WE ESCAPED! We had a great time at Checkmate Escape Rooms. My friends and I did the Jungle room and…read moreit was so much fun. Best part - even our six year old was able to join in on the fun. Had a chance to meet the owners - you can tell they are passionate and dedicated to making sure you and your group have the best experience. Highly recommend for an outing with friends and family. They will not disappoint.

We originally were gonna do the helter skelter escape room when we got in and started our opponent…read morewas too scared to continue. FYI if you are thinking of doing the Helter Skelter escape room you get seperated into two different rooms where you can see each other not so much as hear. One of you also gets handcuffed. It is a scary game where there is an actual person dressed up and walks around and taunts you as I've heard.But on to the point. It was a really good looking game very scary. Anyways. Because our opponent was too scared to continue they let us go to the Jungle games escape room instead. Which was not scary at all it was really based on Jumanji. It was really fun well themed and we enjoyed it a lot. We escaped in about 9 minutes. Thank you Checkmate escape rooms for being so nice and kind we are looking forward to our next escape room there

This was so much fun! It was cool being able to play on our own schedule. When we got the ending…read morelocation, they were very welcoming and helped celebrate our victory

From the owner: What is an Escape Crawl? Our unique experience combines puzzle-solving and clue searching for a…read morescavenger hunt-meets-an-escape-room-like game with a prize at the end! The 21+ version ends with FREE local adult beverage and the family-friendly version lands you a city-specific treat such as ice cream or snow cones. Whether you're local or visiting, there is no better way to enjoy the town and learn about it's history than with an Escape Crawl!

I've been to a few escape rooms throughout Tampa bay and this is definitely a great one. We did…read moretheir Haunted Mansion room....definitely a good adrenaline room with a few jump scares. Not sure I'd recommend this one for women who are further along in their pregnancies. We escaped with 18 seconds to spare! I'd like to think we'd return in the future

This is a great escape game company! Love this place. Highly recommend it. Great games, great…read moreclues! I'll get photos on the next trip

This was my first escape room experience and had a blast. We were a group of 4 and used 2 hints. We…read morefinished with 15 mins to spare. Katie and Carly were great with explaining the escape room and taking photos for us afterwards. Highly recommend!

What a great escape room! It had great puzzles. The lady at the front was very nice as well.read more

I know escape rooms have been around for a while, but it wasn't until I read Partners in Crime by…read moreAlisha Rai that I finally felt inspired to try one for myself. And WOW I'm so glad I did! My husband and I tackled the Clue-Dunnit room and had an absolute blast. It was intense, immersive, and honestly, such a great way to bond and have fun. We finished with just seconds to spare, which made it all the more exciting. If you're in Sarasota area and looking for a fun, interactive experience, I highly recommend trying out an escape room - you won't regret it. Pro Tip: Go with people you communicate well with - every second counts!

Great experience! The employees made our first time a memorable one!…read moreShe gave us clues to help us along the way when we got stumped.

Again, overall pretty good experience this time we escaped with 23 seconds to spare…read more The reason that I don't give this place five stars is sometimes it takes quite a while to get a hint and this time when we did get a hint, it just confirmed something that we had already solved. When we asked Luke, who was our front desk person about it he said sometimes they are late giving the hints, because they are overseeing multiple rooms, which is why the hint that they gave was no longer helpful. Luke, however, was fantastic so shout out to him. We did the Scooby Doo escape room and overall it was pretty great. I really like how they have little signs that show when something isn't part of the game, so you don't spend unnecessary time trying to break into something that you're not supposed to. Overall, I thought all the clues worked well together and they were all different enough to keep things really interesting. We thought we were doing really well when we got into the third room with 30 minutes to spare, but that one was particularly difficult for us. The room is well themed and clean. We started right on time. Pro tip that you can get your 90 minutes validated here and if you go shopping at sprouts they validate on top of that so you can save $10 total in parking. However, I think they don't stack 90 minutes on 90 minutes, they only stack 60 minutes on 90 minutes so you can get a total of 2 1/2 hours of free parking. I do enjoy the games here so we will probably be back.

Highlights: Immersive Atmosphere: Well-decorated, detailed…read morerooms. Friendly Staff: Game masters are engaging and supportive. Convenient Location: Situated at Armature Works, great for post-game dining. Challenging Puzzles: Engaging and clever, suitable for various skill levels. Ideal for Groups: Great for birthday parties, double dates, and team building. Tip: Book your private room in advance and definitely explore the options at Armature Works afterward!

I highly recommend the hurricane escape room! I took my dad for his birthday and we loved every…read moreminute. It's was just difficult enough that we almost didn't escape but also so much fun. We escaped with less than 10 minutes to go! Very well done :) Tip: wear flip flops!

Went with my sister, mom and her friend. We all had so much fun, talked about it the whole ride…read morehome and for days after. Staff was super friendly. Setups are perfect! They let us peak into the other rooms to see what they looked like and they all look great!! We did the jail break one, they have you dress up in the orange jumpsuit and handcuffs its awesome! It was very challenging even though we beat it!! I don't want to give too much detail but it was definitely worth it, I would 100% do it again if I didn't already know what to do now haha but we do plan on going back and trying their other ones! Mad hatter and the paradise one. Highly recommended for a fun activity with family, friends and for a date!

We solved the case!!!…read more My son wanted to do an escape room for his birthday. I called up some friends and we signed up for Murder on the Manatee. Not sure how we pulled it off with two 11 year olds and a 9 year old running around and touching everything, but we did it. The kids had the best time and were begging to go back to try another room before we even left the building. This place will be a regular for school breaks and fun activities.

I went with my wife as part of our 20th Anniversary date-- We did the Date Night Disaster…read moreadventure.... It was our first time doing anything like this and we had a blast! It was a super fun experience and had all kinds of cool puzzles for us to solve. We had to get help from the game-master but they let us struggle before giving us clues... We literally solved the adventure with only 30 seconds to spare.... Now that we know how this works we def. would like to do one of the other adventures.

What an awesome experience!…read more This was my first escape room, and Escape Bradenton has officially gotten me hooked. We attended for a birthday as a group and took advantage of a Groupon so as to limit players to the 5 of us. We attempted "Crucifixus" - wow! I'm being cautious not to give any spoilers here, but this room was incredibly challenging and required your wits as well as your courage. Various stages tested our resolve, and each player was forced to bring something to the table at critical points for us to be successful. Open communication and teamwork paid off - we made it out in 50 minutes and in time for a successful escape! I'm excited to try their other rooms soon. This is a bit pricey per person for an hour of entertainment, but when you look at what goes into each puzzle room you can understand the price point. A savvy shopper will drive cost down with coupon / Groupon offers as well.

Very good experience.. first time doing an escape room We…read moredidn't escape but had fun trying to find clues and figuring out things.. will do again but with better team mates..lol

Out of all the escape rooms ive done which is somewhere in the 20 range, this makes top 3 for sure!…read more We had a blast. We did a dracula one which was extremely difficult not recommended for beginners. Even though we didnt make it we were shown some cool stuff at the end. Now this place is connected to a VR golf and bar kind of thing so we hung there and hour before doing this. Place is really cool and I think a hidden gem that some just need to know about

The game (The Pirate Ship) that we played was fun. Becca as the hostess was very alert to how we…read moremight or might not want help. The first room didn't look as decorated as I had expected and I was thinking I was going to be disappointed but the second room had a lot of fun decor and puzzles. We definitely will be back for more!