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4.5 (59 reviews)
Closed • 11:30 am - 10:00 pm
Updated 2 months ago

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We beat the spooky castle with a minute and 19 seconds to spare!
Austin J. A.

This is my first brick and mortar escape room experience! I've done a lot of different escape rooms, but this is my first three-dimensional, meatworld escape room. It was awesome! It had all of the high notes that I expected (I'm not gonna do any spoiler alerts obviously but if you have done even one escape room, you know what I'm talking about), with a ton of surprises, and very high-quality voice actors for the Scooby-Doo room. It was an hour and if if there had been four of us, we would've been able to access a 15% off coupon but it's totally fine that we paid full price because it's a weekend after all. Things were in very good condition physically and I love the steampunk design aspects of the business itself. There were infinite, unlimited hints that we could access if we wanted. Best of all there were no penalties for using those hints. I would 100% do it again even the same room! Even though we solved everything! Because WOW things rolled by like a blur! One thing I would like to request is their T-shirts that you can buy we're available on the website and also that the T-shirts were available in sizes 3X through 10X. We definitely would've bought some!

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Tony G.

Check it out while everything is still new. I've been to many escape rooms and Escapology is no exception. It's an international chain Escape Room, and has a lot of collab themes like Batman, Scooby Doo, and Star Trek. The lobby is really nice. Really keeps to that steampunk theme they have going on. I feel like the space is a little limiting. That's usually the case with escape rooms located inside malls. Smaller groups 4-6 would be the ideal size for the rooms. I do like that the City Center added Escapology here. There's already plenty of restaurants and boutique shops, another activity place is much needed for sure to have variety. The only knock I have is that we had to wait quite a bit to start our game. I think it was about 30 mins after our scheduled start time? Escapology San Ramon is just understaffed. The game masters did the best they could with their limited resources so I don't blame them. However, it woulda been nice to be greeted when we came in, instead of standing for a few mins before someone came out to check us in. I'm certain Escapology is going to be very busy and we're gonna have a whole lot of more escape room enthusiasts!

Justin M.

As huge Batman fans me and boy had to do this escape room with our wives. The puzzles were just hard enough where we had to use clues they provide but not too hard that we were able to solve quite a few ourselves. It literally got down to the wire and we solved it with :44 seconds to spare. It was so much fun! Would highly recommend this to those who love puzzles and escape rooms. 6 is the max for the Batman room but we were snug with 4 of us. Teamwork definitely helps to solve the riddles.

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Had a great time here with my friends! Staff was kind and accommodating as we had a tiny human with us.

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really great experience, james was kind and helpful and made the experience really enjoyable. will absolutely recommend and patronize again

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What difficulty level is the Mona room compared to 7 Deadly Sins and Orient Express?

Any multi-room games or all they all one room?

They all include 3 rooms for each escape experience.

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No it's in the process of finishing setting up. All reviews were by friends and family of workers that tested the rooms so the problems can be fixed before opening to the public

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Clockwise Escape Room Pleasanton

(169 reviews)

My friend chose this place as a part of his bachelor party and we did the Medusa room…read more As a group of 6, we went through the escape room without any clues. The game felt very linear and I loved especially the ending and a lot of the special effects. We had so much fun and it was certainly a memorable experience.

