First time here and did the bomb squad room. Game master Noelle was amazing and very friendly. She really broke down the things we needed to know before starting our game and was a great game master when we needed clues and etc. We had so much fun that we booked another room for a later time for a cheaper price for the escape room Clue which was created with the Hasbro creator's. Our game master for this one talked VERY VERY fast and spoke very low so it was really hard to catch on with what he was saying. Kinda wished we had Noelle again. Each room was so much fun and even though we didn't escape Clue but did with Bomb Squad we definitely would come back again to try other rooms. read more

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Fun experience we did the bomb one , it was tricky and fun . Would do it again, we didn't make it but we were so close the staff was friendly only thing I could say is the delay in communicating with the staff members but aside from that it was fun ! read more

The Clue escape room was the best I've ever played! We had two first-timers and two experienced players and Clue was great for all four of us. Our lovely game master, Dylan, knew when to push us in the right direction and when to let us figure things out for ourselves. The Clue room was great because there were a lot of fun moving and interconnected parts. Very fun. Parking and the building itself is a little sketchy, but you'll be ok. Signing the waiver takes like 2 minutes so no biggie if you didn't get it done before coming. If I lived in the area, I'd be back for sure! Would recommend for both beginners and experienced players. read more

Came to celebrate a birthday, but weren't able to complete the room due to it not being set up correctly. Quite upsetting since the sorry given doesn't cover the cost nor the fact we weren't able to escape. Probably wouldn't visit again unfortunately. read more

The hostess was incredible. Made us feel comfortable and hyped up the experience. I recommend this for anyone wanting to build trust, solve problems under pressure and communicate clearly. This place was a blast. Thanks for having us. read more

We came as a group of 5 with 2 first timers - we successfully escaped from "The Kidnapping!" I've only done about 5 escape rooms so not too much to compare to, but "The Kidnapping" started off in the most unique way! It definitely added an extra thrill. We did have to ask for clues about 5-7 times to lead us in the right direction. Our game master, Bec, was very helpful from beginning to end! I like how every member of the group has to collectively agree to use a hint (unlimited hints) before she gave us one. The room was nicely done and a fun challenge overall! Not too crazy complicated and not too easy. I felt like all the puzzles flowed nicely in order. I don't live nearby but the ones who do look forward to trying more rooms. The waiting room has plenty of seats displaying photos of winners from different locations! Water cups and a restroom available. I had a bag which I was able to take in the room with me. Navigating the website to book online, sign waivers, find the building, and parking was all easy! read more

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I went here for my birthday with two of my friends and my mom. We did the Clue escape room and it truly was a fun experience! Shout out to our game master Dorthy for helping us out and being amazing!!! read more

First time doing an escape room. The story was great and Game master Theo was a great help with his hints! Subtle enough to not give away the answer but still great for us to enjoy the game! read more

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Kiante (sorry if I misspelled your name) is the epitome Of great customer service and what most employees should aspire to be. He may work for a large chained escape room, but his willingness, care & concern to assist customers and ensure an awesome time felt more like a personal level rather than just another dollar sign. Further more his communication skills are impeccable & efficient. He notified us promptly via phone that there was a mechanical issue leaving us unable to do our intended room and troubleshooted to switch us to a closer timed room with some other accommodations. He was clear and concise leaving his contact info to confirm whether this would be acceptable. I ABSOLUTELY appreciate his abilities to handle which would normally be problematic issues and remedy them in a fashion that ensured our experience at breakout was unspoiled and tainted. Thank you for your ability to anticipate, do damage control and for your professionalism and upbeat disposition! read more

It's tradition to do an escape room whenever we're in town with our family. We booked a room and we appreciated that they closed the remaining spots to anyone else joining, especially during COVID. William (Will) greeted us and told us he'd be cleaning the room and that it'd take a few minutes. We appreciate that! Thanks William! We'd recommend The Kidnapping. They couldn't do blindfolds because of COVID, but we were still able to be handcuffed, which was an interesting experience. William was a great game master, helped without giving us the exact answer, and was attentive when we needed him. He was very friendly, patient and knowledgeable. He even gave us a recommendation for our next room, Mansion here we come! read more

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We loved having Constance as our game master. She was so pleasant to work with. Keep up the good work.

