SO FUN!!! highly recommend!! visited my friends in Atlanta and wanted to do a fun activity together so I suggested an escape room. We chose The kidnapping and although we didn't successfully escape in time, it was a great experience with my friends that I'll never forget! The staff were super friendly and made the escape room experience 100/10!! read more

We had a big group come in to play Island Escape. The room was challenging but not so hard that we couldn't figure it out with minimal help. The AC was messed up in this room but our game attendant brought in a fan that helped a bit. We joked that we really felt like we were on an island, lol! read more

Breakout Games - Escape Games Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

See all

Breakout games was a really fun experience for a small to mid size group. I am not an avid escape room goer however playing 'The Hostage' was really enjoyable and made me want to come back. I did enjoy the difficulty level for the most part, a couple parts of the room were either extremely easy or extremely difficult. It would've been great if the level was consistent throughout providing equal resistance rather than big pauses of cluelessness that really needed a game master clue to continue. I also wish that the story was more cohesive and it would've been nice to have a consistent, logical story throughout. I know I pointed out a couple flaws but I really do want to say that it was a great experience, I would definitely recommend to others, and I can definitely see myself coming back in the future. read more

Breakout Games - Waiting room - Escape Games Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

Had so much fun doing the Clue escape room. We had showed up without an appointment and nobody was there (our mistake) so we called and Richard showed up in no time to help us. I highly recommend this place! Shoutout Richard for all your help you've made our whole afternoon so amazing. read more

Breakout Games - The Clue Escape room! - Escape Games Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

Definitely a good value! You get the room for your party and they are super fun. Staff is always friendly and the puzzles are challenging. I like that you only get the clues when asked as opposed to always being helped out like other escape room. Unlimited hints is nice. Once the rooms change I will be back for sure! read more

It was a fun-filled hour with son and friends for his birthday celebration! We arrived early on a Monday afternoon and the game master confirmed our waivers were completed in advance (they were). We took a bathroom break before starting (very clean) and received instructions before the 60 minute timer began. My son chose Mystery Mansion which is a little creepy and a few screams were elicited during our hour. This made it all the more memorable! One adult needs to be in the group if the kids are less than 14 years of age. Somehow, we made it out, despite our self doubts. Lily was a great game master and came through when we asked for clues. We will be back! read more

Breakout Games - We broke out of Mystery mansion for 13th birthday celebration! - Escape Games Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

Our 17-year-old daughter wanted to do an escape room for her birthday. I didn't have any high expectations, but I agreed because it's what she wanted to do. It turned out to be way more fun than I expected. We really had a good time. The three main highlights: 1. Our Game Master Richard was fantastic. He gave us a few clues, chimed in at appropriate times, and made us feel welcome. He was great. 2. The game structure was really clever. I won't reveal specifics, but we did Museum Heist and it was neat. Very original and well thought out. 3. It was just our family in the game room, so no distractions or pressure. It's a great bonding experience. You find out what your family is like under escape room pressure lol. Highly recommended!! read more

My friends and I showed up on Monday at 6pm because I told them to. We were told they didn't have a reservation for us and a bit of confusion ensued until I realized I booked it for Tuesday because the booking calendar is on Mon-Sun. They were super nice to accommodate us and moved us to a later time slot so we were still able to play that night. We played Mystery Mansion and Luke is absolutely great. He gently nudged us along on things that weren't the most obvious to us and was an overall great voice over the intercom. We panicked when we had 7 minutes left but he told me that if we worked together we'd have time to get out. We managed to speedrun the last few puzzles and get out. (Thankfully, because I told my friends failure wasn't an option) We had a blast and would definitely come back again. Thanks for being flexible with my scheduling error and thanks Luke for being great! :) read more

Breakout Games - We broke out! - Escape Games Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

See all

A friend and I planned a surprise date night. We originally scheduled for The Kidnapping at 5:30 P.M., but had to push our time back until 10pm due to an unforeseen event. When I called to reschedule, I spoke to Richard and he was very flexible and accommodating. There wasn't any issues rescheduling our time and we were still able to do the Breakout Room we wanted. When we arrived, they had a QR scan code to sign the waiver. It was a quick and seamless process. We waited a few minutes and we were greeted by Luke. Luke was absolutely great. He talked us through the process and we had a great time escaping The Kidnapping. The guys were pleased with their surprise outing and the night turned out perfectly. Looking for an escape room, check out Breakout Games Atlanta. You won't regret it! read more

