We went here with a group of family and friends for a birthday celebration. We chose the Cutthroat Cavern game. Now I will say make sure that there are a few brainiacs in the group because a thinking cap is required lol! After being stuck a few times, we were able to get clues/help from the employee. Even though we didn't solve the mystery, we enjoyed our time! I would definitely return to try different games. Great group outing! read more

13th Gate Escape - Escape Games Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Having done over 40 escape rooms, I was extremely impressed by Cutthroat Tavern. The game has been on my radar for a few years since I always see them listed on TERPECA's top 100 rooms in the nation and I can see why. The production value is incredible and I felt like I was in the middle of an adventure. The puzzles were unique and extremely well done. Our game master, Houston, was also great! Even though our group of 4 failed, I'd definitely come back. In fact, I wouldn't mind staying in Baton Rouge in the future just to see what it's like to go through all of their rooms. The value is also surprisingly good at only $35-$36 per person. I also appreciated that they stuck to old school escape room rules! Highly recommend. read more

Super cute, a bit cheesy. But overall a good time. We did the temple room, and that room was DARK.

Cutthroat cavern: the set design was amazing and the puzzles were fun. The only reason this wasn't a five star review was because the game master kind of ruined the experience. We were getting through all the puzzles fine and never asked for a clue but the game master randomly just started stating the answers to puzzles and locks without prompting. Originally we thought there must have been an entire room we hadn't unlocked yet and had fallen behind but we ended up escaping with well over 20 minutes remaining so we didn't understand why the game master went rogue and ruined the experience for us. One of the final puzzles we were even in the middle of solving correctly and the game master just kept rapid firing the answer at us when we were already halfway done solving it ourselves. When we got out she said "I knew you guys were going to get out anyway" but I don't understand why that's a reason to ruin it for us. Others may have a better experience because, like I said, the set and puzzles were great. read more

Incredible immersive set designs wasted on bad puzzle design, relying heavily on iPads and boogie boards and gen 1 locks and keys. So if you're a puzzle-lover and don't care as much about immersion and set design, set your expectations accordingly. Also we noticed a marked difference with a more experienced GM who knows the problems in each room and steered us away from those problems. A well-designed room shouldn't require so much oversight by a GM, but to ensure a good experience ask for an experienced GM. (This review has been edited to remove issues that were unique to our GM.) Tomb of Anubis was beautiful to explore but the puzzles sucked and there were too many in the room all requiring use of a journal that only made the process more confusing and difficult to navigate for a nonlinear room. Frustrating from start to finish. Such small fixes including making this a 90-minute room could easily have saved this one. It deserved better than the mostly lame puzzles in here. Cutthroat Cavern is as epic in set design as they say but the puzzles are not worthy of the space. Also a lot of time is spent revealing things which bottlenecked game play. Still, the good outweighed the bad for this one. One major red herring caused us to waste a significant amount of time though. Disappearance of Flight 13 is THE BEST ROOM. My team played all 8 and we all agree. Puzzle flow and set design were excellent, good collaboration and teamwork elements, awesome props, and even the story was fun. If you only have time for one room, do this one! Spellbound was my second favorite with a fun story, such cool immersive elements and solid puzzles. Only one puzzle was a frustrating time-waster, and two had mechanisms that didn't really work, but that didn't ruin the room for us. I will say there is a tripping hazard from one of the puzzles that they should fix. Almost face planted so many times. Also pro tip: if you want team photos immediately, ask to use your own phones! read more

Great room designs and overall great experience! This was one of the better rated escape rooms and it lived up to the hype. We tried Agent 13 and were impressed with the complexity and props in the multiple rooms associated with this puzzle. The room with lasers was really fun and a few of the puzzles were interesting. The game hosts are watching and provide hints along the way if they see that you are stuck. We unfortunately did not escape the Agent 13 puzzle but will definitely come back to try the other rooms. read more

