We've been to many of the escape games in the area and this one was, by far, the best. We did the Elliott Ness room. The immersive history was fantastic! The puzzles were challenging but surmountable. Just don't forget your readers if you're in the over forty crowd! Plus it's local. Highly recommend giving them a try. One caveat. This isn't the high tech franchise escape variety. It's just a really great set of solid puzzles. If you want bells and whistles (and the price tag) go to escape room in Crocker Park. Just hope they don't pair you with someone who isn't fun. read more

Fun, fascinating and frustrating if you have been drinking, so Don't! The Elliott Ness room is not for the weary... we had so many hints that if we didn't have them, we would Still be in there! Have a Blast! read more

Perplexity Escape Rooms. - my extended Family - over the Christmas holiday tired our hand at the escape room, and it turned out to be one of the highlights of our time together. What made it especially great was the mix of people. We had ages ranging from late teens to late 60s, and somehow everyone found a way to contribute. Different perspectives, different ways of thinking, lots of collaboration, and yes, a few lively debates along the way. It was genuinely fun to see how each person approached the puzzles and how our brains all worked a little differently. The experience didn't end when the room did. Afterward, we were all sitting at the bar with a beer, laughing and recapping who figured out what, how they figured it out, and why some clues suddenly made sense in hindsight. That alone made it worth it. The team at Perplexity does a fantastic job. They're welcoming, fun, and very supportive without giving too much away. If this is your first escape room, or if you're on the fence about trying one, this is a great place to start. They make it approachable, engaging, and genuinely enjoyable. Highly recommend this for families, friends, or any group looking to do something different and memorable. We had a blast, and I would absolutely do it again. read more

The experience was awesome! Tyler did an awesome job being our Game Master. They even customized our experience to match up with our at home D&D game. The room was quite the experience and had alot of puzzles leading to the final puzzle. read more

We visited for a corporate team building activity and split the team into 2 for a bit of friendly competition. It was a fantastic experience, and Perplexity made it accessible for everyone to enjoy. We would absolutely visit again and recommend to anyone looking to have a bit of fun (and test your brain!) read more

Our group had so much fun at this escape room! There were lots of activities to keep us all busy and we got hints as needed to stay on track. read more

Great atmosphere the game was tough. Can't wait to go again. I would recommend 4-6 people per game

Staff was helpful and kind! Price is pretty standard compared to any other games I've done. Played the game about the big business guy in Cleveland back in the day... can't remember exactly. The story was super cool! Overall though, pretty average game to be honest. I've experienced a lot more "decked out" escape rooms before. Would try this place if you're nearby, but overall not anywhere near my favorite escape room I've done. Seemed a little "low budget". read more

My family of 4 did the Elliot Ness escape room yesterday - we were really impressed with the theme and difficulty/creativity of the rooms. The employees were also very friendly and helpful. Definitely recommend. read more

I came out of need with my husband and his brother because they needed a third person but I ended up having an even better time than I expected! Our guide was excellent. I feel she gave our small group the same level of attention and treatment she would give a much larger one. I love that the room was cleveland themed and amazed at how everything worked! Even if you aren't a big puzzle person if you have at least one other person in your group who is and can take the lead you can still participate and have a good time. Thanks for a super fun experience! read more

We had a wonderful time at our escape room. Clove was very helpful when we needed a clue and setting the story up. I enjoyed solving the puzzle and could not even imagine how they came up with the clever clues. Thank you for an enjoyable afternoon for our date day. read more

So everyone was super friendly. We've just been lucky to have very high budget escape rooms near us. This wasn't high budget and it wasn't expensive. We didn't have an appointment and just stumbled in and they were able to accommodate. read more

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Our group enjoyed this event. After splitting up the group, all rooms were experienced. Each room had a different theme and the only one that we did not enjoy was Elliott Ness. The staff members were friendly and helpful. Only advice would be, it's not the time to train someone with a large group. The explanation lost momentum when she clearly had not studied the history of the game. read more

what an amazing experience!! I would return in a heartbeat!! it was challenging but nit impossible and the game master really had it timed well! read more

This place is an awesome space for a large group. I would say about 7-8 adults in each group is max. It takes about an hour to complete the rooms. It's located in an old building the was renovated to make these different story mysteries rooms. Some are more hands on problems you need to stove while others like the Elliot Ness room, you need to be clever mentally to piece things together. There is $4 parking outside. But free street parking all over so I would suggest that. They don't let you take picture inside the rooms and you don't really need phones to crack the code. Yet the flashlight might be helpful. read more

