Think outside the box for your next evening out and try something that combines the interactive nature of a video game, the absorbing storyline of a movie and the thrill of being locked in a room for 60 minutes with only your wits to get you out. Book a reservation at any one of these themed chambers and embark on an unforgettable adventure.
Enter the Room, Colorado Springs, CO
Everything—props, puzzles, music, themes—are all 100 percent original and designed in-house at this interactive game full of clues. This Victorian-style experience is unlike any you’ll find elsewhere. Plus, it’s not scary, so it’s family-friendly, as long as kids are 12 or over. The game? Someone is missing in a house full of mysterious residents and secret passages. Find that person in under 60 minutes and, well, you’ll have successfully navigated the room. Show off your gaming skills with a friend or as many as 15 friends. Reservations made online.
Fort Collins Escape Room, Fort Collins, CO
There are two uniquely different escape room adventures here. Choose from either a steampunk time traveler caper or fend off an alien invasion. Both test your skills in problem solving, critical thinking and deductive reasoning. Each has mysteries and puzzles to find the answer to, have a fully immersive and interactive environment and must be completed in 60 minutes. Book as a group or go it alone and hook up with other escapees. Reservations made online.
Frisco Escape Room, Frisco, CO
Take a break from the physical and strenuous outdoor adventures in the region and step indoors for an experience that will test all of your brain skills. Locally themed and historically inspired rooms put you right in the middle of a turn-of-the century Denver bank heist or the Wild West of the 1880s. Hidden items, clues, secret missives plus locks to unlock pit you in a race against time to get out. A unique team-building exercise, or just a fun evening out. Children under 6 are free. Book online only.
SoCo Escape Room, Pueblo, CO
The question here is, “Are you ready for a challenge?” If the answer is yes, then know that “many will enter, but few will escape” these demanding rooms. Book online for a live-action suspenseful experience where you’ll either have to save the galaxy, rob a vault or halt a malware take-over, all in 60 minutes or less. Everything you need to solve the dilemma is found in the room. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Mission Escapes, Aurora, CO
Ditch the work-week doldrums and lose yourself in a not-scary-at-all escape room stumper that puts your logic, creativity, observation and memory skills through their paces, and you’ve only got 60 minutes to figure it all out. Online reservations for a treasure hunt escapade or a save-the-word exploit. Children under the age of 14 must come with an adult. Some physical activity involved.