See all

Breakout is on the backside of a building. Once you find it, the staff is VERY friendly. We had a group of 6. We played the casino room. We had a fantastic time trying to get out, and escaped with about three minutes left. We needed a few hints though in order to get through it. After we broke out some of the staff told us that with a bigger group they recommend playing in the heist room. That way everyone has a chance to work on puzzles individually and then you can come together at the end. I will definitely be back to break out. Everything was very clean and organized and we had a great time. read more

Breakout Games - Victory picture - Escape Games Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

See all

I came with with a group of around 30 people and we split up into 4 rooms. My group did the Museum Heist room. This was my first time doing an escape room and I had a great time. I thought it would be all contained in one room but I really like how there were multiple rooms. The staff was really friendly and helped us without giving away the answers. We managed to escape with a little over 10 minutes left. Definitely coming here again to try the other rooms! read more

Friendly staff and fun experience! We came with kids and they helped us pick the right room for our ages. Great bonding experience!

My mom and I and a group of friends tried Breakout tonight-- first it is located in the back of an office building, plenty of parking. We did the Mystery Mansion-- we were an unorganized group of folks so our Game Master, Riley, was an angel guiding us through. The very first part of the room a gentleman came over the speaker and told us we only had to use the flashlight for one thing but that wasn't true and that gave us a hefty time penalty. But other than that one isolated incident it was just a ton of freaking fun. I can't say enough good things about Riley so if you're able to request a GM get her. Also the room isn't really locked so if you're expecting a phone call or you just have a small bladder you can excuse yourself from the room. We were mostly all escape room noobs so we walked away with solid ideas on how to attack the next one. And there will be a next one! read more

Breakout Games - Escape Games Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

Really fun escape room! My partner and I did Clue which was fun (I definitely got scared a few times haha) and really made us think. We were able to finish the room with just the two of us (with quite a bit of help from Joseph, our game master, who was really awesome). However, I would say that although the game was fun, I didn't quite think all of the hints and clues were completely well-connected. I'd definitely still come back in the future to try out some of the other rooms! read more

My wife and I brought our daughter here for her birthday since it was raining. Our daughter has participated in something like this but this was the first that either of us had visited this establishment. First of all it's not what I expected. The place is very compact and certainly interesting from the beginning. Since our original plans were canceled we decided to try two games... "Hostage & Kidnapped." The games last about an hour and they are certainly unique. I won't go into too many details because it will give away the element of surprise. At the end of the day we had a FANTASTIC time and my daughter is still talking about it. If you like mystery, problem solving all while racing against the clock then this place is for you. I most certainly will be going back to try the other games. Oh and our game master was Ang/Anj (not quite sure how to spell it) ... I'm guess short for Angie or Angela and she rocked! I can't go into detail but if you go, ask for Ang/Anj, you won't be disappointed. Oh yeah don't forget to tell em Dre sent ya! Be Easy! Drew P.S. Sorry you can't take pictures otherwise it ruins the game so I don't have pictures for you! read more

Breakout Games - Sign of the Breakout building (from google) - Escape Games Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

Located just north of Buckhead, in the back of a non-descript office building, so there is plenty of parking. We came with a group of friends on a Sunday afternoon and only saw a few other parties. They sell water and other beverages, no water fountain is available. First up was the "Operation: Casino" room and after we played a second room, "The Kidnapping". The staff was friendly, although I would not saw super knowledgeable for some of the questions we asked. Everyone had been to an escape room at least a few times, so we all knew pretty much the process, etc. The Casino room was really fun and mostly intuitive, we got out, and set a new time record! I would say it was fun and challenging at the same time. Next up was the kidnapping room, which started with everyone handcuffed to a bed, which was not exactly comfortable, there were marks on my arms the rest of the afternoon from the cuffs. The clues and process of this room was not exactly intuitive, we had to have 3 assists to get out and some of the items just were not logical, no way we would have realized what was necessary. The last step included a tape recorder, which ran low on batteries, the staff had to bring us new batteries, kind of ruined the moment when we were on the verge of getting out. Still was fun and we got out as well, just with a few hints. read more

