This was my first escape room experience so I don't have much to compare it to, but we had so much fun that this was an easy 5 stars! We did "The Heist" (which I think is one of their easier rooms) with a group of 8 people--7 adults and one kiddo. The rooms themselves are really elaborate and I was surprised by how advanced all the tech was. There were so many different kinds of creative puzzles, and they were challenging enough to keep us on our toes but not so difficult that it got frustrating. You get as many hints as you need, with no penalty for using them. Your guide watches via camera and jumps in to help as needed, but we only ended up needing one minor hint the whole time. We finished in about 45 minutes of the available hour. I think a big part of that was having a bunch of grown ups in the room, it might be difficult for an all-kid crew, but maybe that's where the hints come in! I noticed that on the website some of the rooms (particularly during busy times) are "Shared" games, so if you don't want to be paired with strangers, make sure you fill your whole game! The person running our game was so nice (I think his name is Anthony!), making sure we understood how everything worked and joking around with us before and after we finished. All in all we had a great time, I would 100% come back! read more

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I took my daughter to The Escape Game in Dedham for her 16th birthday. What an incredible experience! The rooms are super incredible and Kam did an incredible job hiding some of the clues. Bring your "A" game! read more

I am a lover of escape rooms and generally rate them all highly. But I wish I could rate this one 6 stars because it was, start to finish, perfect. Actually, we extended the finish to do another room the very next day! I have a few key proprieties in game rooms, plus a new one on this occasion- can they accommodate a wheelchair? And the staff were so easy to communicate with in advance to help me find 2 separate options that were kid-friendly and wheelchair accessible to the point that the person in the chair could actually solve clues. It was heart meltingly wonderful. The games themselves- gold rush and timeliner- were unique and fun. There were options to work separately on several clues, but it was still somewhat consequential. I would say if half the group wasn't under 16 it would be meh to have 8 people. We finished in 45/60 minutes both times. Game runners really make an escape room experience and, particularly in our first room, the person was fantastic. There's someone watching you the whole time and can offer clues as needed (no penalty!) which subtly move you to the next step. Someone in my group asked if there was a scoresheet and while there isn't meant to be, our game runner just made one up and it was hilarious. They gave our youngest player a little stuffie since it was his birthday and wow. So above and beyond. Highly recommend and can't wait to go back with all adults for the more sophisticated-themed rooms. read more

From the moment we walked in the door, we KNEW we were going to have fun! the staff - Eli, Terrance and Anthony - were informative, fun and very passionate about their jobs not to mention that they were just absolute gems! Their energy was so cont that we actually did all 5 rooms in less than 2 weeks! I promise you - the excitement is there and the fun is addicting. I 500% giving them a try - you will not regret it! read more

It's been about a couple years since I did my last escape room - the cost of doing an escape room has gone up considerably, so being able to go from one escape room month to month is no longer possible, in addition to my escape room group having kids, making it difficult to find a good time for all the members of my group. So when my nephew was about to go to an escape room as his activity of choice for his 12th birthday with a couple of his good friends along with my sister in law and my younger nephew, I admittedly couldn't wait even if I mainly stood out of the way. When we checked in they told us to wait until it was our time so they could get someone to collect us. I could see there was a hallway of black doors when the employees came out out into the "lobby" area (for lack of a better word). The room we decided to do was "Gold Rush". They brought us to another door by the entrance/exit to the parking lot -- seemingly another part of the building altogether which was surprising (and cool). We had noticed that there was some signage as we were exiting the parking lot through the stairs for The Escape Game and thought it was interesting. Now we knew why! It similarly also had a series of black doors (on the right, as opposed to the left where their main location is at). She brought us into the room where we stowed our items away in a basket or hung at the back of the door, directed us to watch the video screen where we were introduced to a "gold miner" telling us the rules and our objectives. It begins in a darkish "woodish" area, and everyone sprung into action once the video was over. My sister in law and I slowly walked around the room making observations, but letting the kids do the majority of the work. Only when they got stuck did we try and ask some questions or lead them to some of the answers. I'm not going to give any spoilers because that's no fun, but I will say towards the end it was a mad dash and everyone was trying to solve all the clues because we were down to 10 minutes and felt like we still had a ways to go. The kids really were able to solve most of it by themselves as they are incredibly smart kids, who love solving puzzles and are insightful in many ways that adults are not. There is a mechanism to ask for a hint by pressing a button on the wall (if I recall, it's been a couple months!), and they will give us a hint or make comments by using the video monitor in the room(s). There was one task neither my sister in law and I could physically accomplish even though we had figured out how to retrieve the code, and they were gracious enough to just give us the code. All in all, we ESCAPED! The kids were thrilled, the adults were thrilled. There is a location in downtown San Diego where I'm from and it motivates me to want to try an escape room with The Escape Game at home. I loved how diverse the kinds of puzzles they were - from color, to counting, to observations, to some skill, to some math. It's a wide range of skills that are used to solving these puzzles, and some of puzzles themselves and how they revealed a code was pretty darn cool (and of course, no spoilers). It's been a few years though so maybe the escape room technology has improved that much, but some of the mechanisms are among the best at least with the other escape rooms I have really enjoyed. "Gold Rush" is one of the easier rooms, but it was super fun in my opinion. So if you're just looking for a fun time this is a great room to do that's not too hard but also not too easy. Definitely recommend this location if you're looking for an escape room to do. Very stylized, puzzles are tops, sets are tops, go =) One more important thing - there were 6 of us, the rooms are max 8 spots. The room is a shared experience (probably one reason I haven't done this as I much prefer private rooms, and this will end up making it very expensive). It is recommended to buy up all the spots if you don't want someone to book your time - I don't know if we booked the extra spots since I didn't make the reservation, but this is something one should keep in mind if you are looking to have a private room experience. Parking is easy here as The Escape Game is located at the Dedham mall and free. It is very plentiful so no need to worry about the parking here! read more

I wanted to book this place but noticed it was a shared experience where you could end up with strangers. We asked if we could do it just our party of 4, but we would have to buy out the rest of the tickets for half the price. That means it would cost $160 for us plus another $80 for the other four tix. We have only gone to private escape rooms (we have been to over a dozen). Even though they werent booked up (had plenty of slots for other games and other times) they said that is how their system worked. We ended up going to Escapology in Waltham which does not have shared games. It was also another $160 for 4 and private party only. read more

The best escape room I've ever been too ! Really challenging and a lot of fun. They also give you a discount for your next visit

We have been twice and loved both experience. Lillian was a great guide today. Great fun for my grandchildren.

I've done a bunch of escape rooms at this point, I think they're so fun. My family and I did the prison break room, which was rated the hardest. The puzzles were creative and intuitive for the most part, and there were a satisfying number of hidden rooms that flowed with the story. Only complaint was our game master was a little underwhelming, she did not explain how anything worked or give us an introduction to the context of the game. read more

Tried the room where you break out of jail. Very good experience and great hosts. We were in a group of 8 and all worked together read more

The Escape Game Dedham - Escape Games Near Me - Dedham, Massachusetts

We did the prison break and it was so fun. But really difficult our game guide, Antone, was very nice and chill. Highly recommend, felt like I was actually in prison for arson. read more

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This was very fun and exciting. I did gold rush and it was the best. The time you get to finish the room is an hour and if you need help there is a hint button. This was the most fun I have had in a while. read more

Very nice staff, Ben helped us with the rooms. Did two rooms, they are a lot of fun. Get as many clues as you need. Would definitely go again. read more

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All of it was wonderful! We did the Art Heist Room. Clues were given just when needed to keep frustration at bay. The art was pretty too.