Best Escape Rooms in Minneapolis!

Escape rooms are an excellent pick for different groups as they inculcate a sense of togetherness and encourage teamwork and communication. These action-packed games not only supplement real-life skills but also provide a much-needed adrenaline-rush to the adventure-seekers.

Minneapolis is home to 80+ escape experiences. These hour-long games are packed with challenges and puzzles weaved into an immersive environment.

We have come up with a list of 5 top-rated escape companies and 10 best escape room experiences you cannot afford to miss the next time you are up for some fun. We put in hours of work with research, surveys, analyzing 11000+ reviews, and reaching out to the game masters themselves to make sure we put forward unerring experiences of the escape rooms, to help you make the right choice. Make sure you stick till the end because, as they say, the best always comes last! So if you want to take your creativity and intellect for a ride, read further!

Top Escape Room Companies in Minneapolis

Trapped Puzzle Room

Trapped Puzzle Room was founded in 2015 by a mother-son duo. All escape rooms designed by this family-owned escape company are designed and constructed in-house. They not only believe in creating imaginative escape rooms but also puzzle entertainment. The company has also made experiences for schools, and conventions, corporate parties.

They offer Audio Escape Adventures, Trapped Puzzle Hunt, Rentable Mystery Night, Escape Game in a Box, in addition to immersive escape experiences.

Games offered at St. Paul:

Video Game Mayhem: Transport yourself inside a video game and save the most popular game at the arcade. This is available in a kids' version as well.

The Heist: Break into the art gallery of Stephen Pillager to retrieve a piece of art that he has stolen. Are you up for the challenge?

Nutcracker Nightmare: The North Pole has been stolen from the Holiday Town by the Rat King! Your task is to bring back the artifact before chaos ensues.

Games offered at North Loop:

Eternity Battle: A Super Sequel: Manos has clapped his mighty mitts and wiped out half of the universe! You and your squad of heroes must locate all the Eternity Gems, and bring everyone back.

Dragon's Keep: The queen has been exiled, and the war has begun! Enter her war room to unravel secrets and hatch the dragon eggs to secure your victory.

It's All Fun And Games: The Spumonti Toy Shop is working for the mafia. Investigate the toy shop and gather concrete evidence so that they can be brought to justice.

The Escape Game

The Escape Game has worked its way to the top! The games are designed in-house by some of the best minds in the country. From scenic artists to robotic engineers, the escape company has outdone itself in creating some of the country's best immersive escape rooms. The escape company claims that their adventures are like Hollywood Blockbusters with twists, turns, and jaw-dropping surprises.

Here are the games offered at the venue:

Gold Rush: Find the stash of gold hidden by Clyde Hamilton, a gold prospector! Can you find the hidden stack within a limited time and go home rich?

The Heist: You are tasked to retrieve a stolen painting from the office of Vincent Hahn. Within 60 minutes, you must scour the room to accomplish your mission!

Prison Break: You have been wrongfully accused and put behind bars! Can you escape in 60 minutes?

Special Ops: Mysterious Market: Your routine investigation of the local area market has turned into a mysterious case! Are you up for the challenge?

Mission: Mars: You have 60 minutes to repair your spaceship and return to Earth from Mars!

Escapology

Escapology started its journey in 2012 and opened its doors in Memphis in 2016. The escape company is headquartered in Orlando, Florida, and has over 40 locations worldwide. They serve players intending to provide immersive and holistic experiences. Escapology escape rooms provide adventures that enthusiasts of all ages can enjoy!

Here are the challenges you can take-on:

Budapest Express: There has been a murder in the Budapest Express! Can you solve the perplexing murder?

Antidote: A chemical weapon specialist has gone berserk! He now poses a threat to the entire human race! Can you find the cure in 60 minutes?

7 Deadly Sins: Destroy a curse that has followed your family for years. Step into the ill-fated Church and kill the evil minister.

Mansion Murder: You are being framed for your grandfather's death. Can you prove your innocence in under 60 minutes!

Lost City: Archibald Tucker's last adventure in the lost city in an abandoned temple, turned to be his grave! Now, you and your bunch of friends are determined to discover the exorbitant wealth the temple holds!

Scooby-Doo And The Spooky Castle Adventure: Discovering a secret Dungeon and Monster Lab in the Castle, you realize this is where the evil is being created and set about solving the crime.

Puzzle Works

Puzzle Works was established in 2016 by Kenny Hubbell, Tessa Hubbell, and Jake Klompien. The escape company offers original, immersive, and entertaining escape rooms. The venue is renowned for hosting memorable corporate and personalized events in addition to providing immense puzzle fun.

Here are the games you can enjoy:

Loose Sleuth: The detective working on a string of crimes has gone missing, and his office has been plundered. Can you figure out the mystery in 60 minutes?

The Vault: The prince of Yurgmurgistan wants you to steal treasure from the National Bank in exchange for an equally pleasant reward. Are you up for the challenge?

The Hospital: Your surgeon friend mistook his lunch box for a heart cooler! Sneak into the hospital and return the heart before it's time for the next surgery.

Dungeon: Caught while trying to steal an enchanted avocado, you are now locked in the dungeon deep beneath the high citadel of Lurammajamma. Your execution is scheduled an hour from now-can you escape and still retrieve the avocado?

Nightmare At The Museum: Ever since the former curator disappeared, his beloved doll exhibit has been terrorized by a ghost. Can you brave the haunting and bring an end to the madness?

Best Escape Rooms in Minneapolis

Asylum: Mission Manor Escape Rooms

These walls used to house the most criminally insane inmates the world had to offer: fire-starters, cannibals, cultists... But that was a long time ago, and surely there's nothing left here to be afraid of... right? Fear not, the old doctor's deranged notes will help you navigate anything that was... left behind…

You are locked in the asylum that was once a home for criminals. Do not worry, it was a while ago. Can you find the clues in there and get yourself out from there?