We visited multiple times for either birthdays or team bonding events and my kids love it ! Recent visit broke up into two groups ( volleyball team bonding) both groups won and had such a fun time. You could hear them laughing and screaming from the front room! Thanks for making this event easy and fun! read more

Breakout Games is a chain escape room experience with multiple locations. I won't be reviewing on the rooms or pricing as I know those are controlled by corporate. I will only review this specific Virginia Beach location. This location is small but surprisingly has like 10 escape room experience. I am working to win all the rooms. I only have 4 more to go. Within the last year they have changed and added 3 rooms. The staff here has always been superb. They are will work with you. I have called for time changes, discount codes, credit on my account and so much more. Their game masters have been really helpful each time. They are also well staffed. There is free parking in front. There is free water. Lastly, a fun photo area with a professional grade studio light and camera. read more

Splitting up my review for the game master and the game itself.... Room: my group did Runaway Train. There was a lot of math, and clues were hard to make sense of it all. We barely connected everything together. Overall, we did not enjoy the experience. Game master: We we're paired up with Emily. If it wasn't for her, we would've not enjoyed our experience and maybe even walked out the door. She was super bubbly and did her best in helping us out in completing the room. If we had Emily in any other room, I think we would've gave it 10 stars! read more

I have personally played over 30 escape rooms, and about half of this location's games. Our experience at this escape room was marred by technical issues in rooms heavily reliant on technology. In most cases the game master failed to intervene and guide us through the technical difficulties. Additionally, certain rooms displayed are run down, or have an excessive reliance on locked boxes. Considering the price point, other escape rooms in the area offer better experiences at a cheaper price. read more

This was a great experience for our family. The game master was super friendly and helpful since this was our first experience and we had no idea what we were doing. Puzzles were challenging without being frustrating. 11, 16, 21, 39, and 42 year old us all enjoyed it! read more

My wife and I had a fabulous time escaping the "Do Not Disturb" room with 2 other couples. Our group was welcomed upon arrival by Dana (aka Danasaur) who ended up being our enthusiastic game master. Her engaging passion for doing her job well really made for an enjoyable experience. Obviously solving the room in 52 min's heightens the positivity! The facility appeared to be new with a freshly painted white, red and black color scheme for branding. It was clean and equipped with tech to assist with checkin pre-scenario and photos post-scenario, not to mention well kept restrooms. As we walked down a long hallway, heading to our room, I was impressed by the sheer size of the place noting lots of black painted doors. I made a joke about feeling like I was in West World! Thanks for laughing Dana! Without giving too much away, our room was a decent size that could have held up to 8 adult players. I was impressed by the video story quality as well as the game quality, boasting analog challenges (pad locks, alpha code locks and riddles), audio clues and tactile tech challenges...I don't want to spoil it!!! After exiting the room, we took a group pic with a whiteboard sign showing our successful solve time. The system could email it to multiple people which was nice. We were also given "I broke out" sticker swag. Breakout games even holds monthly drawings for complimentary return visits for a few lucky winners - FREE GAMES ARE COOL! We look forward to returning with couples and/or our kids and will insist on having Danasaur for our game master. read more

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We did the mystery mansion. Jojo was our "help" person. Jojo was great and did great with giving us clues. It was pretty difficult for us. We've been to a different one before and more of a back story. This particular one just threw you right into it. It was fun with the family and I would go back. The employees were all very nice. Easy checking in online and signing waivers. Just walked in and waited for our room. read more

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My wife and I really enjoyed the train room. The interior design was spot on! Definitely looked like what a higher-end train would look like. The storyline was engaging with a train announcer speaking throughout the experience. Our game master was active and provided clues whenever we became stuck. We had a great time and will definitely be back to do the rest of the rooms! read more

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Breakout is a fun exciting game place that's good for all ages. It's a very good team building exercise where shows people how to work together... great place read more

Breakout was a good first time experience. My family did the kidnapping 2 and we were not able to escape the mission. It was a lot of fun and we coulda have asked for more clues to help us escape. It was pricey and I felt that it could have been a little cheaper but I guess with five people in a group the $160 was reasonable. read more

