of your Potter ones! ^.^
figit Nov 15, 2022 @ 12:55pm 
Ah that makes alot of sense actually. We'll give it another try later. Thanks!
MelonVerse  [author] Nov 15, 2022 @ 8:17am 
The latter! Should not be pitch dark. You may have pressed the button twice triggering the activators twice sending it back to default.
figit Nov 15, 2022 @ 7:52am 
Is the room supposed to be pitch black or did my partner and I get some glitch where lighting didn't load in?
YeppeoGumiho Apr 19, 2022 @ 8:56pm 
Amazing atmosphere! Truly felt like I was immersed into a Harry Potter novel. The puzzles were challenging yet exciting. Definitely liked the use of the wand. I do, unfortunately, have to agree with others on the chest puzzle. My party struggled with that one until we read the comments here and realized we had to look at the back of the letter for the target diagram. Had no idea to even bother looking there... Other than that, outstanding job!
psykate Apr 15, 2022 @ 3:29am 
@melonverse feel free to use what i wrote if it helps.
MelonVerse  [author] Apr 14, 2022 @ 11:44am 
@psykate thanks for doing that! I’ve said multiple times that I have been busy with my build-a-room submission, and I will be doing it after that’s done. Now that it’s done I will be doing it tonight! So I’ll keep your comments up until then but then I will have to delete them.
Someone Foolish Apr 13, 2022 @ 3:44pm 
sdbpost and MelonVerse, I have a screenshot of that event. I think when I first encountered that, it may have been from the other side if point of view makes a difference.
I finally finished it. I had the code, just in the wrong order. I do not understand the order hints at all. I still think it was an incredibly charming and whimsical room. Thank you for sharing your work.
T_A_Rozanski Apr 13, 2022 @ 2:50pm 
@MelonVerse Yes We know that was the issue because we restarted and was able to put them in. One thing I can say is that my teammate put the book in and pulled it out to put it in the other slot to see if that was why nothing happened.
ムーース Apr 13, 2022 @ 1:16pm 
Had to straight up brute force the 3 digit combination, the answer was 502 or something near that, zoned out while clicking lol
MelonVerse  [author] Apr 12, 2022 @ 10:01am 
@sbdpost, there are no upside-down pieces in the center aisle. You must have dropped it there.
sdbpost Apr 12, 2022 @ 9:59am 
Hard puzzles I can deal with, but there was a picture piece upside down on the floor in the center aisle but invisible because it was upside down. No clue that it was there, almost impossible to position the hand correctly to pick it up. I only spotted it because I happened to be looking down while walking up the aisle and noticed the dot flickered into a grab hand for a split second. I can't understand how anyone can finish the map without that same luck.
MelonVerse  [author] Apr 11, 2022 @ 7:27pm 
@cTop you can do spoiler tags by saying [spoiler.] *words here* [/spoiler.] just do it without the dots
cTop Apr 11, 2022 @ 7:08pm 
@feisty, didn't piece it together until I had the answer from your post, the symbols on that back of the story and the number of arrows in each section are important. I don't know how to do a spoiler tag or I'd be more verbose about it.
メ feisty Apr 10, 2022 @ 8:43pm 
how in the world is the suitcase "14332"? We found all of the numbers and matched them up with the dart board on the back of the letter that comes out from the painting. We also tried the actual arrows on the dart board. Nothing I can think of adds up to that number from all the clues you have great map otherwise
MelonVerse  [author] Apr 10, 2022 @ 11:40am 
@Oberon all the paintings in this universe are magic!
nædre Apr 10, 2022 @ 9:38am 
wait, where do you get the water from? I feel like I've been running around the room for hours
Lucky7Muffin Apr 10, 2022 @ 9:02am 
XD
Just in case someone is as unlucky / non-observant as me, you HAVE to find where to put the grey books before starting the room...
We started the enigmas without one important object and were surprised to find the room so difficult. We started solving every single enigma with the hints from the comments section... THEN, we were half way through the room, i found the place to put the grey books and everything became so much easier !