The stakes are high and your path to freedom is quickly closing, you must take your chance to escape before the opportunity vanishes completely.

Use your wits, brains, critical thinking and other cognitive abilities to escape this haunted hotel room within a limited time constraint!

Can you get yourself out of this asylum? This is your chance to find out! Book an escape room at Mission Manor Escape Rooms!

Inheritance: Mission Manor Escape Rooms

Old Mr. Abernathy wasn't a kind man or a caring man, but he was a rich man. He hated everyone, but especially his kids, so when the time came to write his will, he decided his vast fortune should go to anyone but them. Well, almost anyone... The money will go to anyone clever enough to find it. Is that you?

Are you clever enough to get the inheritance of the dead man? Be witty and get the will!

The stakes are high and the inheritance is tempting, you must take your chance to have it before someone else take it!

Use your wits, brains, critical thinking and other cognitive abilities to escape this haunted hotel room within a limited time constraint!

Can you get yourself out of this asylum? This is your chance to find out! Book an escape room at Mission Manor Escape Rooms!

Countdown: Mission Manor Escape Rooms

Tick, tock, tick, tock... Knowing that the response team could never make it in time, a bomber has left enough explosives beneath the Twin Cities to level them both a dozen times over.

But he didn't count on you! It was your day off, you didn't plan on saving 3.2 million lives today, but how could you say no?

The countdown of the deadly bomb is on. Are you humane enough to sacrifices you day off to save the lives of millions of people?

Use your wits, brains, critical thinking and other cognitive abilities to escape this haunted hotel room within a limited time constraint!

Can you save more than a million lives today? This is your chance to find out! Book an escape room at Mission Manor Escape Rooms!

Jackpot! : Mission Manor Escape Rooms

"The House always wins," or so the saying goes. Well, you've got different plans for how this particular night is going to go.

Your man on the inside has laid the breadcrumbs, all you have to do is follow them and you'll take the casino for all its worth, walking away wealthy beyond your wildest dreams. Ready to roll the dice?

Channel your inner Ocean's 11 as you try and empty the vault of the world-famous Jackpot Casino.

Use your wits, brains, critical thinking and other cognitive abilities to empty the vault of the world-famous casino within a limited time constraint!

Do you have what it takes to empty the vault? This is your chance to find out! Book an escape room at Mission Manor Escape Rooms!

Utopia: Lock and Key Escape

Your presence is requested by the Ministry of Public Harmony for a gentle calibration scan and adjustment. The procedure is quick and harmless, and we'll return you to your scheduled tasks in just one hour.

Is it just a gentle calibration scan and adjustment or there is something underlying in the pretence of scan?

You might have to use your wits, presence of mind, logical reasoning and team work

Can you complete this miss? This is your chance to find out! Book an escape room at Mission Manor Escape Rooms!

Impossible Mission | Lock and Key Escape @ 4020 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55406, USA:

You've been training for world-ending missions your whole life. Your team gets called when there is no one else left to call.

The Syndicate has armed a doomsday device somewhere in the city. Intel reports that the weapon has been armed. Your impossible mission, if you choose to accept it, is to foil the evil plot to destroy the world before it's too late!

Your impossible mission, if you choose to accept it, is to foil the evil plot to destroy the world before it's too late!

Get ready for an adventure that will transport you to another world and challenge you to think outside the box. You and your crew need to work together-but will you able to make this impossible mission, possible?

Can you pull this mission off? This is your chance to find out! Book an escape room at Lock and Key Escape today!

Budapest Express: Escapology

You are onboard the famous Budapest Express. You'll be meeting with various detectives showcasing the latest research and progressions in the forensic sciences. As you were going through your case notes in the middle of the night, the train manager suddenly approached you and requested you to follow him to the first-class dining coach.

As soon as you walked into the coach, your eyes darted to Sir Clarence Hayden's body slumped over the dining table. He had been murdered, and the killer was still on board! The trainmaster asked you for help as the train would arrive at the next station in sixty minutes, and the killer would be free once he or she walks off the train.

You have narrowed down your list of suspects to five people. But the killer has targeted you now! You have an hour to unmask the criminal before you become the next victim.

Player Review

"We enjoyed this experience. We had three couples, all novices, trying to solve the mystery. While we did not escape in time, we did solve the mystery for the most part. We had a wonderful time onboard the Budapest Express and would recommend this to anyone, especially those more experienced in escape rooms." Navigate (TripAdvisor)

This escape the room experience will have you at your wit's end! Find the real culprit before you fall prey to the killer yourself.

Antidote: Escapology

Dr. Walter Brandt might as well be the world's most famous chemical weapons scientist. He has been operating with the U.S. government for years to develop a bioweapon that would quickly and expeditiously eradicate enemy forces. However, Dr. Walter has gone rogue, and he is planning to sell the deadly virus to an enemy nation!

You and your team have managed to force an entry into his hidden research laboratory where the infamous TS-51 was conjured. As you were shuffling around chemicals looking for the antidote, a team member accidentally knocks over a vial that happened to contain the deadly virus! Currently, you've all been infected by the virus.

The entire facility has gone into an imprisonment protocol, and a complete decontamination procedure countdown has been triggered. You need to solve the puzzles and riddles to get to the antidote in sixty minutes!

Player Review

"This was our first escape room experience and our family loved it. We tried the Antidote room tonight, thinking we would start off easy. Our teenagers worked together and we all had fun. Our Game Master did a great job of setting expectations and making us feel comfortable with the process. We can't wait to go back and try another room!" Jen (TripAdvisor)

This Escapology escape room experience will have you search for the deadly virus's antidote that has infected you and your team.

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