See all

I LOOOOOVEEEE escape rooms and finally checked off doing an escape room in Atlanta after living here for about a year. Typically, I don't like doing escape rooms with strangers since it can be kind of awkward and I wasn't able to gather a group of friends at such last minute, so I'm glad Breakout Games allows you to book a room with just two people without having to pay for the whole room (of course, the more people you bring, the easier and cheaper it is). Booking was a breeze - we booked online and came at our designated time. We did the Kidnapping room, which was interesting because you are handcuffed and blindfolded to a bed before the game begins. However, we did spend a little too long trying to get out of the handcuffs, which cut into our time. The puzzles were great! Some of the puzzles were a little more difficult than others, but the game master helped walk us through it. I do feel like she was basically leading us through the whole game (haha) because it was just me and my boyfriend and we took too long at some puzzles, but it was still a great experience. Unfortunately, we didn't manage to escape before the time ran out (we just had two more puzzles to finish!) but still had a blast. I would definitely come back here (but with a bigger group!!) to try some of their other rooms. read more

Buckhead location. Plenty of parking in the back. Pay attention as it can be hard to spot from the street, especially at night. So me and my sister did the kidnapping escape room on 12-15-16. Originally there was supposed to be four of us, but ended up just being us two. The idea is to work together to find clues to escape from the room. You have 60 minutes to escape. You get 3 clues for help if you get stuck. We were so pumped and went it with game faces on not knowing what to expect. It was definitely fun and definitely got my adrenaline pumping! Very lifelike. I don't want to ruin it for anyone that plans on going so I won't leave much detail about the room. Although we didn't make it out in the allotted time, we needed about 5 more minutes but it was so fun. Your picture is taken once you leave the room and you can share it on social media. The staff was super nice and kept us laughing. They were watching and rooting for us the whole time. Pretty cool game for team building, date nights, birthdays, or family time. I'm very competitive so I'll be back with my crew. We will breakout!! read more

Breakout Games - Buckhead location - Escape Games Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

This was so much fun! I've done a few breakout rooms, but I really enjoyed the Museum Heist room. We (naturally) had a slow start, but the last 10 minutes we booked and able to escape with less than :30 seconds left! Our helper was very nice and gave great clues (even one extra!). Check this place out because it was great! read more

Breakout Games - Escape Games Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

Wow!! This was my first time at such a venue. I was accompanied by my mom and little brother and we had an absolute blast! We participated in the haunted mansion escape room, and although we did not complete it within the hour we had such fun just attempting! We were assisted by the wonderful Megan and she was an amazing host and super helpful. She did not give too much away too much through the clues that she gave us when needed. We had so much fun in fact that we plan on trying a different room tomorrow! Thank you guys and thank you Megan! read more

Breakout Games - Mom, me, & little bro - Escape Games Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

