Our game master, Amy, was literally one of the best we had, making our experience just that much better. She was so accommodating, super friendly, and made our experience definitely one to remember. A little scared to try the other rooms, but only because the experience is super immersive and detailed (and I'm scared of horror). But definitely would come back, especially if Amy's our game master! 10/10 recommend! read more

I did the hostage escape room with a group of 4 people - all of us have a lot of experience doing escape rooms. This escape room was just the right amount of scary and difficult, with us escaping just in the nick of time at the end. Overall, the environment of the escape room was what made the experience so enjoyable. The host commented on our actions a few times in order to make our group scared and hesitant, while props laying around the room, background sounds, and dark ambiance made the hostage story seem almost real. The puzzles weren't too challenging overall however, as the largest hurdle in this escape room seemed to be getting over the fear aspect which prevents you from thinking straight. read more

This is the worst escape room I have ever done. My husband and I did the BoX escape room. We have done plenty of escape rooms, both great and some not so great, but BoX was just plain bad. First, it is not even an escape room. It is a live-action role playing experience pretending to be an escape room. The "puzzles" are you copying dance moves painted on a wall or reading some text out loud to cast a spell with a prop wand. Everything is triggered by the game master, nothing is automated. The room and props are old and worn out. So if the game master likes your dance moves, he/she will trigger the next door to open. It is not a real escape room, just role playing. Second, the side quests in the room make the main story so confusing. Props needed to solve the main story is placed in the side quest's area. The game master said we don't need to look at these swords with name tags on them, because it is for the side quests, but later we needed them to solve the main story? It happened twice too. In another room, there were bows to shoot arrows and another sword needed to solve the main story being stashed in the side quest area. Overall, this place is pretending to be an escape room. There are no logical puzzles here, just silly role playing nonsense. The room and props are old, worn-out and look run down. It is not maintained well here. I don't know how this place has such high reviews, they must be by friends and family. I feel robbed of my $100 and want my 1 hour of time back. read more

What an amazing time at EDscapade! I love doing escape rooms but my boyfriend is just starting, so we did the BOX room here and it was so fun for us both. We were greeted by Peter at the front and signed the liability waivers. We were then led into the room where they gave us the rundown of the rules of the game. Then the fun starts! There were a lot of interactive elements that I haven't experienced at other escape rooms. I don't want to spoil the room but I recommend this for novice players and even advanced for a great activity to do. I'm excited to go back to do Hostage and Nursery. read more

Super fun and interactive escape room! I did BOX with a group of four and we finished just a little over an hour. Our game master Tam was super cool and helpful! I love how he really got into character and explained everything really well. He also gave us great hints when we got stuck. My only complaint is that some of the stuff in the room was falling apart a bit when we tried to open them. Regardless, I want to come back and try the other rooms! read more

A few of my friends and I played the Hostage game, and it was fun!! We are still talking and laughing about our experience. The suspense and ambiance of the room made it that much better. Our game master, Heather was awesome and really had a great attitude. Overall, great experience. read more

Our group chose to do the hostage experience. Before we began, Daniel briefed us on different types of locks we may run into - which was super helpful. We had no idea what to expect but we definitely had a great time. Stevie did an awesome job as game master. We can't wait to experience the nursery when that's ready! EDscapade staff kept covid precautions and safety measures a top priority. read more

10/10 for sure recommend!!!! I've done plenty of escape rooms all over and this is by far the best one. The hostage is perfect for this Halloween season... Super scary but had many laughs :)) Blindfolded, handcuffed, separated from group. Javier was a great game master, he played the part very well. I hope to get him again. read more

Update 9/26 - in case you can't tell, my bf and I are obsessed with this company and we've brought 4 different friends here so far. We played Nursery and D'Angelo was an amazing gamemaster!! We did maybe 50% of the game because I'm a huge weenie and I had to tap out too many times for sanity breaks, but as usual, the atmosphere, storytelling, and set design is phenomenal. Warning - it's way scarier than Hostage so you really have to prep yourself before going in. We went back for B.o.X. today and it was SO. MUCH. FUN. Clay and Tim amped up the immersion level to 110% literally right from the beginning, and were HILARIOUS when we were asking for hints. Truly a DnD adventure and with them it was so easy to really throw yourself into the game. Honestly, I wish I can relive the day because WE BEAT THE RECORD for the fastest completion time (hopefully the afternoon teams didn't just break our record right after us HAHAHA)!!!!! Thank you for the most amazing time ever. The owners are amazing and were so kind to us, and that just enhanced our overall experience with this company. You don't know how excited we are for Wicked Wednesday and for new rooms to come out. Not to be a huge stan but for our next game we're gonna be in our EDscapade merch to win big again (honestly probably just gonna drop by earlier to take a photo of our team name on the window outside). We're rooting for all the awesome teachers and students here for creating the best escape rooms I've been to so far!! Y'all already know I'm stalking the website for anything new read more

