Devon and Lisa were awesome! Our marketing team got together for a Christmas celebration, and this event was EXACTLY what we needed. Great questions, great teamwork, and amazing fun. Thanks guys and have a Merry Christmas. read more

BreakoutIQ - Escape Games Near Me

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This was a fun experience! It's a very different format than a classic escape room. You're on a team and essentially solving different riddles and puzzles. I had a lot of fun and the staff is extremely friendly! read more

BreakoutIQ - Escape Games Near Me

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I came down to give it a run for a Yelp event. There were 2 organizers directing the gameplay and activities. They split participants into competitive groups and had various tables/rooms to get interconnected puzzles to unlock clues to solve a larger mystery in under 60 minutes (they have 45/60/90 minute puzzles). I have experienced another escape the room event and this one is definitely more geared towards team building since if you focus too much one clue alone you will surely fall behind in time. You will need most of your group involved and tackling other tasks for the maximum brain power utilization if you want to win! The mystery we had involved word matching, scents, visual, and textile puzzles to reveal clues that uncovered details of a fictional actress' life. I am glad they didnt involve tons of math which requires algebra or calculus experts to solve, which can become annoying instead of fun. The organizers say they customize the puzzles and mysteries to match the group and the team bonding goals, so they clearly did a good job with their choice because everyone here was engaged and had a great time. The hosts were very cheerful, the mysteries were fun and challenging. Overall a great experience! read more

BreakoutIQ planned an awesome customized escape room event for my company. Everyone loved it and thought the creativity of all the activities were amazing. Definitely recommend! The staff was wonderful to work with in terms of planning! Thanks guys! read more

I was a bit skeptical of how a bring to your office escape the room experience would be. However, Breakout IQ was awesome and everyone had a blast! It was super easy to step away from our offsite for a short time to go a team bonding activity without having to coordinate and build in time to travel and etc. Varun was super accommodating and helpful. He worked to help make our tight schedule and space. The day of, Lisa and Lizzie were amazing and hilarious. The game itself was well thought out and engaging. The girls were super quick to set up and clean up. They also take photos during the event to send to your after. The team truly made my job of event planning super easy and stress free which allowed me to fully engage with the activity!! Yes they cost a tad bit more than a regular escape the room but I would definitely book them again! read more

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Great team-building exercise! All the frenetic puzzle-solving of an escape room in a portable setup, with a bit of competition to put some ego on the line. The puzzles hit the sweet spot between having to make wild stabs in the dark at what the designer had in mind and just trying to run through steps before the clock runs out or the other team beats you. Great balance between thinking and doing. Devin and Lisa were excellent hosts as well. They were friendly and energetic, set up the game clearly, and kept us on the rails as we went along. Definitely recommended, and I look forward to trying some of their other scenarios :-) read more

This was a fun experience, different from your typical escape rooms in that they can come to you and set up with whatever space you have available. The one my group did definitely required you to think outside the box but overall a fun experience. I can't wait to see how this would work if you have a group of 100+ read more

BreakoutIQ was awesome!!! Lisa and Lizzie was the host for our office team event and were great at getting us hyped. They arrived on time, had everything set up nicely, and provided clear instructions. The entire process from getting the event scheduled, to payment to hosting the event was smooth sailing. The experience was fun and engaging and really allowed us to work together as a team to figure out each puzzle. Some people were even skeptical about how much they would have given that we were hosting at our offices, but surprisingly, everyone unanimously said they had a great time. The games were challenging enough, but not so hard where you cannot figure it out. They had an ongoing clock to show where each team were. Of course, when you hear that other teams have opened the next lock, the other teams would start to hustle. Throughout the event, our hosts were very helpful and provided clues along the way in case we were way off track. This was a competition, so figuring out the answers quickly was important, no time to waste on wrong answers! We all have an amazing time and highly recommend BreakoutIQ if you want to engage in some fun teambuilding experience. Thank you! read more

We tried them. They were awesome. We played on-site, a puzzle round and two trivia rounds. I can't wait to take their help again in scavenger hunt. :) read more

If you enjoy Escape the Rooms, then you'll love BreakoutIQ! It's the same process but I feel BreakoutIQ caters the game more towards team building. You have to split up and allocate tasks in order to stay on top of time. The tasks are very diverse. Not only is it a game of wit but also a game where you can utilize all five of your senses. No one should feel left out or feel the game is too challenging. I participated in the Great American Escape Room game. For this game, I had to race against the clock as well as the other teams. The first team to solve all the clues and shout out the secret phase won the game. You had to utilize all of the stations in the game. The clues from each station would all come together in the end to help you get the answer that you need, which made the game even more fun because it wasn't like you solved, advanced, and were done with everything you came across at that point. Give BreakoutIQ a chance the next time you're planning a fun team building activity for work or a fun time with friends! They can cater a game to fit the size of your group, the goal of your group, or the interests of your group. Games can last anywhere from 45 minutes to 90 minutes. They can come to you or rent a space. All they need is a projector screen so they're definitely very flexible! read more

