I've done about 6 escape rooms now, and to be honest, I can't say this was the best escape room experience I've had. Our group did the Do Not Disturb room, which is an escape room consisting of one tiny, singular room. The puzzles were somewhat challenging but not very thrilling. I think I'm used to escape rooms consisting of more than one room and having puzzles that are a little more complex because the whole experience was a bit mediocre. The room was also very hot the whole time, which took away from the enjoyment of it, and there were several technical difficulties that our game master addressed by basically letting us cheat. Overall, it was fun and the staff members were very nice, but I can't really say I had an amazing time. I heard their Museum Heist room is more exciting, so maybe that would be a better experience for next time. read more

Brought our family of four here as part of my son's 14th birthday events. Me, my wife, 11 yo daughter and 14 yo son did the Runaway Train room. Josh was our "guide" staff member. Walking in the waiting room was a little warm temp wise. Didnt think much of it until we were escorted to the escape room. Not sure if the air conditioning was non-functional or what, but the tiny room the four of us in was uncomfortably hot. As far as escape room go, the "puzzles" were disappointing. Very few props, mostly all locks. The last puzzle is just a bunch of locks all clumped together. Josh was great, but everything else was below expectations. For $150, this was a very poor value for the experience provided. I would not return - sadly to say. read more

Kaylee was a very welcoming and helpful game master. We did the Museum Heist with two people and it was incredibly fun and challenging. We'll definitely be back to conquer another room. read more

Probably one of funnest and anxiety provoking experiences of my life. Initially it seemed like a small cramped room until you start unlocking the room(s) literally. The staff were very polite and helpful when we needed "help." The price is reasonable and the set up was fitting. The actual building is a little hard to find since it's inside office buildings. Definitely wanna come back and actually break out! read more

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Winner winner chicken dinner! Another yelp elite event success ! Breakout games constantly comes up with new scenarios and games and do not disappoint. For this edition, my fellow elites were broken into teams via hairband colors. Isaiah nailed it again with letting us chow down with Homeslyce pizza while we waited for everyone to arrive. Once we ate and chatted, we broke into our teams. I was on the black hairband team and we were given the island breakout room. It was phenomenal, challenging, and unique. However I will say we broke out with about 12 minutes and some seconds to spare! This was another yelp elite event success and I can't wait to come back to try out the other games! read more

Breakout Games - Winner winner ! - Escape Games Near Me - Columbia, Maryland

We have done most all the games at Breakout, MANY escape rooms across the country, and have had great experiences in most every other room with Breakout games. But tonight we were extremely disappointed in the "submarine survival" room. Not only were the clues and puzzles very disjointed, but the tech at the end was not functioning, which caused the game master to have to pause the game and eventually just give us the final code to escape... making our experience very unenjoyable and very disappointing. If this is what their new rooms are like, we won't be back. read more

We had a lot of fun on a Friday night! We were checked-in promptly and given clear instructions before our game began. We picked the Casino one and unfortunately did not breakout. We still had a great time, and our 'voice/leader' was helpful when he needed to be. read more

I will admit that our small group was no collection of sleuths, but we have successfully escaped rooms here before. We found our most recent experience very disappointing. The clues were ridiculously hard. Most frustrating was that our gamekeeper was largely non-responsive. It took us ten minutes just to get into the main room. We had asked several questions of our gamekeeper and received no responses. Once inside she responded to only one of our questions. We were so frustrated that we just stopped asking because we knew she would not respond. We likely will not return to this location. read more

This place is awesome; the best escape room concept I've been to. The game masters are fun, but the rooms are awesome. Lots of options to pick from, and very well thought out puzzles. I like that they have rooms that you can start blindfolded or handcuffed- adds some thrill to the timed game. It's cool that you can take a picture and have it sent straight to your phone after too. Can't wait to do another room there soon! read more