Woww this was SUPER fun! Shoutout to Dillon for introducing us to the Hostage game / story and setting us up to have a wonderful experience. Also want to give a shoutout to Joey and our GameMaster Linnie for making sure we had a great time also! I appreciate the care, detail, and creativity behind the game design, decorations, puzzles, props, etc. We would definitely come back. We are looking forward to the Nursery game / theme being open next month so we can experience that next time! The staff was professional, informative, and booking an appt was super easy!! read more

Heather was our host! She did a great job helping us out and we did the Box Escape room! Great experience with the family! Would do it again! read more

Just finished B.O.X today as my 27th room. We had a BLAST. Great place with awesome customer service. Dylan was our GM and provided great nudges to help us pass the game. This room is considered the easiest at this location. Awesome theme with plenty of unique puzzles I haven't encountered before and pretty immersive. We were able to pass with just one minute left! It was really exciting towards the end. I recommend having a group of 4 so you have more time to complete puzzles or if you're just a group of 2 to have about 2 rooms under your belt. Dylan informed us that the place is owned by educators which is awesome (hence the "ED" in edscapade :). Shoutout to Daniel as well who did awesome as our guide. Thank you for such a great experience, maybe I'll build some courage to do hostage. Lol read more

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My team and I played two rooms here so far. B.O.X. is a very immersive, fun escape room, with a little bit of comic relief, which we really loved. Our host Quang was very nice and patient with us as we started the game and did not hesitate to talk about a mutual love for escape rooms at the end. He even gave us some recommendations for escape rooms in Southern California, since we have finished most in the area. Jonathan was our fun GM as he enthusiastically portrayed his role and described the room to us. The escape room itself had great decor and we liked the puzzles; they were practical and the next steps were fairly obvious. There was very fun and unique puzzles in this room and moments of fun intensity! We definitely enjoyed this room. Hostage is a fun room as well! We enjoyed the fear content, which truly kept us on edge. Our host Daniel was very nice and patient and kept the room very mysterious to us and had fun conversations about escape rooms in general. The room itself had a nice set up, we enjoyed the creepiness of the decor! This room was definitely harder to complete because the puzzles were more ambiguous and it was hard to determine what or where a puzzle had revealed a new finding. Luckily they provide you with options on how to receive hints and the constant nudging was greatly helpful in this room since we were too terrified to think. Shoutout to our GM Sonya! She was able to help all players with their puzzles and you could tell she wanted us to succeed. Although I was drenched in my sweat, her kind voice helped me stay calm and collected haha! Overall my friends and I have really enjoyed the rooms we played so far and like that there are optional puzzles to strike our curiosity and make the rooms replayable. Will we be brave enough for the nursery? We shall see! read more

Just went with 4 individuals and did Box. We had a blast! I was accompanied by my daughter, nephew and niece, all between ages of 8-12. It was a great experience. And we have done other escape rooms before. What we really liked about EDscapade was how amazing and interactive our host was! We had Leo Lauron as our host, and great sage! He was even in costume and the way he told the story and interacted with us through-out got us super pumped to solve the puzzles and escape in time! What a difference in made over other panic/escape room experiences! We will definitely be back to try Hostage and Nursery. We hope we get Leo again as our game master! Thanks for the super memorable and fun experience! read more

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First Timers! We did "Hostage" and OH MY GOD. I wasn't sure what to expect - We didn't read much about it ahead of time, and kinda booked it on a whim. But I am SO impressed. I really loved how they told the story and they moved us through everything. There was a clear game aspect to it, but it was also very immersive, scary and real. The whole time there were multiple different missions or puzzles we could work on.. so if we felt stuck on something, we could turn our attention to something else that would help all the other pieces fit together. There were only 2 of us, so I felt like we were at a little bit of a disadvantage for getting through every little thing. But we also really enjoyed that level of difficulty. TIM AND DANIEL are the best! They are the reason why we will continue to come back. They made it so much fun from the time we stepped in the door til the time we left. read more

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Been here a couple of times and loved the immersive experience! Cant wait to try the next room!