Pufferfish Apr 9, 2022 @ 10:04pm 
Omg I'm so dumb I thought the bell pepper was the apple lol I had fun playing this map. Looking forward for more!! :D
MelonVerse  [author] Apr 9, 2022 @ 2:12pm 
@Pufferfish the paintings in this world are magic 👀👀
Pufferfish Apr 9, 2022 @ 12:43pm 
How do I get the apple ;-;
lisaanne3 Apr 8, 2022 @ 11:28pm 
Excellent room. Thank you! Got held on a few things but ended up figuring it all out. Some from reading some comments here and some from being persistent and stubborn and not giving up! :)
TheCookieBaker Apr 8, 2022 @ 4:27am 
I think I'm almost done as I've got all the pieces except the Huffelpuff one. My guess is that you get it from the puzzle painting on the left of the pieces door. But since I'm missing the big left piece of the painting, I can't get the Huffelpuff piece. Anyone any tips on where to find this last piece?
Beamanandmilkme Apr 8, 2022 @ 4:22am 
Balrog you have to create the polyjuice potion recipe is on the right of the bar in the corner
The Balrog Apr 8, 2022 @ 2:54am 
Beam how do i get behind the bar?
Beamanandmilkme Apr 8, 2022 @ 2:53am 
The Balrog go to SmegHead comment on page 3 about pints to get there you need to create the polyjuice potion
The Balrog Apr 8, 2022 @ 2:52am 
Beam, read the bottles as u stand on top of them
Beamanandmilkme Apr 8, 2022 @ 2:49am 
I feel like im having a real dumb moment cant seem to figure out the 3 digit code? Can someone give a hint
The Balrog Apr 8, 2022 @ 2:47am 
no idea what to do with the coloured cups, or how to get behind the bar.
butter Apr 7, 2022 @ 11:00pm 
we weren't able to open the lock on the arrow-covered briefcase, we thought you had to count the arrows in the rings of the target, but that didn't work, maybe a bug, or did we just not get it?
MelonVerse  [author] Apr 7, 2022 @ 10:36pm 
Maybe the glitch was on your end then! Glad you finally got the puzzle though!
Someone Foolish Apr 7, 2022 @ 10:20pm 
The whole top two rows of the number buttons that correspond with the wheel. I finally drew it and did it on paper after all the running and when I went back the top two rows would not push. I have restarted it once myself, and made my husband try it, and we haven't duplicated the incident.
My second run I had the answer so I was much faster than when it occurred. I made the husband do the wheel but I gave him the first answer, and he was also faster than my first run.
MelonVerse  [author] Apr 7, 2022 @ 8:27pm 
Please explain what buttons
Someone Foolish Apr 7, 2022 @ 8:25pm 
On the buttons
MelonVerse  [author] Apr 7, 2022 @ 8:00pm 
There are extra pints that is ok.
Someone Foolish Apr 7, 2022 @ 7:59pm 
Someone below said they ended up with an extra bucket. I think I ended up with an extra pint?
MelonVerse  [author] Apr 7, 2022 @ 7:36pm 
Could you specify where this is happening?
Someone Foolish Apr 7, 2022 @ 6:52pm 
I'm thoroughly enjoying this room! The attention to detail in animation and music is incredible, amazing work! Thank you.
I think I found a bug, My top two rows of buttons have stopped working, and I know I have pressed some of them before.
Beamanandmilkme Apr 7, 2022 @ 4:21am 
Are the hints available yet im very close to finishing just need a hint or 2
Sleeping Lion Tavern (FATES) Apr 7, 2022 @ 2:56am 
Quite an enjoyable room, thank you for your hard work! Loved the interaction with the paintings, very clever. Room flowed well despite being quite large, the only gripe we had was the extra step for the arrow puzzle, we already had an "aha" moment when we linked the dartboard with the chest, but discovering that we had to search another 5 symbols to find the order became tedious.

Also a couple of things we noticed:
- A lot of "keys" can be picked up again, perhaps merging them with the slots can reduce confusion.
- I lost a mug by placing 2 down at the distillery on top of each other.
happysteve Apr 6, 2022 @ 10:46pm 
Just finished. My only gripe was (unless I'm missing something) the bullseye arrows didn't match up with the code to open the case. It looked like there were 3 arrows in the outer ring, 4 in the second, 1 in the third, 2 in the fourth, and 3 in the center. But it seems like the briefcase code started with a 1. Did I miss something?