My family has played in a lot of escape rooms, and East Coast is one of the best! Our group of 8…read moredid the Boardwalk room, which is designed to look like the boardwalk with walk up games and a pizzeria. There were a lot of puzzles and locks for us to figure out, so we all had something to do at any given time. There was only one puzzle I would have to say wasn't particularly intuitive, but we had so many people with so many points of view that it didn't even slow us down. They currently take online reservations only and they unlock the front door fifteen minutes before your start time, so take that into account. The strip mall they are in is extremely run down, but there is a nice bar next door to enjoy a celebratory drink when you're done.

Great time!!! The host was fantastic. Challenging game and so much fun. We had a blast!! Highly…read morerecommend this place.

This is a fun indoor activity at the shore that doesn't involve eating or drinking. In fact, it…read moreinvolves using your brain! Escape the Puzzle is an awesome escape room with seven themed rooms where you get 60 minutes to find clues, crack codes, and solve puzzles to escape in time! My friends and I did the carnival theme room which was medium level as far as difficulty goes. But I will say this is one of the harder escape rooms I've done! Thankfully we got unlimited clues (at least carnival room did, unsure if all the rooms are like that)! Something to note: if you have a physical disability, or don't like tight spaces, the carnival room may not be the best choice for you and I would speak to the owners for more details as to not spoil anything. I highly recommend bringing a variety of people as each room can fit at LEAST six players (some can fit more). And what makes this place even cooler is that the owners created the entire game themselves. Every room, puzzle, and little detail was completely designed by them. You can really tell how much thought and creativity went into the experience. Made it very personal and helps this business stand out more among the many escape rooms in the area. Perfect for friends, family, date night, or a team outing--Escape the Puzzle is the perfect indoor activity you didn't know you needed. Think you can escape?! Enter if you dare!

An exciting and challenging activity with many room themes and skill level options. All of the set…read moredesigns, props, and puzzles are curated by the brilliant owner (who is so friendly). We did the carnival room which was pretty challenging (medium skill level), but with unlimited hints from the game master, we successfully made it out in the hour. Be prepared to look for clues, solve puzzles, and journey through multiple old time carnie themed rooms. I highly recommend this place for birthday parties, team building events, or just plain fun! P.S. Go up the driveway for the parking lot.

My kids came here for a birthday and had a wonderful time. They said they'd like to go back again…read more The party host was very friendly and attentive- the staff ensured the kids had a good time (ages ranging from 10-12).

I would title this review "Mansion room: Not for the olds or newbies. Bring a magnifying glass and…read moreleave your sense of fun at home". I went with a group of 8 (2 of whom had never been to an escape room before). My husband and I have done about 10 escape rooms, we've made it through some, not made it through some, but we always have fun. Very little fun was had here at Escapology Holmdel. The mansion themed room left me disappointed, frustrated, and with a group of friends who will probably never do another escape room night out again. The first challenge was that my group is all in their early 50s and we are all starting to need readers. We all brought them but the type on everything was so tiny and wee, and the lighting so dark, that we spent a large part of our time just actually trying to read the clues vs. solve them. I like a clue that is difficult because you have to think around corners and you get that jolt of excitement that you figured something out, not difficult because you're doing a bunch of math and you transposed a number or you have to read through tons of lines of print. We had unlimited clues but our game attendant's clues were so rarely helpful (because we were making math and reading mistakes trying to read off endless lists of numbers) that we just gave up. We took up a huge amount of time thinking we hadn't solved a puzzle, when on two separate occasions we HAD but the instructions on the math were unnecessarily confusing and the person trying to read the words we needed got ONE wrong out of like 12. 40 minutes in I was done and just wanted it to be over. I get the impression that this room is for the escape room die hards that do lots of escape rooms and Hunt a Killer, and are very familiar with all of the tricks and cryptic codes so the creators had to add in a lot of extra work to slow them down and stump them. If you are not one of those people, mind the difficulty levels. If you are not under 40, bring a magnifying glass and a headlamp.

We escaped the Time Machine room!…read more The rooms are well designed: tricky with surprises, yet manageable. The staff are kind and helpful. This is a great place to test your critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Remember to be observant! I will be back.

Great escape room! Friendly staff, clever puzzles, and a really fun setup. We tried the Cabin in…read morethe jungle. Challenging but fair. We needed many clues which were all helpful without giving too much away. It's clean but little on the older side, well-run, and definitely worth trying!

