great owner, super enthusiastic and passionate people! challenging but not frustrating, a well planned game and i had an awesome time with my family! read more

Great place for an adventure with your spouse, friends and family. Parking and entrance are a little odd, as I have come to discover is the norm and not the outlier in escape room facilities. Employees are polite, check in and reservations are a breeze. The rooms themselves were so fun and challenging. Best of all, they have a puppers!!!! I would highly recommend this adventure if you have time to kill. Best of luck adventures, go forth! read more

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They are so great! Very interactive and feels like the stories for each room make you feel like they are real! Would come again!!! Excited for all their rooms! read more

We've been to other escape rooms around Fresno and Clovis. But this is definitely one of the more challenging and fun escape rooms. The worker is very outgoing and nice. If you like dogs she might even have Jewls there for you to pet. We will definitely be coming back. read more

So much fun! We had reservations at 8:15 but got lucky Matt rife was in town, so it wasn't swamped. Brooke was very kind. She let us go in early, so we could end earlier. She was able to help us through the rooms. We could not have done it without her help. We did the Tomestone room which was a level 4 out of 5. We would definitely visit again. Thank you so much Brooke! Look forward to bringing my friends soon! read more

Great service and rooms!!! Very intricate and fun!!! Have to try for sure!!! Love going here with a big group!!!

Went for a birthday celebration we didn't escape but was a very fun night staff was super awesome and we will definitely go back

Started off fun but then just had a horrible experience. Even though they let us know ahead of time what not to touch in the room, one of my friends accidentally pressed one button. The lady at the front (she told us she's the owners sister) came into the room and proceeds to be rude and make my friend feel stupid. She was not professional at all and could've handled the situation differently. She even made an inappropriate comment. Thankfully we were all young adults in there but I can't even imagine if a kid was in there. She probably has some issues of her own. My friends and I will most definitely not be going back to this place. It was our first time at an escape room too :( read more

We had such a great experience here yesterday! My group loves escape rooms and after doing everything in Bakersfield we have started travelling a bit to do new rooms. We made our way to Fresno yesterday to hit up MoE for the first time. The owners were great in setting us up to do all 4 rooms in the same day and accommodating our time needs. The rooms were incredible, some of the best put together ones we've ever done. They use a lot of different types of puzzles and things instead of just, lock/key/combination that you see at other places, there are some traditional type of things but there are some very unique and interesting puzzles and locks as well. We had an amazing time and escaped all 4 rooms (one with only 17 seconds left lol) and we were talking about how much we enjoyed the rooms all the way back to Bakersfield. We'll definitely visit again when they change some rooms out and have some new options and I highly recommend this place to anyone in Fresno or around Fresno that wants to do some really fun and challenging escape rooms. read more

Get new workers!!! The lady with the glasses was very disrespectful and thought she could say inappropriate and rude comments because her sister owns the business. She has anger issues that need to be addressed, someone in our party accidentally pressed a button that wasn't supposed to be pressed in the escape room and she started yelling and making rude comments. One of the comments was when she was upset and said that president Clinton's genitalia accidentally slipped into a female after I stated that my friend's hand accidentally pressed the button. I WILL NEVER GO BACK AGAIN!!! read more

My friends and I had such a great time! We enjoyed every challenge and the rooms! Jason is so helpful and truly made everything so easy and fun! I will definitely be back with my family! read more

Awesome escape room experience here! We did the Black Ops room with my family and were able to escape with just 2 minutes remaining. Incredibly well put together sequence of clues and well crafted storyline that I definitely appreciated. Jason was super friendly and did a fantastic job as our game master with some timely well coded hints that nudged us along without giving us the answers. They don't enforce any sort of 3 clue limit here so don't feel like that is a limiting factor if you're hesitant about trying a more challenging room. Would definitely come back in the future to try their other rooms read more

