Honestly surprised by how fun it was to do a virtual escape room! Sounds crazy to say, but I think…read moreCastle Escapes did a great job of recording the videos, making it seem like we were behind the wheel of what we were seeing on the screen, and just overall communicating with us! Pretty proud to say our group had the fastest time to escape! Definitely would recommend to a group who is interested in safely engaging in a group activity of teamwork and cooperation.

This is by far the best virtual escape room I have ever done. The escape rooms have "live" video…read morefeeds instead of PowerPoint slides that other virtual escape rooms have. It's way more immersive than other rooms I've done, and the host did an excellent job managing our large party (around 8 people). This is the best value for your buck and it's a great way to have a remote get together with your friends and family.

Update: We escaped from Vampyr this time! Our game master was Robert and he did a fantastic job…read more(which I always expect from these sessions)! Very charismatic! Came for my bachelorette. The four of us did Vampyr; we did not escape but were close-ish. Very fun and dynamic puzzles, a little something for everyone. There was enough to do that our group could be working on multiple puzzles at a time. Mitchell was our Game Master again. He's really good at offering clues once we've reached a dead end but not so much that we felt like we weren't solving it ourselves

When in the Carolinas it's all about family.... and for this occasion I had a niece with a…read moremile-stone birthday. For our Auntie-Niece girls day she wanted to try an escape room. In my search I came across The Final Door. They had a few different escape room options listed online with an array of available time slots. I called for clarification on age appropriateness and minimum amount of people required. I received great customer service and all my questions answered, so I booked online. We headed over, upon arrival (10mins early) we completed the required waivers and waited in the lounge area for our game host to arrive. Once Noah arrived we went over the house rules (no phones or photos allowed) and then the game was started. I picked the BLACKOUT room. I was advised that it would be doable for 2ppl and was appropriate for my newly appointed teenage niece. The game is an hour long, Noah was a great guide, friendly with good energy and provided subtle hints when needed. With multiple rooms and serval task/clues to decipher we had a great time and happy to report that we ESCAPED and took some cute photos at the end. I am unable to provide details about the room, because one of the rules ask that you don't share to avoid spoilers for others. Just A Note: Of course I'm leaving a Yelp review but they ask that you leave a review on Google or TripAdvisor. With Google reviews Noah gets tipped out of company money. Noah was worth me heading to Google.

The staff/owner was extremely friendly and the location was clean. The room was challenging but…read moregood, I would definitely come back. Love supporting Black Owned businesses that are doing "it" well.

Came to this escape room with 7 other people. We were in the baseball room which was a two room…read moreadventure. Staff were friendly and helpful. Waivers required and are accessed through QR code when you check in. Lots of parking and not too busy for a Saturday afternoon. We managed to escape the room and figure it out. Overall I think it was a good escape room for all ages. Great price too! Picture at the end to remember it all!

On my last visit to hang with the family (Sept 2025), my youngest niece was invited to the birthday…read moreparty of one of her peers @ Escapology. We decided to book a separate escape room for the rest of the fam and make it a girls outing, while the adolescent was enjoying the festivities. This made the best usage of time, especially since we had to drop her off and pick her up anyway. So, I booked the "Under Pressure" room for four, and it was a few dollars less than $175. When booking online the night before I realized some of the more popular times and sort after rooms were unavailable. Times slots for a few rooms became sold out as I was trying to book. Nonetheless, I mange to complete the purchase and have the liability waivers completed. This visit to Escapology is my 3rd Escape room while visiting the Columbia area and one of the nicer ones on just first impressions, location and parking. The staff was extremely friendly and the waiting/reception area was nicely themed and designed. Upon arrival we were checked and asked to wait while the room was prepared. Once our room was ready we were escorted to the start, giving directions & safety instructions, and then the clock was started. Of course they ask that you do not take videos/photos to not expose any clues to the game. The room was clean and the clues were mostly straight forward. We ended with a victory and escaped with merely seconds to spare. However, there were a few inconsistencies with the order of clues and we encounter a couple of missing or broken pieces/steps in the process of solving the puzzles and escaping. This has happened to me before (with another company) it can be frustrating and cause you not to beat the clock, but like I said we managed to succeed. Albeit by the skin of our teeth. Lol Overall we enjoyed the room and took our victory photos after. We were given rubber bracelets marking our achievement of beating the room. They have bracelets for each room and offer patrons the challenge of completing and collecting them all. After completion they offer a return promo/discount if you book your next escape room the same day. It's recommended if you enjoyed it because you get a little break on the price and I believe you can book it up to six months out. Just A Note: -If coming with a group I will recommend booking early. -If possible, I suggest that one person books for everyone to ensure getting the room and time you prefer. (Recommended but not required)

Well, we did our normal winter break tradition and went to solve a case. We have done both easy and…read moremedium and got out on time. We went to an easy one, and man, it was hard. There were lots of hints needed, and some things are harder than we thought they would be for an easy room. I wonder if there is a way to make more clues in the room and not over the TV or intercom system. I love connecting the dots, and this time it was really hard to do that. Everyone was super helpful. There was a situation where we opened a door without any issues, but we were not supposed to do that yet; it's like the system was wrong. I personally think we should have gotten a few extra mins for that mix-up on their end. We did not even try to open the door; it was already open. Other than that, it was good.