My Company was looking for a group activity that wasn't just the usual "go to someone's house for beers and bbq"...we really wanted something that would different, interesting and that everyone could participate in. We also needed it to be easy to set up in a small space and able to accommodate a large number of people. A friend of mine from SF had recently done a BreakoutIQ escape room at his company and he told me he had an amazing time. Lucky for me, BreakoutIQ just launched in NY as well! So I immediately set one up for our Company. My experience working with them was a smooth as one can imagine. They're customer service really is top-notch; they were so flexible and accommodating and they took care of all the logistics. It was very seamless sort of experience, and they were so fast and efficient at setting everything up in our conference room and breaking it all back down after we were done. The "escape room" itself was also super fun, it really got everyone on the team fired up and working together, trying to solve all the puzzles. The game had just the right level of difficulty such that everyone could get into it and and no one would get too stuck and feel left behind. It was also great just to unplug from the computer and spend some time cracking mysteries with colleagues "in real life". I would do it again in a heartbeat! read more

BreakoutIQ facilitated a Team Building event for my team last week. My Team & I absolutley loved it. The game was challenging, fun and engaging and the BreakoutIQ hosts were awesome. I suggest EVERY organization do this atleast 1x a year for their associates. Outside of work, I think this event would make for a great adult birthday party! The game gets more interesting with each glass of wine - LOL! read more

We did their Halloween trivia activity tonight and had a great event. Lot's of fun content for the holiday, plus they customized the activity so that some of the game was about our company and culture! Can't wait to use them again for our upcoming holiday party activity! read more

I've done a few escape rooms, and came into my team event fairly skeptical about an escape room that was going to be setup in our office for us. Usually escape rooms have a lot of different bells and whistles that are built into the room itself, and so I couldn't really picture it. Breakout's escape "room" ended up being much better than what I would have expected. Once everything got going, we got so caught up in the challenges, and everything was very well connected. The competitive aspect was also really fun and unique, and got everyone really into it from the very beginning even when it wasn't obvious how exactly to get going. I would definitely bring BreakoutIQ in for future events and highly recommend them for team building events! read more

Devin and Lisa were the best. So much fun. The questions were on point for our group. They kept us engaged and we had an awesome time. The Our/New York Vodka Bar was a perfect venue. Good time all around!! read more

Devin and Lisa are great! Thanks for coming to 30 Rock! Was great to do a escape room type activity without having to bring everyone off site read more

The escape room was great! We came across BreakoutIQ because they were the only company we could find that could run a large group escape room for our team of 50. The light competitive aspect that they add in to make the game work for big groups is great. Everyone on our team felt engaged as a part of their small team of 6 during the game, and having every team play the game in the same event space really added a lot of energy to the room. Their hosts did a good job of keeping each team on track and enjoying the puzzles, and it was just the right difficulty level to keep our first timers and our escape room veterans on their toes. read more

I am SO EXCITED Breakout IQ has officially launched in NY!!!! I was fortunate to participate in an escape game with them last year and it was out of this world. Like actually. I felt I was transported to another world of mystery, excitement, competition, and laughter. It was seriously incredible and left me totally speechless. The series of puzzles were highly engaging - they were difficult and challenging (but oh so rewarding when you finally solved them!) and intricately interlinked. Combined with the element of team competition and the insightful debrief afterwards, the experience was exponentially better than any other escape game I've played, and quite frankly, any team event I've participated in. Varun and Devin are amazing to work with as well - they're ridiculously smart, down-to-earth, and engaging people. They're attentive, flexible, dynamic, and just really fun to talk to. From Varun's prior experience in business, technology, and startups, to Devin's background in theater, they're a powerful duo on a mission to bring play, creativity, and connection to New York. I'm so glad they're finally showing some love to the east coast and can't wait to have my next event with them! read more

I'm so happy I found Breakout IQ for my team event!! We had an awesome experience from start to finish. Planning was super easy and seamless -- Varun was really accommodating and helped arrange the event near our office so we could still enjoy being "offsite". The event itself was also a huge hit. Everyone really enjoys escape rooms, but the more traditional ones don't really work for larger groups. Breakout IQ solves that problem and introduces a really fun competitive element! As the organizer of the event, it was really great to see people who don't normally interact much working together to solve the puzzle. We all had a great time and can't wait to go back to Breakout IQ! Another team at my office already booked their offiste with them after hearing about how much we loved it :) Thanks guys! read more

This is a cool idea. It's basically like an escape room, except mobile and customizable. From what they tell us, they can go to your office, take theme suggestions, and only really need a bit of space to make an interactive escape room-esque activity! To be honest, when I did it with the yelp crew, only one group finished in time and the other teams were on the last activity. It was set up in sections, and every time you finished a section you went to them, and they were always so congratulatory it made you feel amazing for each section solved! Little confidence boost never hurt! Overall the staff was friendly and it's a unique idea to bring to work or other team bonding events read more

I'm not one for escape rooms and team building games however I had a blast! The NYC breakout IQ team did a fabulous job at having activities that keep everyone engaged. I strongly recommend this company. read more

