Dallas mixes big-city polish with plenty of room to play. Between the Arts District, Deep Ellum's live music, White Rock Lake and the Katy Trail, there is always something to do. Dallas also has a deep escape room scene, from an independent studio in Farmers Branch to a multi-room venue in Victory Park. Pair a room with dinner in Bishop Arts or a game at American Airlines Center, and you have a full night out.

You and your team find yourselves captured by the infamous captain skully! Will you be able to escape the booty trap or will you be caught?

This was one of our first excellent home-brewed rooms (before we had done mostly mass-produced chains). It opened up our eyes to the possibilities of good rooms. There are some good puzzles and some really great elements in this room. Worth doing!

Xcape Adventures

Captain Skully - a Case of Red Rum

Escape room

Can you successfully carry out the mission before the time is up or will your covers be blown? Can you stop the formula from going into wrong hands?

The Mission

At the Dr. Gene Etics lab there is a process going on of crossing the human with a beast! But the assistant is against it! Can you save him and escape him in time?

I LOVED this room! Such a great design with some really novel effects. Puzzles were difficult, but doable. Overall, a really challenging but exceptionally fun room. One of the best I’ve done in DFW.

This location is really the grandfather of DFW escape experiences. But don’t let the location or look of the building fool you - they really do a good job with their three (soon to be four) rooms.

Just can’t praise the design and overall set production. We’ll be back for the third room and, once complete, the fourth room.

Dr. Gene Etics

You’re trapped in a temple following an adventurer's trail—and finding the treasure is the only way out.

Archibald Tucker was one of the greatest explorers of the 1930s. His tales of adventure were known the world over and his prized journal documented every adventure. In fact, he uncovered a treasure so rare, no man alive had seen it! But a sudden gust of wind slammed the temple door shut - sealing Tucker and his journal inside and both were never seen again. Now armed with the latest technology, your research points you to the exact whereabouts of the lost journal which holds the secrets to finding the treasure and you’ve brought all the materials essential for your adventure. However, once you’re inside, angered spirits awaken and deem you unworthy of the riches held within…Now, as a test, they grant you 60 minutes to prove your worth.

This room is very well designed.  The puzzles fit the theme and were very logical.  A couple of the puzzles were a challenge for only two of us to solve and a larger group might have helped.  Excellent flow to the room, a bit of a challenge, and highly recommended as our second favorite room at this location (behind Scooby-Doo, and ahead of Narco).

Escapology

Lost City

Nominee (2025)

Nominee (2024)

Nominee (2022)

 Best Overall "in-person Escape Room" of the Year (2021)

Nominee (2020)

Scooby, Shaggy, and the gang need your mystery-solving help…or else!

The town of Crystal Cove and surrounding areas are being terrorized by monsters and ghosts, and now the local Baroness Maria Richman has gone missing and it is suspected that the ghost sightings have something to do with it! Tasked with solving the crime, you arrive at the same conclusion as Mystery Incorporated. But when you get to the Spooky Castle, Mystery Inc. gets locked out, at the same time you get locked in! You soon realize that they’re able to help by communicating clues via magic portraits inside the Castle. After discovering a secret dungeon and monster lab in the castle, you come to the conclusion that the person responsible almost certainly works in the castle - but who could it be as there are several suspects??

We have played over 100 rooms and this is one of our all-time favorites.  It is very innovative, very high-tech, and has a number of fun puzzles.  It was rated as 7.5/10 but seemed a little easier, making it a great room for a larger group of beginners (although it is also very linear).  Playing at Escapology was top-notch.  It is no surprise that this room was a multi-year TERPECA (Top Escape Rooms Project Enthusiasts' Choice Award) nominee.  We highly recommend this game as our favorite of the three we played at this location (Lost City / Narco).

Scooby-Doo™ and the Spooky Castle Adventure

Reopening for 2026. Hours, dates, and admission may vary — check official site for current details.

Last verified: 8/31/2026

Patients entering this asylum may experience some psychotic episodes of violence, paranoia, and/or delusions. Will your diagnosis enables you to overcome your own delusional fears or will you lose your own sanity?

Moxley Manor Haunted House

Regan’s Revenge

Haunted house

Haunt

Reopening for 2026. Hours, dates, and admission may vary — check official site for current details.

