Minneapolis & St. Paul, Minnesota: Escape Room Recommendations

Minneapolis / St Paul, Recommendations, Regional Guide, Reviews

Minneapolis & St. Paul, Minnesota: Escape Room Recommendations

The best escape rooms to play in Minneapolis & St. Paul, Minnesota

9 January 2018

1–2 minutes

Latest Update: September 28, 2022

Escape rooms are a fantastic indoor activity to avoid the cold winters of Minnesota. They are also a great activity if you’re finding the beautiful summers just a little too perfect.

Here are our favorite escape rooms in the Twin Cities. They are split into categories because we <3 nuance.

Minneapolis & St. Paul, Minnesota Escape Room Guide

Market Standouts

Set & Scenery-Driven Adventures

Eternity Battle: A Super Sequel, Trapped Puzzle Rooms
Inheritance, Mission Manor
Nutcracker Nightmare, Trapped Puzzle Rooms
Ruin Raiders, Missing Pieces Escape Games
The Dungeon, PuzzleWorks
The Escape Game (Our favorite is Cosmic Crisis )
Witchcraft Alley, Trapped Puzzle Rooms
Wizard’s Tower, Trapped Puzzle Rooms

Puzzle-Centric

Eternity Battle: A Super Sequel, Trapped Puzzle Rooms
It’s All Fun and Games, Trapped Puzzle Rooms
Professor Jones’ Office, Lock and Key Escape Rooms
Robot Rampage, Trapped Puzzle Rooms
Ruin Raiders, Missing Pieces Escape Games
The Dungeon, PuzzleWorks
The Escape Game (multiple games)
The Hospital, PuzzleWorks
The Vault, PuzzleWorks
Utopia, Lock and Key Escape Rooms (formerly of Riddle Room)
Witchcraft Alley, Trapped Puzzle Rooms
Wizard’s Tower, Trapped Puzzle Rooms

Tech-Heavy

Newbie-Friendly

Diamond Dilemma, Missing Pieces Escape Games
Nutcracker Nightmare, Trapped Puzzle Rooms
The Escape Game (multiple games)
The Hospital, PuzzleWorks
Inheritance, Mission Manor
Professor Jones’ Office, Lock and Key Escape Rooms

You are always welcome to contact us if this recommendation list doesn’t answer your specific questions.

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8 responses to “Minneapolis & St. Paul, Minnesota: Escape Room Recommendations”

Oleg

April 10, 2019 at 12:01 am

This is awesome!!! Thank you!

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Lisa Spira

April 10, 2019 at 1:01 pm

You’re welcome. Happy to help!

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eszter

July 30, 2019 at 3:57 pm

Hi Lisa, I’ve done escape rooms in Hungary and Omaha. Never heard of them putting our group together with strangers. Do you know of Escape rooms that do NOT use that “business model”. I tried the Mission Manor, and they left us alone and that was awsome, but looking for others. Thanks!

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1. Lisa Spira
  
  July 31, 2019 at 12:02 am
  
  This is a common business model in much of the US, especially in major cities. In our more recent reviews, we note at the top whether a game is “Public Ticketing” or “Private Ticketing.” However, our reviews from Minneapolis predate this designation. I can’t say for sure which companies in Minneapolis offer private ticketing. You’ll likely have to check their websites. If they don’t offer it, it’s worth calling and asking whether you could play privately, especially if you aren’t looking to book during their most popular bookings times.
  
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chef855

July 30, 2022 at 4:00 pm

This list is in desperate need of an update!

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1. Lisa Spira
  
  July 30, 2022 at 4:18 pm
  
  Yes! And the good news is… our writer Matthew Stein recently visited the region. You’ll see his reviews and an update to this guide soon.
  
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  1. chef855
    
    December 30, 2025 at 12:23 pm
    
    In need of another update! As someone that lives and works in the area (and at an escape room part time) I am very ear to the ground for the industry here.
    
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  2. Lisa Spira
    
    December 31, 2025 at 1:29 pm
    
    I agree! I expect we’ll have at least a few updates this spring, although I’m not sure when we’ll next have a Contributor is town doing more comprehensive review coverage. Hopefully soon!
    
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