I'm a big escape room fan and recently was my third try on 13th gate. I probably won't return because I just no longer have the confidence that this place will have functioning puzzles and it takes the fun out of it. I really enjoyed my first game there, Cutthroat Cavern. Tomb of Anubis was the biggest fail of an escape room I've ever had. After having a bleh experience at Agent 13 I'm done trying. The plusses and what seems to be the big draw to this place are that the sets are completely gorgeous. There are many exciting different puzzle styles and mechanisms employed and a good balance of "thinking" and "acting" puzzles. Many of them absolutely require teamwork which is great. They totally have the awesome power of room reveals figured out. They can't seem to figure out how to rely on either GM supervision or automated features for room functionality. In Tomb of Anubis our GM seemed to have left the room and either wasn't pressing the manual buttons required or wasn't there to bypass the broken systems when they didn't work. Once we could get in touch with her, she asked us to tell her what we had been doing (she wasn't watching) and told us to do exactly what we did all over again. When it didn't work she bypassed it manually but we didn't get time back. There were many other technical glitches throughout and we just could not get in touch with our GM. Anubis' idea to have the journal be your guide is a fun idea but poorly executed since you never know which journal to use and you have to keep waiting for someone to be done with it in order to use it. I.e. you're supposed to have up to 8 people be reading off of 2 books at all times. I contacted the venue about my last experience and they very kindly refunded us and discounted our next booking. We booked Agent 13 because we didn't want to be scared, and it was marked as the same fear level as the other "unscary" rooms. However there were two audio jump scares that a couple of us were terrified by (we have bad anxiety) and I wish I had known that before booking. The third puzzle we encountered involved a lot of buttons and the timing with which you needed to press them was extremely finnicky and difficult for us to execute. When we tripped the "failure" lockout and had to reset (probably 15 times) we couldn't get the puzzle to reset sometimes and were just standing around. Finally the GM told us that sometimes the buttons were jammed and offered to bypass the puzzle. We accepted but we didn't get back any of the time wasted on the broken buttons which was disheartening. Toward the end there was a puzzle utilizing a phone but the audio on the phone was too quiet and there is a loud automated voice speaking over you for ambience throughout the whole room so we couldn't solve that puzzle and ended up stuck trying to shout over the voice until the time ran out. Apparently you were supposed to listen to the GLADOS voice and if you didn't you completely missed something important to the puzzle that you couldn't go back for. This was difficult because the voice was speaking near constantly and we needed to talk over her to communicate about puzzles. I also had difficulty understanding what she was saying even though she was loud. Also, the GM was trying to talk to us sometimes, but we couldn't hear what she was saying over GLADOS talking. If you're hard of hearing this simply is not the room for you. In all 13th gate rooms we had an ipad to scan qr codes to give hints. This is confusing since you also have a GM to talk to, and you can absolutely scan the qr codes in the wrong order and get an answer to a puzzle you can't access yet, at a detriment to your overall score. We went to scan a qr code for a hint in Agent 13 but our GM told us not to because it wouldn't help us. That was odd. The ipad is difficult to use because you have flashlights that intentionally don't work sometimes and you have to have two people to scan the QR code (one to hold the light) and you can't tap to focus so you have to wait until the ipad figures out there's something to scan. Its even less immersive and more awkward than talking to the GM over the speaker. I'd much rather have a competent human guide for my experience to give me just enough clue to keep going, instead of a qr code that may or may not help me but definitely will penalize me. Thanks for letting us try again. Maybe I'll try again in another year or so to see if any of these problems got solved. read more

Wow! This was an incredible game. The attention to detail is insane. This was my first time doing an escape room and my mind is blown. We chose The Collector's room and it was too scary for me it's theme is that you have been "collected" by Baton Rouge's loose serial killer. This may be something someone else would love, but I do not like being scared at all though. It distracted me from the game play and made me not want to look for clues in fear of something scary. I can't handle it I am a big baby lol! I still had a blast and would love to come back and try a different room. The puzzles were awesome and finding the clues was alot of fun. We had a hard time and the game master helped us out when we asked without that help we wouldn't have made it as far as we did. It is definitely worth every penny! read more

