We are escape room enthusiasts and we've been to lots of them in many different states and…read morecities..... Total Escape is our absolute favorite! The rooms are clever, well designed and immersive. Clues are only given if you ask (some places will give you clues even if you don't ask which can be annoying) and the game masters are always friendly and informative. We also like that if you book the room, it closes out so you aren't in with random ppl that you don't know. I love meeting new ppl and socializing but when it comes to escape rooms, it's just not the best idea. The rooms all have a good mixture of different types of puzzles to solve so that everyone in your group can add their talents to the effort as well. And since I don't want to ruin any of the room surprises, you'll have to go and experience on your own but it's a fun way to spend time together and work as a team. Highly recommend!

Enjoyed my last trip here in the jail cell. We solved it - needed 3 hints. Was with mostly kids…read moreand they were able to be involved. Clean and safe experience. Good for birthday parties and groups.

Best escape room we've ever been to and we've been to several throughout North Carolina!…read more The coolest thing about this escape room that's different than other ones we've played is that instead of working mostly out of one room, you work your way through several and the rooms are extremely immersive. There are things to push, pull, grab, slide, swing, and at the end, you actually get to slay the dragon! Unfortunately, there's only one room right now, but they're working on building a new one soon. I can't wait till more opens up. This one's unlike the others and I'm glad that it's closer to us than some of the other great ones we've experienced.

Alice in Wonderland was awesome!!! Not only was the room itself fun to solve, but the detail in the…read moredesign of the room was GORGEOUS! Great for all ages, and hands down one the best escape room I've ever done. Definitely will be returning in the future!

This was a blast! As much as I love other people (cause I do!) we loved the idea of going just us…read moreand working together! We did the kidnapping one and I have never done an escape room before, but this was so fun. Our game master only gave us clues when we asked (stubbornly, not until the end) and while it was on the pricey side, totally worth it for a fun day date!

Had a fun experience at Breakout Games! We went for a staff team building activity and it was…read morepretty neat. There were lots of rooms to pick from, each with a different theme/story line. We did the island escape. At first appearance, the room seemed fairly bare but as we got into the clues things started opening up and the momentum grew! The clues were clever and there were tons of different locks to open! Definitely looking forward to trying another one!

We did the escape room (Suspect) and it was super fun! The game master was very helpful when we…read moreneeded the help. She tried her best to lead us to the problem solving without her help, the best she could. I do not want to say too much about the room itself because it's supposed to be a mystery! Overall, the experience was super fun and I will definitely be coming back to try other room! The staff was also very very friendly!

I've been to Kersey Valley a couple of times before for the outdoor laser tag. Very fun stuff…read more After my brother's and I first experience with an escape room, we decided to try the one here. We chose to do the autopsy room and had a party of 4 adults and one teenager. The room was clean, yet set up as a vintage autopsy room. The background noises was befitting as well. Nothing scary, but the ambience was a bit creepy, lol. You have an hour to solve all the clues to obtain the final key to escape the room. We manage to do it with 10:09 left on the clock. Our game master, Al, was great! He gave us very clear and detail instructions on the room, and also gave clues per request. We only needed 3 of them. He also gave us a brief tour of the grounds on the way to the escape room and also let us in on KV's future escape room projects. I look forward to trying them all out!

We had a great visit to Mindgames! The owners were incredibly kind and accommodating. Before we…read morestarted our room, there were several puzzles in the lobby area to get our Brian's primed for the challenges ahead. Once we we started our "room" which was actually more like 3 rooms, plus other surprises, it was clear that tons of effort and planning went into the development which made the experience great. I would highly recommend and cannot wait to go back and try more rooms!

My husband and I are big fans of Escape Room puzzles. We've done several in Greensboro and Durham,…read morebut Mindgames of Mebane rivals the best we've seen! Unique clues, excellent hosts, and such attention to detail. We had a lot of fun and will definitely be back!

We visited Key to Escape as a date day and it was an awesome experience! The puzzle to get in the…read moredoor was fun and just the right challenge to kick things off. Once inside Addison was very welcoming. We are relatively inexperienced with escape rooms so he gave us some basic tips to set us up for success. We did the Under Pressure room which is themed around a distillery. The room was fun and had some unique puzzles unlike others I had encountered in escape rooms. We definitely had a great time and are already talking about plans to come back!

I've played 70 escape rooms and this place is really top tier. The owner Roger has so much passion…read morefor his work and it really shines through. My group played all three back to back and they're all strong. If you can only play one, I recommend the distillery. Because it's in a historical building, everything has a unique feel. They really made the most of the space. I cannot recommend key to escape enough. Such an amazing hidden gem

Amazing! Truly! I was a little skeptical with the price and the lack of a midway, but this packs a…read morepunch! It's interactive, fun, and truly a labor of love! I was having an amazing time from the moment I walked in until the moment I walked out. The experience was long and you really did feel like you were living in a scary movie. Keep up the great work!