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This is the true definition of a hidden gem! They have set the standard for my Escape Room Experience. I love this place and glad I was able to find it on Yelp. This is a unique Escape Room experienced from ownership down to establishment. Located in the midst of an array of establishments, without proper guidance you could easily overlook it but the best way to find Perplexity Escape Room is by locating the parking lot on Bridge Ave off of W 25th! (Yes, you do have to unfortunately pay for parking unless you find street parking which usually takes forever in this area. Parking available via an app) I called prior to inquire if what I was doing was suitable for just two people as it was date night. It was both of our first time ever doing an escape room, and the woman on the phone politely explained to me how everything works and that the one I was doing (Santa's naughty or Nice List) would be fine but other ones they offer would definitely require more people. We ended up running a little late and didn't call ahead to let them know and to no surprise when we walked in another couple was waiting to take our spot as a walk-in. I actually overhead a lady telling them that someone already purchased and they would be here shortly so let's give them time. I thought that was very thoughtful! That went along way towards a successful night. When she saw us, she smiled and welcomed us giving us the energy that everything was okay or even better even though this could easily have irritated her as we were the last party of the night and this could have caused her to stay over or she could have given our spot away. The same woman ended up being our guardian angel the rest of the night. If you're familiar with how Escape Rooms work she played the role of the conductor or in our case Santa's Elf and was very attentive to making the game was an overall amazing experience. She did a very good job of facilitating, helping, and keeping us engaged throughout the course of our time. The game was challenging but very fun. The clues were very creative and so was the ways to go solving the various riddles. Ultimately, with amazing assists from Santa's Elf, we were able to get ourselves off the Naughty List. A lot of the success was depending on our Guardian Angel, who ended up actually being one of the owners. If they are all like her, I can truly see why they have a 5 star rating. She set the standard for what our Escape Room experience should be like and we are appreciative of them and will be going back with our families to do more challenging rooms. They do not offer food or drink so bring your own water if you need it as the games are a hour or so. If you plan to drink liquor or wine, good luck on winning. For both of us the cost was around $70. I suggest booking in advance as they seem to get booked frequently. read more

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Great escape room. Excellent service and very helpful staff. Highly recommend it for a night of fun!

We did the Elliott Ness room on Friday August 26th in the afternoon. Five of us. The experience was great. The room was fantastic. Everything was there and working fine. Our game master (lady) was great! She was sensational. Clues come to you in a unique way, should you so choose to ask. We would highly recommend this room. We had two veteran escape room junkies in our group and they found it very challenging and had great things to say about it. read more

QUOTE -- "Jobs fill your pockets but adventure fills your soul" I came here on Friday (1 June 2018) with my coworkers from a law firm. We all had a BLAST. We were split into two groups. My group went into the clockwork room and the other team was in the Elliot Ness room. My group was given clues throughout the game and had to use them to solve the game. We all had a ton of fun but could not figure out the final missing piece. We were SO CLOSE to breaking the code. At the end, we were told how to solve the game. I really want to come back here and try another escape room. I believe there are 2 total different escape rooms in here. The staff was super friendly and explained the rules before we went into the room. This is an excellent team building activity and I highly recommend this for your team members and supervisors at your job :) **** This is my 109th Yelp review overall. 63 reviews for 2018. I am aiming for 100 reviews in 2018. read more

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My group and I have never been to an escape room and it was sooo much fun! Highly recommend! Unfortunately we didn't pass our mission but we were soooo close according to our game master who was very friendly. We will return again soon! read more

Had a great time doing the Elliot Ness room. There were four of us and it was our first time and it was the right difficulty for us.

Cannot recommend Perplexity Games Escape Rooms enough!! The two rooms I've done (Elliot Ness and Clockwork Caper) were carefully designed and incredibly well maintained. Each of the game masters I worked with were a joy and really enhanced the experience. read more

No spoilers in this review. As I mentioned in other reviews, the concept of an escape room is that you and a group of your friends are placed into a room and you have an hour to solve puzzles together and figure out how to escape. Good for teambuilding and all around fun. This is a new, very cool escape room in Cleveland. The one caveat is that it's not really an escape room per se because you are not actually escaping the room. Instead, you are trying to solve clues that will lead you to the location of a hidden document (this is all explained to you before you enter the room). However it does have all of the elements of an escape room - the puzzles, the time limit of one hour, etc. I really liked the flow of the puzzles in this room and things happened in a very logical, linear fashion, until a certain point in the game at which several puzzles opened up at once, allowing teams to divide and conquer. There was plenty of stuff for everyone to do throughout, and everyone participated. Because it is new, however, there are a couple of kinks that they are trying to work out. The main issues we had were: (1) There is a cheap way to win without solving all of the puzzles. (2) There was a technical issue that they are trying to work out which forced the owner to be in the room with you to watch at a certain point in the game. (3) You didn't escape, you found the document instead. All in all, a good room to check out. read more

