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San Diego, California: Escape Room Recommendations

The best escape rooms to play in San Diego, California

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Latest Update: November 2025

We spent almost all of our 24 hours in beautiful San Diego locked in giant puzzles. Regrets? None.

It’s a fun, puzzley escape room market. It has a surprisingly different feel from Los Angeles, considering how geographically close they are.

Here are a few of our favorites broken out by category.

San Diego, California Escape Room Guide

Market Standouts

Puzzle-Centric

Set and Scenery-Driven

Newbie-Friendly

And if you don’t mind driving 65 miles, check out 40 Thieves 🔒 at MindTrap Escape Room in Temecula, CA.

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

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4 responses to “San Diego, California: Escape Room Recommendations”

  1. Ace Avatar
    Ace

    Awesome recommendations! Did you guys get a chance to try out “The Lazarus Crystal” at Enigma HQ or “The Mystery at Fogmore Manor” at The Entrapment? We played that sometime last year based on a recommendation, and they were both really good and both somewhat different from the typical escape experience.

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    1. David Spira Avatar
      David Spira

      No, we had a brief span of time in San Diego and played as much as we could, but I’d love to get back and see more. I also suspect that a lot of these companies will be opening plenty of fantastic new games in the near future (we may have received some sneak peaks).

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  2. Cindy May Avatar
    Cindy May

    Oh this is a great find. I’m going to be traveling to SD tomorrow and have been wanting to try out an escape room. Though I don’t think I’m going to spend 24 hours if I can help it LOL.

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  3. Lisa Spira Avatar
    Lisa Spira

    Enjoy! SD has lots of wonderful options for you.

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