Breakout Atlanta opened its second location ITP (inside the perimeter) in Buckhead in March 2016. My friends and I ("Team Bad Math") already completed all 4 rooms at the other location in Peachtree Corners: The Kidnapping, The Museum Heist, Island Escape, and Casino Royale. We came to this new location in Buckhead because it has one room Peachtree Corners doesn't: Hostage. We successfully escaped the Hostage room in 45:03 on April 5, 2016. We were a few minutes short of the record which is around 42 minutes. We set the record for Island Escape in Peachtree Corners with a time of 35:43 on February 24, 2016. Breakout Atlanta has become one of our favorite escape room companies in metro Atlanta. We wouldn't have continued to come back to play every room otherwise. To date, I've played 19 different escape room games in metro Atlanta and I would say Breakout and Mission: Escape are my top two favorites. If you're not familiar with escape games, here's how it works: You pay money to be locked in a room with other people. Your objective is to uncover and follow a trail of clues to escape the room. There's also the added pressure of working against the clock. Timers are typically set to 60 minutes. Each room has a different theme, premise, or story. It's like being in a movie. The story with Hostage goes like this: You and your friends are on a plane that gets hijacked. The cabin depressurizes and you lose consciousness. You wake up blindfolded and handcuffed to your friends inside the hijackers' headquarters. You have 60 minutes to unlock your handcuffs, uncover the details behind the hijacking, and escape. Sounds fun, right? We had a lot of fun with Hostage and all of Breakout's rooms in general. If you're trying to decide which room to do, here are my rankings and brief thoughts on the rooms (spoiler-free): 1. Hostage Hostage has been my favorite room so far. It's one of the more "cerebral" rooms where a lot of thinking is involved, especially towards the end. I really liked the hijacking scenario in this one. Lots of piecing together clues to do here. 2. The Kidnapping The beginning of The Kidnapping is like Hostage because you and your friends start off in the room blindfolded and handcuffed together. What I liked about this room is it puts you in a situation similar to the Saw movies. Escape before the crazy kidnapper returns! We escaped this room in 43:17. 3. Island Escape Island Escape is Breakout's easiest and most family-friendly room. It's great for escape room beginners. What I liked about this room compared to most other escape rooms is you're on a tropical "island" and you have to escape it on a boat before a volcano erupts. This room even comes complete with a boat and working volcano! 4. The Museum Heist You really have to put your thinking cap on for The Museum Heist. Art has been stolen from a museum and you must break into the perpetrator's home, retrieve stolen artwork, and return it to the museum before it opens. I thought the final pieces of the puzzle to this room were quite creative. We found the stolen art and returned it to the museum in 52:27. 5. Casino Royale Personally, I think this is the most difficult room at Breakout. It took our team 54:40 to discover clues left behind by a missing secret agent, track down the bad guys responsible for his disappearance, and escape the casino. I love James Bond, but I'm not a fan of casino and card games, which this room makes use of. That said, there were some ingenious puzzles and we still had fun. Note: At the time of writing this review, Hostage is exclusive to the Buckhead location and Island Escape is exclusive to the Peachtree Corners location. The Kidnapping, The Museum Heist, and Casino Royale are available at both locations. Island Escape will eventually open in Buckhead. It was under construction during our visit. As for differences between the Buckhead and Peachtree Corners locations, I think the Buckhead location is nicer. After completing Hostage, Jake, the owner, allowed us to check out the other rooms since we had already completed them. The rooms in Buckhead for The Kidnapping, The Museum Heist, and Casino Royale are slightly nicer and more spacious than their counterparts in Peachtree Corners. (Island Escape looks like it might be smaller though.) That said, those differences shouldn't affect your decision of which location to go to for the same room. Just go to the location that's most convenient for you. I will say one thing I found that was annoying at the Buckhead location was the soundproofing between the Hostage and Kidnapping rooms. While we were playing Hostage, we could hear the group next door in the Kidnapping room. It was distracting at times. We didn't experience this in Peachtree Corners. Breakout normally costs $27 per person per room, but we've always purchased Groupon deals for this business which is another big reason why we kept coming back. Many thanks to Jake and our game master, Thomas! read more

See all

SO FUN!!!!!! sid was the best employee and made the entire experience amazing. such a fun personality and they deserve the biggest raise in the world. my group and i have already decided we're coming back just for sid read more

I had a great time here with my girlfriend and her friends. Destiny was our game master and she did an amazing job and had a great personality as well! She even gave us a story time after we finished lol but we were able to escape with :03 left! She was a great help and overall we had a great experience. Very much fun and will be coming back to beat our time of 59:57 read more

Breakout Games - Escape Games Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

I'm getting tired of FAILING escape rooms...1 more consecutive failure and I might have to apply the 3 strikes rule! =( For a variety of reasons, "Thank God for women", as they were the stars of my team (I was waaaaay off my game). Despite coming up short in our attempt, I had a GREAT time and a GREAT team. The staff at Breakout Games - Buckhead is awesome (Ang ROCKS...She was DEFINITELY pulling for us and gave us a mulligan or 2 or 3) and it was a very pleasant environment and experience. Don't let my 4-star rating throw you off - A "4" from me is basically a "5"! Side note: There is AMPLE parking! read more

Despite the location, breakout games was one of my top favorite escape rooms! I'm a veteran at escape rooms and wanted to take my girlfriend out for her first time. Richard and Sarah were our game hosts. They were phenomenal! Very nice and accommodating to our questions! We did "The Kidnapping" as our choice and it was AMAZING. Being handcuffed and blindfolded for the first minute or so to start a room is quite thrilling. Mind you, I've done the chasing zombie rooms before, this one gave a different yet fulfilling vibe. I HIGHLY SUGGEST having Richard and Sarah as your guides! P.S .. Thank you for a wonderful last birthday activity of the day! It was quite memorable read more