Came in with friends as a party of 8 and did the Aftermath room. The game master was very kind and friendly, and the room itself was nicely put together and challenging for my group! Felt like the perfect level of difficulty to put our brains to work and also have a good time. Thank you to the staff! read more

Fun place to visit for a work team building activity, or with friends and family! The game master was friendly and he gave us hints when we asked. read more

Activity with my co workers. Very fun would recommend to anyone group looking to have improve communication, togetherness and have a bunch of fun!!! read more

Honestly one of the best escape rooms I've been to! Incredible game, audio, art, and light design. My friends and I had a blast completing Tombstone with over 16 mins to go! Every clue made sense and actually contributed to the overall theme. Incredibly creative and well done. Our game master was fantastic, and I hope to have her the next time we come and play. Thanks for an incredible time! We will be back! :) read more

Method of Escape - Made it out of Tombstone with over 16 mins to go :) - Escape Games Near Me - Fresno, California

Host was incredibly helpful and welcoming. It was an amazing experience for a good price and we look forward to returning soon. If you're looking for an escape room in Fresno, this is the way to go. read more

So much fun! We took our 3 kids (14, 12, and 9) for a birthday night celebration. We had a blast! We tried the Judgment Day Tombstone room and we were one clue away from unlocking the trap! So close and yet so far, lol. We had so much fun! read more

Let me preface by saying we have done at least 6 other escape rooms prior to this one, in the Bay, LA, Canada, and Fresno. This place ranks on the lower end as far as flow goes, but is in the top for customer service. We booked Detention Bay for 8pm on a Sunday night and our guests ended up arriving a little later than anticipated, so we called to move our reservation up to 6pm to fit our itinerary and the guy was super nice and went ahead and moved it up for us. When we arrived, the space was clean and smelled homely; like a candle had been lit. It was nice. The guy in the front was very friendly and picked our brains on past escape rooms. We've escaped from some and not from others. We've been in small groups where it's just us, and large groups of 12 (stupid IMO). In any case, the tech they use for this room is above a few of the rooms we've been in. Locally, we've done the Temple Room and Bunker Room at Xcape Room and those we're low tech but very hands on, which we enjoyed. For this one, we struggled with a lot of the decoy items. It felt overwhelming. Like there were more things that didn't have meaning than there were actual items that were useful. If that makes sense. We ended up solving things out of order, which became frustrating because we felt there was suppose to be a flow. We got stuck on one part which ended up turning us off of the game completely. Without some of the clues from the Gamemaster, we never would have solved it. Which is frustrating, because it should be a somewhat attainable goal. Not completely unachievable. We got out with 10 minutes to spare but it didn't feel like we earned it, truly. I wanted it to be challenging and flowing but it ended up be frustrating and chaotic. After we were done, the guy told us the pass rates for the rooms, which ranged from 10-30%. Ummmmmm... that's not how it's suppose to work, I feel. It should be fun and challenging, yet attainable for the average person. We left feeling frustrated and confused, but mostly missing the creativity of the bigger city rooms. This place got raving reviews, which is great! However, I feel opinions would be different if they were to be given the opportunity to try big city rooms. read more

I have done numerous escape rooms and Method of Escape has some of the best rooms and puzzles. We have enjoyed all of their rooms. Each had their own creativity and they all kept us interested. Highly recommend them. read more

Method of Escape - Escape Games Near Me - Fresno, California

We had an amazing time here! neither me or my husband had ever done an escape room before. We didnt make it out in time but we were so close! He let us finish up the last two moves to see how it ended. I was surprised as we kept moving though the game, with how much thought and detail went into this. We did the W.A.R. Room and the gadgets, tablet, codes, lights were very high tech! it was surprising how much effort they put into this. I will definitely be back and hope to finish in time. read more

My son and his friends completed Detention Bay with 12 minutes to spare. They had a blast! They did awesome and can't wait to go again . . . Tombstone is Black Ops! The gamemaster was super helpful, friendly and very complimentary to the boys! read more