I have been to more then a dozen escape rooms in DE, NJ, and PA…read more This one takes the cake! We did the Dragon Castle and in the first ten minutes there was a puzzle solution that is now #1 on my list of neat physical solutions to a puzzle! The rest of the room was excellent quality. The entire room sucked you into the theme very well. The quality of props, puzzle pieces, and decorations were fantastic. The pacing was just right, the puzzles were the perfect difficulty. You were never overwhelmed with things you didn't need to use yet. I think the best part was that this was not just a room of keys and locks, there were physical puzzles which were outstanding! We were a smaller group, my two pre-teens who had a few escape rooms of lesser quality under their belt, and their newbie Grandma. Everyone had a blast! Can't wait to try the other rooms.

We were super impressed. We love an escape room, and this one was amazing! We highly recommend!read more

Kids ages 7-11 had a blast in Game of Stones! We needed all 4 hints and spent our full hour with…read moreless than a minute to spare.

Failure! My second…read morevisit here ended the same as my first. A total failure! The failure being all mine in that I failed to escape the room I was in. Of course failure in this instance is an accepted result for fun. Our host David, was great in setting up the event and moderating our experience. Our group was setup with the room was closely matched the experience in our group. The tasks involved might have been a little much for the three person group I was in, I'd say a group of four to six is probably best for escaping without help and on time. David informed us of new rooms in progress, including an adult themed crime scene room in the works. There is also a hatchet throwing setup available which I didn't partake in. The costs are fair for the rooms they have. I'd surely be up for another escape (or failure) soon.

I was impressed with the way they were able to accommodate me. I have mobility issues. I use a…read morewalker. I avoid most places because the stares and looks I get by some probably passing judgment as to why I use a walker. The team here treated my group and I with respect. They even offered to escort myself and another guest to the next phase while the others used the crawl space. We had so much fun.. The staff are FANTASTIC! We went for a Bacholorette girls day! First time for most of us and we want to go again! Highly recommend.. I came back to give a higher rating and add a little more.. Give them a try..

This was one bad experience was totally unnecessary Maddison was very very rude we were very…read morebehaved and very polite. We had a good time but when we got to one room she went off we opened a door after she said to then she runs over and starts a argument with us on how we were not supposed to open the door this was a bad running, but we carried on and forgot about it then, in the next room, we opened a mystery, crate, and an alarm went off this signals that we did something wrong. She comes up and explains to us. We weren't supposed to open the crate then she leaves later we asked for a clue, and the clue was to open the crate we were very angered with the situation overall the amount was way to expansive. In conclusion it was not a joyful time. I was struck down by the situation. So I decided to write this review thank you for reading.

this place was nice and vibey got my brainsicles working to make sure i could escape otherwise i…read morewaas sleepin there for the night

Mission escape room is on the 8th floor a building close to the time square/penn station area of…read moreManhattan. We went with a group of 4 to do the Hyde room. The rooms are clean and well maintained. The puzzles for the most part make sense and were solvable. The room used some technology and everything appeared to work correctly. Room was linear for a lot of it but did have sections where several activities could be completed at once. I'd say it was medium difficulty we asked for one hint and finished with 3 minutes to spare. I'd definitely return to try out the other two rooms at this location.

Had a ton of fun! This was my fourth or fifth time participating in an escape room! I really…read moreappreciate the effort made in the storyline. It is a bit creepy but I think it just adds to the fun. Hope to try the other rooms soon!

I've been here twice with my wife, her brother and sister-in-law. Our first time, we went on a…read moreGroupon deal for Abigail's Room, their first escape room. It was a first time for my brother-in-law and his wife, and it started getting them kind of hooked. We've all done a few here and there since then, and we still think that this place does a particularly good job. There's a good level of challenge, and they provide some pretty good backstory to go along with the room too. More recently, we went to try out their second room, The Estate, which has a story connected to the first room. It was another fun and challenging room, and they introduced some really interesting aspects to the puzzles. Looking forward to when they open their third room!

We loved Meghan! This was our first escape room and we had a great time, Meghan was very attentive…read moreand even messaged "bless you" when my partner sneezed. We did the puzzle room, which was pretty tricky but very engaging. Did we solve it? No. Will we be back to try another room? Absolutely.

I've been to the Amazing Escape branch in Princeton a handful of times and have had a great…read moreexperience there. This Edison outpost was no different. Our game master was May, who was extremely kind and helpful. My friends and I came for a birthday, and we and I did the Tiki boat escape room which was actually lots of fun (don't want to give too much away ). I haven't done an escape room in a while, but I was genuinely impressed with how far some of the effects have come. All-in-all, highly recommend coming here to get your escape room fix!