Breakout Games - We did it! - Escape Games Near Me - Columbia, Maryland

Our group of puzzle enthusiasts descended on Breakout Games, hidden deep in a Columbia business park. We played the Casino Room, where we had to locate a famous spy and escape before the bad guys arrived IN. ONE. HOUR! I was impressed at how many puzzles were in that room, most based on the different casino games, naturally (so. much. math.) As with most escape rooms there were some much-loved props ("Hey, could you please close that? It's not supposed to open.") and items that could easily be overlooked ("I thought that was part of the building!") If you ask me, game control was a little fast on the draw with the unsolicited hints, but we got out with just a minute to spare so I guess I'd have to say that they're pretty good at reading the room. The point is to have fun, after all. And we did. read more

This was my first escape room experience and it was awesome. Well worth the money. Game master was Nick and he was very cool and courteous. Definitely were close with most of the clues but we made it out! Barely. Everyone was friendly and I would highly recommend this place! read more

Breakout Games - 31 seconds to spare - Escape Games Near Me - Columbia, Maryland

This was my family and I's first experience at break out games. I've been to multiple escape rooms myself, but it was my parent's first time going to one. We had an awesome time! Jerome did a great job of guiding us when we asked for hints and explained everything thoroughly. Overall, this was one of the best ones I've been too and we'll be back again for another one! :) read more

We took the family to Breakout Games - Columbia to celebrate our twins' 18th birthday. It was a great family event and we had so much fun! It was great to see the cooperative clue-finding among my kids and we were able to break out in 46:14! We did the Mystery Mansion room and we were able to solve the clues with a little time to spare! If you like puzzles and finding clues to solve them- you'll love this activity! Our gamemaster was helpful without giving us the answer. Overall- great experience! read more

I came here as a team building experience with my coworkers. I would say it was about 30 of us and the staff was so patient and so nice to us. All I know is that the room that we had to escape was so complicated but in a good way. I encourage you to just give it a try. I don't want to write too much and give away Clues so I'll just say that it was a good time and that it's definitely a great experience. read more

Eight of our group of friends did the Mansion game. Allison was our host and did a great job. It was super challenging but we had a great time! The location is convenient with immense parking lot. The lobby was very basic but had seating and a coat rack. The staff was professional and friendly. Loved that they have a group picture camera set up and they don't charge you for that. It emails or texts the picture to you. Would go back and plan to try to get my teen to do it. I think they would get more business if they lowered the price a little. read more

I really didn't know what to expect with this event and I was more than pleasantly surprised. The staff and experience are all top rate in my view. read more

I've been here twice, once for the Casino and once for the Mystery Mansion. I love this place and can't wait to go back! The location is good - it's set aside in a business park but has plenty of parking. The lobby is sparse - bench seating on both sides and a small reception area. I like that it wasn't crowded and left space for groups of people to congregate. The rooms themselves are down a corridor behind a door in the lobby. There's a bit of excitement once you go behind the door to meet your fate. There's also a pretty clean bathroom there if you need it. The staff were super friendly and efficient with the check-in/waiver process. The rooms themselves were awesome. Very challenging but certainly do-able. The game masters were always helpful and not overbearing. They were always ready to give out clues, and weren't condescending or too quick to give. I always felt that they used our progress as a way to provide hints, rather than just saying what we needed to do. I also appreciated that they would offer technical hints, like which way we needed to enter a code once we were at a lock, etc. At the end, you have the chance to take photos, whether you escaped or not. I loved how you could text or email the photos to those in your group seamlessly. Also - you can do this as a team-building exercise. They provide a set of debriefing questions that help you analyze your experience and was really helpful for my workgroup. You can also reserve a whole room for your group to prevent strangers from going through the room with you. I recommend this during peak times. We went as a teambuilder at 10am on a Thursday, so it was easy to have it just to ourselves. Otherwise, it might be worth forking out a few extra dollars to ensure privacy. read more

Ok, so this review is based on today's experience only, and I believe that in the future I can expect a better experience. Here's why: There was a lot that I liked about the escape room, and if I am able to do it again one day, I would be happy to go into detail with the positives. The problem with today's experience is that I didn't really "experience" anything because they stuck a trainee in the room with us. I wish we would've been alone like a normal team because he was very eager to "lead" the team. I felt like he was always pushing to the front of the group. At one point, while I was using a flashlight, he tried to take it from me. He was constantly talking and solving, and I felt railroaded. I didn't feel like we were able to solve the clues and interact as a group because of his interference. Maybe, in the future, they should instruct trainees to take a back seat to paying customers while learning the ropes. In this case, I did not feel like we got what we paid for. read more

Went last night for date night. It was the first time for both of us. We had a great time and broke out of Museum Heist with 3:08 to spare! Travis was a great game master. We'll definitely be back to complete more rooms! read more

This place is a lot of fun the assistant manager Zach is great and very helpful! I definitely recommend groups of any size!