This place definitely has some of the best and immersive escape rooms I have ever done. My family, friends, and I LOVE doing escape rooms at least once a month before the pandemic hit. This place absolutely brought it to another level! Hostage was so much fun! It's super immersive and the little things kept us alert and jumping! We did this room a couple weeks ago, so I can't remember our GM's name, but I remember someone named Daniel. Yesterday, we did the BoX room, and it was just as amazing! We were greeted by a female, can't recall the name, but she played her role amazingly! The twists and turns of this room really set it apart from the others. Overall, I'm excited for The Nursery! Can't wait to come back with my friends and family! read more

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Did the Hostage thriller/horror escape room and it was such a blast! The atmosphere and mood? Immaculate. As a horror fan, it really got my blood pumping and adrenaline rushing. The start was a bit rough but the GM will help guide you and it was super helpful and fun, especially when the rooms were dark and it was a bit hard to see (especially if you have horrible eye sight like me). The puzzles are pretty straightforward, you just need a push in the right direction. We finished with 4 minutes to spare but alas we didn't have time to do the optional puzzles (darn). But still had a lot of fun! I'm definitely going to be back soon to attempt the Nursery one hehehe Thank you to our guide Dylan for walking us through. Super awesome and friendly and made it very welcoming. And thank you Joey for the behind the scenes help and guidance! Will hopefully be back soon (: read more

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Caiden was a great host from the get-go. He had me tricked until the very end! I won't give away his secret just in case other people fall for it. The whole experience was both hilarious and spooky. I can't help but wonder if they're just laughing behind the cameras while watching everyone freak out. While blindfolded in the waiting room, Caiden took everyone in one by one. Meanwhile, we hear people around us stomping and meowing. I think even Bat Man swung by. Anyway, I was in a group of 5 for my husband's birthday. We did the Hostage and managed to escape with 7 minutes left. We will definitely try to come back for the other rooms--especially the nursery if I can find people brave enough to go with me. I recommend, and if possible, go on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday night to get Caiden! read more

Just went to play the Hostage with my family and the game master Caiden and had an amazing experience. Lived up to its thrilling experience and was pretty scary to do. Caiden was a really good game master and was able to guide us through the escape room whenever we needed help. Would definitely want to try more of the escape rooms here! read more

Me and my friends had so much fun doing the nursery escape room! It was a challenge but none of us minded. Highly highly recommend coming to this escape room! Siena and Aaron explained the room so we'll and made the escape room much more enjoyable. Thank you so much! read more

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It was dark at first but then we got to do a spell that makes the lights turn on. It was nice for my family and we really enjoyed it. Our guide Johnny was awesome so we want to give him a shoutout. He had great acting and he helped us get answers to questions we needed to know. This place is excellent and we recommend it for everybody. by Micheal's daughter read more

We had a group of 7 and wanted the easiest game we could find, so we picked "BOX" at EDscapement. We had all done about 3 games in previous years at different places and never escaped. We made that clear to Paige, our host and made sure she would help us when we needed it. Many times we started following red herrings and Paige straightened us out! And we got out with minutes to spare! It's so much more fun when you solve all the puzzles and get out, even if it takes a lot of clues. I don't think we're ready for any of the harder EDscapement games though. read more

Went back to do Hostage for a 2nd time and BOX for the first time! I can't believe my friends and I couldn't complete Hostage again the 2nd time around; but we enjoyed it nonetheless! My friend and I completed BOX in 57 minutes! We loved the experience and our GM Dylan was great! Would totally recommend BOX for anyone whether they're experienced or new to escape rooms :) read more

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I am not one to leave bad reviews but hostage game room was not worth it. The boyfriend and I did it, and left very disappointed. For context we have done numerous escape rooms ranging from various difficulty. The clues were not very interesting and they seemed to put more thought in "trying to make it scary". Puzzles are not difficult just time consuming. At one point you are just being told what to do exactly with no puzzle at all. We unfortunately did not finish the last puzzle and even our game master couldn't figure it out. He eventually just said "it should look like this". read more