13th Gate Escape - We did not escape! - Escape Games Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

My friends and I had a great experience with our Game Master, Claire, while doing the Tomb of Anubis game. I had so much fun and she was very helpful! Unfortunately, we didn't escape but she even took the time to show us the last couple clues! read more

We had SOOO much fun here! We're playing all of the games they have available and all of them are great so far! Carreigh is a great game master, took awesome care of us, and was so much fun to talk to. Seriously an awesome person to meet and have as a host! We came all the way from Cali to just do these rooms so I highly highly recommend doing these! read more

13th Gate Escape - Escape Games Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Really fun and well thought out, but the parking ticket scam going on outside (in the only place possible to park) is an extra unseen tax that killed the fun quickly after. Y'all should really warn people, unless it's you making that money. read more

Like other enthusiasts before me, I was drawn to Louisiana by stories of the fabled 13th Gate, an icon in the escape room industry, a travel destination in itself, where pirates lurked and tombs waited to be explored. From New Orleans, we made the most of our excursion to Baton Rouge and played all 7 rooms at 13th Gate in one day. So that you don't feel like you are reading a book here, I'll summarize each room with my rating from worst to first. 1) Death Row - Good production, difficult/uncomfortable reaching for key, interesting ending, fun overall but some leaps of logic required. (3.5/5) - #153 out of 223 rooms I've done to date 2) Spellbound - Excellent production, good puzzles, some frustrations with GM and vague hints or no hints at all. Needed to sprint to the end to escape. (4/5) - #63 3) The Collector - Solid production, creepy, good puzzle flow, interesting mechanics, a little dated (4/5) - #53 4) Agent 13 - Very good production in room 3, fun puzzles, exciting ending but very difficult for 2 (4.5/5) - #27 5) Tomb of Anubis - Stunning production, fun puzzles, frustrating hints at the end, one puzzle required wrong solution, some tech issues, should be a 90-minute room. Nearly impossible in 60 minutes. Still worth it (4.5/5). - #21 6) Cutthroat Cavern - Amazing production but not as good as some have described. Engaging puzzles, unique never-before-seen elements, some tech issues in room 1. Still a must-do room. (5/5) - #12 7) The Asylum - Movie set production, unbelievable immersion. Excellent puzzles. Creepy as hell. Fun ending. Overall, incredible! 100% a must do room (5/5) - #5 out of 223 rooms. So there you have it. My experience at 13th Gate in just under 200 words. The owner, Taylor, was awesome and went above and beyond to roll out the red carpet for us. He made the sign to help us celebrate my wife's 200th room! It wasn't perfect but overall, it was an unforgettable experience and if you are an enthusiast like me, this is a trip definitely worth taking. read more

