The 9 best escape rooms in Minneapolis

“Fun room. Not a typical escape room. There are no number locks and only one key lock if I remember right. You have to figure out spell names and wand combinations to advance. Definitely a unique experience.”

“This is marked as spooky, but the only scary thing about it is the number of OSHA violations (in the fictional hospital not the real escape room). I didn’t think I’d love this room because of the theme, but I really did. The puzzles are fun, especially for people who are more logical minded. This room has the coolest set design element I’ve ever seen and it’s worth it just for that.”

kaileemartens

74 games played

“We had a great time in this room! A few of the puzzles were different than what I’ve seen before or more interesting versions of puzzles I’ve seen before. I appreciated the creativity of a few of them and the story for the room was unique and more interesting than usual. All around it was great, but my only disappointment was that we got out with 22+ minutes left on the clock. I always appreciate when a room is able to add more puzzles or difficulty for groups who are getting through super quickly, so you can spend more time in there and get your money’s worth. But other than that, it was great!”

UndercoverBlobfish

179 games played

“Nightmare at the Museum is a wonderful experience all around! An immersive set, some really good story elements that heightened the tension, and very intuitive puzzles that fit within the world Puzzleworks had created. Thanks Nico for an incredible game!”

Khromatical

77 games played

“This room is a must-do in the Twin Cities area—and preferably the first room you do at The Lodge at Lazarus Crowe story-wise bc it’s a good intro to the founding. The entire experience was great from start to finish, but how you gain access into the room is a truly unique and fun part of the experience. We loved the variety of puzzles in this room and just overall how much of the space we got to interact with. We also enjoyed the need for teamwork! We did this room as 2 enthusiasts and got done in a little under 60 mins for this 75-min experience. Pro Tip: If there’s down time between escape rooms, you can hang out in their bar/cafe and grab drinks (they have good mocktail and non-alcoholic drink options!) and play board games you can check out for free.”

“I can tell my new love is going to be doing spooky escape rooms. I had fun with the room as a whole, but I definitely wouldn’t say that I ever felt truly spooked at any point during the game. This is not a bad thing. I still love a good episode of Scooby Doo as long as I am not counting on Paranormal Activity levels of fright. The story was fun and I enjoyed all the puzzles, with a couple being notably memorable. I also love when there are large changes to a room mid game. This delivers there. Lots of fun, probably my second favorite game at Lock and Key!”

thezildjman

27 games played

“Wow, what an incredible experience! Such an interesting concept for an escape room; I've never seen anything quite like it before. So many different things happening between all of the sections. Would absolutely play this again.”

Iffy

65 games played

“I loved this room a lot more than I expected to! The teamwork especially at the beginning was so strong. Atmosphere was extremely immersive. And the room had so many fun surprises in it. I wish the puzzle design had been a bit more creative--too many number/letter locks which is always a pet peeve of mine. And while I truly did love this room and had tons of fun in it, prison themed escape rooms just give me the ick to a certain degree.”

marenkae

69 games played

“We had a group of 7 that was super experienced and we breezed through the room. The technology was fun and puzzles flowed super well from one part to another. This is a room where having a bigger group is actually fine, as there’s tons for everyone to do, and having 7 actually felt pretty helpful at parts because we could work simultaneously on the non-linear elements. Fun experience!”