My friends and I had the best time here. We did the Harvest game and it was challenging but fun! Paige was a great game master! We would definitely return again! read more

Did the Battle of Xu'Qua with my partner, and twas a fun experience! The puzzles themselves are very solvable, but there were a couple of ones that were difficult or needed the game master's help. Our game master Heather was also very kind and funny. We appreciate the role play, and she was a very helpful sage. (Side note: We asked if the music could be turned off because it was scary and she jokingly said that it was for immersion. Overall it wasn't that scary though and she was a very reassuring sage throughout the experience). read more

Paige Hutchison was an awesome host. We really felt like we were a part of a new world. Super fun experience and we would definitely recommend. read more

Caiden is a scarry mother fucker. 10/10 would come again. We did the hostage escape room and had sp0pky time. The blind fold experience is something I never done before and added to the experience ib the beginning. read more

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How do I even begin... The Nursery... it was definitely an experience. There was five of us in the group and it tested each and everyone of us. My mind started to feel like it was real. The Nursery is hard to beat... "not for the faint of heart". We obviously did not escape, but I would recommend it as long as I do not take part again ;P Brennon E. and Jenny N. made our experience unforgettable! read more

SO. FUN!!! And 1000% recommend. I've only been to one other escape room so I wasn't sure what to expect and Edscapade did not disappoint! In fact it was the best one I've been to yet! I'm a horror addict so the Hostage game was perfect and truly scary. Amazing aesthetics, good story line, and difficult but manageable puzzles to follow. I'm already excited to go back and try to solve the extra puzzles I didn't figure out in time!!! 10/10 recommend :) it's especially a fun thing to do in a time when a lot is closed. My group and I wore masks and worked together and separately. Everything is clean, safe, but also scary enough to bring you into a whole other headspace. Have you ever been chained to a pole? Check it out. You won't regret it. read more

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Went with a group of my friends and played Hostage. Had a lot of fun! The experience was very immersive with a great back story. Thanks Vincent for being an awesome host! Explained the rules really well, and had the best story telling skills! Would definitely recommend people trying the Edscaped games. Can't wait to try the other escape rooms out. read more

Came with the family last night to do the Hostage escape room. I've done numerous escape rooms and this one does have a creepy vibe to it. Loved the music that was playing before you entered and waiting in the lobby. Paige was our game master and she was really good at her role. She really got into character when telling the story and it really built up the suspense for the game. The room was fun and would recommend to anyone who's into horror. Will have to go back to do the nursery next since I'm a horror junkie. read more

Lot of bad hints that lead to nowhere. For the first 15 minutes, we were solving puzzle that not even relate to the game in darkness. Our group was separated into two rooms and they need our help to solve the puzzle even though we couldn't communicate with them. The Harvest was the worst escape room ever. read more

My parent friends and I did the Hostage room together and escaped! Prior to coming, I had been agonizing for days because I'm a huge scaredy cat who doesn't like horror movies nor that feeling of being hunted. LOL. For me, this room was an acceptable level of thrilling/scary without being too over the top. If you are truly uncomfortable, you can request to not be touched. I'm currently 32 weeks pregnant so I asked to not be touched/ scared so badly that I may potentially trip or fall over. :) Marissa Yuan was our host and she was the perfect amount of creepy/fun and helped keep the momentum going. Highly recommend this room and Marissa for anyone who wants to dip their feet in a scary escape rooms! read more

Fun experience! My group did hostage and it was super fun! Minh was such a good host too, super chill and funny. Will definitely come back and try to book with him again. read more

This was my first time at EDscapade. It was a very memorable experience ! Anh and Celine did an amazing job in their roles. I would definitely come back. read more

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First time at EDscapade and we absolutely loved it. We were a group of 7 celebrating a friend's birthday and glad we picked EDscapade to celebrate at. We opted for Hostage and it definitely lived up to the reviews posted here. Highly recommend this place and cannot wait to play Nursery. Lastly, Jesse, our host was phenomenal! read more

We went in for the hostage room. They were kind enough to accommodate for a slightly larger group so long as we called ahead of time. Our host for the night was Tam Nguyen, and he was great! Very into character and helped set the scene prior to our entrance into the room (: 10/10 would recommend Will be coming again Can't wait to try the other rooms read more

Dylan & Paige we're such good actors and game masters! I had so much fun with all the immersive puzzles. Definitely would recommend the hostage room to my friends. read more