About this venue
The VR Room Utrecht was located on Tractieweg in the Werkspoorkwartier (near Utrecht Zuilen station) and offered nine licensed VR escape rooms of sixty minutes, from the uninhabited island Survival to horror title House of Fear and the family-friendly Jungle Quest. You played with a headset and controller as avatars next to each other; staff helped with setup and provided hints as needed, and after finishing you could chat in Het Werkspoorcafé next door. These were ready-made titles from the ARVI catalog — the wow-factor was in the medium itself, not in an original story. Reviews were mixed-positive: the guidance was praised and it was popular for children's parties, but some visitors found the limited movement space immersion-breaking and the price (around 70 euros for two people per hour) on the steep side. The Utrecht location has since closed: The VR Room now lists only Amersfoort, Ede, and Nieuwegein on its location page, and the old Utrecht booking link redirects to the homepage.
Rooms
- SurvivalOverleef op een onbewoond eiland na een vliegtuigcrash
- Mission SigmaOntmantel op tijd de kernbom van een terrorist
- ChernobylReis terug naar de kernramp van 1986 en ontrafel de mysteries
- SanctumVerlaten klooster; red een vriendin van paranormale krachten (16+)
- Alice in WonderlandVersla de Hartenkoningin in Wonderland
- CyberpunkDatakraak in een dystopisch megabedrijf
- The PrisonOntsnap uit de cel en bewijs je onschuld
- House of Fear: Cursed SoulsHorror-spookhuis voor 2-4 spelers (16+)
- Jungle QuestFamilievriendelijk portaalavontuur
What visitors say
- Excellent guidance: staff takes plenty of time for explanation and assistance
- Large choice of worlds and difficulty levels, great for children's parties and first VR experiences
- Werkspoorcafé next door for drinks or a burger after
- Limited physical movement space breaks immersion
- Pricey feel (around 70 euros for 2 people per hour) and complaints about unwashed headsets