If you are looking for a great group outing that will challenge your intellect and analytical skills, then Breakout Games, Columbia is the place to go. Me and six other friends were able to escape Mystery Mansion.Between the laughs and watching the clock we were still able escape in 50 minutes! If it were not for our awesome Game Master Linda Underwood we would probably still be on the mansion, lol!! Certainly great fun !!!! read more

super fun escape room! went with family (brought two kids) and we were all able to enjoy the game as well as be involved. it definitely was a bit challenging, but not to the point where the kids couldn't chime in & help. Jason, our game master, was great and he was definitely helpful throughout! we did the island escape--would definitely recommend! read more

It was ok just feel like they are over charging the experience wasn't that great and for the price you aren't offered much.

I had completed a couple of the rooms at this location and found them to be excellent - some of the best I've done! I had one negative experience, and I have to say - I was wildly impressed with the manager of this location. I rarely complain about service issues - but decided to this time, as it impacted the celebration of a friend's birthday. The manager went above and beyond the call of duty to make it right. Best customer service I've experienced in a while. Definitely try Breakout Games! The puzzles are hard, and the experience is immersive. You will love it! read more

Concept was great, execution was just OK. Too many snafus, but decent for a groupon price. The quality of the room was high, this was more professional looking than some that we've done. However, whoever set up the room didn't put some of the clues in the right place. We messed around at the roulette table for a good 12-15 minutes until the overseeing employee told us that one of the clues was in the wrong spot. Then a mechanical lock box locked me out after an incorrect code... Though I should have had 3 tries. The employee had to come into the room and freeze our time in an attempt to fix the box... To no avail. One of keys opened something that it shouldn't have... And twice we apparently did things out of order and had clues that we shouldn't have had at that point of the game. Seems like a major key to this sort of thing is correctly ordered clues... So that oversight was a drag. In general the level of clues/puzzles were well constructed (when they worked properly). There are too many other escape-room businesses for me to return to this one, I'll probably try my luck at others. Glad I had a groupon. read more

This was a good room. Hostage was the one we did, hand cuffed and blindfolded, that was pretty dope. Good puzzles not too challenging. The connections to the clues are there... I've been in ones where it was a stretch to connect the clues. This is not the case. read more

Breakout Games - Escape Games Near Me - Columbia, Maryland

We came to Breakout tonight to play Do Not Disturb with a group of 6. This was the first time doing an escape room for most of us. As soon as we got to Breakout they asked if one of their new trainees Sam could play the room with us (he had done every single room EXCEPT this room.) We are so glad we allowed him to because we may not have solved it without him. He had no idea what the room was like and we also got along with him so well! Our game master Ben gave us just the right clues and was equally as awesome! We broke out of the room with 1:12 to spare. Overall first experience doing an escape room couldn't have been better! Highly recommend Breakout and these people on their staff. We loved breakout so much that we returned last night and tonight! We played Operation: Casino last night, which we unfortunately did not break out of. Tonight we played Runaway train which we broke out of with 10 minutes to spare! We had Matt as our game master both last night and tonight and he is amazing. He was just as excited as we were for him to be our game master again. He is very helpful and so sweet. We will definitely be returning to play the rest of the rooms they have at breakout. read more

Even though it was insanely challenging (we did the train one) it was still enjoyable with a small group of 4. Bri, our game master was incredibly personable and gave great clues. Can't wait to come back ! read more

This was probably my favorite time doing Breakout Games! The room was super fun and the staff was very friendly. Katie was our game master and was awesome! She definitely added to the experience. I will be back for sure!!! read more

