Last Updated: January 12, 2024
New York City is our home market. We’ve been playing in this city since escape rooms first started popping up in North America. There is no escape room community that we know better.
Here are our recommendations for escape rooms in New York City (or accessible with a MetroCard). Since we like nuance, they are broken out into categories.
Market Standouts
- Ghost Light 🔒 & Montauk Project at Myss Tic
- Carbon: 3708, Mission Escape Games
- Beat The Bomb
- Operation End of Days, Mission Escape Games
Additionally, Battleship & Disco 54 at Unreal Escapes are strong and interesting games on Staten Island. It’s not the easiest company to get to, but they are certainly among the regional standouts.
Set & Scenery Driven
- Battleship, Unreal Escapes
- Disco 54, Unreal Escapes
- Montauk Project, Myss Tic
- The Escape Game (multiple games) 🔒
Puzzle-Centric
- Carbon: 3708, Mission Escape Games
- Disco 54, Unreal Escapes
- Ghost Light, Myss Tic
- Montauk Project, Myss Tic
- Operation End of Days, Mission Escape Games
- The Escape Game (multiple games)
Newbie-Friendly
- Escape the Hydeout: The Mystery of Henry Jekyll, Mission Escape Games
- High Speed NYC, Exit Escape Room NYC
- Operation End of Days, Mission Escape Games
- The Escape Game (multiple games)
Immersive Games and Performances
New York City always has incredible immersive experiences running. For a detailed listing of what’s currently available, check out our friends over at No Proscenium and subscribe to their New York City newsletter.
You have a car and want to see something special
If you can get there, it’s so worth it:
You are always welcome to email us if this recommendation list doesn’t answer your specific questions.
🔒 Golden Lock award winning experience
Update January 2024: Doors of Divergence is currently closed while they look for a new location. We hope they find a way to bring Heresy: 1897 & Madness: 1917 back to New York City.
If you enjoyed playing at Doors of Divergence, we suggest listening to our REPOD episode with Christian Vernon and Zac MacKrell.
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