We did the new Clue-themed game yesterday, and it was an amazing experience. It was our first escape room experience as a family. The puzzles were challenging and we needed a few hints, but our game master Bec only gave us what we needed and when all of us agreed that we needed a hint. Highly recommend and would definitely do it again! We made it out at 45:21! read more

Absolutely loveddddd this place. At first we booked online for Operation Casino cause we loved the idea of a spy game. We started out with 6 players and later we added a 7th person for around $14 more, which was a great deal. We also received a military discount on our final price. Our game master was Juju for this game. He was great. Definitely very helpful and friendly. After 54 minutes we finished our first game. It was a bit easier than expected, however it was still so much fun. After that game we decided we HAD to play again. We decided to play Runaway Train. This one was much more challenging than the first with a 10% success rate. However, WE DID IT!! If you're good at math, then this one's for you! Incredibly enjoyable! Our game master in this one was Key. He was a funny, super cool guy. He made sure to keep us thinking instead of directly revealing with his hints. I think I enjoyed this one a bit more than the first just because of the challenging aspects. Extra notes: Rooms were pretty good sized. Lots of space to walk around and explore. Puzzles vary in medium to hard thinking puzzles. The whole place is VERY clean. Double A+ from me. I will definitely be back and will definitely be trying all of there rooms, including the new addition they'll be adding soon. 10/10 read more

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Worst breakout room ever! This was my tenth or eleventh escape room. This one, Bomb Squad, was awful. The clues were bad. If I was supposed to use their clues, they need to draw or write them better. The room was also too dark to see many of the locks, and one of the locks was stuck and even though we had the right code, it didn't open and 10 minutes was wasted. Things we found ended up not being needed in a couple instances so why have you go through the trouble to find it. The people here are nice. Other rooms I've done here are solvable. This is generally a good place to go. Just don't go to Bomb Squad. This one would not be without asking for a clue every step of the way. Have always fairly easily solved escape rooms before. This was just a frustrating experience. read more

Runaway Train 4th time. Previously completed Museum Heist, Kidnapping, Mystery Mansion. They were fun but we were often bummed our by the little inconveniences (low production value, puzzles not being reset, wonky puzzles, missing elements, asking for a hint and getting the solution, etc). Staff always tried to be helpful but the room is the experience.. That said, Runaway Train was by far the best room we've done so far. It was clean, had extremely high production value, and contained a fantastic diversity of puzzles that were intuitive without requiring erudition. We did get snagged a few times but our GM Kenzie was wonderful at giving HINTS and not outright solutions. I'm not crazy about $45 a person ($90+ date night). I would however recommend taking advantage of Breakout Games frequent sales. I know they throw one most major holidays, with 50% off Black Friday 2021 (we bought two rooms--essentially a BOGO). Final thoughts: If you're paying for one on a game night with a group then the juice might be worth the squeeze. But if you're the one shelling out the dough for a night out it's not exactly the best deal in town for what you get. Wonderful staff. read more

Needed something to do on a rainy day...this place more than came through. Great welcoming staff. We had Mick, she was AWESOME from start to finish. Make sure to reserve a spot, especially on rainy days.!! Luckily we found an opening as the place is busy. Our first experience won't be our last as a family. Great time had by all read more

My cousins and I did the Do not Disturb on 3/11 at 1050pm. It was very disappointed that the game master kept giving us clues without us asking her. I forgot her name. When started the game, we all agreed as a group that if we needed to help then, we all have to agree. We did not get to ask the game master, every step of the way, she provided us with specific instructions on how to solve several puzzle, riddles/ locks. Also, when we were solving the last part of the game, we saw that we still had at least 12 mins on the clock and then all the sudden, it went down to 30secs. We went in to the room at 1045ish and received my group pic at 1130. The numbers didn't add up. Obviously, we were there less than 59:21. Overall, it was a good bonding experience with my cousins. read more

