We were looking for something to do on a rainy day in Seattle. We convinced the kids that an escape…read moreroom would be just the thing to do. Initially approaching this place feels eerie. There seems to be an abandoned building across the street that has some odd people hanging around. Be sure to lock your car! There is parking available so that part is nice. Once you're inside the environment is very cozy and friendly. Our game host check us in quickly and have us a locker to lock away our things. If you haven't played an escape room before, they recommend that phones/wallets and etc. Be placed in the locker. Make sure your most "responsible" adult has the key. As they will be the ones to hold it for the duration of the game. The escape room itself was creatively built and just the right amount of challenge. They have a variety of rooms that offer different and unique experiences. We were able to escape and then captured a nice little picture at the end. For the price and experience - this place is worth it.

My monthly escape group had a wonderful experience at Seattle Escape Games!…read more The Room. We had a group of 6 that played through Cell Block 12. Awesome theme, great room decoration, and a solid mix of puzzles that were a nice spread of challenging. THOUGH! I will say, I recommend you take on this room with a group of people you know well/have done an escape room with before (so you know what behavior to expect). I can't imagine trying to do this room with strangers or people who shut down when frustrated. The Facility. I wasn't sure what to expect trucking all the way out to the Georgetown warehouse district, but I was pleasantly surprised! Its clear that having such a large building allows Seattle Escape to build big games with multiple rooms and lots of decor/detail. There is also plenty of space to park, which is a rare and beautiful thing in Seattle. THOUGH---I will say, if you are an out-of-towners/generally nervous about parking in odd places---I recommend booking a room during the day. This is definitely a warehouse district that might look sketchy to anxious individuals. The Staff. We had Maddie as our Game Master, and she was wonderful! She did a great job explaining everything, was patient with us in all the right moments, and was generally a lot of fun. I also LOVED that Seattle Escape had a system set up to digitally tip the game masters! Seattle Escape won a lot of points from me by having a system like this in place to support their staff. All in all, great experience, highly recommend, and my group will definitely be coming back to try out the other rooms soon!

Will (dark over lord) at the west Seattle sure lock deserves a WHOLE LOAF of bread for our…read moreexperience on the 13th floor. Our group of 5 deeply appreciated the 400% better than the best compliment and will remember Claudia and Elizabeth for many years. Ps: where can I send a replacement frame

I have done all 4 Escape Rooms at the Escape Artist. Spell Struck was my first ever Escape Room…read more I have since done numerous others and Spellbound remains one of my top 2 favorites that I've experienced. The ambiance and atmosphere was top notch. The variety of and creativity of the puzzles and clues in this room were among the best. My friend and I, both escape room virgins, escaped 1 minute late! (ugh) Dive to Atlantis was my second favorite out of the rooms at this location. My cousins from out of town joined us. They had never done an escape room and thoroughly enjoyed it. We were able to solve all the clues and get out in time. There was one particularly difficult puzzle but nonetheless we made it with time to spare. The same friend I did Spell Struck with and I did 13th floor and finished with time to spare. I wasn't as impressed with this room compared to the others and we were stuck in the "elevator" on a single clue for a long time near the beginning. Luckily we sped through the second half like a breeze, which was very padlock heavy (I don't like that), and we may have used hints we didn't need because we thought we were running low on time. We weren't. My roommate and I did Lost in Space and we really like this room. I would say the theming and atmosphere felt a little cheesy for a Space Station, but the clues and riddles were stimulating and we had a very fun time overall. Escape Artist deserves a 5 star rating, if for just Spell Struck alone, but they have 4 unique experiences. Two of the rooms have actual motion which is awesome. None are like any of the others so there is great variety. If you are looking for a great escape room, keep them on your list!

Such a fun group activity! I went with some friends but I could see this being super fun to do with…read morecolleagues too. The game show was fun to play with lots of variety of games which I appreciated. I think we played 5-6 different games in our hour time. The host was fun and friendly. Overall a great time!

I felt like I was on an actual game show. Highly recommend this place. Before you go, make sure you…read moredo a bit of research on all they have to offer. I was randomly invited and I had never heard of the place so I knew absolutely nothing, but I still had a blast. In the mode my group played we were separated into 2 teams and competed out way through several rounds of challenges. On my way out is when I started to pay morrow attention and realized all the gaming options they had to offer. The area its located is also very nice with lots of things to do. I did have to park about a block away, but thats pretty typical for this area. I absolutely recommend coming and bringing friends. I will most definitely be coming back.

