What to do and see in Orange County, Orange County: The Best Room Escape Games

April 16, 2022 Malia Yoakum

Beyond its epic theme parks and perfect weather, Orange County is celebrated for outdoor dining, entertainment and beach-bound adventure. Treat yourself at South Coast Plaza for the finest in luxury shopping and superlative restaurants. Spend an afternoon aboard a whale watching cruise in Newport Harbor, or cast a reel from the Huntington Beach Pier. Stop to smell the flowers at the Sherman Library and Gardens, or explore Laguna’s vast variety of boutique shops along the Pacific Coast Highway.
Restaurants in Orange County

1. Exodus Escape Room

5642 E La Palma Ave Unit 202, Anaheim, CA 92807-2101 +1 714-392-7909 [email protected] http://www.exodusescaperoom.com
Excellent
85%
Good
8%
Satisfactory
8%
Poor
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Terrible
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Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 40 reviews

Exodus Escape Room

Forever Memories! Whether you want FAMILY FUN, Corporate TEAM-BUILDING, or just to experience something NEW and Exciting, we are the place for you! MYSTERY, INTRIGUE, SUSPENSE, and more, all wrapped into a magical one-hour experience that you'll never forget! Recently we opened our all new ELEVATOR! It is a truly immersive and amazing experience. Check us out soon!

Reviewed By TheFlashjoy

We have a group of friends that have done multiple escape rooms in LA, Las Vegas, Orange County, and the Inland Empire. My boyfriend and I are at about 125 rooms. Our group of 5 have completed all their rooms in Anahiem and Rancho. The rooms are decorated at a high level and the puzzles are a fun hard. My favorite is the Elevator (Anahiem). Take some time and visit Exodus Escape Room at either or both locations for some critical thinking and fun.

2. PuzzleMazement

1238 S Beach Blvd Suite D, Anaheim, CA 92804-4828 +1 714-220-9596 [email protected] http://puzzlemazement.com
Excellent
82%
Good
18%
Satisfactory
0%
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Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 17 reviews

PuzzleMazement

Team Building and Creative Thinking Challenges like no other! PuzzleMazement is the only three story Escape Room in Southern California. Your goal is to get in, solve the mystery, and get out. We focus on a complete story and mission. Our Current Mission is Doll House! Find and reunite the long lost lovers before you are transformed and forced to live eternity in the doll house.

Reviewed By davidschuck562 - Los Angeles, United States

The Mail room was perfect for our 13 year old and his friends. They had a blast. Perfect level of complexity that no one was lost or frustrated. Definitely come back to experience the next level. The Doll House sounds really cool. Thank you to their guide, who did a great job.

3. EscapeX Rooms

17981 Sky Park Cir Suite H, Irvine, CA 92614-6309 +1 949-536-5414 [email protected] http://www.escapexrooms.com
Excellent
79%
Good
21%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
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Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 14 reviews

EscapeX Rooms

Great for couples, groups, and coworkers. This is not your typical night out! Escape rooms join the fun of scavenger hunts with the mystery of puzzles and riddles. Participants are put in a room and have to use their skills of deduction and observation in order to get out! Escape rooms, interactive group activity, adventure/challenge games, team building activity, Escape games, family fun

Reviewed By LaTinoco - California, United States

I've done all three of EscapeX's rooms now and will join the masses in insisting that this place sets the bar in terms of both production and great puzzles. Curse of the Black Knight is still my favorite of all time and I've done over 20 rooms now, including Stash House and Red Giant in LA. It's the one I recommend to anyone new to the escape room scene. The puzzles in the rooms are not frustrating or pointlessly misleading (which I've experienced elsewhere). They're intuitive, plentiful and enjoyable, giving you plenty of AHA! moments to keep you going. The production is top notch. If had to rank the games, Curse of the Black Sword would be at the top with The Attic a close second, followed by Mafia Heist. The Curse of the Black Sword is a multi-room, multi-level castle that feels utterly medieval with its macabre props and set and walls. We were talking about this for days after doing it. I absolutely loved the immersion of this room and the physicality of it. It's been real tough to find such a satisfying game since. It's meant for 3-4 people. Too many is a crowd. The Attic is a close runner up. Great production, plentiful gruesome clues. Super disturbing and creepy, but no real jump scares. We went with a group of four - each of us having a few games under our belt at the time. There is lots to do in The Attic! You will be busy! I was worried we would need more but we did fine. I prefer fewer participants. Less of a cluster F that way and everyone gets to contribute. This is also a multi-room room. Starts out really scary. Mafia Heist was my third and for my taste it fell a bit short of the other two in terms of the overall adventure. It was done on a smaller scale and your job is to also find all the hidden jewels, money and gold which aren't pertinent to you escaping. A couple times we had to be nudged to do things we were already doing because we were having difficulty triggering the puzzle, so I don't count those as proper clues. Staff has been helpful each time, but my favorite guy is the creator. He's delightfully nerdy and passionate and we got a chance to talk to him after one of the rooms. Mission Escape Games and Cross Roads are also known for their quality rooms, but Mission's rooms, while fun, are not up to the production of EscapeX, and Crossroads, while top notch production, still falls short in terms of group adventure. Your entire group is more likely to thoroughly enjoy an EscapeX game, where as only some of you may love the Hex Room, for example.

4. Puzzle Workshop Escape Room

18003 Sky Park Cir #53 F2, Irvine, CA 92614-6513 +1 949-536-5228 [email protected] http://www.puzzleworkshop.com
Excellent
94%
Good
6%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
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Terrible
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Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 35 reviews

Puzzle Workshop Escape Room

An escape room presents a unique challenge: escape from the room within 60 minutes! To succeed, you will need to use your intelligence, imagination, and creativity.

