NYC Escape Rooms Recommendation Guide

Updated August 14, 2023

If you're visiting NYC, here are some of our recommendations on escape rooms by category pending on what you're looking for:

Top Rated

• "Heresy: 1897" & "Madness: 1917" by Doors of Divergence

• "Montauk Project" & "Ghost Light" by Myss Tic Rooms

• "Prison Break" & "Special Ops: Mysterious Market" by The Escape Game NYC

• "Operation: End of Days" by Mission Escape Games

• "The Haunted Hotel" by BrainXcape

• "The Clocktower" (played in MA) & "Cartman's Escape Room" (played in CA) by Escape The Room

Set Design

• "The Haunted Hotel" by BrainXcape

• "Special Ops: Mysterious Market" by The Escape Game NYC

• "Cartman's Escape Room" (played in CA) by Escape The Room

• "Wild West" by PanIQ Room NYC

• "The Dungeon of Elements" by Enigma Escape Games

• "High Speed NYC" by Exit Escape Room NYC

Beginner

• "Sugar Rush" by Exit Escape Room NYC

• "Vanished" by Epic Escape Rooms LI

• "The Haunted" by Brooklyn Escape Room

• "Prison Break" by The Escape Game NYC

Family Friendly

• "Sugar Rush" by Exit Escape Room NYC (2 identical rooms can also be played in competitive mode)

• "Houdini's Workshop" by Clue Chase

• "Playground" by The Escape Game NYC

Puzzle Heavy

• "Nuclear Annihilation" by Escape Room Madness

• "The Secret of The Alchemist" by Enigma Escape Games

• "High Speed NYC" by Exit Escape Room NYC

By Genre:

Adventure

• "The Dig" by Escape The Room

• "Room X" by OMEscape NY

• "High Speed NYC" by Exit Escape Room NYC

• "Legends of a Hidden Temple" by Escape Game Long Island

Horror

• "The Haunted Hotel" and "Room 228" by BrainXcape

• "Killer Feature" by Epic Escape Rooms LI

• "Prey" by Just Escape

• "The Haunted" by Brooklyn Escape Room

• "Ghost Collector" by Escape Virtuality

Immersive theatre style escape room with live actor:

• "Heresy: 1897" by Doors of Divergence

If you're interested in VR, check out Escape Virtuality's "Goblin's Quest: The Uprising"

If you end up going to any of these locations, we love a shoutout or tag on your social media and let us know how you liked your experience!

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