My boyfriend and I had so much fun here! We starred with School of Magic, as we've never done…read moreescape rooms and wanted to try one of the easier ones to see how it goes. It was such a blast-everything in the room is a prop and we even got to do lots of interactive magic with the wand. We did get stuck a few times, but our guide Elina was able to give us hints when we asked the sorting hat nicely. Next we went onto Wizards Chest, which was more difficult but really fun. A good mix of brain teasers and physical games/puzzles. Both rooms are decorated so beautifully and we felt like we were a part of the Harry Potter magic. Elina was so great! She gave us just the right amount of help and set us up for success in both rooms before leaving us to figure it out. We also had a great time doing debriefs with her and she took lovely photos of us. This is the perfect rainy day activity to spice up a date!

Came here with my husband and our 9 year old. I wouldn't recommend it for more than 4 people, as…read morethe room is very small. Pros: -our hostess, Grace, was friendly and helpful -got to use a wand -started right on time -our kid loved it and was able to figure some things out on his own Cons: -items in the escape room were breaking down, most likely from people trying to pry open things that weren't supposed to be opened -costumes for photo ops were all ripped and unusable -the hostess spoke so fast (because she has the same script several times a day) that we didn't understand anything. It's not new to her, but it was all new to us so we needed it said at a normal speed

Pirate Escape Review!…read more Just turning into the parking lot gives the vibe of a first generation room escape; an almost too residential feel. By first generation I mean this room escape uses more locks and simple creations rather than investing in the crazy technology that these newer rooms use. One thing that set this room escape apart from the rest is that it felt like it was fewer puzzles and harder puzzles. My team of 6 worked more together than we usually do. we weren't thrown a ton of relics and random clues for no reason. At other rooms I can make a pile of all the clues and boxes and stuff we have to find. But here the room is almost empty. It really does challenge you to think outside the box. Overall the experience was really fun. We beat it with 8 minutes to spare and we had to use a few clues which in hindsight we didn't need.

This was my 5th escape room and was definitely one of the better ones I have done. I came with 4…read moreother people who never done escape rooms before and we all had a pretty good time. The place is not that hard to find if you know what you are looking for. They have their (small) logo posted out in the street so we found it pretty fast. The escape rooms was very fun. It's not as high tech or tech savvy as other escape room but I actually prefer it because you don't have to worry about things being glitchy or not working properly. I also like that there's no fixed amount of hints you will get, the people wants you to enjoy your time so of they see that you are definitely struggling, they will give you hints. The puzzles varies in difficulty, as we solved some faster than others. But overall, it was very entertaining and even though we didn't find the treasure, we had a lot of fun trying. The only thing I thought could improve on is that some of the locks we had to open, didn't really connect to each other, so when you solve one riddle, the clue from that can lead to any of the other riddle, and you will have to try all of them to see which will fit, you won't know which puzzle will open which locks. But that's just me :)

I surprised my hubs on his birthday by taking him to Blade & Timber for axe throwing! We had a…read moreblast! We went on a weekday at 2pm so it was not crowded. There was another group there and the co-owner Van gave us all a brief but thorough throwing and safety training and then gave us throwing tips throughout the time we were there. He was a great coach and had a good sense of humor. It takes a while to get the hang of axe throwing so don't give up if the first half hour doesn't go as well as you'd like it to go. I felt we both really hit our stride during the second half hour. My hubs and I both hit the bullseye three times each! And this is only our second time throwing axes. Highly recommend this place for a fun birthday celebration, friends night out, or work team building activity. It's so much fun and you just might be surprised at how much you enjoy throwing axes!

So much fun!! Thank…read moreyou Ross for all the great coaxching. Came into ace throwing a jumbled mess, left a low key axe throwing pro! A must do- great for groups, couples, work events....taking out rage, endless fun!

This was so fun! Great group outing for team building! The…read moreactors that were a part of this were so good and very realistic. So fun and highly recommend!

Loving the scavenger hunt that BDA setup for us! My fave…read moremoment was when my team and I stopped for shots. See pic!

Will (AKA Dark Overload) deserves a WHOLE LOAF of bread for our group of 5's experience on the 13th…read morefloor. We deeply appreciated his compliment of 400% better than the best and will cherish our time with Claudia and Elizabeth for many years. PS: where can I send a replacement poster

We did Shimmer Reef, which was nicely appointed and decorated and had lots of puzzles to complete…read moreof many different varieties. We all worked on different elements and escaped! The theme was good and our game master Alya was great. Very entertaining. Will definitely come back for other rooms. Ample parking and clean bathrooms.