A group of five of us came for a visit, three of us were first timers. The experience was exhilarating, stressful, fun! Fortunately, we brought along the sis-in-law & her bf to lead our team to freedom. Otherwise, we would've probably been left for dead. We were able to escape the Hostage room with a tad bit over a minute left to spare. I'd definitely come check this place out again. On a second visit, I was part of a group of 4 that joined another group of 4 in the Museum Heist (was that confusing?). The wife and I were the only ones among the 8 that had been to an escape room before. Luckily, everyone in the room kept busy and alert. We managed to speed through our puzzles and piece everything together rather quickly. The detail and creativity of the puzzles never cease to amaze. I found myself daydreaming about the ingenuity of the puzzles the next day at a red light. Fortunately, Atlanta drivers aren't as impatient as the drivers back home & my wife brought me back to attention. read more

I wish we could remember our sweet game-master's name, but our group of 5 all suffer short term memory loss of some stature... anyways, who we referred to as "google" or "sky daddy" made this escape room experience even more enjoyable than we could have imagined. We booked the kidnapping room as broke people in our 20s as a last minute plan, and don't regret a penny. We love you breakout buckhead- especially our bestie google. read more

[ Tuesday, July 12, 2016 | 8 pm ] | Total Cost per Person | $14.86 (with Groupon deal) | Parking | Plenty of free parking behind the building! LOVE!!! | The Company | I had been to Breakout Games' Buckhead location once before for an Elite event (so much fun - see my review here: https://www.yelp.com/biz/yee-yelp-escapes-the-room-ii-breakout-atlanta-atlanta?hrid=uXMvSMo20ZBpIsMcms4B7g&utm_campaign=www_review_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct)). I was so impressed by the company's style of setting up the room and the details they put into the whole experience that I knew I had to go back with the hubs and some friends. Escape room games in general are not cheap, so thankfully I found a Groupon for Breakout Games! As I had mentioned in my review for the Elite event, if you didn't know anything about the room prior to walking into it, you would quickly be brought up to speed with the short video clip that is played before the clock starts counting down one hour. The pre-escape video is the most unique aspect of Breakout Games, which sets them apart from competitors, and one that I really appreciate! | "The Kidnapping" Room Experience | Although not technically a spoiler, but not something you should read if you want to be completely surprised from the beginning of the escape room experience, Breakout Games' website describes "The Kidnapping" room as follows: "The kidnapping begins with you and your fellow captives waking up handcuffed and blindfolded in a strange room. With nothing but collective brainpower, hidden clues and 60 minutes on your side, you have to free yourselves before the kidnapper returns. A heart-pumping thriller from start to finish, you can expect a rush of non-stop fun." The theme of this escape room really reminded me of the "Saw" movies, in case that may be of any interest to those reading this! I'm a huge fan of the "Saw" movies, so this was part of the appeal for me when choosing the room. A group of seven of us, consisting of five newbie escapers and two players (including me) who had previously done other escape rooms, attempted - but ultimately failed - to escape this room. I think we spent way too much time accomplishing the first major task, and that put us behind for the remaining puzzles we had to solve. However, our group had a great time and most of the new escapers expressed interest in doing more escape rooms as a result of this experience! Overall, Breakout Games - Buckhead gets all 5 stars for being my absolute favorite, most well-organized escape room companies I've encountered. I really enjoyed escaping "The Museum Heist," the first Breakout Games room I played, and I highly recommend it! "The Kidnapping" was also fun but I thought it was more challenging than "The Museum Heist." I definitely plan to return and tackle another exciting Breakout Games escape room in the near future! Keep up the great work, Breakout Games! read more

My friends and family have been to this location multiple times. Every experience has been exceptional! All of the staff members are awesome and super flexible! They have a variety of different rooms depending on what you and your party are interested in. Would highly recommend! read more

