RezBlue VR Arena - Virtual Reality Des Moines

I've hosted and attended multiple birthday parties there. The staff is present and monitoring the entire game, and is quick to jump in when a player needs some advise or extra direction. We will definitely be back!

We had our yearly team activity here and everyone had so much fun! Staff was very nice and thorough at explaining each game and instructions! I definitely recommend booking if you are looking for a fun and challenging activity as a group! We look forward to coming back.

Accommodated us very well. Flexible with some changes to our group and quick response via text massage. Will definitely be back!

2nd time being at Rez Blue and I've told all my friends about it. Can't say enough good things about the team there. Very awesome and attentive staff! Thank you RezBlue for making my kids birthday a great time!

Three adults and a 7-year old had a blast together! This was a great experience for all four of us. I definitely recommend a visit.

Highly recommend! So much fun. It is one of the best activities to do with your friends in Des Moines.

My son had his birthday party there. They had an amazing time. The gentleman helping was patient and very knowledgeable about the games. He stayed engaged with the group making sure all the boys had a good time. We will be back.

This was truly a 5 star experience for my group and I! As a group we've done a bunch of escape rooms but never a vr escape room and let me tell you it was awesome! We finished our escape room with 17 minutes left and they had an extra victory game for us to enjoy with our spare time! The entire experience was really cool and the staff were very nice, couldn't reccomend this place more! The only bad thing was trying to find the place which is not the easiest task but I like to think of it as the first puzzle to solve

Our family has done escape rooms before, but this was our first virtual reality escape room. It was a fun new experience and we will do it again. The VR experience was very realistic, we had hands so could pick things up and move things around. We felt the experience was more like being in a video game vs a standard escape room. Our clues and code challenges weren’t as good as a standard escape room. The video game aspect was fun and will be a great alternative activity for us.

The VR experience was great, and the kids and adults loved it. The host was very accommodating. We came on a Friday, and there was plenty of space.

My grandsons and I had a great time at RezBlue. We have been there many times. The Virtual Reality was awesome. There was a great selection of games to choose from. The attendant was very helpful to make sure that we understood how to work the controls. Thanks RezBlue for a great time!

A pretty terrible VR experience if this isn't new to you - I drive in VR for hours a day, and within 5 minutes I was motion sick due to bad framerates (~30), bad quality (anything more than 2 feet away is non distinguishable), and no attempt at IPD calibration for each player.

In my group of 4, every headset was met with a low battery warning, at which point a heavy and uncomfortable battery bank was haphazardly velcro'd to the back - after 30 minutes, all 4 of us were complaining of the discomfort it was causing. Each headset had a silicone face cover that felt too large and would crease in points, adding to the discomfort. Also, once I tightened by headset, I was unable to loosen it, despite the cheap knockoff "elite straps".

2 games nets you about an hour of play for ~$70. At that rate, you could buy a VR headset within a few visits.

This is just one guy trying his best, though - If you are new to VR, go for it. If you're not, set low expectations.

EDIT: Owner tried to invalidate the poor review - The footage mentioned in the response does not describe my group, but another group that was present at the same time. States that the multiplayer experience is unique in the fact that you can see others within the player area, despite Local Multiplayer API being released 8 months prior. Didn't even bother to comment on the actual poor quality of the experience, but instead tries to tell me I wasn't there. If you aren't providing an experience better than you could get solo, why exist? Be better, be innovative, or be cheaper. Last-gen headsets, standing on foamboard, connected to a laptop is not it, chief.

Great place for a birthday party. The owner was very helpful and the kids loved the whole experience.

We had so much fun during our first VR escape room we decided to stay for a second. My husband and I have done many traditional escape rooms and enjoyed the VR version at RezBlue a lot! Staff was also very friendly and helpful throughout our time. Will definitely be going back in the future!