Came by on a Sunday and did the Childhood room at 10:45 AM and Medusa room at 12:45 PM…read more Plenty of parking was available right in front of the place in a spacious lot but there is also quite a lot of parking in the area. The waiting room is small and bathroom keys were on hilariously large paddles. Bathroom is in a separate part of the building. Our first game master was to-the-point and after we told him that we had done a lot of escape rooms in the past, he went over the basics and had us going. One thing that is different here (that I kind of like unless you have stubborn friends) is that everyone in your group needs to raise their hand for a clue. Not common at other escape rooms where one person can force a clue. Never got his name and he didn't pester us for a review. Same with the second room game master. Childhood Room 5/5. Was designed well and there were a lot of fun and intriguing puzzles that our group enjoyed going through. We had gotten stuck at a silly point as we had just not seen a puzzle piece in the shadows and towards the end as our game master had left for a few minutes to start a second group (he told us and maybe he was by himself at that point?) and we thought we were done. We finished the room after one hint and did not make record board. Medusa Room 3/5. A tough follow-up to the Childhood Room. We solved a lot of the puzzles inadvertently and not as intended by accident. Some mechanics required solving at a certain speed which left a bad taste as we had the correct order for the puzzle; we just weren't inputting it fast enough. I think the room was thematically cool but personally just not fun. We finished the room with one hint and did not make record board. A fun experience and hope to be back to try the other rooms!

Quantum Escapes - Record holders - 7/2024

Quantum Escapes

(29 reviews)

Wonderful escape room. We did the Professor Pittsburg room and had a blast. It's a 3/5 difficulty…read moreand you get unlimited clues. There was a concern because we booked it and no one was there, but when I called the phone number, an employee made his way to the escape room and got there in 30 minutes.

A group of four of us (adults) did the 80s room (the most difficult level) at Quantum Escapes. It…read morewas okay, not the best escape room we've done. Two members of our group are well-versed in escape rooms and we required clues several times from our Game Master. While the room was well decorated to the theme, it was small and only had a smaller second room (more like a hallway). I'd say 6 adults in this room is the max, and even then you'd need to assign each person a section cuz there wouldn't be room for everyone to move around freely. I do have a few other complaints: - a couple clues and one solution was NOT from the 80s - we were able to skip solving a puzzle entirely and still escape. This means we were left with "extra" clues that we didn't need. Very confusing. -we felt one solution to a puzzle was not something most regular folks would figure out without a clue unless they had extensive knowledge of how escape room puzzles work -one clue apparatus was not fiddle-proof. Meaning one of our team fiddled with it and rendered it not working properly to dispense the clue. The game master had to come in and fix it for us Speaking of our Game Master, she was great! I wish I remembered her name. It was short, like 4 letters, with an "s" on the end. She gave us clues in a timely manner when we needed them, led us on the right track when it was obvious we were way off base, and explained the "leftover" puzzle.

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Limitless Escape Games

(527 reviews)

My family and I went here to celebrate my sister's 40th birthday! We had a good time. Our…read moregamekeeper Jared (I think) added to the entertainment of the day. We did The Witch Hunt room and would like to go back when it becomes Christmas themed. This was a first time for all of us. There were 6 of us in the group and they allow up to 10. Five of us paid ahead online and the 6th registered on arrival. The hour went by fast. There's a place to put your belongings by the door inside of your game room. You may need the flashlight of your phone to see what you're reading. Don't forget your reading glasses if you use them. I did and it made seeing the padlock numbers challenging. We had a lot of fun, made it out, and I recommend this place.