Method of Escape - Escape Games Near Me - Fresno, California

Great place to bond with family or friends. Went a couple of times before Covid, and then once during Covid. Walked in for our appointment slot, and the guy at the front desk welcomed us in so kindly. Went over the rules and instructions, etc. then walked us to the room. My team struggled a bit, so we did get a few more hints. Lol. Over all, my friends and family always enjoy our time together doing an escape room here ! Excited for the new room coming soon ! read more

This is what Fresno needed. I always on the hunt for a fun active and entertaining activity to enjoy with my husband or with our friends. Going to the movies for date night can get so tired! Breakout Fresno is a game where you are placed in a scenario where you have to escape. To do this you have to do puzzles, use clues and crack codes to accomplish your task! It was harder than I thought it was going to be. The game is so well done. The rooms are top notch. The props are really well done. The puzzles are challenging. I totally recommend having a group. We had a group of 6 and we all had to work together. I highly recommend breakout Fresno as a fun activity to do in Fresno. We will totally be back and we will be breaking out next time!!!! read more

Method of Escape - We didn't breakout.....this time!!! - Escape Games Near Me - Fresno, California

Man, what a blast! Not only did this place live up to the hype, I dare say it may have even exceeded it! Such a fun & challenging way to spend time with friends!! The staff was super friendly and fun to chat with, the owner definitely got us excited to get in there & play :) We chose to do Sabotage Black Ops and man was it intense! So hard but we ended up Breaking Out with a little more than 2 minutes on the clock. My group went out to dinner afterward and couldn't stop talking about how fun it was & admittedly, we felt kind of awesome. I mean, we saved the world from a nuclear annihilation! Who wouldn't be proud?? ;) Worth every penny. Can't wait to go back and try the other rooms! read more

Method of Escape - Birthday celebration :) Sabotage Black Ops- We broke out! - Escape Games Near Me - Fresno, California

I had a great experience here with my coworkers. The staff here is very nice. The person who helped us thoroughly explained us the details of the breakout room. - you will have 1 hour to breakout the room is are "locked" in. There are different rooms with different levels here at Breakout Fresno. My team did the hardest level. It was hard for me because I'm not good with these type of scenarios, so thank god I had some good problem solver and analytical thinkers on my team who think outside the box. It was a thrilling event for us and is a great way for friends are family to work together and build team working skills. 1 hr will fly by pretty fast! -it is good to go in groups! We had 6 people in our team. Try this place out and challenge yourself! read more

My original review was for the original business "Breakout Fresno" which switched owner this last year. The new owners have slowly been phasing out the old rooms and putting in their own, which is great. The style and feel of the new rooms is different than the old ones. The decor has improved, the tech has improved, the puzzles and flow have stayed the same or gotten a smidge worse. In the most recent room we did there were some remnants of puzzles no longer used that hadn't been completely removed, which seemed a little lazy. We still figured things out and escaped having had a good time. They aren't our favorite place in town, but they definitely aren't the worst! Oh and the audio intro when the room starts is SO LONG... so get comfortable. read more

This escape room was alright, the person at the commands of the hints gave the same hint 4 times in a row. Besides that though this escape room was good. read more

First time here and it was a good experience. The owner was very nice. The room we picked was actually pretty hard. We didnt finish in time but it was fun. He gave us lots of hints when we were stuck. He did not enforce the only 3 hints rule. I would def come back to try the other rooms. read more

It's hard to rate an Escape room business because so much of it rides on the individual rooms. While we've been to several different places, this was our first time at Method. Our game was heavy on number locks and auditory clues, which isn't exactly my forte (haha~ can you tell we didn't win??) but super fun none the less and some people really prefer those. Not gonna to drop my rating just because the room has fewer of my preferred type of puzzles... I'm sure their other rooms have a great variety. Our game had fun audio and visual effects and the business itself was great, the owner (I think?) was cool, place was clean. We'll definitely be back for our next date night! If you're on the fence about trying an escape room for the first time, I HIGHLY recommend Method of Escape~ they are a blast! read more