13th Gate Escape - Cutthroat Cavern - my wife's 200th room! Thank you, Taylor! - Escape Games Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Spellbound I should start by saying that my wife and I do escape rooms all the time with just the two of us. And we have never not escaped when we are alone. Because we see every puzzle and clue and aren't missing information because others are handling it. We called months ahead of our trip to see if we could book a private room. We offered to pay extra--whatever it took. They were friendly enough, but they would not let us. We had to play with others. Well, we didn't want to miss out on these rooms, so we moved forward and hoped for the best. For Spellbound, we got out with a group of four 12-year old girls there for a birthday party. Hey, I have kids. Kids are great. If you aren't racing against the clock trying to solve puzzles. The girls were looking for a different experience than we were. And they were young girls. Which meant lots of giggling and shrieking. And I can only imagine that the birthday girl and her friends weren't exactly thrilled to learn that some strange couple would be crashing their party. After playing the room, I get why we couldn't have done it with just two. Because there was one puzzle that physically required more than two people. Puzzle wise, though, we could have killed it in that room. So 13th Gate, figure out how to lower that minimum body count. If your concern is money, charge more for a private room. And while you're working on that, don't stick two adults in a kid's birthday group. Neither side wants that. So I have to admit that the corporate policy of matching escape room enthusiasts to overly enthusiastic pre-teens colored my view of the room. But with that now out of the way, here's what I thought of the room: It was awesome. The production value was unparalleled. The puzzles were mostly intuitive, though the equipment they provide you could have worked better. The ambience was almost perfect--the sights, the smells, the sounds (though I would have appreciated a bit more light). I am not a fan of the clue-giving system, though. It's animatronic and pre-programmed, so the game master ended up having to chime in to expound on the clue either because it was too hard to understand, gave us information we already had, or made no sense. There was great flow, good surprises, and there was a lot to do. Overall, it was a good time. I think the biggest thing that would have made it better is if I was actually invited to that girl's thirteenth birthday party. Then again, if it was just my wife and me, it would have been beyond awesome. (I do appreciate that the gamemaster gave us a couple extra minutes because we were so close to escaping when time ran out.) Cutthroat Cavern For this we got paired with a family of six--dad, mom, three kids, and an exchange student from España. They were inexperienced at escape rooms, which meant we spent too much time trying to orient them to what the puzzles were like, but they were much better than giggly pubescent girls. Cutthroat Cavern was very much a Goonies-themed room. And it's production value exceeded even Spellbound. The scope was amazing. Sean Aston and Cory Feldman didn't have this much fun filming Goonies. There were some truly amazing moments. Lots of them. And I am sure we lost time as we just gazed at our surroundings in awe. Clues were given through a talking parrot that was not only hard to understand, but gave very unhelpful clues. So again, not my favorite part. Also, they tell you at the beginning that you only use the objects once. It's a one-and-done room. But that was not true of one object. So we did need a clue to discover that we needed to go back and check the thing we had already used once. Tomb of Anubis This was more of an Indiana Jones themed room (in fact, several chords from the theme played at the end). If you've done Red Giant in LA, the theme was very similar, though Anubis edges out Red Giant for mind-blow factor. This room, like the other two, had very high production value. Like a movie set or ride at Disneyland. But instead of watching from a ride car, you're interacting directly with everything. Really cool room with some very cool effects. This room, too, had something you had to reuse more than once, but at least it told you as part of the game. Overall The rooms really are as great as everyone says they are. Easy five stars. I have to bump my rating down to four, though, based on some of the policies that resulted in a bit of a tarnish on my experience. read more

13th Gate Escape - Escape Games Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Omg. This place is amazing. After I have heard so many escape room enthusiasts praised this place. Finally I traveled from California with my team of 6 to play all their games. I personally have done 168 escape rooms, and I am the second least experienced player in my team. Their rooms have so much to do. My mind was blown away. Most immersive set design, great puzzles, and nice stories. The best about my experience was our game master, Carreigh. We LOVE her energy, her enthusiasm, and her attentiveness. She made sure to help us when we needed a clue and explained things we need to be aware of throughly. She made our experience much much more enjoyable. She needs a raise and a promotion. Highly recommended 13th gate to all the escape room enthusiast. read more

13th Gate Escape - Another goal crossed off from my bucket list. - Escape Games Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

We just did 5 rooms here yesterday and this was the main reason we flew from San Diego, CA to Louisiana and Boy! they didnt disappoint. This was quite an immersive experience! The sets here were out of this world! Big shoutout to Emma and Haley for being such great GMs and tolerating us! Cant wait to do their other rooms tomorrow! read more

There is a reason this is called one of the best escape rooms in the country. I believe it's ruined me for every other escape room the way Disney World ruins you for county fairs. We have done almost every room (at the time of this review a new room has opened we haven't made it to yet, but will soon). The first visit was my suggestion to my husband for a team building activity at work. They enjoyed it so much they have gone again to another room. It's also an awesome group date activity (we have done it this way several times). Upon exiting they take your group photo and post to Facebook every few days. No pictures of the inside (phones not allowed for obvious reasons). Every visit the employees have been fantastic and have a great sense of humor. The details are INSANE and once you've been it's easy to understand why it takes so long to finish a new room. These rooms are NOT EASY but fun even if you don't escape! Looking forward to trying out the new room sometime soon. read more

13th Gate Escape - Group photo afterwards - Escape Games Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

The guy at the front desk was very pleasant. And that's where the positivity ended. Our game master, Carreigh, was extremely rude and argumentative. Started by smugly telling our group, "don't turn off the lights" during our orientation, like we were children. Very argumentative before we started the actual room. read more

Quite possibly the best escape room in the world (and for sure the best in the US), cutthroat cavern is now the standard by which I compare all others. And they ALL fail miserably. The games are challenging, surprising and awe-inducing. Cant wait to try the new room next time we pass through. read more

We did all 5 of their rooms in one day, so here's a review (with no spoilers) of all 5. We have done over 75 rooms around the world, so consider this a non-beginner review. My wife and I tend to do rooms just as a couple, but beware that these rooms cannot be done with less than 4. Literally, some of the puzzles require 4 people working together, so if you're a couple, sign up for a time where people have already taken a couple of the available 8 slots. Overall, great immersive theming. The professional set design and unique puzzles really suck you into the theme. You never forget it throughout. This place wouldn't be that good for first timers because most of the rooms are just massive (smallest was probably Death Row). The building is 2-stories and many of the rooms make amazing use of the 2-story space either by doing massive set pieces or actually taking you up and down different levels in the case of one of them. The staff is nice, the organization is professional, and without a doubt, these people know what they're doing. Probably the best overall escape room complex I've been to. Here's my room ranking (best to worst, keeping in mind that "worst" is still far better than most escape rooms we've done): 1. Cutthroat Cavern 2. Tomb of Anubis 3. Death Row 4. Agent 13 5. The Collector My best overall #EscapeTip: find a group of 4 friends and do lots of escape rooms together... then make a trek to 13th Gate. The only reason we didn't have a 5-star fun experience in every room was the groups we ended up combined with a few times. Experienced group with good communication could do them all with just 4 people and no stepping on each other. read more

13th Gate Escape - 5 rooms in 1 day! - Escape Games Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

My first escape room and i'm addicted! Came for family members birthday, was harder than I thought, but very worth it. The attention to details is beyond belief! We were all blown away at the quality and care taken to make this a one of a kind experience. Cannot wait to come back and do more rooms! read more

When we got invited to a wedding in Nashville (we live in California) we knew we needed to swing by Louisiana to experience 13th gate escape. We are escape room enthusiasts and you can't go very long without multiple other enthusiasts telling you about some of the best escape rooms in the country at 13th gate. So we planned our trip to New Orleans and carved out a day to drive up to Baton Rouge (about 1.5 hour drive each way) to play three of their rooms - Agent 13, Tomb of Anubis & Cutthroat Cavern. We wish we would have had time to play more of them, but as it is these games are HARD and we were tired after playing three in a row. Guess we will just have to come back! Location is easy to find and parking is just across the street. Employees were friendly and helpful. These were my 80th, 81st, and 82nd games. We played Agent 13 first and WOW this was an awesome game. I really loved the story line, the immersive set and the puzzles. We got tripped up on a few things in the beginning and that set us back a bit and we were one puzzle away from finishing before time ran out. This was the first time our team hasn't escape in time in over 3 years and usually that would leave us frustrated. But this room was so epic and awesome that we couldn't even be upset. Way too many awesome elements and cannot recommend highly enough. Play Agent 13! Next we played Tomb of Anubis. Another epic set, you feel like you are in a movie. Such a massive space and SO many puzzles, our team of five was racing to the end and we barley got out with 45 seconds to spare. Such a unique room. Last, we played Cutthroat Cavern. Wow wow wow wow wow. Nothing can ever really adequately describe the epic-ness of this room. It's UNREAL. As we were marveling at how amazing this room was we were also RACING against time to solve everything. The end is mind-blowing. We also barely made it out of this room but were so happy we did. Our very experienced team of 5 had an absolute blast and we will remember these rooms forever. We can't even remember a time when an escape room was so massive, epic, immersive, fun and creative. It was an absolute treat to get to play these rooms and they simply can't be recommended enough. Very difficult rooms BUT OMG SO FUN. If you are an enthusiast, make the trip. It's so worth it. read more

I've been to Escape rooms all over the US and even in Greece and this one is my favorite! They go all out on design and strategy. So much fun with a group! You should definitely try it. Each room is different so you can just keep coming back for more. Lol read more

The best experience I've ever had for breakout rooms. I've done The Asylum and Cutthroat Cavern. Both were very exciting and difficult.

The escape room was extremely fun; however, our GM was a bit off. Our group thought this dude was chill as in the beginning he was joking about bullying some of the people in the group for running a bit late to the escape room. In the escape room there is an animatronic parrot that gives you hints. Towards the end of the escape room we felt a little stressed as time was running out and we were so close to escaping and the parrot was yapping out random hints that were not very useful at this point of the escape room so in the midst of the stress someone had told the parrot to off itself jokingly. The GM took major offense to that as he was the one controlling the parrot, but we didn't know that as the GM gave his own hints throughout the escape room (not through the parrot). We genuinely thought the lines the bird was spewing out were automated. We even clarified after he commented about it that the phrase was not in any way targeted towards him as we felt bad and apologized profusely. The GM told us that we are adults and that we should be ashamed of ourselves, demanded an apology, and threatened to end the game. Honestly it doesn't make sense why he was offended because when he gave his own hints through the game we praised and thanked him so it was so obviously targeted towards the bird and only the bird. Maybe he felt one with the bird lol, but other than this I've been many times and the 13th gate escape is a lot of fun and the GMs are normally chill and find it funny when players start freaking out . I would recommend going! read more

Played all 6 games here with 3 other enthusiasts (we've all done 100+ games) and were also joined by strangers in 2 of the rooms. Overall the immersive sets and use of tech at 13th Gate is unparalleled in the United States, but some of the puzzles and game mastering could use improvement. BRIEF NOTES ON EACH GAME: Cutthroat Cavern - 4.5/5- One of my favorite sets of all time and a nice change from all the horror themes. There were a lot of cool interactions and reveals in this game, though there were a couple frustrating puzzles that needed better cluing. Clue system was great here thematically speaking, but hard to understand. Asylum - 4.5/5 - Scary as heck and very immersive. All the puzzles made sense here too, but if you scare easily I don't recommend it. I am not a horror fan at all but it was probably my 2nd favorite. The only thing that bugged me was that there were some random sounds meant to scare you that didn't fit the theme. Tomb of Anubis - 4/5 - Overall a good game but the puzzles felt like a lot of other Egyptian themed rooms I've played - I wish the gameplay was as creative as everything else. Also our GM kept interrupting us unnecessarily with disclaimers about what to use, not to use, when, where, etc. instead of just allowing us to figure it out ourselves. It felt like we had an overbearing mother watching over us and put a bit of a damper on the whole thing. The Collector - 4/5 - A solid horror-themed-but-not-really-scary room. There were some fun moments in here and it didn't feel like it took itself too seriously. I do hope they phase out the use of the iPad and the QR codes in the older games at some point though, cause it breaks the immersion of the sets (and also time penalties for hints are just annoying.) Agent 13 - 3.5/5 - Honestly it's a bit hard for me to even rate this because we ended up with a total of 8 people in the room and that was way too many (both for the space and for the number of puzzles.) The max capacity should probably be 6. Death Row - 3.5/5 - There were a couple red herrings in here and the room was showing some wear (one puzzle we needed a hint on because a symbol on a prop was too worn down to see.) Also the "scary" sound effect noises (in all the games) were so loud my ears were ringing after - turn them down. :( read more

Going through and updating my old reviews at the 125+ room mark. We've gained a lot of experience and now actively travel across the US for the best escape rooms, so the older reviews are a bit outdated. Cutthroat Cavern - 5*/5. Cutthroat Cavern's set is still the most absurd set I've ever seen in any escape room, and will likely remain that way for a while. However, the gameplay issues have scarred my opinion of the room as looking back, the game itself made the experience significantly less enjoyable. Still a top of the world room by the merit of it's set alone, but don't expect a tight game, and it is lower in our rankings accordingly. I'd go far as to say that while I normally dislike doing rooms with the full player count since I want to experience all the content, you can happily do this set with the max player count as the gameplay isn't at all the focus here. Tomb of Anubis - 5/5. Looking back the 4.5/5 was probably an overreaction at how good Cutthroat Cavern was, but the reveal in this room coupled with some amazing set piece moments were still so ridiculous that this room is definitely still easily one of the best rooms in the US. The game's gameplay issues (though much less than Cutthroat) and lack of a story prevent it from being higher in the rankings. Agent 13 - 5/5. Agent has held up strong over time with a varied set and better story/lore bits than the other rooms. The moments weren't crazy enough for this to be a top tier room, but the experience was enjoyable enough to put this above the other 13th gate rooms. Collector - 4/5. Collector's atmosphere was still one of the best out of all the escape rooms we've done. I've never been so creeped out going through a serial killer themed room as I have going through this room, and even though there were no jump scares (so don't worry too much, fellow scaredycats), the ambiance was frightening. The game has a fair amount of frustrating puzzle design and gameflow issues though. Death Row - 4/5. Death Row has fallen quite a bit in our rankings recently. While the prison set is still the best prison set we've ever seen, the atmosphere, reveals, and gameplay just didn't live up to the standards of the rest of the games at 13th Gate. read more

Very disappointed in the way this place treats its customers. We had an appointment booked for the afternoon but the weather during that time was unexpectedly storming, the roads were flooded, and it was very difficult to see anything while driving. We had called to see if we could reschedule, but it took 4 calls to make it happen, and the staff members were quite rude, making it sound like it was entirely our fault and that they were being extremely generous by even letting us reschedule. Even after we explained that the weather was so extreme we couldn't even see the road, we were still told that it was our fault for not calling in advance and that it wasn't "raining at their location." I understand that we were partially responsible but the way they treated the situation was very poor, and the fact that they refused to give us a refund or another relevant time until after many calls was terrible customer service. All of us were very excited to come to this place but due to the terrible treatment we were provided by the staff due to circumstances that we couldn't control, we were extremely disappointed. read more

I've done many escape rooms, but none that were so memorable in terms of the game master!! We booked the Disappearance of Flight 13 and one of our members was worried about the motion sickness, especially after the person at the front desk said it would be bad. However, our game master Walter was WONDERFUL. He made her feel safe, told her that she could leave if she ever felt sick, and even came over the speaker to make sure she was okay and not feeling bad. Btw, motion is very low. He is definitely an asset to y'all's team, hope we can get him again!! read more

This was my first experience with an Escape Room. We wanted to try Death Row, but was late in making our reservation so we attempted to escape the Tomb of Anubis with a group of 6. The detail and experience is on another level. I really felt as though we were truly in an Egyptian tomb. The puzzles and clues were challenging, we didn't escape but made it to the final room before our time ran out. Definitely will try the other rooms and Tomb of Anubis again! Highly recommend trying 13th Gate Escape with friends. It was challenging and lots of fun. read more

13th Gate Escape - Lost for Eternity! in The Tomb of Anubis - Escape Games Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

First timers at an escape room but would try this again, given the opportunity. Great staff and well-spaced appointments during COVID.

So today myself, husband and 4 kids ages 8, 10,12 and 15 went and participated in the spellbound room. It had a low fear factor and was for beginners. We had a blast, my kids are still talking about it 5 hours later!!Especially since we actually escaped with 40 secs left!! What really made it special was our game master Anna who understood my daughters sensory issues and made sure not to include some of the loud noises. We had so much fun we booked the death row for 3 weeks from now and requested anna to be our game Master again. If you are running out of fun things to do with the kids this is an excellent option. We made it a day with brunch at a restaurant and then the game. 13th gate escape is beyond wonderful, customer service is also so awesome! Would definitely recommend to everyone!! read more

Second time here and oh so much fun! We have been here with our teenage kids in the past and this time with adult friends. Both times, we ran out of time but were "oh so close". The technology and craft that have gone into this place re mind blowing. It felt like we were in a big name amusement park rather than in a single misleadingly small looking building in Baton Rouge. We will be back... again and again.... read more

Super fun!!! I've been twice! Great customer service always! I've done the Tomb of Anubis twice and I haven't escaped. Lol but it's still fun! Emma was out game master and she was super nice and kool! I recommend this for families especially for the holidays. That's when we went. read more

I have done escape rooms in Portland, Atlanta, & other areas of Louisiana. This is BY FAR the best one I have ever done. It's not just a room in a building with good decor, it's an extravagant set with interactive elements that make it feel very real, or like you're on a movie set. We did the Cavern room and although it was very hard, it is possible to get through if you're highly experienced. Even if you don't win, the experience in itself is amazing! If you are an escape room enthusiast you HAVE to try these rooms. read more

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We had a team of 6 and we tried one of the most difficult rooms, tomb of Anubis. It was really immersive, the attention to detail is stunning. We really felt like we were inside a temple in Egypt. The puzzles were challenging but very fun to solve as a team. Unfortunately, we didn't finish but we will definitely be back to do another escape room for sure. Our game master Ethan was very helpful and funny as well. The only tools we were given was flashlights, a clipboard for notes and an iPad for the timer which also had a QR scanner if you wish to use clues but they will deduct time from your score and NOT your 60 minute gameplay. It is a minimum of 4 people with a max of 8. You have 60 minutes of gameplay and please make sure you arrive 15-20 minutes because once you enter the building, just fill out the waiver on the iPad at the desk and just wait to be called. It was $28 per person. I booked the spots for the room online on their website ( must do it at least 2 hours in advance). Parking is literally right across the street from the entrance to the building. read more

I love doing Escape Rooms, and 13th Gate Escape is probably as good as it gets. The rooms are decorated and themed perfectly, with very high attention to detail. We had a lot of fun in all 4 of their current rooms. Because there is a lot of technology used in these rooms, on occasion something can go wrong, but I found the game masters quick to handle these situations so you can proceed with your game. I highly recommend this experience. read more

Booked an open room with open slots, arrived at the designated time to find out we couldn't play. We didn't know the other players and they had more players than we had so we were bumped. We were offered a refund which would take 4 days to process. Try allowing your customers to book rooms not slots if you want to be COVID sensitive. Then the customer has the ability to choose the amount of players and room has been paid at the full value of 8 even if I only want 4 players or 8 players. At worst, if someone books a room with 4 or more players, LOCK THE ROOM FOR ADDITIONAL BOOKINGS. This design wasted my evening and reflects poorly on the operation. Will say manager was friendly but policy is bad. I was contacted by management the following business day and given a full explanation and well as refund and credit for future play. This was completely unexpected and absolutely appreciated. It's nice to know that there is good leadership within the organization. Thank you for taking the time to make a call in person. Happy customer from a bad situation. read more

Even if you have no reason to visit Baton Rouge, 13th Gate Escapes is worth any drive! I know that many reviews say that they just did the best room in the world, but the two rooms that we just did, Cutthroat Cavern and Tomb of Anubis, redefined the escape room experience for us forever. My family has traveled around the world escape rooms in over twenty States and 6 countries and nothing prepared us for this. If you are looking for a completely immersive challenge at will blow your mind make the trip here! read more

Awesome experience! Room was like a movie set. Definitely recommend. I would imagine anyone would enjoy it.

This place was amazing! Super immersive, just scary enough in the Asylum, and so well done. Emma with the brown hair was so friendly and made everything run so smoothly. We will be back and I recommend it to anyone! read more