What Are the Top 5 Escape Rooms in Boston?

Thinking about checking out an escape room but don't know where to start? You’re not alone. If you’re unfamiliar with escape rooms, they’re basically a puzzle-based game where a group of people is locked in a room.

Players must find clues to escape from a locked room in under 60 minutes. They are challenging, exciting, and something you won’t soon forget.

There are many exciting rooms to check out in Boston! Here are five of the best.

Breakout Games

Breakout Games is a chain of escape rooms with two locations in Boston: Marlborough and Woburn.

Both locations have five rooms to choose from: Undercover Alley, Do Not Disturb, The Kidnapping, Museum Heist, and Operation: Casino.

Breakout Games – Woburn also has a sixth escape room called Runaway Train. Players must find their way into the conductor’s cabin, stop the train, and free passenger’s before the explosives go off.

Price: Varies, $26.99-$46.99

Number of Players: Varies by room, 6-8

Escape the Room

Escape the Room is one of Boston’s longest-running escape rooms, established in 2014. There are several rooms to choose from, each with its unique theme and story.

The Clock Tower – Players are tasked with freeing the timekeeper from a time warp.

South Park – Cartman’s Escape Room – Cartman from Comedy Central’s hit show South Park is the inspiration for this room. It comes with a warning of cartoon violence and crude humor.

The Apartment – Can you and your team solve the clues to escape from the Apartment?

Price: Varies

Number of Players: Varies by room, 8-10

Boxaroo

Boxaroo is another escape room in downtown Boston with three distinct games.

Magician’s Study – Can you unlock the secret of once-famed magician Viltore Madom in 60 minutes or less?

Conundrum Museum – Labeled ‘insanely challenging,’ players find themselves framed for a crime they didn’t commit and must clear their name.

Storyteller’s Secret – This escape room centers around the cabin of fictional writer Emily Carter. Players are given 75 minutes to escape.

Price: $36-$48

Number of Players: Varies by room, 2-10

Red Fox Escapes

The games in Red Fox Escapes are designed from scratch to challenge players of all experience levels.

The Body Shop – A horror-themed escape room where players must prove they have what it takes to join a secret society.

The Heist – Players are suspected of an art heist and must work to prove their innocence. Features original art installations to make the game seem more authentic.

The U-Boat – Designed to replicate a U-Boat used in World War II, players are tasked with finding the code books following clues left behind by a spy aboard the submarine.

Price: 2-10

Number of Players: Varies by room, 2-10

Trapology

Endorsed by How I Met Your Mother actor Neil Patrick Harris, Trapology features the largest variety of rooms, with five options of varying difficulty.

Crush Depth – The ghost of a former captain is planning to implode the submarine if players can’t get it above sea level in time.

The Boobie Trap – This adult-themed escape room is for 18+ only. Players must solve the puzzles of an NSFW secret room behind a coffee shop.

The Institute – Having second thoughts after volunteering to be a lab rat? Good luck getting out of the institute in time.

The Retreat – A late-night camping trip gone wrong. Can you escape before it’s too late?

The Drunk Tank – After a night of debauchery, you wind up in the drunk tank. You must figure out how you got there and how to escape.

Price: $38-$45

Number of Players: Varies by room, 2-10

If you’re looking for a fun and unique experience while visiting Boston, you can’t go wrong with a visit to one of the city’s many escape rooms. Escape rooms are a fun and interactive way to test your skills in a locked room environment.