Room Escape Artist

We love escape rooms.

With more than 1000 escape rooms each, we firmly believe that there aren’t “best” escape rooms. These games are personal and the experience that each player has is dependent upon countless factors.

This is why we create recommendations guides. Our goal is to help you find games that will fit the desires and play-styles of you and your team.

Golden Lock winning experiences are indicated with a 🔒.

North America

United States of America 🇺🇸

Alphabetical by state & city

Arizona

Phoenix (last update: April 2025)

California

Los Angeles (last update: April 2026)

Sacramento (last update: February 2023)

San Diego (last update: January 2026)

San Francisco (last update: April 2022)

San Jose (last update: November 2025)

Colorado

Denver (last update: November 2024)

Fort Collins (last update: June 2025)

D.C.

Metro D.C. (last update: March 2022)

Florida

Orlando (last update: March 2026)

Georgia

Atlanta (last update: October 2024)

Illinois

Chicago (last update: August 2025)

Indiana

Indianapolis (last update: July 2023)

Louisiana

New Orleans/ Baton Rouge (last update: January 2026)

Maine

Portland (last update: March 2022)

Massachusetts

Boston (last update: September 2024)

Greater Massachusetts (last update: March 2026)

Michigan

Detroit (last update: September 2025)

Minnesota

Minneapolis & St Paul (last update: September 2022)

Missouri

St. Louis (last update: June 2023)

Nevada

Las Vegas (last update: January 2025)

New Jersey

North Jersey (last update: February 2026)

New Mexico

Albuquerque & Santa Fe (last update: August 2024)

New York

Buffalo (last update: November 2022)

New York City (last update: January 2024)

Rochester (last update: January 2026)

North Carolina

Charlotte (last update: February 2026)

Oklahoma

Oklahoma City/Tulsa (last update: January 2026)

Oregon

Portland (last update: January 2026)

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia & Eastern Pennsylvania (last update: January 2026)

Pittsburgh (last update: March 2025)

South Carolina

Greenville (last update: September 2025)

Tennessee

Nashville (last update: January 2026)

Texas

Austin (last update: April 2026)

Dallas (last update: May 2022)

Houston (last update: June 2023)

San Antonio (last update: April 2026)

Utah

Salt Lake City & Park City (last update: May 2018)

Virginia

Williamsburg (last update: February 2022)

Washington

Seattle (last update: April 2026)

Wisconsin

Milwaukee (last update: August 2025)

Canada 🇨🇦

Alphabetical by city

Montreal (last update: September 2025)

Niagara Falls (last update: November 2022)

Toronto (last update: March 2023)

Quebec City (last update April 2025)

Overseas

Alphabetical by country & city

Australia 🇦🇺

Melbourne (last update: May 2025)

Sydney (last update: January 2025)

Belgium 🇧🇪

Brussels… and the rest of the country (last update: June 2025)

England 🇬🇧

London (last update: March 2024)

France 🇫🇷

Paris (last update August 2025)

Germany 🇩🇪

Bavaria (last update August 2025)

Berlin (last update: February 2024)

Hamburg (last update: August 2025)

Greece 🇬🇷

Athens (last update: May 2025)

Field Report: Greek Escape Rooms (last update: May 2020)

Hungary 🇭🇺

Budapest (last update: December 2017)

Israel 🇮🇱

Israel (last update: November 2022)

Field Report: Israeli Escape Rooms (last update: August 2022)

Netherlands 🇳🇱

Amsterdam… and the rest of the country (last update: May 2026)

Spain 🇪🇸

Barcelona (last update: April 2026)

Madrid (last update: February 2026)

Field Report: Spain Escape Rooms (last update: June 2024)

Tips for Playing Escape Rooms in Spain as Foreigner (last update: March 2023)

Tips for Planning An Escape Room Trip to Spain (last update: March 2022)

Switzerland 🇨🇭

Geneva, Zurich, and beyond (last update: January 2026)

Tips for Planning a Trip to the Grand Trip Trap Hotel 

Daily Puzzle Games 📱

Check out our favorite daily puzzle games

Halloween Guide 🎃

Some of our favorite spooky escape rooms and immersive experiences in North America can be found in our Halloween Recommendation Guide.

Overnight Stays 🛌

Here are our favorite overnight escape rooms.

Tabletop Escape Games 🧩

For a comprehensive overview of our favorite tabletop escape games and play-at-home puzzles visit our regularly updated guide.

Support Room Escape Artist’s Mission

There are lots of ways to support Room Escape Artist, like buying from Amazon or Etsy after clicking into the links included in this post or backing us on Patreon.

The money that we make from these helps us to grow the site and continue to add more value to the community that we love so much.