Our group had such a lovely time at Escapology. I can't single out any team member because every one we interacted with was very personable and friendly. One of our group members was running a bit behind schedule, they nicely asked for an ETA. Another team member gently let us know when it was 5 minutes until start time. Marissa, our game master, was absolutely lovely. I'd watched the YouTube promo video for The Lost City prior to arrival. It didn't do it justice. Other reviewers said that it's challenging. They weren't lying. There were three escape room newbies in our group. We're all competitive so the pressure was on. Thankfully unlimited hints are given upon request. Without them, we would not have made it out with time to spare. Life lesson of the day: it's okay to ask for help. We were so relieved. It was a blast. The Lost City can comfortably fix up to 8 people. If any of your group members are claustrophobic, I'd recommend 6 or less. Other rooms are larger. I can't wait to come back and try some other rooms. They give a 20% discount if you book another escape room same day. Leave time in your schedule to have more fun. read more

Such a fun and spontaneous Friday night event with great friends and an experience you won't forget (unlike how to solve a puzzle)! We accidentally signed up for an intermediate room when we are all beginners, oopsies! A huge thanks to Jocelyn, our game master, for keeping us on track and helping us save Gotham! Thank you Virgil for breaking the rooms down for us afterward. #haka read more

Escapology - Escape Games Near Me - Pasadena, California

My daughter Makayla and I had an amazing time at Escapology Pasadena! We completed the Scooby-Doo room on Saturday and had such a great experience that we came back the very next day to do the Batman room using the awesome 50% return-visit discount. Both rooms were incredibly fun, well-designed, and full of clever puzzles that kept us engaged from beginning to end. It was the perfect activity for us to enjoy together. A huge thank you to Grace and Ben for making our visits even better. They were friendly, welcoming, and super helpful throughout both experiences. Their enthusiasm and excellent customer service really stood out and made us feel valued as guests. If you're looking for a fun family outing, date night, or activity with friends, I highly recommend Escapology Pasadena. We'll definitely be back to try the rest of the rooms! read more

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1st time coming to this location in Pasadena ! The front desk staff was super helpful in booking and answering our questions. We booked last minute and had a great experience! Manu and Grace were our game masters and very helpful in getting us set up and going. read more

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Escapology Pasadena is located in the Paseo shopping center. It has a large underground parking garage. Be sure to bring your parking stub with you, and Escapology will validate it (I think for 90 minutes). Everything is new, as this location just opened several months ago. They really went all out. The lobby, waiting areas, and hallway to the various rooms are fully decked out with great decor. They also have an event room that looks great. Waivers can be filled out online ahead of time. This is a pretty large location, and they have a total of nine different escape rooms with a wide variety of themes. We chose to try the Mansion Murder room, which is one of their two hardest rooms. We were greeted by Grace who was very friendly. She checked us in and said it would be a few minutes while the room was being reset. About five minutes later, she came back and got us started. All of the rooms in the Mansion look great. There are only a few combo locks. Everything else is mechanical puzzles, logic puzzles, keypads, a dexterity puzzle, and a math puzzle (you get a calculator to help). Everything flowed well and worked. There was one mechanical puzzle that I had right, but I didn't enter the keys slow enough. A little nudge fixed that. The room was definitely a challenge, and we started asking for more clues as our time was running out fast. We managed to escape with only a minute left. Clues are requested by pushing a button on the wall near the entrance, and then a text clue appears on a video screen. Ben was our game master and did a great job of giving us a few slight nudges when we were obviously spinning our wheels. He was also quick to give us a clue when requested. He was happy to answer any questions about the room after we escaped. Their rooms are very reasonably priced at $50 per person. They often have discount codes listed on their website. We played on the July fourth weekend and they were running a 25% off promo, so it only cost $75 for both of us. We had a lot of fun, and will try another room here if we are in the area again. read more

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We loved our experience here! It was my first time doing an escape room, and my daughter enjoys Scooby Doo so we thought this was the perfect one to choose! It was family friendly, but still fun for the adults and had us all putting our minds together to solve the mystery! The staff was friendly & I really like that you can get as many hints as you need too! I would definitely come here again and try another room. It was a good time! read more