Last verified: 8/31/2026

Step right into a new dimension of visual stimulation with holographic illusions where the clowns are larger than life. Will you have to take off your 3-D glasses or can you survive inside without running for your life?

Big Top Terror

Reopening for 2026. Hours, dates, and admission may vary — check official site for current details.

Last verified: 8/31/2026

Dead By Dark Hour : FANGY FRENZY

Dark Hour Haunted House is excited to announce the launch of our newest show, Dead By Dark Hour: Fang Frenzy! This survival-themed haunted attraction will transport guests into the world of Werewolves and Werewolf Hunters, where they must outwit, outrun, and outlast the Werewolves stalking the halls. However, if caught and turned by the Werewolves, guests then gain another adversary, the Werewolf Hunters. With immersive sets, high levels of interactivity, and a need to keep moving, this show is not for the faint of heart.

"We are thrilled to bring a new style of terror to our guests with Dead By Dark Hour," said Allen Hopps, Director of Dark Hour Haunted House. "This show is sure to be a hit with horror fans and adrenaline seekers alike."

Dead By Dark Hour: Fang Frenzy is  a ONE NIGHT ONLY EVENT. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased on our website.

Dark Hour

Dead by Dark Hour: Fang Frenzy

Reopening for 2026. Hours, dates, and admission may vary — check official site for current details.

Last verified: 8/31/2026

Let Dark Hour take you on a thrilling journey into the world of Banshees and Leprechauns. As you break through the barrier between the human and fairy realm, you'll navigate night and day cycles while trying to catch leprechauns and evade grotesque Redcaps and terrifying Banshees. With stunning special effects and amazing attention to detail, Survive Saint Patrick's Slay is a fully immersive experience you won't forget. Will you survive and win the pot of gold, or fall to the cold touch of the blood-curdling banshee?

Survive Saint Patrick's Slay

Other 

Reopening for 2026. Hours, dates, and admission may vary — check official site for current details.

Last verified: 8/31/2026

Do ghosts and shadow people haunt Moxley Manor or are something truly evil breaking through our reality? Can you save your soul, or will you be cursed for life?

Moxley Manor

Your head hurts; the world is still fuzzy. You remember being with your friends, stuck on the side of the road. You remember the man who picked you all up to help you to the next town. You remember thinking he was so nice, but the last memory you have is of his smile slowly stretching across his face as you drift off — something about it will haunt you forever. The dark room you’ve woken to is cold, damp and uninviting. You don’t know how many people this has happened to but you aren’t the first. As panic sets in you realize there are only two ways this can go: You either sit tight and wait to be methodically butchered into the man’s next meal or you can do all you can to make your escape from his demented jail!

Cannibal's Den 2.0 is a thrilling and suspenseful escape room experience that puts you in the hands of a serial killer obsessed with the legacy of Hannibal Lector. This game pits your ingenuity and wits against the clock.

I’m not a scary escape room person AT ALL. I don’t go to haunted houses. But this room was great! Loved the design; the beginning; and the difficulty.

We did have a few elements that didn’t work well (a keypad, a stool, and a flashlight) but otherwise, it was a lot of fun. Our GM (Arianna) was great and added a lot to the room.

I do recommend this room highly (even if you are a scaredy cat like me). However, do know that there are disturbing elements in the room and there are some scary moments. But the room is worth all of that. Some really cool elements!

Quest Room

Cannibal's Den 2.0

Solve  the mystery of an abandoned campground

There was News about missing women at the abandoned campground. Take up a challenge and find the mystery of these missing women. The locals in this area advise against camping over there. They say they have seen someone around that area but can't tell for sure.


Want to solve the mystery?

If you’ve done Summer Camp here, you will recognize this room. The room is pretty much setup the same, but made more terrifying. The puzzles are a bit harder, but if you’ve done Summer Camp, it will help you some. We told them a little less scary and there was still a scream within our group 😂. We preferred Summer Camp a bit more, but this was a close second. It’s pretty dark so be prepared for that. If that bothers you, I wouldn’t recommend. We look forward to doing their other rooms that we haven’t done yet!