"You never tried to break out of here?" -- The Walking Dead: Season 3 | Episode 2 Breakout Buckhead is the 2nd location for Breakout Games and my team and I couldn't be happier about it. Already a fan of BG, Team Bad Math (my team) needed more rooms to escape! While this location has duplicates of some of the rooms we had already done (Casino Royale, The Kidnapping and Museum Heist), this location gave us a new, and different challenge: Hostage. Unlike other rooms, this was a less linear and more cerebral room. The concept is like other rooms, you have 60 minutes to solve the clues and escape the room - you are on a hijacked plane and have to figure out the code to get out. For this room, you start out blindfolded and handcuffed. Like most escape rooms, you can ask for hints if you get stuck - this is definitely a room where this will come in handy. ***MILD SPOILERS*** Do not read this if you want to do this room. Obviously the first course of action is to unlock your handcuffs before doing anything else. This room will require thinking outside of the box - forget everything you knew before. But also, you cannot over think. This is unlike any room you have done before - you will need to retrain your brain for this room. ***END OF SPOILERS*** Recently, BG offered a 30-minute Haunted Schoolhouse room. 30 minute rooms should be built differently than 60-minute rooms. I'm not saying they should be easier, just not as jam-packed as a 60-minute room. Less locks and less complex solutions. Also, it was almost pitch black. Tough to do, especially with only 30 minutes. I didn't like it - I think I prefer longer rooms as the pressure was too intense for me with so much to solve. Maybe I can work up to a 30-minute room again. My rating does not reflect my feelings on that room as it was a special - and I gave my feedback to the owner already and they tweaked the room as a result (it was entirely too hard to escape in 30-minutes). I did love the premise, love the puzzles and enjoyed the Halloween theme. But it needed to be 45 minutes, not 30. Overall, BG (whether Buckhead or Norcross) is awesome and we love it. We are ready for them to come out with new rooms. We've done them all and are jones-ing for some new blood to attack. Bring it on, Breakout. You guys are one of the best in the city, hands down! read more

Breakout Games - Our remaining time for The Christmas Caper! #teambadmath - Escape Games Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

See all

I brought my work team in for a team-building exercise earlier this week and had a great experience. Luke was super nice and helpful with his clues when we needed them! We did the Museum Heist challenge --definitely recommend! read more

Breakout Games - Escape Games Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

First off the place is difficult to find and my GPS, nor my friend's, brought us to the correct location. Now that that's out the way, ...we had a great time! They allow you 3 clues and if they notice you aren't making any progress for a long time (like my team was) they help you out a little more. Unfortunately, my team was not successful, but the room was still very clever and entertaining. I would definitely go back and try a different scenario. Apparently we picked the hardest scenario (Hostage) and it was our first breakout game ever, so the guy that worked there recommended more entry-level scenarios that we should try next time. read more

We are visiting Atlanta from Collierville, Tennessee for a quick Spring Break trip, and I brought my daughter and three of her friends to Breakout for an hour of fun. After reading the details on their website to ensure they met our needs and paying for the experience, we headed to the location. We were greeted quite "dryly" by the young lady behind the counter. I asked a question regarding ages based on what was listed on the website. Her response was very unprofessional and did not support the statement on their website. I asked for clarification, and she refused to offer an explanation. I remained professional, contrary to her behavior. She said that she felt "uncomfortable" with the four 14-15 year old girls (well-behaved) and me participating in the hour adventure and refused service. She, identifying herself as a shift leader, told me she would have her manager refund the payment (which he did within 15 minutes). I have had numerous experiences at Escape Rooms, and I have never experienced this level of unprofessional service. We scheduled an appointment with another Escape Room in the Atlanta area and had a phenomenal experience. read more

I had soooooo much fun at breakout games. The employees were very friendly and explained everything upfront. We chose to do the room from a art heist. We were able to use 3 clues and we have one hour. I cannot believe how much we accomplished in an hour. It was a nice layout. I would definitely go back. Our group made it out in 49 minutes, Im pretty sure thats a world record right LOL? They are on groupon, so look for a deal before you go! read more

Breakout Games - Escape Games Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

This is my favorite place to go for escape rooms! They are well taken care of and always a fun group activity. Alex was a great game master!!! read more

