Are you looking for a unique way to have fun with your family and friends? Escape rooms are a great way to get a small group together, put your brains to the test, and work against the clock to escape in time through a series of puzzles and riddles. Here are four escape rooms in Edmonton to check out.
1) Trapped Escape Room
This Edmonton escape room located on Whyte Avenue offers five different choices. The rooms range from PG to 14A, so plan accordingly. Notable rooms include “Room 057,” a 14A-rated room where the task is to gather the missing pieces of your lost memory. “The Carnival” is a PG-rated room where you are trapped in a carnival with mysterious creatures. The only way out? Find the Fortune Teller. Check out other exciting rooms online to learn more (make sure to filter your search to “Edmonton” to find the themes available). The rooms can accommodate 2-10 people and is fully barrier-free so that all can join in on the fun.
2) Escape Hour Edmonton
This escape room in downtown Edmonton offers five different adventures, with two more coming soon. In “Bank Heist,” you are the bank robbers who need to steal the money, come up with a plan to teach your double-crossing client a lesson, and stay out of jail. This room is suitable for ages nine and up and can accommodate 2-9 people. You can also save the planet from a giant ball of black fire in “5 Elements.” The only way to do this is to gather the five elements through different challenges. Escape Hour also offers two new methods of escape: battle and action. In battle rooms, team members will be divided into two teams and compete against each other. In action rooms, you will be solving challenges while engaging in various physical activities. Check out what Escape Hour has to offer online to learn more.
3) Game OVR
VR offers a new and unique way to experience escape rooms. Located in North Edmonton, Game OVR offers 17 different VR escape room options. For example, in “Alice in Wonderland,” you and your group will put yourself in Alice’s shoes to uncover the secrets of the Queen of Hearts and save Wonderland. “Sanctum” is a Horror VR Escape Room experience that sucks you into the dark places of the world where all your fears come true. This room is set underneath an old abandoned monastery and will force you to face your fears. This horror experience is for adults. Check out the other VR experiences that Game OVR has to offer online!
4) Escape Emporium
Located on the Southside in Edmonton, Escape Emporium has four rooms to choose from. Each escape room can be played by 2-10 players and has a 55-minute escape limit. In “Welcome to the Jungle,” your mission is to survive through the challenges and escape back into the real world before time runs out. You can also fight off the evil wizard in “School of Wizardry.” You’ll have to collect all the necessary magical items to destroy him before the 55 minutes are up. Escape Emporium also offers three of the four escape rooms remotely. You can book these rooms online and connect with the game masters through Zoom and enjoy the adventure from the comfort of your own home!
Here are some other awesome escape rooms to check out:
- GTFO Escape Entertainment (Downtown)
- Escape City (Southside)
- Confined Escape Rooms (Whyte Avenue)
