My company offered managers an allotment per employee to do as the manager wished- within company…read moreguidelines of course. My senior management had done an escape the room and I thought it would be a great activity for my group. Key to Escape is a new place and the only one in Nashua as of the timing of this review. There are a few places on Manchester NH and other cities nearby but this location works well for me as I reside in Nashua. Okay- to the uninitiated- escape rooms provide participants with a series of puzzles/riddles that need to be solved to get out of the room in an allotted period of time- in our case an hour. There is a backstory to add some realism and sense of urgency, but it's all for fun. As these businesses are based on its participants having to figure out the clues so I'm not going to go into detail of our escape- but I will say that the owner is a fantastic guy- happy to chat about the industry of escape rooms and what he hopes to do with this location over time. He has meeting room space and can cater gatherings as well. Ultimately he wants to have four rooms( has two now), with the hope of changing one room every quarter or so. Again- owner is fully vested in this idea and based on my conversations with him is in for the long haul. So- if you are looking for something a bit different, give this place a shot- I'm pretty sure I could easily get addicted to these types of experiences

Great time. Very challenging room even for the moderate difficulty settings. I would definitely do…read morethis again. Our room was a little bit small so more than six people would've been probably too many.

We came...we saw...we failed. But had a fun time failing!…read more First time doing an escape room. Super easy to book online and find information on each room. A little on the expensive side for a daytime weekday @ $39/per person (same price for adults and kids), but you also get the room to yourself! The staff is very friendly and helpful! - Every booking is private! - This location is super clean - Each adventure is 60 minutes - spacious waiting room with comfy seating & fun games - cocktails, wine, soda, water, & snacks available for purchase - merch available - free photo at end of session Kids had a fun time and can't wait to go back. Next time we'll try an easier room! Plenty of parking available in shared shopping center.

This was our fourth escape room. Our second time at the Waltham location. The staff at both…read morelocations, Tewksbury and Waltham, are so friendly and very accommodating. We always have a great time. We will be going back soon to play a different game. Highly recommend.

What an awesome experience!…read more We booked very last minute on a Wednesday night and were surprised by how many different rooms were still available. Since it was our first escape room, we chose Cosmic Crisis, and I think it was the perfect introduction. The staff was amazing, especially the general manager. He greeted us, explained everything, and made us feel confident going into our mission. I'm SO glad they offer unlimited hints because we definitely needed them! We used the entire 60 minutes and literally finished with only seconds left on the clock. The space was also very clean and well maintained, which made the experience even better. It's located in a mall plaza, so there's plenty of parking, lots of stores, and food options nearby. Overall, such a fun experience. Thank you to the team for making our first escape room so memorable. We'll definitely be back!

Brand new place! Staff was so friendly, great pacing of clues when help was needed and so much fun…read more After we finished with 1 minute to spare, a staff member even let us take a peek at another room for our next visit. If you book another game that same day, you get 40% off. 4 stars because $120 for 3 people was still pretty steep pricing but when we have more $ we'll certainly return.

So cool! Did "stranded" with four other people…read more Really fun working together. The puzzles were just right. Fun not frustrating. Staff was very nice and helpful. Room was very well done. Can't wait to go back!

In town for some work things and we were hoping to find something fun and team building. I've done…read morea few escape rooms and this may have felt like the most outdated- a lot of locks and paper clues versus hair triggers and techy puzzles, but it was still a good time. The story had us intrigued and there were tons of clues within clues within clues that knocked us down a peg every time we thought we were working through the room too quickly, lol. 7 of us worked our way through and managed to beat the room with about 4 minutes to spare. There was a clue we somehow managed to skip but still have solved and one clue that may not have triggered correctly but the owner had a way of communicating/guiding us from outside the room. This was the first escape room for a few of my coworkers and they're all excited to try more. I think its a great location to maybe ease in first timers.

Great people and service. Extremely friendly and helpful…read more I would highly recommend this for teenagers and above

We came to celebrate my brother's birthday. As HUGE Scooby fans, this was so fun! We ranged in age…read morefrom 6-70, so it was great for all involved. Highly recommend!!

It is our first time playing the escape room. It is pretty fun and hard for us. My two sons (…read morearound 10 years old) and I figured most of the puzzles while asking for help three or four times. The Project Mars is kind of hard, maybe we need more people to solve it. Anyway, we had a great time. Thanks for the help of our game master!

We had such a great time at Granite State Escape! I purchased the gift card in a raffle and have…read morenever even been to Manchester (we live in Portsmouth) and I it was worth the drive. We have been to other escape rooms but this was truly one of the best rooms we have seen. We did Project Mars and it was so well done. A very detailed and impressive room with lots of sections and components. We have already talked about going back to try the other rooms. We were very impressed!

What a whimsical room! We just did Wonderland Revisited and it was so much fun. Really cute set…read moredesign and props. Our only regret is that we weren't able to do it in person. Great variety of puzzles with a fun theme. Perfect for teams of 3-4. Puzzles were medium level difficulty. We also did Watson's Revenge which was full of clever puzzles, fun reveals and unique locks. Definitely have experienced players on your team as this one is pretty challenging. 4+ teammates is good for this one. Lastly, we did 13th Floor which was luckily not a scary room, just a slightly creepy theme. Really enjoyed the puzzles and riddles in this one as well as the interactive elements. 3-5 is good for this one. Puzzles are medium to hard difficulty. Rave reviews for the fun game master. The inventory/closeup system for the virtual/remote rooms were a bit tricky to juggle but allowed us to divide and conquer.

We went in a group of 5 with some first timers and some with some escape room experience - we are…read moredefinitely coming back to do others! We came to do one, but the experience was pretty heavy for the group, and the great staff there let us change to a room that was better suited to our group, right on the fly! We ended up doing "King Arthur's Quest" and Sean, our gamemaster, did a great job at keeping us moving! A lot of fun and keep us occupied for an hour! We will definitely come back for other challenges! If you are thinking about coming, a word from the now-wise: pay heed to the challenge rating (PG, PG-13, etc.). And don't be afraid to ask questions about the challenge when you have your pre-meeting. If you are afraid of the dark - ASK! your gamemaster if the room is going to be dark. If you have to switch escape rooms based on your comfort factor, do it, you'll be glad you did. Thanks again Sean!

Nightmare Escapes is the creepiest escape experience I've ever had! The puzzles are challenging…read morewithout being impossible, and there was enough haunted house style goodness to help me feel better about the slow holiday, last Halloween.

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This place is AWESOME! We've done all three rooms. The 3 rooms they have are challenging but…read moredoable. The puzzles in the 3 rooms are different from each other and suit the room themes. I would definitely recommend this place.

I enjoyed the Wizard room, which we went to right after rounds of drinks to celebrate my friend's…read morebirthday. I'm told the room has a very low chance of escape, but it's just this particular group's special skill to run out of time at the last puzzle. The cool part was that when you open certain chests, you get a robe for each member of your party. There's also wands that use you can use in the room to make it more interactive too. Unlike other game rooms I have been to, you use a radio to speak to the game master when hints are needed. Other than that, I liked the set up, puzzles and how friendly the staff was. Side note: you have to put your phones in a locker.