This is a franchise with a couple of locations in the area. We've only visited the one in an industrial park in Columbia. We have been twice - the first experience was great, the room was the Volcano game. Fun, interesting, with some good surprises. We went early in the day, so it was fresh. (We may have been the first ones in the room that day.) The second one not as much. We went at night and did the Mansion game, I think we were the last to play. I don't want to give any spoilers, but suffice to say the very first puzzle in the entry room was impossible to solve because two important light bulbs were burned out. If light bulbs are essential to your escape room, please have spares and check on them! The game master kept insisting on the same hint without realizing it was useless, but for whatever reason he couldn't see, or didn't notice, that the bulbs were out. Finally he just gave us the answer. Anyway we killed more than fifteen minutes of our hour on the first "easy" puzzle as a result and lost the game. When he came in at the end, I pointed the bulbs out to him but he seemed nonplussed. Probably won't blow another $150 on a place that misses details like that. read more

I am addicted to escape rooms!! Every room I've done had new and surprising elements. I just booked a room for this evening and I will have finished all of the rooms at this location! It's both exciting and sad because I want to do more! My favorite rooms so far are Mystery Mansion, Museum Heist, and Island Escape- will see how kidnapping goes. I screamed in every one of them--lol. Wonderful experience for all ages. read more

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Rented out a room for my husband's birthday. Facility was clean, quality of room was on par with high end stage props, and puzzle itself was challenging. We had a group of 7 30-somethings, all of whom were first-timers. The game master was excellent; she would only give clues if we all agreed as to not ruin the experience. We "escaped" with seconds to spare and will no doubt be returning! (Side note: Check your local warehouse store for discounted gift cards -- discovered them after buying the room out + spending more than I needed to. Oh well. Was still worth what I paid!) read more

We had such a great time at Breakout Games! Our game master was attentive and responsive. They worked with one our requests in the kidnapping room. One of us didn't feel comfortable being handcuffed and the team worked with us to make it work. They were both patient and understanding. Can't wait to go back! read more

First time coming here. Had a great time. We got one hour to get out out of the Do Not Disturb Room. You have the option of getting lots of hints to help you out. I want to go back to finish bcus of course we didnt complete...but we were close ..like 2 minutes close to break out!! LOL I will be back read more

My group of 6 did the Casino room. We managed to escape with 4 minutes remaining. The room is definitely difficult/challenging, but do-able. We had a lot of help from our game master (Travis). I liked how there are cameras and mics so the game master is able to keep an eye, and follow our moves as we play. His hints were very helpful and I liked how he didn't just tell us what to do. This escape room is different from others I have visited because there are unlimited hints. I think this was crucial to escaping, especially since we did a difficult room. I would definitely come back and try out the other rooms too. read more

First time doing one of these but it was a blast. 5 of us from work did this as a team building / dinner night. What a good choice. We did the kidnapping which was set up well with plenty of things to figure out. Plenty of clues and a few distractions. The game master "Tai" not sure of the spelling was helpful and didn't get involved unless you asked. We were able to make it out with seconds to spare and a minimal amount of help. Highly recommend read more

So much fun!! we didn't escape, but the concept and the way they run it is so organized and well thought of. We will definitely be back!

Shannon was the SHIT! We had such a good time working through the museum heist! It was my sisters birthday and we went up there for the first time. Shannon our game master explained everything to us and gave us meaningful hints when asked. This is definitely something we will have to do again and again! read more

A great time for all ages! I was looking for a fun bonding activity to do with my cousins who are high school age. I had a few of my friends to come along as well. Being a group of 7, we chose the Museum Heist game. Easy to book and fill out your waivers online. If you don't do them beforehand, plan on arriving a few minutes early to fill them out. The staff was friendly and helpful. Bill moderated our game and gave us just the right amount of guidance. We ended up getting out with less than a minute to spare, but it was a great mental challenge and an adrenaline rush! I'd recommend this as an excellent family bonding activity. (Just a tip, kids under 14 have to be accompanied by an adult). I will definitely be returning to this location to try out another game! read more

Breakout Games - Less than a minute to spare! - Escape Games Near Me - Columbia, Maryland

We had a great time. We tried (and failed) the Runaway Train but it was fun. The staff was helpful. Definitely a fun experience