This review is coming from someone who DIDN'T solve the puzzle. I still had a great time. I went with my family as just something to break up the monotony of COVID life. We picked something that we thought would be extra-friendly for my six-year-old. We were greeted by our host, or "game-master," at the door (I believe his name was Nick, but could be wrong). Off the bat, he showed a level of professionalism that I rarely find in the Norfolk/VA Beach area. The puzzle itself was fun and about how I imagined it, more or less. We had an hour, and were on track to do really well. Then, we hit a point in which we were stuck. Having said that, Nick was awesome. He was patient every time we asked for a clue and did a great job not just giving us the answer. Although we didn't solve it, Nick did an amazing job. One piece of advice for the parents out there: sit back a little. I got really into the puzzle and was just enjoying it myself. Because of this, I didn't help get my kids as involved as I should have. They had fun, but would have had more fun if I helped them instead of just diving in myself. read more

Our game master "Sunny" was great! She gave us clear instructions before we did the escape room and let us know what to expect without ruining the experience! We chose to do the "Kidnapping" room and Sunny even made sure that we were okay with everything before we started. This was a great experience for everyone. We will definitely be back. You also get to take a photo with your group at the end as well which was awesome! Thank you guys! read more

We broke out of "Operation: Casino" with game master Megan at the very last second! We had an absolute blast working through the clues to figure out our alias and escape. Megan was a great game master monitoring our time and only giving clues when we asked for them. We spun the wheel after and won a percentage off of our gift card purchase because, yes, we're already planning to go back and have picked our next room! read more

Adian is the world's best game master. Everyone please vote Adian for president. Our time in the escape room was so good and Adian helped us the whole way through. Adian you are amazing. We will come back to visit. Adian fought through dealing with the 8 most annoying people he has ever met like a champ. We are now locked in besties with Adian and even completed our trip with a group photo with him. Adian we love you! Ps it's okay that you made Kate cry by telling her there may be something living. THANK YOU ADIAN​​. also adian needs a raise bc all he is getting paid in is fruit snacks but he loves fruit snacks read more

Group of 3 and we did Mystery Mansion, we had an absolute blast!!! Great game design and very helpful clues. Probably the best escape room I've done!! I can't wait to do some more at this location! Highly highly recommend!! read more

2nd time coming here on vacation did the casino the first time and mystery mansion the second. So fun!! Staff is excellent and friendly. We did not make it out the first time but the Second time in 47 minutes. Recommend 100% read more

Fun fun fun. I took my Mom, Dad and Friend. HiLarious! We did the Casino Room. Between my Dad's math skills, my Mom's love for mysteries and private eye things and my friends love for games I figured we might have a chance. We got further than I was thinking we would based on how we began but we didnt crack the code but we had so much fun. #Sunshine our Game Master was great on allowing us to fiddle and get confused and only popping in with clues if absolutely needed. We got stumped plenty of times. We will be baCK. read more

We love escape rooms and this place was really nice. It was great to have so many choices in rooms. Although we have been to some extremely decorated rooms. The rooms were good, challenging and we did have some good puzzles. We got out of both rooms (volcano, casino) I really like the picture and how it sends to you right then and there. We will be back! read more

So fun! My husband and I play escape rooms pretty often and we were so impressed with our experience here. We did the Runaway Train room. First impression is that Breakout Games did a really good job making the room feel so realistic! It was challenging but not too hard where it's impossible. The game master was such a big help but was not too overbearing. My husband and I were able to finish the room in 46 minutes. They allow 60 minutes with unlimited hints. Would highly recommend this room and would definitely come back to try the others! read more

Rachel (aka Tiffany) was awesome! She even complimented my moose slippers. So for that she automatically gets a 5 Star savage rating. In all serious, we did the kidnapping game and finished in 48 minutes. The experience was really cool and was fun for our friends. Tiffany helped make the experience and will definitely be back. read more

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Favorite "family game night" activity... we e done a few different ones and always enjoy it. Friendly, clean, on time, and enjoyable.

This was the first time we have done an escape room and it was so much fun! The game master did a terrific job of explaining and even giving the occasional hint if we were on the right track. Would definitely recommend this for a family night out. The clues were difficult and definitely required critical thinking and working together. read more

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My family and I have been to all the rooms at this location and absolutely loved them. These rooms have definitely had alot of business and a few of the mechanics can use some love (Island Escape) but still a great place for some family fun. If you love Clue, you gotta try that room out first! read more