Escapology - The waiting area - Escape Games Near Me - Pasadena, California

My group had a great time at Escapology. The lobby is very comfortable as you wait for your room to be ready, and there are bathrooms and drinking water available. Grace was great at prepping us for the room and answering any questions we had before and after the room. You also get two short prep videos when you're in the room. We played two rooms: Lost City and Antidote. Both were reasonably challenging, and the set design is very high quality. Our group of four managed to escape from both rooms, with some help from the game masters. They give you "nudge" hints if they see your group struggling, but you can always request for them to omit the nudges. read more

Escapology - Hallway to the escape rooms. - Escape Games Near Me - Pasadena, California

sooo much fun!! my friend and i did a walk-in for the haunted house! Grace is the best game master !! read more

Escapology - Escape Games Near Me - Pasadena, California

My wife has successfully escaped from about 15 rooms, while I have had over 100 escape experiences throughout the years. I am sad to report that Escapology Pasadena disappointed us with their rooms. We kept returning hoping the next room would be better, completing 3 of their rooms, but it only got worse with each experience. Escape rooms are one of my favourite things in life, trying places all over the US and some internationally. I cannot recommend Escapology Pasadena to anyone, though. First, the gamemasters seem to be running multiple rooms because they either respond to you after a few minutes of pressing the assist button, or they are giving you nudges/hints on puzzles that you've already solved. We've always found great gamemasters will follow your journey diligently, working to give you the best experience, but at Escapology, they do not seem to care for your experience at all. You do feel like just another number for them. It is especially frustrating when you have the correct solution, but the tech isn't triggered, so the gamemaster gives you a "hint" in the form of the solution to the puzzle that you have recently solved. It does not help your game progress, and you lose time. Second, the rooms were very dark (except Scooby), and you're only given one flashlight. I like the immersion, but if you have hints and puzzles hidden in dark places, then provide better lighting or more handheld lights for the group. Finally, there are average puzzles, and there are poorly-designed puzzles at Escapology. The staff repeatedly and enthusiastically expressed that "their rooms are hard." Nothing stumped us in terms of complexity. Puzzles just weren't great. Fun rooms will provide clear cues and clues to solve tasks and guide you to the next or other puzzles, eliciting problem solving from the group. At Escapology Pasadena, you either see it and try possible avenues of solutions or you don't and are left to wonder/wander. Too often you may feel, "Oh, that's the puzzle here? Why would I ever make that connection?" The positives here are that there is great decor in the waiting room and the halls, and the escape rooms themselves are nicely fabricated. Additionally, this location is a new opening, so it's still clean. If you do decide to do a second room, they offer 50% discount for a same day booking. We shall not be returning, though. It does not feel that they care for your experience and just want people to book rooms. Scooby was the best of the three rooms we did, but we were disappointed to find the puzzles weren't as fun as anticipated for such a great and colourful theme. read more

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I booked the reservation originally for 3 people knowing I can add more on the day of the event. Whatever price your event was booked for, the additional players will be charged the same price because it will be linked to the reservation. I just had them charge my card on file and everyone else just paid me separately. Came here again to try 7 Deadly Sins with some friends. The host was great and he mentioned to me that they read my previous review (thanked me and said I was the only one to notice it) and have corrected the starting videos for the rooms in regards to the hints and what not (you're welcome, hehe). This room does have flashing lights and fog machine! So please be careful if you have any sensitivity to these conditions. So far, the two rooms I've experienced (Scooby and 7 deadly sins), came with a notepad and a flashlight. The rooms are a bit dark making some of the things hard to see/find. 7 deadly sins came with a blacklight. They give you a 5 minute grace period if needed before your group enters the room. Also, late comers are okay! They can join in the room at any time because the door doesn't lock behind them. That doesn't mean that you can easily win, haha. What I also noticed that the hints given feel somewhat personal. Meaning the GM is "typing" the hints. We were somewhat stuck on a puzzle and the prompt said something "you're so close!..." I felt the hints took longer than 10 seconds to produce, lol... We broke the curse, and survived the 7 deadly sins! Most of us felt colorblind afterwards, without giving away too much of the room, but we all had fun! They got some props in for their photo backdrop! I will be back! Also, each room you experience, you get a bracelet to commemorate the room! read more