North Texas Escape Rooms

Killer's Campground

You’re trapped in a nightmare! Reality becomes distant as you slip further into the unknown. Your only chance to wake up is by grounding yourself in memories and shining your light into the darkness! Will you escape before you descend into madness?

Red Door Escape Room

Confinement

Finalist (2025)

Finalist (2024)

Finalist (2023)

Finalist (2022)

Finalist (2021)

Silver - Best Game (2021)

Can you and your teammates ace the ultimate group project that you had taken up in this summer for your school? Can you complete it in time?

The theming and execution of this room is on point. My partner and I had a blast running all over this one. While it is a bit large for two players we were able to get the job done with time to spare! This is a dexterity heavy room which led to lots of fun moments. I really enjoyed the variety of puzzle types in this experience. Worth the price of admission!

The Escape Game

Playground

Step into the enchanted world of Clarence the Wizard, where your task as the Crystal Ball Cleaning Service is to tidy up his chaotic cottage before he returns. But beware, nothing is ever simple in a wizard's home. Can you clean up the magic mess and escape before time runs out?

Amazing experience!  The GM, Amber, modified our time based on us getting there early and was excellent.  The room is fantastic with a lot of fun and unique puzzles.  A good mix of thinking and physical challenges.  Can't wait to try their other rooms.

Grapevine Escape

Enchanted Cottage

Hasbro and Breakout Games have teamed up to bring you the first official “Clue: The Escape Room.” The mystery game millions have loved is reimagined for you and your friends to experience and solve in person. Save the day by uncovering who is plotting the murder, with what weapon, and in what room all in less than 1 hour. CLUE and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. © 2020 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved. Licensed by Hasbro.

Very cute! I LOVE Clue and so the theming and references were very cute. The room was well designed and electronics worked as they should. For me and my boyfriend (first escape room for him) it took us about 40 mins with two hints. The puzzles were reasonable, on the easier side, except for some that took some leaps of logic or needed you to keep moving back to other rooms to check new things that might have shown up. Would be an excellent room for families or newer folks.

Breakout Games

Clue

Saddle up, gang-- it's time to ride into the Wild West. After striking gold, you and your band of prospectors were robbed, taken hostage, and handcuffed inside the infamous Outhouse Kid's saloon. He's rigged the joint with all sorts of tricks, traps, puzzles, and who knows what to keep his loot secure. Your mission: break in, free your compadres, and steal back your gold. Circle the wagons, and get to work. You have one hour ‘til dusk.

A fantastic escape room! Very immersive, a lot of fun puzzles that really fit into the theme. It flowed well and all the information was linked well with what to do with it. Highly recommend for someone wanting to really feel like an outlaw in the Old West.

Wild West

Are you brave enough to dive into the depths of the ocean to investigate an abandoned laboratory? Well, you’ll have to be in this escape room! The brilliant researcher, Dr. Humphreys, has gone missing and there have been rumors of mysterious experiments since his disappearance. It’s up to you to navigate your submarine to the lab, decipher Humphreys’ research, and discover what he’s been hiding deep in the ocean. Just be careful…you’re not alone in these waters…

A very fun and well done room with a nice variety of puzzles! This one, too, has a nice polished feel to its set pieces and the flow made sense. There is more non-linearity involved (compared to Timeliner) with a mix of tech and mechanical puzzles that are relevant to what they achieve (more tech based puzzles).

It's a decently challenging room, well suited for experienced players who are able to put "2 and 2" together efficiently. I loved the information given in the room - nothing is extraneous or too abstract. There is no unnecessary signaling or red herrings. Like some of their other games (like Timeliner and Playground), you can see a visible checklist of your overall progress and a list of mission objectives you need to accomplish.

I will mention one thing - don't celebrate too early if you think you have escaped - make sure you are attentive!

Things to Do in Dallas: Escape Rooms, Haunted Houses and More

Top escape rooms in Dallas

Captain Skully - a Case of Red Rum

The Mission

Dr. Gene Etics

Lost City

Scooby-Doo™ and the Spooky Castle Adventure

Top escape rooms for kids in Dallas

Playground

Enchanted Cottage

Clue

Wild West

The Depths

Top haunted houses near Dallas

Regan’s Revenge

Big Top Terror

Dead by Dark Hour: Fang Frenzy

Survive Saint Patrick's Slay

Moxley Manor

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