Reviewed By fairgirl59 - Imperial Beach, United States

This is the nicest escape room I've done. Their website is so intuitive and easy to book reservations. All the themed (four) rooms show up for the day with the available times. There is a very clean restroom in the lobby that you can use just before your hour challenge! The staff is friendly and enthusiastic. You can receive hints w/o subtracting time. We did CSI - Hollywood. There were definitely some challenging puzzles, however, we made it through with seconds to spare. We were a group of three.

5. Cross Roads Escape Games

4245 E La Palma Ave, Anaheim, CA 92807-1815 +1 714-572-1004 [email protected] http://www.CrossRoadsEscapeGames.com
Excellent
96%
Good
2%
Satisfactory
2%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 52 reviews

Cross Roads Escape Games

Cross Roads Escape Games in Anaheim, is a real life adventure game where you are working with your friends and racing against the clock! With only 1 hour to escape, you must work as a team to search for clues and discover all the secrets before time runs out. Voted one of the top 3 escape rooms in the nation, Cross Roads is the next level of immersive entertainment with 3 award winning games: The Hex Room, The Fun House, and The Psych Ward.

Reviewed By 144gracielas

I've done 2 of the escapes here, and some of my family members and friends have done all 3, and we love them! The variety, the level of detail in each, the total immersion into another reality, the high-quality puzzles and games ... Crossroads is doing A LOT of things right! If you're looking for entertaining, creative escapes, rooms that are built well, and a unique experience with family and friends, this is it. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

6. Mission Escape Games

400 W Disney Way Unit 313, Anaheim, CA 92802-2906 +1 657-234-5625 [email protected] http://missionescapegames.com/anaheim/allgames-book/
Excellent
95%
Good
5%
Satisfactory
1%
Poor
0%
Terrible
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Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 1,082 reviews

Mission Escape Games

Mission Escape Games unique and fun experience in which you and a group of people (friends or complete strangers) strive to beat the clock to obtain freedom from your "puzzle." The door's locked and you need the key. Pit your will and mind against puzzles, piece together clues and at the end, break out! You have 1 hour to finish the game.

Reviewed By OperaMandy74 - Costa Mesa, United States

We've done and redone these escape rooms because the experience is top notch, the game master is fun and makes it exciting, and the overall experience is the best we've ever had.

7. TrapZone Escape Rooms

2900 Bristol St Building E, Suite 208, Costa Mesa, CA 92626-5981 +1 949-431-0355 [email protected] http://www.trapzonerooms.com/
Excellent
80%
Good
20%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
0%
Terrible
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Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 5 reviews

TrapZone Escape Rooms

Test your whit and challenge your senses! Work together to find clues, solve puzzles, & escape the room in under 60 minutes! The Asylum Game Room - Unlock the dark mysteries and secrets behind the former doctor turned patient at the Hamilton Asylum! But there's more than what meets the eye! Think you have what it takes to understand the facility's heinous crimes and experimental treatments?

8. Red Lantern Escape Rooms

471 W Lambert Rd Suite 108, Brea, CA 92821-3921 +1 714-232-8698 [email protected] http://www.redlanternescaperooms.com/
Excellent
89%
Good
9%
Satisfactory
1%
Poor
0%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 190 reviews

Red Lantern Escape Rooms

Red Lantern is home to the largest escape room in Orange County, "Midnight on the Bayou." Great for team building, birthday parties, fundraisers, or just family fun. Located in Brea and close to Anaheim, Fullerton and Irvine. Now offering online escape games with The "Hardin House Mystery." Play from the comfort of your own home with this brand new virtual adventure.

Reviewed By leslieaQ4291YZ - La Habra, United States

Went with my coworkers and bosses we had such a great time:) the workers there were really sweet and It’s definitely a great team building exerciseWill definitely be coming back again!!

9. No. 1 Escapes

17777 Main St Suite C-2, Irvine, CA 92614-4795 +1 949-491-1400 http://www.no1escapes.com
Excellent
100%
Good
0%
Satisfactory
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5.0 based on 6 reviews

No. 1 Escapes

Irvine's Best Escape Room -- Treasure of the Nation escape now open!

Reviewed By kathyly93

I had such a great time this past weekend with my boyfriend at No.1 Escapes! We played the treasure of the nation holiday edition and it was wonderful that they could accommodate 2 people. I called many escape rooms and they required at least 4 as a minimum. I don't want to spoil the game but the ending was my favorite since it was very festive. The game is linear so it makes it easy to follow the game flow and the puzzles were intermediate in terms of level of difficulty. There is ample parking as well and walkable to many quick bites!

10. Escape Room Era

3365 E Miraloma Ave Suite 202, Anaheim, CA 92806-1928 +1 657-262-6302 [email protected] http://www.escaperoomera.com
Excellent
97%
Good
0%
Satisfactory
3%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 29 reviews

Escape Room Era

Escape Room Era has been providing premier family-friendly immersive and challenging escape room experiences for the novice or enthusiast since February 2017. Two games are currently available. In The Overgrown, players test their survival skills in a post-apocalyptic world. Christmas at Franklin’s engages players to see and feel the magic and joy of a Colonial Christmas. Players must quickly work together to find clues, solve a series of puzzles and riddles, and crack codes to ultimately accomplish their assigned mission within one hour. Whether players consist of co-workers, family, friends, or schoolmates, they’ll be bonded by their memorable experience at Escape Room Era. “Stay for one hour and leave with memories for a lifetime!

Reviewed By malabuena

This was my first escape room experience and it completely exceeded my expectations. We did the colonial themed room and it was non-stop fun! Veronica, our game master, was fun and helpful.

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