NOTE: This review is for Mystery Mansion Room only! (See previous reviews for other rooms) SECONDARY NOTE: This review does not give away clues, BUT it does discuss the room in detail- if you like to be surprised, READ AT YOUR OWN RISK! I'm gonna skip the small talk and get straight to the breakdown. THEME: There's nothing like a good ol' fashioned haunted house theme to draw in the crowds! The storyline is strong, and the room decor and puzzles/challenges fit the theme nicely, however I think that there were definitely some missed opportunities here for pushing the room interiors a little further. One of the most important moments is disappointingly just a white room with some pictures on the walls. C'mon y'all- make my last moments in this experience count! PUZZLE FLOW: Now, I'm no noob when it comes to escape rooms, but I happened to be with some of the master escape artists in ATL, and I think we all agreed that the puzzle flow this room was just a little... awkward. The puzzles didn't seem quite worked all the way out yet, and there were some items that, had we not asked for a clue, we never would have figured out. Also, the multi-tasking aspect was a little off: there were moments when we had eight things to work on (so everybody was happy and busy), and some moments when only one person could really be doing something at a time. PUZZLE CREATIVITY: This is where breakout gets some bonus points. You're not just doing math and riddles in this room, but a variety of other skills are required as well. This is the first escape room I've done in a while where some of the puzzles/objective were just downright FUN! In order to win this room, you'll have to use your imagination and "play" like a kid again. I loved this more than I can say. Bravo, puzzle designer! QUALITY: I know that we are spoiled by the incredible quality of escape rooms Atlanta has to offer, and that there are plenty of terrible productions out there, but considering Breakout is a company with many locations, I expect a level of quality that I just don't find at this Buckhead location. While a part of us knows that all of this is just pretend, the mark of really good escape room is that we forget this while we're inside. I don't want to see carpet tile peeking out of fake rolled-out turf. I don't want to see puzzles/items broken/falling down (when they are obviously not supposed to be) upon entering the room. I don't want to think to myself, "Man, I could make this place look so much better in a weekend." I want to be transported! (end rant.) NOTES (WARNING: May contain spoilers!)- One of our puzzles was set up incorrectly and set us back a few minutes, which was not a huge deal, however, it is frustrating when you cannot succeed to no fault of your own. That being said, we are all human, we all make mistakes, and it's just a game anyway *shrug* This room requires you to know some information that not everybody would necessarily know. For instance, I'd highly recommend you brush up on your chess terminology before paying to play this room. read more

Jimmy likes to try new things for his birthday, and he'd been hearing about escape rooms for ages. Since we love a good puzzle, it seemed the obvious choice. Thankfully Jimmy and Daniel B have been friends since elementary school, and he could recommend which rooms we should do. With that in mind, we got a reservation for the whole room for Museum Heist at 9pm on a Saturday. The space is in an old office building on Roswell Road, close to Mo Mo Ya. There is ample parking in the back, which is also the main entrance. The premise of museum heist is this: You're a team of former art thieves who've been tasked with breaking into another art thief's house to recover the stolen work of art before the gallery opens in an hour. The curator calls every 15 minutes or so to check on your progress. You've also got a BG employee watching you on cameras to remind you not to force things that won't help you and to give you clues (up to 3) if you get stuck. Only 1 person in our group of 7 had done an escape room before, so it was a completely new experience. We really enjoyed the experience, though there was at least one thing in the room that was messed up. We ended up escaping with 2 minutes left. In the endless rehashing of the experience, we agreed that what was messed up didn't really cost us much, since we would've have to figure out all the clues to get to it to progress further in the game anyway. read more

Came here with my friend for her Birthday, she wanted to do "something different." We came during the week at around 3ish so it was no problem getting in although we didn't have reservations. I don't suggest just walking in on weekends expecting to get it, this place is very popular. It was just the two of us, and we did the mystery breakout room, you have an hour to escape and there is an attendant who is watching through a camera and will offer up to 3 clues. We had a blast although we were not able to "Breakout." I can imagine coming with a bigger group is even more fun. A great place for a group of friends or even a team building event. The staff consists of what looked like a bunch of college students, they were friendly and made the experience that much more enjoyable. I will definitely be back to try other Breakout Rooms. read more

What a fantastic experience! The level of detail is amazing, and some very challenging puzzles. Thankfully we get three clues, and we were offered some guidance along the way. We will return to do the other rooms. read more

I went with a group of 4 and it was an amazing experience. The staff was knowledgeable, friendly and super helpful especially Megan! she was awesome and even suggested her favorite rooms for our next visit. we will definitely be returning soon! if you go ask for Megan! read more

Breakout Games - Escape Games Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia