Great experience with our 3 kids. We escaped the Mission to Mars room with lots of clues. Very well…read moredesigned, professional and fun room.

From the owner: Now Open in Pigeon Forge. Voted #1 Escape Room across America - A truly innovative experience that…read morewill keep you coming back for more. Offering four exciting rooms to choose from: Mountain Top Murders, Haunted Hotel, Break in at Bubba's and Poker Night at The President's Bunker. Our award-winning, immersive games are ideal for family outings, birthdays, and corporate team-building events. Located at 3784 Parkway Suite 102, Pigeon Forge, we offer unforgettable adventures for everyone. Book your thrilling escape room experience today.

This was probably the most family-friendly fun I've had in a long time. My friends and I joined a…read morecouple and their grandson in the new Cosmic Crisis room. It tested our creativity, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills all in good fun. I tend to be pretty competitive and enthusiastic when it comes to games, so I was determined to get out. Thankfully, the hints provided throughout were helpful, but not too much. We had more than enough time to solve the puzzles and make the escape. I recommend this activity for friends, double dates, team bonding activities, or even a solo activity (as long as you book a room that has other people already participating in your time slot). The production, effects, and design of the room are really detailed and really puts you "there" in the scenario. The hour spent in the room went by fast and there was plenty for each person to work on and contribute to the game. Fantastic experience overall!

This place is a nice break from the island craziness. It's nice and cool number one LOL, and number…read moretwo it's a lot of fun. There are a lot of rooms to choose from, lots of level of difficulty. We did a number seven, with two newbies and one seasoned escaper. The newbies felt it was up to standard for a seven though the seasoned escaper but it should have been maybe one more. The staff was very nice the room was clean and it was recently affordable.

Fun indoor activity on a rainy day! The pirate themed one was a little too easy for our big group…read morebut we still had a great time. It was much pricier than other escape rooms I've done. Easy to make an online reservation and they were very efficient

Great atmosphere and really fun rooms. Definitely try and find a discount or coupon because it is…read moreexpensive otherwise, but very well done.

Came here with a group of friends earlier in August. We did the Alcatraz room. This was my first…read moreescape room, but I felt safe in the environment/building/experience. The staff was nice, and the company had a good selection of escape rooms. They also had a map of the US where you can pin where you're from, which is a nice touch.

My husband and I travel all over to play escape rooms, and this one is one of the best. All of…read moretheir rooms make sense and are so much fun. We're kinda sad we've finished them all. Can't wait for a new room.

I went to this escape games place and did the Allison in Wonderland escape room we got like 20…read moreminutes into the game. It was very confusing. We didn't get very good. Clues and the clues were very limited. We left the room and asked for a refund and they refused to give us one and they were trying to make us spend more money for a different escape room. Don't come to this place they suck and are money scammers.

We played the Mad Scientist game here two days ago and escaped with ten seconds to spare! It was…read moretheir hardest game and really difficult. We had fun though. It was $31.99 per person ages 11 & up. There was only four of us (ages 38,30,14, & 13), so with a larger group it may not be as tricky. This was our third time playing escape games here, and they have yet to disappoint. We did Diamond Heist first and then the Haunting (which I highly recommend especially for teens and up). The employees here are awesome!! They are friendly, down to Earth, and welcoming. The games here are also much more affordable than those at the Escape Games at the Island. They are currently working on creating two more games as of July 2021, and we are super excited for those to be ready. There are located at Light #3 on Wears Valley Road between Teaster Lane and Parkway.

I've done a few escape rooms in the past and this one is top notch. We did the cellar room and had…read moreso much fun. It was a bit stressful getting started because half our party wasn't on time and we almost had to enter without them. Luckily, the owner was cool and really pushed the limit on our time. Luckily them made it in the nic of time. We went for a bachelor party with a group of eight guys who mostly didn't know each other and half of whom had never done an escape. To be honest, a couple of us may have been a little drunk when we arrived. Needless to say, we didn't escape on time... haha. Definitely arrive early. The entrance is across from Shamrocks on the side street. You walk down a set of stairs to get to the desk. First you fill out waivers etc... and then the game master gets things started. I love the scary aspects of the room and you can tell they put a lot of thought into the clues and building the room. I would definitely reccomend them based on what I've seen so far.

