escape room
noun
plural escape rooms
: a game in which participants confined to a room or other enclosed setting (such as a prison cell) are given a set amount of time to find a way to escape (as by discovering hidden clues and solving a series of riddles or puzzles)
Escape rooms are a game where a group of friends or co-workers get locked into a space to play some puzzles, so they can all win the reward of leaving the room slightly early.—
Nick Douglas
Nick DouglasOne of the most interesting fusions of digital culture with an older form—in this case, theater—is the escape room, which locks people behind a closed door and asks them to find a way out.—Chris Suellentrop
Chris Suellentrop
also
: a place or business where this game is played
This is The Lock Boxx, a new mobile escape room based out of San Luis Obispo County. Customers are "locked" inside the trailer until they can solve the appropriate puzzles and break free. —Jarod Urrutia
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Recent additions to the Great Mall include Marc Jacobs, escape room site The Escape Game, and an expansion to its Skechers Superstore.
—Esther Sun, Mercury News, 24 July 2025
New leasing plans for the Fountains at Roseville, located at 1013 Galleria Boulevard, show that Escapology — an international escape room franchise — is planning to open its first local venue at the center, alongside women’s fashion retailers Evereve and Brighton.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
The novel centers on a fictional escape room game show called The Escape Game.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 25 June 2025
The multifaceted Hope Artiste Village, in a sprawling former textile mill, includes artists’ workshops, a bowling alley once used by mill workers, escape rooms, an improv theater, and one of the state’s top venues for live music, The Met.
—Bob Curley, AFAR Media, 8 July 2025
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Esther Sun, Mercury News, 24 July 2025
New leasing plans for the Fountains at Roseville, located at 1013 Galleria Boulevard, show that Escapology — an international escape room franchise — is planning to open its first local venue at the center, alongside women’s fashion retailers Evereve and Brighton.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
The novel centers on a fictional escape room game show called The Escape Game.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 25 June 2025
The multifaceted Hope Artiste Village, in a sprawling former textile mill, includes artists’ workshops, a bowling alley once used by mill workers, escape rooms, an improv theater, and one of the state’s top venues for live music, The Met.
—Bob Curley, AFAR Media, 8 July 2025
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“Escape room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escape%20room. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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