After seeing ads blasted all over Greensboro for this haunt, my husband & I decided to check it out…read moreas an alternative to other haunts in the area. While I understand that they are fairly new, there are some serious operational management issues that could absolutely be handled better after 4 years of experience. For starters, there were about 100-150 people in line, yet it took 2.5 hours to get into the haunt. They took groups of about 7 at a time, 8 when they could, but I only saw groups of 7 being admitted. If you do the math that is about one group every 22 minutes. That is an insane amount of time to make each group wait to go for seemingly no reason at all. I understand needing traffic control to avoid congestion in the haunt, but 22 minutes? Absolutely not. On top of waiting a long time, you're standing still for a majority of the wait which can be hard on the body. Moving while waiting lessens that pain, but we were in such a small cue for such a long time that we would be still, then move maybe 6 feet every 22 minutes. There's also nothing to do while you wait other than watch a band that is next to the line, not in front of it, playing songs that sound the same back to back. It got to the point where I would lose track of when one song began and another ended because they were nearly identical. (No haunt with live music can seem to get this right) Now the actual haunt - their main promotional claim is that it's an hour-long. It was about 40-min. The group I was with did not "rush through" as the scare actors told us not to do at the beginning, yet it was done within 2/3 of an hour. I wouldn't have an issue with that if we hadn't waited so long to get in. The scares became extremely predictable a little less than halfway through. They started following a beat where the jump-scare would land at the same time in each room, falling into a predictable cadence. The rooms were fun, but the originality and thoughtfulness of design concepts varied greatly. You had some rooms that were very unique, well thought-out and fun, then other rooms that didn't have a digestible story around them. An example is the taxidermy room. The scare in that room is just a man in the corner yelling at random intervals. What's the story? Why would a man in that room be randomly screaming? He wasn't covered in blood or fur or anything... it made no sense. But then, in another room, you had a guy making meat out of humans, and to get out you had to go into his fridge! That one was so clever and the scare actor was super engaging. My last gripe was seeing a live snake INSIDE of the haunt. Seriously, what is up with live snakes being used as props in Triad haunts? If I had a nickel for every time a snake was put in a stressful situation in a Triad haunt, I'd have 2 nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it has happened twice! Listen, I don't like that WOT does it either, but at least they don't have it in the middle of the haunt with loud noises and flashing lights. Over all, while this haunt could be enjoyable for some, I think they have a lot left to figure out before it's great. Some may say "give them time, it's only been 4 years!" My response to that would be that I know from personal experience as I am an operational manager - it doesn't take 4 years to get it right.

I have no idea what this kick ass escape room is doing in teeny-tiny Hudson, NC just off Hwy 321…read morebut I'm so glad they're there! We thought we knew good escape rooms having visited a few impressive ones (and a few not so impressive ones) in Charlotte, but Xscape's Curse of the Mummy room put them all to shame! My husband's family lives in Valdese, just 20 minutes or so from this escape room, and when we were looking for something fun to do with his sister for her birthday, we decided to book at Xscape. They only have the one room right now but are working hard to open a second (involving diffusing a bomb, I'm told) in the coming months. The Curse of the Mummy room incorporates amazing props, immersive "scenery," and incredible technology. Seriously, it's the best room we've ever experienced, hands down. I don't want to give away too much, but will tell you that I'm still emptying sand out of my shoes a couple hours after escaping with just a few minutes to spare. ;)

From the owner: Xscape is an escape room Attraction dedicated to bringing an immersive, entertaining, fun, safe,…read moreand team building environment to its guests! Xscape features two state-of-the-art escape game experiences: BombSquad & Curse of the Mummy. We guarantee our escape rooms will be the most detailed and immersive escape room experience you've ever seen! In the escape games at Xscape, groups of 10 enter the room together. Each group is given 60 minutes to work together in order to solve clues and puzzles in order to escape the room. Xscape creates and delivers an atmosphere which is great for friends, family, co-workers, and anyone seeking a fun and safe night out! Experience BombSquad and/or Curse of the Mummy today!

I've been here twice, once for a work group and once with my boyfriend for our anniversary. I had a…read moregreat time (and escaped) both times! The staff are welcoming and did a good job explaining all the rules etc well before we started, and the rooms have some really impressive locking mechanisms set up (I think the staff said one of the owners is a mechanical engineer). Some of the puzzles are very tricky, but the staff make sure their hints are helpful when you call on them. I did both the Butcher Shop room and the Mirage room - both are rooms you do in the dark with flashlights, something to consider depending on any vision concerns. You'll likely be standing the whole time, so wear comfy shoes. You'll be there about 1.5 hour total - 15 minutes before for rules, 1 hour for the room, and 15 minutes after for some pictures with props. Probably not good for young children (under 10?), and buying in advance is a good idea. Overall, I've had a great time here, and I definitely plan to go back! 5 stars!

We lost but it was still fun. The puzzles aren't to hard and theres enough time to figure them out…read more The puzzles are well thought out and creative.