Latest Update: January 9, 2018
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.
Market Standouts
If you only have time for a few games, play these:
- The Vault, PuzzleWorks
- The Escape Game (multiple games)
- Wizard’s Tower, Trapped Puzzle Rooms
- Ruin Raiders, Missing Pieces Escape Games
- Professor Jones’ Office, Lock and Key Escape Rooms
Set & Scenery-Driven Adventures
- Inheritance, Mission Manor
- Ruin Raiders, Missing Pieces Escape Games
- The Escape Game (multiple games)
- Wizard’s Tower, Trapped Puzzle Rooms
Puzzle-Centric
- Professor Jones’ Office, Lock and Key Escape Rooms
- Ruin Raiders, Missing Pieces Escape Games
- The Escape Game (multiple games)
- The Vault, PuzzleWorks
- Wizard’s Tower, Trapped Puzzle Rooms
Tech-Heavy
- Mission Mars, The Escape Game
- Special Ops, The Escape Game
- The Vault, PuzzleWorks
- Wizard’s Tower, Trapped Puzzle Rooms
Newbie-Friendly
- Diamond Dilemma, Missing Pieces Escape Games
- The Escape Game (multiple games)
- 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.
This is awesome!!! Thank you!
You’re welcome. Happy to help!
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!
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.
This list is in desperate need of an update!
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.