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Best escape room? Readers vote The Official SAW Escape Room

Winning Las Vegas escape room brings the horror of "SAW" to life

Since the first escape room opened in Japan in 2008, the escape room craze has taken the world by storm. Today, there are thousands of these physical adventure games around the globe.

  • The Official SAW Escape Room
    Las Vegas

    Fans of the SAW horror movie franchise will love this Las Vegas escape room, where new puzzles are added on a monthly basis. This multi-room experience is one of the largest in the world.
    Photo courtesy of The Official SAW Escape Room

  • Maze Rooms
    Los Angeles & Austin

    With locations in both Los Angeles and Austin, Maze Rooms offers dozens of escape room scenarios ranging in difficulty. Head 200 leagues under the sea in The Abyss, learn the secrets of a great wizard in the World of Illusions or play the part of an archaeologist entering Pharaoh’s Tomb.
    Photo courtesy of Maze Rooms

  • Boxaroo
    Boston

    Players at Boxaroo in Boston have two escape scenarios to choose from, the reasonably tough Magician’s Study and the super challenging Conundrum Museum.
    Photo courtesy of Boxaroo

  • Puzzah!
    Denver

    Players at this Denver escape room can choose between four different missions. Face the threat of cyberterrorism in M.A.S.K., go back in time to save the world in I.R.I.S., learn the secrets of a missing magician in Kazam! or disarm a doomsday device in Tick Tock.
    Photo courtesy of Puzzah!

  • Komnata Quest
    Multiple Locations

    Intense and unusual are two words Lisa and David of Room Escape Artist used to describe the numerous games at Komnata Quest. Highlights include the Maze of Hakaina and The Vault.
    Photo courtesy of Komnata Quest

  • Strange Bird Immersive
    Houston

    This immersive escape game experience is part escape room, part immersive theater. The show lasts 90 minutes to two hours and includes puzzles inspired by games like Myst and The Room. Strange Bird Immersive is set to reopen in a larger space this fall.
    Photo courtesy of Strange Bird Immersive

  • MindTrap Escape Room
    Chicago

    Rooms at MindTrap in Chicago include The Collector (rated one of the best games in Illinois), Pharaoh’s Chamber and Doctor Death, plus two more coming in 2018: Locked-Up Supermax and Storm Surge.
    Photo courtesy of MindTrap Escape Room

  • RISE Escape Rooms
    Tickfaw, La.

    RISE Escape Rooms currently offers three interactive adventures. Hack your way back into the cockpit in Hijacked, see if Lady Luck is on your side in The Bookie or uncover the secrets of a wood witch in the super challenging Spellbound.
    Photo courtesy of RISE Escape Rooms

  • Cross Roads Escape Games
    Anaheim, Calif.

    Anaheim's Cross Roads Escape Games features fun and replay-able games, often with heavily individualized elements that blur the lines between team and solo play. Highlights include The Hex Room and The Fun House.
    Photo courtesy of Cross Roads Escape Games

  • 60OUT Escape Rooms
    Los Angeles

    With locations throughout the Los Angeles area, 60OUT has over a dozen games to choose from. "Titanic was a cinematic adventure that put the players in the starring role," said Lisa and David from Room Escape Artist, and "Senator Payne felt like living an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer."
    Photo courtesy of 60OUT

The top 10 winners in the Best Escape Room category are as follows:

  1. The Official SAW Escape Room - Las Vegas
  2. Maze Rooms - Los Angeles & Austin
  3. Boxaroo - Boston
  4. Puzzah! - Denver
  5. Komnata Quest - Multiple Locations
  6. Strange Bird Immersive - Houston
  7. MindTrap Escape Room - Chicago
  8. RISE Escape Rooms - Tickfaw, La.
  9. Cross Roads Escape Games - Anaheim, Calif.
  10. 60OUT Escape Rooms - Los Angeles

A panel of experts partnered with 10Best editors to pick the initial 20 nominees, and the top 10 winners were determined by popular vote. Experts Esc Room Addict, Christine Barger (The Haunt Girl), William Chen and Yuan Jiang (EscapeRoomTips.com), Randy Hum (EscapeRumors.com), Chris Moschella (Escape Authority) and Lisa and David Spira (Room Escape Artist) were chosen for their knowledge of the escape room industry in the U.S.

Congratulations to all these winning rooms!

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Esc Room Addict

Esc Room Addict

Now in its fourth year, Esc Room Addict is one of North America's largest organizations for escape room reviews and consultation. The ERA team originated as a small local group of enthusiasts lead by Matt Silver in Toronto, Canada but has since grown to include over 40 members spread across seven teams in North America and beyond. The ERA team has played an estimated 750+ escape rooms in Canada & the USA.

Christine Barger

Christine Barger

Christine Barger (aka The Haunt Girl) discovered her passion for haunted attractions at a young age while scaring her classmates from a small yard display. Upon moving to Los Angeles she joined the HHN family at Universal as a Scareactor. After a few years she went back to attending haunts instead of working them and started blogging. Then in 2014 she discovered escape rooms when she and her husband Jeremiah played The Purge: Breakout. They were hooked. They enjoy traveling the country in October playing escape rooms all day and attending haunted attractions in the evenings. They have played over 300 escape rooms as a team, but you can also find Christine playing ER's with strangers or even alone if Jeremiah isn't available to join her. Follow her on Instagram, YouTube and Twitter.

William Chen and Yuan Jiang

William Chen and Yuan Jiang

Based in San Francisco, William and Yuan are escape room bloggers who have played over 270 escape rooms together. They have a particular emphasis on the West Coast, but have played rooms all over (including in Europe and Asia). Together, they've been running EscapeRoomTips.com since 2016, where they share both tips and their top recommendations for select cities. Besides traveling for escape rooms, William and Yuan also travel for food and adventure.

Randy Hum

Randy Hum

Based on the West Coast, Randy started EscapeRumors.com in April 2017 to share his passion with others and to help grow the escape room community. He played over 200 escape rooms in the US and overseas with the goal of connecting to fellow enthusiasts and introducing people to this new genre of entertainment. When stuck on a puzzle, he will use a "cheat code", in the form of his wife Sarah, for a solution. Aside from wacky team photos, Randy also loves to play tennis.

Chris Moschella

Chris Moschella

Chris Moschella, a life-long fan of the themed entertainment industry, has personally played over 400 different escape games across the United States. With 14 years of attraction design experience (including several high-budget escape games), Chris launched Escape Authority in May of 2016–a site that has quickly grown to become the social hub for fans, designers and owners of the escape game industry.

Lisa and David Spira

 

Lisa and David Spira

Created by an experience designer and a predictive data expert in 2014, Room Escape Artist publishes well-researched, rational and reasonably humorous escape room reviews, design and players tips. Our mission is to share our love of letting strangers lock us inside giant puzzles, and to push the makers of those giant puzzles to create the best experiences they can.