Method of Escape - Escape Games Near Me - Fresno, California

First time here, we played the Aftermath. Had a blast, shout out to Eamon. We passed with 7 seconds to spare. read more

Method of Escape - Escape Games Near Me - Fresno, California

Josiah was SUPER friendly and welcoming! Definitely the type of person that makes us wanna come back to visit another room! We did the Wanted room on its final day, LOVED IT! The two of us killed it with no UPDATE: visited a 2nd time and our group was helped out by Shelbee! Another wonderful, funny, and welcoming employee. We will definitely be back soon! read more

I have done Detention Bay and Black Ops and I have to say, this is the best escape room in Fresno. The rooms are challenging without being so hard they're no fun. Detention Bay was hilarious because I kept jumping at every noise. The staff are always super friendly, incredibly helpful. The place is clean and really well designed. When you're doing a room they really pay attention and give you clues as soon as you ask, and they try to give them before you need them. Love this place!! read more

First time in an escape room family came from out of town they was psych in doing it failed with 3 questions left and we did the blk ops read more

Method of Escape - Escape Games Near Me - Fresno, California

We went as a group of 12 from work. Had a blast doing the challenges, even those that didnt make it out in time. I would recommend to any organization or group of people who want an experience and team building event! Their staff was absolutely wonderful. Thanks and we will be back! read more

The game master was so helpful and welcoming. It was our first time doing an escape room and he explained everything thoroughly and was very attentive. I didn't escape but maybe next time lol a great experience! read more

What an awesome experience! We had a team of three and did the Tombstone Judgement Day room. It was definitely challenging and put together really well. It was a great team building exercise that makes you work together. Unfortunately we did not complete all the tasks. But it was a great time and a good theme. I will definitely be back to try another themed room. It's actually a good activity to do with family, friends, and/or coworkers. read more

Went with my husband and boys and had a blast- our first escape room ever! We did the Black Ops room and came close to escaping, but not close enough! Great Covid protocols in place - no one else is placed with you. Jason was awesome, especially with it being our first time doing an escape room. Highly recommend!! read more

I really enjoy this place and it was actually a lot more fun than I thought. The way that the rooms were set up and the clues that were given it helped to make the one hour go by very quickly. Even my friend was surprised at the amount of fun we had and pretty much laughed ourselves into histeria by the end! The staff was extremely courteous and everything ran very smoothly. The only thing I would add is that instead of throwing us into a level 5, which is the highest level, it would be nice to have some in between so that we can work our way up to those hard rooms. Not complaining really enjoyed it it was fun and I would definitely be doing this again! read more

Came to Breakout Fresno with three other friends and did their Western-themed escape room (on Cowboys mode), which according to their website is their easiest room. I will attempt to review without any spoilers. The Good: The puzzles were really fun to solve and satisfying to figure out. They were all reasonably thematic as well. All puzzles were logical and we never felt like we were presented with a puzzle that couldn't be completed without hints, but they weren't incredibly easy either. Without spoiling anything, I will say that there is a sort of "twist" in the middle that is incredibly fun and left us talking about it well after we left. The Meh: We were able to "bypass" a couple of the puzzles just by random guesswork. All of their locks were just numbers with the exception of one, no cool creative locks in this room. Although the room was reasonably well-themed, it is in a room with primarily drywall walls and plain white paint. That on top of modern doors, doorknobs, and locks, and the room does not immerse you the way that it could. For that, I knocked off one star. The Bad: As with any escape room, you're not going to get the same "bang for your buck" as you would at a cheaper activity; it's $25 per person and it won't take more than an hour. That being said, you're paying for the experience, and it's something very fun and unique to do that I would recommend anyone who enjoys solving puzzles to try at least once. read more