Devin and Lisa make a great team! (I mean that in the professional sense, I don't think they're boinking.) They are energetic and enthusiastic and bring a lot (except the answers, lol) to the table. They also are very photogenic. Lisa is suuuuuper cuuuuute and Devin had the just-woke-up-Penn-Badgley look going. I had a great time, and recommend this team highly! read more

Lots of fun!! Great way to start our learning sprint as a team. Well organized with lots of thought put into the details. Definitely recommended! read more

My company put together a team building activity and it was awesome. Devon and Lizzy did a great job hosting and made it a lot of fun. Definitely recommend people check this out!!! read more

Our company asked BreakoutIQ to help setup an escape room type event in our company office. Lizzie and Lisa setup a wonderful event for us that was both challenging and rewarding. Great time, and highly recommended! read more

Great team-building / icebreaker exercise! Our session was fun and intellectually challenging, and it really loosened the team up at the beginning of a weeklong training. Rahul, our guide, was the best! He knew when to help, when to give clues, and when to step back and let us figure things out. Highly recommend BreakoutIQ! read more

Dean was awesome and this was such a great team building. We did this as a virtual team building.

We had a blast with the trivia activity! It's been tough to find a fun, easy to plan event for large groups, but the TrivIQ game was exactly what we were looking for. It only took 1 call and a few emails to plan out all the logistics, they helped us find a great venue in Midtown for our event and everything went very smooth today. The hosts were great too...they made each round funny and appropriate all game long! read more

My team had an amazing time with BreakoutIQ! They were able to accommodate my large group of 100 and made planning the event really easy. We chose the escape the room game, which was a great activity for our off-site. Highly recommend! read more

The team at BreakoutIQ was very responsive, efficient, and easy to work with. My colleagues and I had a great time, and found the exercise to provide just the right level of difficulty while also being extremely fun for everyone involved. The BreakoutIQ team were able to set up in our downtown office, and managed all logistics with ease, including accounting for our large team of 20+ people, They also worked with us with respect to budget, and all in all we could not have asked for a better team to organize and carry out our corporate team building exercise. read more

Our team had a great time planning an activity with BreakoutIQ! We chose the escape room activity, and it was all very easy for us to plan. We didn't have any flexibility on time or location, and Varun was very accommodating and worked with us on all of the details! The team brought everything to our venue, set up the activity pretty quickly, and put on a great experience for our group. We're still talking about it a few days later! read more

My team loved our BreakoutIQ mini-session. The in-office escape-the-room was really engaging and intricate. We are looking forward to working with them again on more fun activities in the future, including a local scavenger hunt! read more

Had an awesome time playing trivia with Breakout IQ. Devin and Lisa were so fun. We played this at a bar with a group from our company and agency partners. It wasn't your typical trivia but was great for team building. Would definitely do it again! read more

Virtual trivia with Dean was great! Super engaging host, easy formatting, and a lot of fun. Would definitely play again.

When looking for a team building activity for our executive team's (8 people) 1.5 day offsite just outside NYC I came across BreakoutIQ on Yelp. I needed something that was nearby and would require very little travel since the offsite was already so short on time - lucky for us, BreakoutIQ will travel to you! The experience was incredibly seamless end to end (and reasonably priced). They simply ask for you to provide the space and 3 tables (if you're going the escape the room route). Couldn't have been easier to prep. The group really enjoyed the activity and we will 100% use Breakout in the future. Thanks again, Varun! read more

The owner came to my company and ran a session for my group. We absolutely loved it! He really made it fun and it was a fantastic way to bond with colleagues. I'd definitely use this service again. read more

I highly recommend the BreakoutIQ team for your next team event!! BreakoutIQ did an incredible job at our team's recent offsite! The event was the perfect icebreaker to start our training week and all of my co-workers had a ton of fun :) We felt energized afterwards, laughed a lot, and enjoyed the friendly competition with each other! Even several days after the event, we were all talking about funny moments during the escape game and how we solved the puzzles. After the 5+ escape rooms I have done, this one was hands down the best! It was great that BreakoutIQ was able to come to our team offsite location, which allowed for a more personalized feel and made the logistics of arranging for 12 people so much easier. I also loved how the BreakoutIQ team reviewed all the puzzles afterwards so we could see how puzzles other co-workers worked on were solved. Overall, an extremely fun, seamless, and exciting escape game that I would not think twice about booking for your next team event!! read more

Lisa did an AMAZING job with our BreakoutIQ Trivia session at our Sales team meeting. She brought the energy and excitement which was exactly what was needed. The customized trivia was a great added touch! Highly recommend and look forward to booking an event again in the future. read more

Lisa and Lizzie did a great job for our team building BreakoutIQ event last Friday in Jersey City! We enjoyed it thoroughly, they were professional, and the puzzles were fun! Thank you all for making our offsite doubly successful. read more

Really fun. Lizzy and Lisa were great hosts. They turned a relatively narrow space into a fine evening for my coworkers and I. Devin had nothing to do with it. read more