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Great experience! Wooooooo!!!!!!!!!!! Will def come back superr friendly! Had a great time read more

Escapology - Escape Games Near Me - Pasadena, California

Our Girl Scout Troop ages 12/13 did two rooms. We had a blast. There are unlimited hints and we definitely would not have completed the room without them. The room design and clues were professional and the overall setup as the space as a whole is great. They do give you 9min validation for Paseo which is great because you can shop at bookstore next door afterwards! 4 out of 5 stars because it is VERY pricey at ~$50 a player. read more

I came by with coworkers a few weeks back and I have to say the experience wasn't the best. First off, booking the experience wasn't bad. The ambiance and decor were really nice and on point. Now I wouldn't say we were the best at escape rooms, but the room we chose definitely had its issues. For us, we did the haunted house around 4PM on a weekday. Some of the puzzles were really bad. One required us to listen to what was being said, but because of the loud noises that's being circulated around the room, we couldn't even hear what the clue was! Another puzzle was so janky, that even if we had an item in place, it wouldn't read. We had to ask the game master multiple times for the same issue. Every part of the puzzle lit up which meant the item was definitely where it was supposed to be, but for some reason the next part just wouldn't go off. We had to keep asking for help. Eventually, they told us we had to repeatedly AND slowly slide the item across the table over and over and over and over again. When we finished the room, the ending was just so anti-climatic that we didn't even know we finished. Another issue was that our game master wasn't very enthusiastic and she was very slow in responding. There were multiple times where she didn't respond for 3 to 5 minutes. I'm pretty sure that she was helping out other people, which is understandable, but she wasn't even there at the ending. It was another game master that congratulated us. It felt disconnected and there was a huge lack of finesse when it came to the experience. Yes, the rooms and decoration were new, but everything felt corporate, commercialized, and overall disappointing. read more

Thank you Grace & Ben- my preteens loved the Pirates escape. We will be back. Awesome hospitality and service. read more

Escapology - Kiddos - Escape Games Near Me - Pasadena, California

it was an amazing time! we did the orient express. Kat, Jocelyn, and Lance did amazing leading the game :-)

We did our first escape room, Lost City, and it was great! The facility is really stylish, and snazzy. The Lost City escape room was a lot of fun. It challenged us but was really rewarding and we escaped! Kaz was a great host. It's in the paseo, on the ground floor beneath the theater. They validate parking. read more

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I would give 0 stars if it were possible We have been here 2 times and both experiences were positive. However, this last time, Manager Deorah Anderson was very unprofessional. She accused us of 'Sneaking in' our kids last time since only the kids wanted to enter without adults. She then confirmed that the other manager DID ALLOW the 3 children to play on their own without an adult. This was, apparently, an exception, WHICH WAS NEVER EXPLAINED TO US. WHY WOULD YOU ALLOW EXCEPTIONS IN THE FIRST PLACE? Also, why is it the first thing out of a MANAGERS mouth is an accusation that we did something wrong instead of getting the facts straight first. We are so disappointed especially since they accused us of wrongding in front of our children. Your staff needs training to follow their protocols properly and Deborah Anderson needs training in how to resolve issues instead of escalading problems by being accusatory. Their 5 star reviews all came from people wanting 20% discount for their next escape room experience. read more

Escapology - Escape Games Near Me - Pasadena, California

I love escape rooms! Escapology is the most fun and challenging for a group of friends. Virgil was the host and very nice! Grace was our game master and helped us with the only hit we needed! She trusted us to figure it out! I will be back asap for more fun! read more

The best escape rooms! Josh and Grace were super nice and we had the time of our lives. We went from doing one, to doing three in one night!

