Room Escape Artist

We started off the new year with a website redesign! There’s a lot of redesigning still happening behind the scenes while we publish daily content. Here is our most exciting and interesting content from January!

RECON Tickets

It’s 2024 🎉 That means RECON is happening in Los Angeles this summer. Get your ticket now!

Reviews

Escape Rooms

Ghosthunter Brandon Darkmoor, THE ROOM Berlin (Berlin, Germany) – From an immersively layered intro to an unforgettable final act, this was a truly innovative escape room. (By Matthew Stein)

The Toy Factory, Escaperoom Antwerp (Zoersel, Belgium) – The ambience and world-building was skillfully executed, with a dash of tension, absurdity, and humor. (By Matthew Stein)

Wizard’s Treasure, 60 Out Hollywood (Los Angeles, CA) – Joyous. That’s the first word that comes to mind when I think about Wizard’s Treasure. (By Lisa Spira)

Not Quite Escape Rooms

Phantom Peak: Summer’s Peak (Season Update) (London, UK) – Summer’s Peak was joyful, addictive, and thoroughly overrun with platypuses. (By Matthew Stein)

Wild Heart Ranch 2023 (Twentynine Palms, CA) – Wild Heart Ranch is an Airbnb-meets-escape room in the middle of the California desert… and it’s an incredible, unforgettable destination. (Review by David Spira)

Podcast

We’re between seasons right now for REPOD. You can catch up on past episodes here before Season 7 launches this spring.

Recommendation Guides

• Updated: Orlando… along with publishing The Top Escape Rooms of Orlando 2023 [Tour Survey Results]

Commentary

Celebrating 3,000 Blog Posts: ERban Dictionary Update – The Room Escape Artist ERban Dictionary describes escape room terminology, both useful and funny. We recently updated it. (By Lisa Spira)

The Opportunities of Open World Escape Room Design – “Open world” is a design technique to consider for accommodating multiple teams in an escape room experience at the same time. (By Richard Burns)

And here is the Room Escape Artist 2023 Year In Review: