Latest update: March 8, 2026
Massachusetts has a lot of great escape rooms outside of Boston. You don’t even need to know how to pronounce the names of the towns to play the games!
Drive west, past Route 495 to find many of these gems. There lies an awesome escape room day trip.
We’ve covered Boston recommendations (inside Route 95) separately.
Market Standouts
- The Assistant 2.0, The Gate Escape (Leominster, MA)
- The Boring Office, Stained Hourglass Escapes (Salem, MA)
- The Eckstein Experiment, Mass Escape (New Bedford, MA)
- The Mole of the Mountain, Upside Down Escape Games (Cape Cod, MA)🔒
- The Observatory, The Gate Escape (Leominster, MA)🔒
- Witch’s Hollow, Stained Hourglass Escapes (Salem, MA)
Set & Scenery Driven
- Fallout, Escape Games Worcester
- Nocturnal Keep, Upside Down Escape Games (Cape Cod, MA)
- The Eckstein Experiment, Mass Escape (New Bedford, MA)
- The Mole of the Mountain, Upside Down Escape Games (Cape Cod, MA)
- The Observatory, The Gate Escape (Leominster, MA)
Puzzle Centric
- Baggage Bandit, Upside Down Escape Games (Cape Cod, MA)
- Nocturnal Keep, Upside Down Escape Game (Cape Cod, MA)
- The Assistant 2.0, The Gate Escape (Leominster, MA)
- The Boring Office, Stained Hourglass Escapes (Salem, MA)
- The Eckstein Experiment, Mass Escape (New Bedford, MA)
- The Mole of the Mountain, Upside Down Escape Games (Cape Cod, MA)
- The Observatory, The Gate Escape (Leominster, MA)
- Witch’s Hollow, Stained Hourglass Escapes (Salem, MA)
Beginner Friendly
- Baggage Bandit, Upside Down Escape Games (Cape Cod, MA)
- D.J. Death, The Gate Escape (Leominster, MA)
- The Boring Office, Stained Hourglass Escapes (Salem, MA)
- The Gingerbread Cottage, Upside Down Escape Games (Cape Cod, MA)
Something Different
(And also market standouts!)
You are always welcome to contact us if this recommendation list doesn’t answer your specific questions.
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Update 1/14/2025: We interviewed Matthew DuPlessie, the founder and CEO of Level99 and 5 Wits on The Reality Escape Pod.
Update 12/6/22: If you enjoy Boda Borg, we hope you’ll check out our interview with President/ CEO David Spigner on The Reality Escape Pod.
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