This was such a fun experience and honestly I'm coming back to bring more friends. The whole room set up and story was so amazing! Thanks gamemaster Josh and Virgil!!! read more

Amazing! So fun! Great vibe! Grace and Lance were awesome! Can't wait to come again! Perfect way to spend an afternoon!

Absolutely loved it ! Ben, Kay & Tony were amazing! Super fun and really makes you think!

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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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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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

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

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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

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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

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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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

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 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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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

Very fun and creative escape room! We really enjoyed with the family and it was a great bonding experience! I recommend for all.

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

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

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My daughter and I did the scooby and it was so fun, we are really bad at it but they helped us win with about a minute to go! read more

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First time doing an escape room and this did not disappoint. Definitely recommend. And you are able to come with the family.

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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Omg so much fun. Did a family bonding with all ages and super family friendly. Would do again! Grace was our host and Lance was the game master they are fantastic! read more

So much fun! came in back to back days and had the best experience! Did Batman, Chemical Antidote, and Pirates. All so unique and fun. Will be. Can't wait to do more!! read more

We went here for my daughter's birthday with a couple friends and they loved the experience. Josh and Virgil were great hosts. We did the Scooby Doo room and it was so fun! This was a good lesson in teamwork so I hope they learned that too. read more

Great experience and the workers, Manu, Jocelyn, and Kat were soooo nice! I will definitely come back, the rooms are all so creative!

Grace and kat gave us an amazing experience. Super helpful and friendly. Such a great experience would do it again.

Anacing! Hope, Josh and Ben were gsne master rock stars. Great fathers day experience!! Highly recommend!!

Awesome escape rooms set up very well in such a great location! Bringing life back to the paseo!

We did Haunted House and 7 Deadly Sins escape rooms. The themes are professionally designed, but I thought weren't super immersive compared to past escape rooms we've done at different places. Of the two however, I would recommend Haunted House as it's the more immersive of the two we tried. The employees were very nice and offered us 50% off same day on our second escape room 7 Deadly Sins, so it was $25 per person instead of $50. I really liked the eclectic steampunk decorated waiting area; the chairs and couches were so comfy too. They also have restrooms that are very clean. read more

Murder in the orient,,, It was si much fun and challenging ! My whole group loved o It! read more

Had a great time with my friends! The rooms are tough but the person monitoring your room is really helpful! 10/10 would go again

This place is amazing from the moment you walk in. Super fun i highly recommend it!!!

We've been twice to this brand new location and plan to come back! Virgil is always super welcoming and informative. Grace ran our most recent game and we had a great time. Definitely want to try harder rooms as we escaped with 25 minutes to spare on the pirates curse. read more

Highly recommend this place! My family and I planned to come here for a escape game. We did Scooby-Doo together and it was overall intense and hey, what an experience! Five out of five stars to Ben for helping us out and all the staff members here. Escaped Time 3:25 remaining. read more

So much fun! Played mansion murder mystery with my best friend and had such a great time. Kat was so helpful and helped us through it so that we were able to escape with a couple seconds left. I highly recommend and I will definitely be back!!!!! read more

Super fun. The puzzles are all logical and the game master paces clues well. The decor of the rooms are definitely better than other escape rooms we have done. All of it lends to great experience. We did the Orient Express and it definitely had a great train and old time-y feel. read more

I love this place - Lauren and Joshua are the best! The rooms are appropriate for all ages and the right level of difficulty

had so much fun with the scooby doo escape room! would highly recommend thank you jocelyn and grace read more

Great escape room place! Virgil is an amazing host and gave us amazing escape experience with Josh the game master made haunted escape room exciting! Will come back for Murder on the orient express! read more