To enter the building for your game, you have to fill out a waiver via QR, and then call someone to…read morelet you in. There is a photo op with various props in the corner of the lobby as well as branded apparel for purchase. We were told that we had three free clues, and any more would cost us time (you can do social media for extra time). We attended wizard school, which is rated medium/hard (same as the other ones at this location in Livermore). Based on the theming, bringing a Harry Potter fan in your group is mandatory - it's filled with tons of references to the series which was pretty neat to see. The first room we were in was surprisingly huge and intricate, and was also the room in which a majority of the game takes place. We solved the first several puzzles relatively well after we took some time to take in everything. It felt immersive, like we had been transported to a magical room in an alternate universe opposed to just a room that was decorated. The puzzles utilized pattern recognition, literal interpretation, symbols and translation, listening to instructions, riddles, interaction with room elements, hidden object games, astrology, and more. We've been to a few different escape rooms, and consider our experience at Limitless Escape Games to be one of the hardest we've done. You can tell one person put a lot of thought, passion, and ideas in the puzzles, as they were quite detailed, clever, and cohesive - progressing through the puzzles aided to the storytelling. That being said, the structure seemed a bit linear in that we had to focus on one puzzle at a time and couldn't do much until something was resolved. Our party of two ended up failing out of wizard school pretty horribly, as we just spent too long on one of the puzzles and didn't want to take a clue out of stubbornness. The puzzle we were trying to solve was... lagging. As well, we asked for a hint but didn't get it for a couple minutes because they weren't paying attention. Our game master kindly showed us how to resolve the rest of the room, though, and made us feel better by letting us know that the escape rate is roughly 1/3. He also told us that their other locations feature more high-tech rooms, such as the ones in Pleasanton which we hope to try in the future! We were offered a discount for the rest of the day if we wanted to book future games, which was basically the same price as their Groupon. While disappointed at our failure, we did really enjoy the thoughtfulness of the theming and puzzles offered here which do differ drastically from escape room chains. I'd say this experience was a lot harder than the typical escape room, so I wouldn't recommend it for complete beginners; that being said, it's amazing if you want a challenge!

BreakoutIQ

BreakoutIQ

(96 reviews)

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We had an incredible team building event with Dean and the BreakoutIQ team! They brought the onsite…read moreescape room directly to us, and the entire experience was top-notch from start to finish. The puzzles were super creative and cleverly designed. Unlike traditional escape rooms where everyone works on one thing, we loved the competitive aspect--it got everyone engaged, energized, and working together. Dean was extremely professional and prompt throughout the booking process, as well as during setup and teardown. His energy throughout the game was fantastic and kept the momentum going the entire time. Everyone on our team had a blast, and we would definitely book BreakoutIQ again for future events. Highly recommended!

Michelle and Tamara hosted our event at the university I work at for a division retreat. There were…read moreabout 14 of us and the "escape room" game was da bomb! I didn't know how they would bring the escape room to us but it was perfect. We were going to do an offsite with a location based one but timing and location wasn't working for us so I thought I'd try breakout IQ. I'm so glad I did! It is a true test of team building and communication. The facilitation at the start was great. It really spoke to what I wanted my staff and me to get out of it. And the debrief was on par as well. It fit in nicely with the theme of our day long retreat. Besides fun it was educational on an individual and group level. I would totally use them again to facilitate for one of our student groups or even with other cross campus partners. Thank you!!

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StemChef

(30 reviews)

We had our daughter's 9th birthday here and the kids had so much fun! They met in the beautiful…read morefoyer area for instructions and then are taken back to the "escape room" to start on a variety of fun science based puzzles. It's not like a traditional escape room where you might feel some stress and pressure to finish on time. The escape room is behind a curtain and there are helpful employees to keep the kids on track and assist when needed. And they learned actual science concepts while working! My daughter loves to learn about science, so it was so great for her. We had the cake cutting in the "party room" which is decorated with beautiful rainbow colors and beakers. All in all, the entire place is eye candy! And Ashie the owner is a draw by herself! She has her PhD in chemical engineering from Dartmouth and a passion for teaching science to kids. She was so personable and engaging.

My 9yr old and her friends had the best time at StemChef. They worked in teams to solve clues and…read moregot the prize at the end. Ashie, the owner, is amazing and passionate about her work which the kids truly benefit from as you hear laughter, problem solving and team work. What an amazing place to celebrate with friends! We opted for the party room after for an extra 30mins which was just enough time for the kids to settle down, eat, sing happy birthday and have cupcakes without feeling rushed. Tips: -A curtain separates the experience from the party room, so you can set up while the kids play (if you chose the extra 30mins) -There's a seating area not far from the location for parents to hang out. -There isn't a restroom, so you will need to use one of the many restrooms throughout the mall. -Currently the escalator by the store going down is out of service, so plan ahead.

Escapology - escapegames - Updated October 2026

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