Smooth check in and our 4 14 year olds came out with a great sense of accomplishment! Hope, Grace and Manu were all excellent staff who welcomed us with friendliness and support! Thank you! We'll be back! read more

A blast! Completed the Batman room and felt like such a challenge. Batman is my favourite super hero, so it was perfect. Can'y wait to comeback and try other ones next time. read more

LOVED LOVED my experience at Escapology in Pasadena! My game masters were Lauren and Ben and they did a phenomenal job giving enough to keep the game moving but not giving clues away! I loved it so much we had to play twice! Will be coming back again! read more

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Hope and Ben were great! This is the best one we have visited! Clean place, so well decorated and friendly staff. We will definetly be back this month for another round! Maybe tomorrow? read more

Jocelyn, Marissa and Virgil gave us one of the greatest experiences you could ever have at an escape room experience. I highly recommend venturing into this adventure. read more

This is my second adventure with Escapology but my first one here in Pasadena. Jocelyn and Virgil were great hosts helping our game play to be fun, exciting and memorable. I would highly recommend this location. read more

Did Pirate's Curse as a party of 2 and had a great time! We didn't escape and were cursed forever, but it was super fun and the riddles were challenging and piratey. Great date night! They just opened last Friday so this is a great addition to Paseo. They have 9 rooms available and the waiting areas are themed. We will Definitely return to try other rooms and maybe even the same one to try to finish it lol. Cost is $49.99 pp but you are on a private room so that's cool. Arrrrr!!! Grace and Josh were awesome. read more

Escapology - Escape Games Near Me - Pasadena, California

The haunted house was really cool! Jocelyn was an amazing game master! If you want something scary, mind boggling but really fun then this is the place! read more

What an amazing Escape Room! Our group of 6 had a blast! We will be coming back soon. read more

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We had such a great time at Escapology Pasadena! We ended up doing two rooms, 7 Deadly Sins and Mansion Murder, and both were so much fun. The rooms were creative, challenging, and really well put together. Lance and Grace were amazing game masters and gave us the perfect hints whenever we needed a little help without giving too much away. They made the whole experience even better and kept us laughing the entire time. We definitely recommend this place for a fun night out with friends. We'll be back to try more rooms! read more

Omg it was so fun! Kids and we love it. Def a team work and LOL the hints did help a ton. Will def do it again! Hope and Virgil were so helpful. We were early n barely waited! read more

We had fun solving the Batman room! Clues helped! Kids felt included. We had 3 adults, two kids.

Had such a fun time and good difficulty level for groups! Kat, Lance and Jocelyn were amazing help! Definitely recommend trying out.

First time coming as a family of four! We had so much fun, our 5 year old has been asking us to attend the scooby escape room and it was perfectly geared for all of us. Ben and Grace were amazing hosts and very clear on instructions. We'll be back for another room! read more

Perfect date night option or group activity! Staff very helpful! We did list city and it reminded me of survivor

Virgil, Lance, Grace, and Jocelyn were great hosts and game masters for the two different escape rooms we did. The puzzles required the right amount of critical thinking making it so much fun. Will come back a third time! read more

Had such a fun time doing my first escape room! My boyfriend and I did two on the same day, first we tried haunted mansion (super spooky) then we tried the dark night challenge (superhero vibes). Staff were super friendly and made us feel very comfortable! Thank you Josh, Grace and Ben for the hospitality, we will definitely be back to try more rooms! read more

We did the Scooby Doo escape room for my brothers birthday and it was sooo fun! Had a blast and great help from Lance and Virgil.

We had a great time in the Pirate's Curse! Marissa, Virgil and Grace were a great help and explained everything so well. Will definitely be back to try other rooms! read more

Grace and Josh are absolute rockstars! Had the time of my life here! Would 100% recommend especially during the summer when it's hot.

Amazing fun! 4th room we have run at this location. Grace and Virgil were very informative and fun to work with. Thanks for a great time! Highly recommended!!! read more

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