They only clean the rooms after every other game. They didn't make anyone wear masks and would not…read morerefund us after the people we were locked in a room with for an hour would not wear a mask. They compared it to a broadways show and said they were non refundable.... anyways. Room sucked too. I've done four escape games in the past two months and this one was the worst. Room didn't flow. We got out. But it just didn't really seem to be well thought out.

We did back to back escape rooms recently with a group of three adults and two tweens and had a…read moreblast! Highly recommend the magic trick theme and kraken themed rooms. Alice and Travis were super helpful to our party and we managed to finish both rooms in about 50m each! Very nice special effects and good puzzles requiring teamwork. I loved it that we were all off our phones for two hours!

I'm no escape room expert or connoisseur, having only completed a couple of them, but I did a room…read moreat this one ("Escape the Krakon") with a group of guys on a trip recently and several of them are and they swear this place has better games than the name-brand "Escape Room" locations. Our host/tour guide/gamemaster was spectacular, she was funny and helpful but never intrusive. Probably the best I've ever had hosting a game like this. Production values and details were off the charts good, and our guide told us the game designer used to work for Disney so maybe that's why/how.

Escape game Gatlinburg…read more My teenage son saw that there was an escape room while walking around Gatlinburg. He really wanted to try it. I was hesitant because we have them back home. We were all pleasantly surprised at how fun the experience was. we did need many clues and the game guide helped us out during the game. My son was really into it. There were lots of surprises in the hour long game. We finished with just a minute to spare. We would come back and try the other games they have.

Lilly was great and very helpful... Rook was also awesome! Would definitely do again. We did the…read moreprison break and it was hard but fun!

BEST. ESCAPE ROOM. IVE DONE!…read more Here in town just for a few days but this escape room was perfect for a team of 7. Started off easy and then got complicated in a super fun way. Dan treated us so well and immersed us so much in the story! Do the Atlantis room for sure!! You can have as much as a little help as you want, and each puzzle felt so great to solve as long as everyone split up and figure things out. Definitely a must stop if you're in Gatlinburg!

The only nice thing about this course is the view. It looked neat from the street, but after…read morepurchasing tickets they told us that one of the courses was closed. The closed course looked to be the neater of the two courses. The one we had to do was nothing special and definitely not worth the $20 per person price. They didn't even have putting mats to place your balls and a lot of the holes seems to be sloping sideways down the mountain. With a name like Old Mountain Trail course you would think they'd be playing bluegrass or something, but no, they played dance music the entire time.

What a fun day!! We've been talking about going to @defyescapes in Knoxville for a while now to…read moreplay Reel Time Rentals, and it DID NOT disappoint! We loved it so much we played Midnight Monster Madness, then Tracking Bigfoot, and ended with One Hit Wonder. When I tell you these rooms were some of our favorite escape rooms ever, I'm not exaggerating. We had a blast. We finished every room with 15-17 mins left, and only asked for 2 hints total. These rooms are challenging but not 'my brain hurts' level. I even got a free t shirt for my birthday! Our game master was my favorite one yet, and we've had some good ones! We've played over 100 escape rooms and this one is definitely top 3 for me! We're excited to come back to play their seasonal rooms when they open. If you're ever in the Knoxville area (or pigeon forge/Gatlinburg) and want something fun to do, make the trip. You won't regret it!

My husband and I had such a great time at Defy Escapes! We did the One Hit Wonder escape room and…read moreabsolutely loved it. We've done close to 20 escape rooms at various locations, and this one really stood out -- it had unique elements we hadn't seen before, with just the right level of challenge to keep things fun and engaging without being frustrating. The owner was incredibly friendly and helpful, and even gave us a sneak peek of the other rooms after we finished, which made us even more excited to come back. You can tell there's a lot of creativity and care put into each experience here. We can't wait to return and try the other rooms! Highly recommend Defy Escapes to both experienced players and newcomers -- it's a fantastic addition to Knoxville!