Latest update: June 2, 2023
I’m not going to lie. St. Louis isn’t an escape room destination. There are pretty games and there are fun games… but we couldn’t find anything that was the total package.
However, what you will find in St. Louis is the City Museum, a gem of another kind.
Market Standouts
City Museum is not an escape room, but it is absolutely the market standout. Wear knee pads.
Set & Scenery Driven
Puzzle-Centric
- Escape Annabelle, Deadlock Escape
- Hijacked, Deadlock Escape
- Murder at Denbrough Mansion, Escape From St. Louis
Newbie-Friendly
- Cellar Escape, St. Louis Escape
- Escape Annabelle, Deadlock Escape
- Hijacked, Deadlock Escape
- Murder at Denbrough Mansion, Escape From St. Louis
Spooky & Scary
Something Else
City Museum is not an escape room. However, it was finest immersive experience that we encountered in St. Louis. We highly recommend this adventure playground for all ages.
Puzzle Warehouse is also not an escape room, but if you happen to also be a jigsaw puzzle fan, it’s a place worth checking out. It claims to be the largest jigsaw puzzle store in the United States, and we believe it.
You are always welcome to contact us if this recommendation list doesn’t answer your specific questions.
How can I find a previous post of yours? I ask because back in March I thought you all posted about good escape rooms when you visited St. Louis for the haunt convention.
After we visited St. Louis in March, we published a number of escape room reviews from that trip. You’ll find them all here: https://roomescapeartist.com/category/location/st-louis/
As you’ll see in the individual reviews, some of those games looked phenomenal and others played well. That said, we didn’t find any games that nailed both those aspects of escape room design.
When choosing a game to play in St. Louis, if you consider what aspect of the experience you value most, and select your game accordingly, you can have a great time.
You need to check out http://www.deadlockescape.com
Thanks for the recommendation! We’ll be sure to check them out next time we travel to St. Louis.
Also, Escape618 across the river in Belleville is worth checking out
Good to know. Next time we’re in town, we’ll see if they hold up.