Escape rooms have been popping up everywhere in the past few years. Their popularity has exceeded most people’s expectations and they are now synonymous with other fun group activities like bowling or mini-golf. Escape rooms are a great way to spend an outing with friends, but they can be expensive and overwhelming for some.
Escape room board games have solved these issues by putting all the puzzles and excitement players love into a box available at the store. Most of these games will have players work together to solve riddles in a set amount of time. Others change up this formula to keep players coming back for more.
10 Exit: The Game – The Pharaoh’s Tomb Shows Players What Escape Room Games Can Be
Exit: The Game is a very popular series of escape room games that can only be played one time. Each game comes with booklets, decoder discs, and components that need to be cut, ripped, and written on. The Pharaoh’s Tomb is one of the earlier entries in the series and introduced many players to what these kinds of games are and what kind of experiences they can provide. There are many interesting and original puzzles in the game that have impressed most players that give it a shot.
9 Star Wars: Unlock! Gives Star Wars Fans An Escape Room To Enjoy
Unlock! is a series of games that use a companion app to solve riddles and puzzles. The series has been popular for some time, using all sorts of different themes. When Star Wars: Unlock! was released, it allowed Star Wars fans to get in on the fun, set in a world they are familiar with and love.
The game offers new stories and settings in the Star Wars universe and makes players feel as if they are there fighting off Storm Troopers, flying X-Wings, and outsmarting The Empire.
8 Escape From The Asylum Treats Escape Rooms With Love And Care
Escape From The Asylum is unique amongst other escape room games. Most of these types of games use cheaper components as a means of keeping the price down for players who are only going to experience the game one time. Escape From The Asylum offers nice production quality and even a deluxe version for players that want it. The game itself is divided into two parts and offers new challenging puzzles and interesting ideas that have wowed new players and players experienced in escape room games.
7 Escape Room: The Game Combines Puzzles And Toys
Escape Room: The Game is similar to other escape rooms that use paper and cardboard components to solve problems and unlock doors. The difference is that Escape Room: The Game also provides a battery-operated decoder and several plastic keys of different shapes. Not only does the decoder offer a countdown for players and background noises, but it also tells players whether or not they solved a clue properly. If players input the wrong code or put in the wrong keys, the countdown will go faster, adding to the excitement of the game.
6 Escape Room In A Box: The Werewolf Experiment Lets All Players Play At The Same Time
Most escape room games have a series of puzzles that must be solved in order to finally escape the room and win the game. Escape Room In A Box: The Werewolf Experiment changes things up by having 3 simultaneous puzzles that the group can work on separately, which closely resembles what a real-life escape room is like. Not only that, but the game also has physical boxes and lock which most games of this type do not, making the game more immersive for everybody involved.
5 Exit: The Game + Puzzle – The Deserted Lighthouse Uses Jigsaw Puzzles To Solve Riddles
Exit: The Game + Puzzle – The Deserted Lighthouse may have one of the longest names in the series, but it also offers something very original. Players have puzzles to solve as normal, but they are also tasked with completing jigsaw puzzles that will help them along the way.
Gamers are generally very impressed with the creativity of this game as it accomplishes things with jigsaw puzzles that most people would have never thought of. The game offers originality, interesting ideas, and jigsaw puzzles for players that enjoy that aspect.
4 Escape Room: The Game – Virtual Reality Brings Players Into The Digital World
Escape Room: The Game attempts to bridge the gap between board games and real-life escape rooms even more by setting this game in virtual reality. The game comes with cardboard virtual reality glasses that will utilize the player’s phone and transport them into a virtual world. The game plays out similarly to other escape room games, except that key clues will be in virtual space, leading to players looking around digital rooms and discovering new things as they play. The game is considered one of the most immersive escape room games ever made.
3 Unlock! Heroic Adventures Brings Literary Legends To Life
Unlock! Heroic Adventures comes with 3 unique games in the box. One of them is based on Sherlock Holmes, one is based on Alice In Wonderland, and the last is set in the world of video games. Each game has a different level of difficulty, letting players decide how challenging they want their experience to be. Heroic Adventures is a great stepping stone for players that are fans of these themes but have yet to experience escape room games. It also offers a tutorial scenario to learn the game without reading the rules.
2 Exit: The Game – The Catacombs Of Horror Brings Terrifying Thrills To Escape Room Games
Most escape room games are designed around settings that are fun for families and players of all ages. The Catacombs Of Horror is set in a much more sinister and dark world. The game allows horror fans to experience an escape room game made for them and deal with scary sights, evil enemies, and devilish threats.
The game is divided into two parts, as it is a longer experience than most other games of its type, letting players either go through it all at once or split it up into different sessions.
1 Exit: The Game – Advent Calendar: The Mystery Of The Ice Cave Lets Players Enjoy The Holidays In A New Way
Advent calendars are one of the most purchased items around the holiday season. Many people like to purchase these calendars for their children or themselves. They usually include chocolate or toys like Lego and Funko Pop! figures. Exit: The Game decided they too would like to join in on the fun but this time, the advent calendar would be a fully-fledged escape room game and story for gamers to play through over the course of 24 days. Players can, of course, play through it like a normal escape room game if they wish.
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