r/escaperooms

I'm the owner of an online escape room, we've been runing for over 5 years and have had over 30,000 players.

Don't want to mention which one in case I'm breaking rules!

We've designed a new interactive escape room that works online and I'm looking for people to test it for free. You can play it solo or in groups.

If you're interested - comment or message me and I can get you access.

Update: A lot more interested than I was expecting. Reddit is rate limiting my chats with people, so if you are interested can you email help@trappedintheweb.com with your email address and I can get your set up.
Mods, if this is advertising I'm sorry - not sure how best to get people's info!

whats everyones opinions on unlimited clues vs limited clues/penalties?

(edit: imo i like unlimited clues)

I was curious if any of you have played any rooms where the game play allows for different experiences, maybe like a choose your own adventure, that would be conducive for players to play the same room multiple times with different experiences?

I saw the post from yesterday from someone asking about if escape rooms were a profitable business and it got me thinking that if there was a way to make a room replayable then that would certainly help with customer retention. So, then it got me curious if that actually existed and if so, how it worked.

Friend and I are going to travel to LA for a long weekend specifically to do lots of escape rooms. We did an amazing trip in Orlando last year and figured the LA market seems to have tons of great options for rooms as well to fill out our days. What are the top companies or absolutely must-do rooms while we’re out there?
Thanks in advanced for the tips!

Been wrestling with no-shows for a while and curious how others handle it. We eventually landed on a small deposit at booking (not full price, just enough to matter) that gets applied to their tab when they actually show — no-shows dropped a lot once we made that switch.

Curious what's worked for others here — full prepay, deposit, waitlist, or something else? Feels like everyone's got a slightly different system.

Please use this thread to promote or recommend Escape Rooms/Games (whether IRL or online). As usual, please don't just put a link as your entire post. Make sure to elaborate with your thoughts or design philosophies. Writing the names of the room/game in **bold** is nice, to make it easier for people skimming the thread to pick out the names.

Please also make sure to use spoiler tags if you're posting anything about a room or game that might significantly hurt the experience of others that haven't played the game yet (no matter how old or new the game is).

I'm considering buying a group of escape rooms. Love the concept. My wife and I have played a dozen or so over the years. I have background in business, sales, management/entrepreneurship. How's the market these days? Google trends makes it look like we are 10-20% off highs from 5-8 years ago, but still solid interest. How have similar concepts like challenge rooms affected your share and are you seeing more competition eat away at your revenues? Roughly how long do you operate a room before refreshing it? Do you see VR or game show-style rooms as potentially incremental spaces or more of a distraction from being an escape room?

So my husband, two kids (8 and 10), and I just came back from vacation in Boston. We went to Boda Borg, had a blast (and are very proud of our 5 stamps!), and then did our first Escape Room together at Boxaroo's Mystery of the Magician's Study, which was amazing. We finished with 15 minutes to spare!

So now of course we're home and the kids are clamoring to go to another one (husband and I also want to go obviously). My husband and 10 year old are very into puzzles and are good at connecting, while my 8 year old and I are good at hunting out things.

We've heard about MyssTic, and think we want to do it. But I'm torn between The Bird and Ghost Light. I just wanted your opinions! Thanks in advance!

I have been working as a game master in PanIQ Wes Hollywood for a while now and every week I see teams make the same mistakes, no matter their experience levels. These mistakes could cost you a couple of minute or, worse, get you stumped on a simple puzzle for over 10 minutes. Here are a few mistakes you need to avoid:

1. Look EVERYWHERE. This seems sort of obvious but we all fall for it. How many times have you not been able to progress on a puzzle because there was a piece missing either under the table, a coat jacket, behind a door, or in a drawer, which is the worst one to miss. No matter your level of experience, I would always recommend trying to find everything before zeroing in on a puzzle to avoid missing obvious details that would help that puzzle. Once you have done a few rounds of searching, try to solve the puzzles.
2. Use things as intended. This one is a little weird to say, but it is worth saying. The best example is a chair. If there is a chair in the room, sit on it and there is a 10% chance something will activate in the room. If there is a drawer, try to open it. If there are clothing items, especially eyewear, put them on. If something is in the room, it is for the a reason and the designer probably assumed you would try to use it how it is normally used.
3. Double check every solution. I see it everyday. There is a team that has the solution to a puzzle but cannot get past it because they pressed a wrong button or the puzzle need to reset for a new input. If you are certain of a solution, always try to put it in the lock or whatever the input may be 2 or three times. If you notice that it goes red or makes a weird noise in the middle of your input, try pressing random buttons until you hear the noise again and then input your solution. If that does not work, go back to the drawing board.

What’s the worst mistake you have made in an escape room?

Hello,

I'm looking for an escape room near Euclid, OH that would be fun for a group of 4 people that have never did one before. I've been looking at escapology, perplexity, masterminds, etc. on the morty app but I just can't decide on one.

My only preferences are that the room isn't scary and that everyone will have something to work on instead of everyone watching one person work on something.

TIA for any help

I’m designing an escape room for the library I work at. I want to reuse stuff for repeat programming. If I write on paper with the invisible ink and laminate it, will it still work or will the heat/glare affect it. Thought I would ask before wasting laminate to find out.
Thanks for any advice.

I’m visiting New York, I done around 70 rooms, I’m going with my sister that done around 20.
What are some good escape rooms for 2 people? ☺️

Why don’t we have SCP escape room

Thinking about turning our game in a physical Escape Room. Does it have potential?

I just booked an scooby doiescape room forthe st peters location w/o reading reviews

I know the have a bad reputation. However can anyone tell me their experiences.

Also are the doors large enough to get a wheelchair through the door and are the escape rooms large enough for a wheelchair.

Thank you

I’ve done a few of breakouts rooms, but now there’s not many to pick from at my local site. Is escapology as good? the rooms look high quality but maybe a little lacking.