We had an amazing time here. The staff are very friendly and helpful. When we arrived we didn't…read morehave to wait long before our room was ready. The games are so immersive and well thought out. My favorite part was seeing my kids think their way through the clues and finding the next step. The hints that the game controllers gave were subtle enough to help without giving away the answers. I totally want to come back and try a few more rooms.

I happened to be in Columbia during my birthday and my family insisted that we do something…read more Our original brunch option was canceled so I suggested an escape room. Looking for an option online that had a room that would accommodate all the people in my party. I came across the Escape Plan Columbia and their "What Happened to Detective Magnum" The description seemed fun and interesting. We arrived early for our 11:30 appt. There was plenty of parking and the staff was pleasant. We introduced to a few different employees as our room was being set-up but our actual host was someone totally different. I booked privately for a group of six, but we ended up being a party of 5. Of my group I am the only one that has done escape rooms previously. I would like to say the idea of the "What Happened to Detective Magnum" room was good and our host Hailey was very sweet and impressionable. However, I was disappointed in the overall experience. The room itself is 80's theme and dated, that is fine because it goes with the whole premise, but lighting is extremely poor. As well as many of the clues and locks for the safes are unreadable. The numbers are extremely worn. Without giving away any clues for the room, one important clue was incomplete (pieces were missing) and our host Hailey had to come in and actually complete that section for us. As a result we lost time and honestly our excitement was deflated. I enjoyed the idea of the room and Hailey as our host because she really tried to salvage the experience but I think it's unfortunate that minor details that are vital to the game are overlooked and not properly maintained. I mean you need complete clues and the ability to read the numbers on the safe (a marker or polish can replace missing numbers on safe dials) to advance in the room. One of our clues was missing a whole part that was required to spell a word needed to get a code. I had fun with my group but the overall experience fell flat and was a little disappointing. It was not a good first impression for all those who never experienced and escape. Just A Note: Hailey was great and really sweet.

Great escape room!!! All reservation bookings are defaulted as private. No mixing parties…read more Wife and I was visiting friends in town, and wanted to expose them to escape rooms. We did the two medium rooms (house of yaga & Carnival) both the Manager and the game master were super helpful, showed masssive excitement and skyrocketed our experience to the sky! 10 out of 10 recommend, and we all plan to go back!

Originally I went here a few months ago and that particular night was not fun. The room made no…read moreconnection to the clues and the customer service wasn't good. Now I went 2 months ago and tried a different room with my family and it was better. Made sense and the woman was very friendly and helpful.

Such a great entertainment experience we used it as a teambuilding event and typically these types…read moreof activities are terrible. But in this case it was really wonderful it allowed people to enjoy themselves, be involved even if public things are uncomfortable l, especially for people that don't like to be singled out. The hosts were funny and caddy but not in a bad way, and really made the experience great. I highly recommend coming here if you want to come. They even have beverages for sale there, so wet during the whole fun gaming experience

This was such a great experience and fun time! Game Show Battle Rooms is a must-do to have a great…read moretime! They have so many challenges and teams to play. Multiple size groups can be accommodated for the games. Located in Ballantyne in a nice sized space. There are two rooms to choose from for a great time. The staff and hosts were really energetic and made for a great time! Can't wait to host a group of my own here!

My daughter and her friends love this place and ask to go back every year, I am always happy to…read moredrive over a group of kids to enjoy some teenage fun.

If I could give ZERO stars, I would. I respect the rules/guidelines and find it to be extremely…read moresafe. Especially for someone who works for a safety company. Your staff, one in particular, since he extremely rude-ly parked us, waiting to enter, we are met with him lighting up a DISGUSTING cigar. Not to mention the wind this evening, 10-26. Extremely disappointed. And grinds my gears to watch him to continue to walk through the crowd, getting onto attendees, and blowing smoke everywhere. Absolutely disappointed. And if this is the manager, shame on you. practice what you preach to not only your staff, your customers. And while I'm finishing this, the young lady at the General Admission line with her vape.