I have no idea how we made it out. Hehe. When we were told there was 18 mins left and we're still…read morein room two of three, I was just touching things out of curiosity not science. Then something happened which had us figuring it all out with a minute and a half left on the clock. Dude. My heart races whenever I think of it. 28.08.2026

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

Having done several escape rooms, this one has been one of the best. The staff is very friendly…read more The rooms offer a great challenge. There are several rooms to choose from at varying levels. If you have kids, the LOL Comedy room is a great option. The moonshiner room is a great option if your more intermediate. And don't forget to snag your group photo with some props at the end!!

we had a great experience today in our escape room! We were able to book a room last minute and…read moreheaded over with a party of three. My husband and I have done them before and my sister in law who was with us, had never done one. When we arrived there was a storm out and so they warned us before that if the electricity or anything went out not to be alarmed and it wouldn't affect our time. Nothing happened but they just gave us a heads up. We had fun and we did escape ! The only downside and why Iam not giving a 5 star rating is at the beginning and end of our event, we felt rushed and shoo'd out.

My friend did the most intense room (the basement) and had a lot of fun, so she talked me into…read moredoing another room (buried alive), which wasn't as intense or scary as the basement. After taxes and fees, it was about 45 per person. We booked online for a Sunday afternoon. It was a bit hard to locate as it was inside an office complex, but a very helpful staff guided me by phone how to arrive. When I arrived, I was greeted by a friendly person who informed us the rules, instructions, and hints. After also signing a waiver, we were taken to the room. We were locked inside a casket and given an hour to break out. It was dark and cramped, but the puzzles were fun and not too difficult, and the staff was very nice to give helpful clues when needed. We managed to escape with 9 minutes left thanks to my smart friend and the helpful clues. While there were no jump scares or anything scary, people who are claustrophobic could feel uncomfortable in this room. However there were plenty of safety measures inside including two cameras and a panic button to make you feel at ease. It was also well ventilated, so I was able to breathe easily. While there was no media or music unlike some other escape rooms, it still felt immersive and enjoyable. I believe exactly two players are needed for that room as you will have to work together. Even though I just did the buried alive room with my friend, I had a lot of fun and the staff made it very enjoyable. I would definitely do other rooms they have, but may avoid the jump scare rooms as I get nervous easily. Please note they are live actors in some rooms and a taser may be used in one of them, but that is part of the fun and experience. If you like more intense and scary escape rooms, this is definitely the place to visit!

The basement was great! Love the staff, this place is 10/10. Super scary, very well done,…read moredefinitely worth every penny.

Our group had a great time. It was challenging and exciting. The staff was/is very friendly,…read moreamazing, and knowledgeable.

Look. I was a little worried about doing this with a room full of strangers. My son and I have…read morenever done one with anyone outside of the people we came with. Luckily, the family we were with were so nice and we all got on great. We also made it out. Yay us. About the establishment. First off, I stopped in the bathroom first and was pleasantly surprised that there was a bin of feminine hygiene products. I didn't need any, but to know that if I was in a bind, they were prepared to help a girl out. Thank you. The room itself was not confined which let the seven of us move around without running into each other. We had a good time and would recommend these rooms if anyone asked. 06.04.2026

This escape room is hidden in the middle of downtown Tampa. I've been to downtown so many times and…read moredidn't know this was here. This location is located on the third floor that has an elevator. They have several rooms to choose from and we did the Escape from the Colosseum, which is 2 hours long. This one was pretty cool and very immersive. There's a nice waiting area before you start your experience with nice couches and a foosball table. There's street parking available. I'd definitely go back and try their other rooms.

We had a large group celebrate a birthday in one of their rooms. The location is a bit funky in…read moredowntown Tampa- you have to go into an office building and take a very slow elevator ride up to the third floor where they're located. They have props to take a group photo with after you finish.

Had such an amazing time celebrating my son's b-day weekend here! We literally played two escape…read moregames and was not disappointed! We will return without a doubt.

We love this escape room location! We most recently went to The Asylum and it was definitely scary!…read moreBe prepared! The Caretaker is a hard room too, but the workers here are great. We will be coming back for all rooms, Will is also our new favorite ! Also you can always come back for 50% off during the week once you do it once, which is great if you don't escape the first time!

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

Went here for my friend's birthday. We did Jack The Ripper and Walking Death. When we arrived a…read morelittle before opening time, we are greeted by our gamemaster. After signing the waivers, our gamemaster, Tee, prepared the first room for us. Jack the Ripper was a fun room and the puzzles were challenging enough without being frustrating. The hints given were very helpful for us to escape and win. The theming was pretty cool and matched the Victorian setting. While the Walking Death was more high tech, we got quite stumped at some of the puzzles. Even after the clues, we needed a couple more to finally solve them. A big thank you to Tee for giving us more time after we had an issue with one of the props in that room. Without giving any spoilers, I will say that there are some startling effects in that room, and I did get a bit nervous about that. But thankfully it wasn't too bad. This was my second time doing escape rooms at Game Over, but my first time at this location. We enjoyed both rooms, but I found Jack The Ripper more fun for me as I understood the puzzles better. Tee was a great gamemaster as well, and helped us a lot when needed to escape. Definitely will do more rooms with them in the future. Overall: A

Dane was our host and he was great. He made sure we didn't go on random goose chases and gave us…read moregreat hints that didn't give away puzzles. We played walking death and absolutely loved it. I absolutely recommend coming here, we drove an hour just to try this room! 10/10, game over always delivers.

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.

We went on a work adventure and had a wonderful time. We did the "Who stole Mona" and escaped with…read more10 minutes to go. It was so much fun. Definitely recommend this establishment