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    Escape Proving Ground

    5.0 (16 reviews)
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    Kathea S.

    With all the COVID chaos I wasn't sure what to do for my sons birthday. I was excited to find somewhere we could go and that followed all the rules. We were the only people in there and everything was clean. A great price for 2 hours and room for cake and celebrating. It was so much fun. I've done most of the escape rooms in the area and this was one of the best. Plus easy to work with to get this scheduled. Can't wait to go back!

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    1 month ago

    We had an amazing time with the speakeasy room! Great staff that was so sweet and helpful with the party's first escape room!

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    11 months ago

    It was a great experience! Would do it again, i would highly recommend this place to anybody that wants to go to a great escape room.

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    1 year ago

    Really hard and fun! We had a great time and the people were very helpful. Can't wait to be back for the next room.

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    Staff is very enthusiastic and it's always a great time! The escape rooms are very intrinsic and thought through!

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    We have done 2 rooms so far, going back soon for the Atlantis room.

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    Mission Escape Rooms - Upside Down Room 9.5/10

    Mission Escape Rooms

    4.1(61 reviews)
    10.5 mi

    Had a great experience with my family who love puzzles. Christian, Grace, and Sheur were really…read morehelpful and patient.

    We booked with Mission Escape Rooms for a fun weekend activity to do. They are located inside…read moreArundel Mills Mall, in Neighborhood 2. This was my first time trying Mission Escape. We booked online in advance to get the time slot we wanted, but if your schedule is more flexible, there is currently a 15% discount special for walk-ins through 11/2/2025 (there are plenty of ways to kill time in this giant mall). I'm used to being paired with strangers, but each booking with Mission Escape is private, so your group will have the room to yourselves to figure out the puzzles and clues. It is an experience after all, so despite booking by room, you still pay per person (~$40). You should get there a few minutes early to sign the waiver. They also have restrooms inside to take care of business before you go locking yourselves in a room for an hour (technically 50 minutes). After we filled out the waivers, we were escorted to our room and the gamekeeper gave us an overview of the experience. Pictures are not allowed and phone use is not really allowed, other than to use as a flashlight or calculator. The room also had a small clipboard with paper and a pen if you needed scratch paper. For the fall season, they have some spookier themed rooms. I'm not into scary, so we did the Fantastical Chocolate Factory room (naturally). The room has a 6.5/10 difficulty, which I would say is one of the easier rooms. The rooms are small. We were a group of two, and three would've felt like a crowd... but they allow you to squeeze in up to eight people! Based on the room difficulty and our experience with escape rooms, two was plenty. They have an intercom system if you need to patch in for clues. They'll also give you warnings as time elapses (20 minutes remaining, 10 minutes remaining, etc.). We did need to ask for one clue towards the end... beware of red herrings (but that's part of the fun). Our goal in the chocolate factory room wasn't to escape, but rather to discover the secret recipe for the everlasting gobstopper. By "recipe," they mean "ingredient," which felt a bit anticlimactic at the end. I would've appreciated more debriefing at the end of the experience. With 10 minutes remaining, I went into panic mode and was able to crack the locks with the information that we had, but I'm not sure if we solved every clue as intended. When we "escaped," a staff member opened the door, congratulated us, and escorted us back to the front to snap a picture with their photobooth props. Other escape room companies have better branding to advertise their name, or allow you to at least snap one picture to showcase the room. Overall, it was a fun way to spend an evening. The decor inside the room was realistic to fit with the theme, the puzzles are a good balance of feeling challenging enough to make you problem-solve, but not so much to make it feel impossible, and there were subtle clues in the room to guide you along without having to ask for help constantly. I would book another experience with Mission Escape Rooms.

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    Smart Escape

    4.0(18 reviews)
    19.4 mi

    Looked for a escape game on line and found d this gem. We were able to walkin and get a room and it…read morewas a pleasure. We were immersed into midevil times to escape Merlin. I believe we have only played on otherw game where there were no locks to get into and we really had to think and put the pieces together. And if you get out on time add your picture to the wall.

    TLDR: Reservation started 30-40+ minutes late with barely any communication, we ended up missing…read moreour dinner reservation, staff hardly responded when we needed hints/help during the game, and multiple puzzles/clues either didn't make sense or seemed broken. What was supposed to be a fun birthday activity for my mom ended up being frustrating from beginning to end. I brought my mom here for her birthday. Unfortunately, this experience completely changed my opinion of this place. We had a reservation and arrived early like instructed. We were told they were "about 10 minutes behind" because of technical difficulties, but 10 minutes turned into well over 30-40 minutes with almost no updates from staff! We even asked for a refund at one point because we had dinner reservations afterward and didn't want to keep waiting. We were basically told they'd "have to ask the owner another day." Since nothing was guaranteed and I was doubtful due to the lack of professionalism, we just decided to do the room anyway. Because of the delay, we ended up missing our dinner reservation for my mom's birthday. The escape room itself was honestly just as frustrating. We were told we wouldn't need to bend down for clues, but important items were hidden low under furniture. Several puzzles didn't connect well, some clues/items were never even used and certain props seemed broken or weren't working correctly. The biggest issue was how hard it was to get help. We repeatedly raised our hands asking for hints or clarification and would wait several minutes with no response. At one point we genuinely thought something in the room was broken and couldn't get anyone to answer us. There was also a super dark section where we couldn't even read what was on the walls, and again, staff barely responded when we asked for help and use our flashlight. What's disappointing is that I previously had good experiences here, but this visit felt really disorganized and unprofessional from start to finish. It honestly felt like a waste of money and put a damper on my mom's birthday, which is the most upsetting part.

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    Escape Time - Looking for a fun indoor activity in Severna Park?  EscapeTime Escape Rooms offers private escape room adventures for families, friends

    Escape Time

    3.9(7 reviews)
    9.5 mi

    I don't know what our deal is, but we have been on a losing streak. However, the prior escape room…read moreto this was in Easton & although we escaped, it didn't feel like a solid victory to us. But we still get joy out of doing well designed escape rooms (this location for Dr. Madblood). I like that they have lockers to store your belongings. Our game master was great! She is very passionate & enthusiastic! She was kind to say we were only two steps away from solving the room. But when we asked what the remaining steps were, haha it was way more than two! There are some multi-layered puzzles. Just don't make the same mistakes we did. Doing the same thing over & over again or trying different variations of it and expecting different results. It means you have to look at it differently. Also curiosity and determination will help. The props are way better at this location than the Easton one, or at least than the Ghost Ship one. It was nice to chat with our game master & another employee after our game. It's refreshing to see employees who enjoy their job and are excited about creativity in the rooms.

    Not fun. I did The Quest and it said it was beginner on the website but then when we were done she…read moresaid it was advanced? Puzzles weren't fun and didn't make any sense. Even when we asked for a hint the hints didn't give us anything so we were still confused and we had to ask for hints until she just gave us the answer. Horrible please go somewhere else.

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