We had a blast! I was worried when the man working there said the room had a low success rate. But we did it, with time to kill. I would recommend larger groups, we had 7 people in our group. If it was just 2 people I don't think we would of gotten everything done. We will be going back for one of their other rooms. Also you're right in the heart of of Ohio city so you can go have a beer or 2 after to celebrate your victory. read more

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We walked there from West Side Market on a rainy day. Not much else to do, so we thought we would check it out. My daughter and I have done several escape rooms in Los Angeles before, but it was my sister's and her husband's first time. We all enjoyed ourselves very much. It was challenging, but we got through it with time to spare! I highly recommend this place! read more

Had a blast! Fun for the whole family. It was challenging and we really had to think. A total group effort. We escaped! A big thanks to Zack, our escape room host, who kept us focused. read more

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We had so much fun doing the Naughty or Nice escape room! The puzzles are challenging and the reward at the end is so much fun! Would definitely recommend! read more

NO SPOILERS We just did the Eliot Ness Room and it was pretty challenging but happily our group Escaped !!! YAY !! The clues were fun and it was exciting to be running around trying to come up with the answers! We had a big group but there was plenty for everyone to do. The down side... The guy that was the Game Master was a bummer. He was nice but his personality was NOT made for this job. He told us in a very DULL manner that we only had an hour before the bad guys would find us....YAWN.... I mean, we KNOW it is a game, but if you make it Boring to start it off, well that just takes some of the excitement away. The whole idea is an illusion and the idea that we have only one hour before the mob comes in is part of the panic to work FAST!! He needed to play along and get everyone pumped up !! We wish more of our friends could've come along but the price tag is so pricey that for only one hour a couple has to pay $60 and so it keeps a lot of people from enjoying the game. read more

What a fun way to spend a couple hours, especially if you have a group of friends to do it with. Our party of 7 really enjoyed it and would highly recommend. I didn't think this type of thing would be my "cup of tea" but I was pleasantly surprised. The one employee we dealt with during our escape was witty, fun, and really enhanced the experience. Since it's in the heart of Ohio City, you have several places within walking distance to go out afterwards to celebrate your victory (or defeat). Very cool experience. read more

My boyfriend and I were looking for something to do, and figured we would try it with it just being the 2 of us... it was fun to work together and do something wholesome, and ended up being challenging and creative.... Our 'Game Master' or host... was great and helpful.. the place was clean and well kept.. definitely want to come back.. and the PROPS. VERY COOL and original. Btw we solved it read more

Such a fun time in The Eliot Ness experience. Our group of six was joined by 2 others and all the brains were used! Only 3 of us had 1 other escape room in our history, The game master was good at getting the group focused- small hints gave us just the right boost without any big give aways. Every member of our team, with an age span of about 45 years, enjoyed the escape from every day life for an hour. Perplexity gave our fun evening of celebration a great start! read more

I just went with a group of friends and did our second escape room here. The rooms are really well done, so fun and the perfect amount of a challenge. Much better than the chain escape rooms I have been to before where sometimes the triggers don't work correctly or the game master didn't notice something wasn't working right. I plan to do all of their rooms before moving on somewhere else! Thanks for a great time! read more

Signed up for TITUS room but it broke down so had to do the clockwork room. (Got a 20% discount though). The clockwork room was OK. The description on the website is accurate when they say it is a small number of difficult puzzles. My personal preference is more puzzles that are easier with more of an emphasis in room exploration. read more

My family booked a private escape room that was Christmas themed and it was so fun! Our game master, Justin, was great. None of us had ever done one before and we all really enjoyed it. We agreed we would definitely do another one! read more

A terrific girls' night out! My 4 friends and I tackled the Elliot Ness room last night, and had a blast! Great puzzles, fun challenges, all of us got to contribute to solving the room. So much fun, we will definitely be back! I recommend it to everyone in need of a good challenge with like-minded people who want to get their heads into the game. Our host Zack was great too! Thanks for a wonderful evening. read more

Both rooms we did were really fun and were not super hard. You knew where you were going and what you had to find without being extremely confused.The rooms we did were Clock work capper and The elliot ness escape room.Jacob ! was an amazing game master. He was very super chill,nice,lively,fun, and really got you into the story of the rooms. read more

Went with a group of six and it was an awesome time, good amount of challenge and really well organized. One of my favorite things to do with a group of friends in Cleveland! read more

Tried this for my brother in laws Birthday and it was a great experience. We had a blast. Highly recommend it if you have a large group. read more

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My wife and I brought our 3 kids (15, 14, 11) here for a family night. We had a great time - we did the Eliot Ness room and the puzzles were fun and challenging. The game master was friendly and set the stage for the game really well. We would highly recommend Perplexity for anyone looking for a fun escape room experience! read more

Went to this and was very interesting. It makes you think in a challenging way. It was a lot of fun. Can't wait for the next investigative puzzle. read more