The 12 best escape rooms in Columbus

“My boyfriend and I initially visited the Escape Artists to do Baldwin Manor. After completing that room we wanted to do another, but there were no more scheduled rooms for an hour. Our GM Jess kindly accommodated us and got this room set up early so we could try it out before needing to catch our flight home. We liked Cat Burglar even more than Baldwin Manor! Very innovative clues, both high tech and old school. Highly recommend! It seems like Baldwin Manor and Cat Burglar are similar difficulty levels, but we escaped Baldwin Manor and not this room. Highly highly recommend!”

tellen1

35 games played

“This room was so much fun and had some amazing puzzles! There was one specific element that was fantastic to see and made the room one to remember. The flow was great and nothing felt like a red herring. The staff was so amazingly sweet and kind and made the game just that much better.”

suzymccutie

39 games played

“Easily one of the best if not, the best escape room I have done. The gameplay was nothing short of exhilarating. With a nonlinear structure, and a variety of different puzzles that weren’t too easy but weren’t annoyingly hard, our whole group was enthralled the whole time. The atmosphere was truly incredible, with the many unique ways they incorporated technology, sound, and lighting to truly make this room levels above the competition. I always wanted escape rooms to have a more immersive, deep story behind it, and this is the first room that finally delivered. The service was also amazing, we were here on a business trip, and none of the times had worked for us, but I was able to reach out to them and they were able to accommodate us and make a later time so that we could do this room, with no extra charge too!”

mychE1

27 games played

“This was such an upgrade and colorful room. Meant to focus on Thanksgiving and collaboration, it's a real challenge for just two people, but definitely possible as we made it through. Cute puzzles that were an absolute treat to complete. I appreciate an escape room that can incorporate joy and humor so elegantly with an impending clock!!!”

“I have written reviews about the other two rooms of this place, and this room is yet again again levels above the competition. The puzzles were harder than other rooms, while still being fair. It was nonlinear, so people could be doing different things, and we didn’t have anyone really standing around doing nothing The atmosphere was cool at first, and it only got better as the game progressed. They do an insanely good job of giving you nudges if you’re falling behind, so you escape at the last minute, but you will always escape. Overall it was an insanely fun time! One of the better escape rooms I’ve been to, definitely top 5!”

mychE1

27 games played

“TLDR: gameplay was good but it’s the atmosphere and effects that made this a truly memorable room and one of the best experiences I’ve had. My group was lucky enough to have the owner and builder of the rooms be our game master for the night. I got to talk to him about why he created this, and he said it was his passion project. After doing this room, I could tell. Gameplay: I did this escape room with a group of five people. It ranged from people who have never done an escape room, to people who have done about 20 escape rooms. It was good to see clues that everyone was able to get. I also have never seen this before, but the first clue scales, depending on how many people are in your group, which was a really cool idea and is executed well. Overall the clues were good. While nothing about the clues really stood out, it’s the atmosphere that makes this truly memorable. Atmosphere: you could tell the game builder spent a lot of time, making sure this was an adventure, rather than just a couple puzzles thrown into a room to solve. From the props, to the special effects, to the immersive story, it was awesome. This was my first escape room, where there was actually a decent story, where you discovered more about the story as you solved the clues. We also appreciated how the clues were realistic and logical to the story.”

mychE1

27 games played

“Love this one!! Super immersive game with a different atmosphere in each section of the room. Fun puzzles!! Struggled with two puzzles that might click easier for hunters or anyone more familiar with guns, but thankfully our game master helped us out. Highly recommend!”

kmviar329

210 games played

“This was my first game that I have done with The Escape Game, and it was amazing! The quality of their sets are out of this world! The puzzles themselves were fairly unique and definitely brought some new thoughts to the adventure. That being said, it was a fairly easy room, so I would recommend doing this with small groups of people who are new and just want to have a good experience!”

“Incredibly interactive. Fun and high-production atmosphere. Lots of searching required which was a bit of a challenge for 2 people in that big space. Only negative feedback is there was some confusion because clearly something that was supposed to happen didn’t and it threw us off and made us lose focus on what should have been next steps as opposed to focusing on something that didn’t happen yet. The GM didn’t tell us the room broke and instead skipped that part which really confused us.”

“What a fantastic room in an absolutely wonderful small business. The puzzles were my exact flavor of logic with some clever variety. The aesthetic is gorgeous, lots of unique handmade elements that give a classic feel to some very fun tech. I genuinely loved this room and had a great chat with one of the owners who was very welcoming. This ranks high on my list of favorite rooms. I highly recommend and will be back myself for the other rooms!”