Location: New York City
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10 Room Escape Games in New York City That You Shouldn't Miss
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1. Escape the Room NYC
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1,802 reviews
Escape the Room is a fun, real life game taking place in an office in Midtown, New York City. While it looks like any other ordinary room, it's actually a mystery puzzle. Find the clues and solve the puzzles to earn your freedom and "Escape the Room." You have 60 minutes, so be quick! Come with your friends, family and coworkers and have a great time.
Reviewed By FerGonzalez718 - Brooklyn, United States
After doing many room escapes around New York city I would say Escape the Room is my favorite. Pros: Many room escapes seem to cater to the masses but these puzzles are challenging even for experienced escapers. Most of their rooms have many twist and surprises making these rooms feel big and make the 1 hour feel longer. The newer rooms have upped the quality of the set design and are very high tech and well crafted. Cons: If you care about set design or atmosphere some of their older rooms have fairly basic design. Some puzzles can feel unintuitive but there are usually hints if you get stuck.
2. Mission Escape Games
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 997 reviews
Mission Escape Games unique and fun experience in which you and a group of people (friends or complete strangers) strive to beat the clock to obtain freedom from your "puzzle." The door's locked and you need the key. Pit your will and mind against puzzles, piece together clues and at the end, break out! You have 1 hour to finish the game.
Reviewed By KelvinE21
My group of four people had a great time here. The business was clean well organized and new. I highly recommend this escape room for the team building exercises and cognitive thinking that is need to escape the room. The staff was friendly and helpful as well. I can't wait to try the next few rooms.
3. Mystery Room NYC
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 6 reviews
4. Room Escape Adventures
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 24 reviews
Prepare to be locked in a room with up to 11 other people and a zombie that is chained to the wall! Hidden in the room is a key that will unlock the door to your freedom. To find the key you must locate numerous clues and solve riddles. Every five minutes the hungry zombie's chain will be released another foot. Within an hour, the zombie will be able to reach you. You have 60 minutes to escape!
5. Escape Games NYC
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 158 reviews
Escape Games NYC is an engrossing adventure that will challenge you with puzzles and riddles with one main objective: to escape the room in one hour. This experience will test your problem solving ability as you are brought into a life-size interactive game. Our well-trained and energetic game masters will be your guide into each world, directing you with the rules and then leaving you to fend for yourself. Escape rooms are perfect for team-building, parties, or just a fun time with your friends! Unlike other escape rooms, we offer Private Rooms for your players to experience! Come on in to have an adventure of a lifetime!
Reviewed By 304blazee
Start out with the harder rooms “prison break” and “the heist” try it you will love it. Pick your team and beat it in 60mins
6. TheRoom NY
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 20 reviews
Room adventure game. Since ages, old brotherhoods and secret societies had their own unique recruitment rituals. They had to make sure, only the smartest and bravest individuals could enter their societies. Take the challenge and prove yourself! You have 66 minutes to escape. Are you ready for fun? For 2 - 8 players.
7. Clue Chase - Bryant Park
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 290 reviews
Clue Chase is New York City's largest escape game center. Our mission-based play style, expertly crafted puzzles, and large rooms designed by actual film and TV set designers make Clue Chase the most exciting room escape center in New York City. You will become a spy during the Cold War, an archaeologist trapped in an Egyptian tomb, a real life Robin Hood stealing valuables back from a master thief, or travel to an unknown galaxy to prove humanity's worth to intergalactic civilization. Clue Chase is an exciting adventure to share with friends, coworkers, and family of all skill levels.
Reviewed By AshleyWapello - Brooklyn, United States
Such an amazing spot! I have been to all four of Clue Chase's rooms, and they are all amazingly designed and very challenging and fun. The puzzles in the rooms are very creative, and the rooms are definitely a great activity for people of all ages. The staff are all very helpful and friendly and will give you extra clues if you need help while in a room. They are also very understanding if you have a member who is running late (as this has happened to me on almost every occasion), and will let them in late or let you wait for them. I have done three of the rooms with groups, and one of them in which we were with people we didn't know. While it may sound daunting to be locked in a room with strangers, we definitely all had a great time. I definitely have to say that Alien Encounter is my favorite, as the room has a great design, and the puzzles require a lot of team effort. I actually did this one with a group I was in a play with, and we all had to act as our character in the show. It was a great character-building exercise, and I would totally do this room again! I also appreciate how there is a story connecting the rooms, unlike some other escape-the-room places. I cannot wait for Clue Chase to make another room!
8. BrainXcape
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 91 reviews
Reviewed By cassidymr - New York City, United States
Came with a group of friends and had a wonderful time. Shamari was our host/clue giver, and he was so nice! Didn't give us too many clues, but when he did they were really appreciated. I would recommend going to the bathroom before getting there. Once you buzz, the game begins! You walk up the stairs and right into the game. I really like this aspect, it made the room spookier to have no one greet us in person. (We met Shamari once we finished the room). I love escape rooms, and this one doesn't disappoint. Really great set design & overall atmosphere. We were a group of 7, but I think 4 might be perfect.
9. Komnata Quest Manhattan
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 204 reviews
Komnata Quest is a multinational network of world famous private escape rooms established in 2014. We introduce 98 locations in 27 cities in the Unites States, Europe, and Russia. Our specialty is creating extraordinary adventures!
10. Escape Room Madness (5th Floor)
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 187 reviews
Escape Room Madness brings a variety of fun, adventurous puzzles and mystery-solving activities. It is the ideal activity for families, friends, co-workers and tourists to interact and work together as a team. Race against time, find clues, solve puzzles and unravel mysteries in order to escape before time runs out! Can you do it?!
Reviewed By Boigirl88 - Dallas, United States
OMG!!! So fun and I am so glad we did this! We figured out the clues and the door openers with 10 seconds to spare!!! Thank you Jess for being a great host!
