The Escape Game: Prison Break | Team Size: 2 | Time Left: 9min
They say crime doesn’t pay — but let me tell you, successfully busting out of prison with just 9 minutes on the clock and only two brains behind the breakout? That’s a reward in itself.
My partner-in-crime and I recently took on Prison Break at The Escape Game, and while we technically didn’t commit a crime, the adrenaline said otherwise. This room isn’t just a clever name — you start locked in separate jail cells, with your only tools being wit, communication, and the faint hope that the other person didn’t miss anything important.
Stress level when separated: mildly panicked squirrel.
Satisfaction when reunited: giddy buddy-cop montage.
🎨 Immersiveness & Theme Integration
I would give this room a 4/5 for this category.
The story line (escape the prison) makes sense even if the reason you’re escaping in the first place is because the warden likes to play mind games.
The atmosphere is very prison like and, honestly, a little spooky – but I feel like they could have done more with it.
🧩 Puzzle Uniqueness & Variety
I’m impressed at the uniqueness of puzzles in this room 5/5.
Starting off separate only added to the uniqueness – not many rooms do this. AND it added a real challenge. Every success felt earned, and every mistake felt like a teachable moment. (Mostly the lesson was “communicate better or rot in jail forever.”)
The balance between physical puzzles and more logical, thought provoking puzzles was also very well balanced and being observant was also very key in this room. Very well rounded!
⏱️ Flow & Pacing
This is giving 4/5.
There are puzzles that tie the whole room together, but without these the room would feel pretty disjointed. The end was also a bit anti-climactic in my opinion. If it weren’t for the “YOU ESCAPED!” video on the TV screen, I don’t know if we would have realized we did it.
I can also see it being very easy to waste a lot of time in the earlier half of this game making the end of the game nearly impossible – probably why it is rated as difficult as it is.
👨💻 Game Master Quality
I’m giving my “game guide” for this experience a 3/5.
Definitely over clued us! Personally, I’m not a fan. Please wait until I ask for one. And the one time we did ask for one, they basically just gave us the answer. We had 9 minutes left on the clock… I don’t think we needed *that* much unprompted help.
That being said, they also were incredibly personable and we struck up a great conversation both before and after our game. They were super sweet and let us take soooo many photos together afterward. We had a great time and they definitely made up for the over-hinting aspect of the game.
🛠️ Durability & Maintenance
4/5 in this category as well
The room itself is well built and obviously well-loved and played. (Not necessarily a bad thing – it’s a good room). But there is some more obvious wear and tear and something that people who are a little more destructive could open when it isn’t intended for groups to do so. Unfortunately, that is quite common with a lot of escape rooms because people get a little too antsy about escaping in time – but also a fixable issue if they would install a mag lock instead. 🤷
🔒 Difficulty
Definitely not the hardest room I’ve ever played, but it’s up there: 4/5
Let me be clear: this is not your “first time doing an escape room, how fun!” kind of experience. It’s more like, “we’ve done a few rooms, we know how to think laterally, and we’re ready to MacGyver our way through jail” territory.
This room is the “hardest room at this location” with a 9/10 difficulty rating advertised. Having played all of the rooms at this location at this point, I’m not sure I agree. Definitely a hard room, though. Personally, I had a harder time with their Special Ops: Mysterious Market room – but that could just be me.
🧼 Cleanliness
I was surprised at the cleanliness of this jail cell 5/5.
As dark and dreary as it looked and felt – everything was shockingly clean. If you told me they just deep cleaned right before we got there, I would believe you. No chemical smell, but also no smudges on any glass or mirrors, no visible dust layers, and well swept/mopped hallways and cells. All of the clues were also clean and in good repair.
♿ Accessibility
4/5 – some potential issues.
The main entrance to the location is directly wheelchair accessible from the main road – amazing! No long winding ramps or using a weird back entrance either. And there are no stairs needed to get to the room itself. However, there is a single part of the room that you cannot access in a wheelchair. There are 3 or 4 stairs in the room, and you need to be able to access what is at the top of the stairs to complete the game. However, all parts of this room are wheelchair accessible meaning that anyone in a wheelchair can very easily be involved with the experience as a whole.
If you are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, this company uses written clues that appear on a TV screen. They also use a system to request clues by pressing a button – so no verbal communication necessary with staff. I’m not sure if any of the staff use ASL, but they are all very friendly and willing to work with anyone (including English as a second language users as I saw with a different group in the lobby), so I’m positive they will find a way to make it work. That being said, this room starts of with the group split into separate rooms where you cannot see the people in the other room. Which would make some of the more collaborative puzzles very difficult if not impossible without leaving the room. They do allow the use of cellphones in the room though, so this could potentially be fixed with a video call or texting pictures back and forth.
No issues puzzle-wise for anyone who is color blind, but potentially very hard to see for anyone who is low-vision as the room is pretty dim. I’m sure they could provide extra flishlights upon request.
The only other thing I will say about this room is that there really isn’t anywhere to sit other than the floor, so if you struggle to stand for long periods of time maybe request a chair? With how friendly the staff is at this location I’m positive they would go out of their way to make sure you had whatever accommodation you need.
Overall Score: 4.1/5
Best for: Experienced escapees, dynamic duos, and anyone who’s ever yelled “I could totally break out of jail!” during a Netflix binge.
Avoid if: You’re claustrophobic, hate puzzles, or don’t like your partner very much.
Would I recommend Prison Break? Absolutely — but only if you’ve cut your teeth on a few other rooms first. It’s a premium experience, best enjoyed when you’ve got a few lock-and-key battles under your belt.
And if you’re bold enough to do it with just two people? Well… welcome to the escape room elite.
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