Best Escape Rooms in St. Louis MO

THE BEST ESCAPE ROOMS IN ST. LOUIS MO

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Our ranking of the best escape rooms in St Louis MO is based on Google ratings and reviews from internet users. Escape rooms with higher ratings and, in the case of identical ratings, those with more reviews are ranked higher. We hope this ranking, along with our tools such as review checker and St. Louis escape room locator (which includes opening hours and contact details), helps you find and choose great escape rooms near you.

RANKINGS OF ESCAPE ROOMS IN ST LOUIS MO

Our St. Louis Escape Rooms Ranking features a list of escape rooms which have a Google rating of at least 4.0 and a minimum of 100 reviews. There are 4 such escape rooms in St Louis that are on our list. Rooms with a 5-star rating on Google are highlighted with our Golden Key badge for easy recognition.

Golden Key

We present the GOLDEN KEY AWARD to escape rooms that have a 5-star rating and a high number of Google reviews, recognizing them for outstanding performance. In St. Louis, one escape room has earned this distinction.

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Escape Rooms in St Louis MO

Adventures Of Intrigue

  • 2400 S Jefferson Ave, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA
  • Position in the ranking: 1
Golden Key
  • Adventures of Intrigue is an immersive adventure play space offering unique, story-driven experiences and puzzle-solving in a large, free-roaming environment. They offer 12+ adventure games.
  • Secrets of the Pharaoh: In this adventure, you help a team of archeologists find the Rosetta Stone by solving a series of puzzles and clues within King Tut’s tomb.
  • The Broken Portal: This is a story-driven adventure game offered by Adventures of Intrigue.
  • Those Naughty Little Dragons: The goal of this adventure is to help the dragon babysitter find little baby dragons that ran away and return them to their nest.
  • The Magic of Hollow Tree: This adventure is set in an enchanted forest and involves dragons. It is described as family friendly and excellent for all ages.
  • Relic of the Ancients: In this adventure, you must find a lost relic created by an ancient tribe of heroes to defeat an awakened ancient evil.
  • Murder at the Manor: This adventure is set in a manor and involves solving puzzles and tasks. It is described as family friendly.
  • Lost at Sea: This is an adventure where you are lost at sea, featuring different tasks and puzzles. It is described as family friendly.
  • If These Walls Could Talk: This adventure involves investigating a terrible accident where four locals disappeared, aiming to hear the pleas of the dead and help them rest. It contains spooky themes.
  • The Case of the Missing Train: This adventure involves a missing train and requires exploring the 9500 sq. ft. space.
  • Save the Queen: This is a story-driven adventure with tasks and puzzles, recommended for first or second-time adventurers. It has a difficulty rating of 4 out of 5.
  • The Cards of Fate: Designed for 6-20 guests, this competitive adventure is similar to traitor games, where players solve puzzles to gather voting power and vote off a hidden “traitor”. It ends with a timed closing ceremony.
  • Showdown at the Just-Ok Corral: In this competitive adventure for 4-12 guests, teams solve puzzles to gather riches quicker than an opposing team. It features manipulative and visual puzzles that can be completed in non-linear order.
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Escape The Room St Louis MO

  • 1201 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63103, USA
  • Position in the ranking: 2
  • Escape The Room St. Louis provides live interactive entertainment in St. Louis, offering trivia game experiences with unique storylines, secrets, and escape routes. They offer current games for groups to try and escape in 60 minutes.
  • The Clock Tower: Take a trip through time to help the timekeeper, who is stuck in a time warp, get things back on track and escape in under 60 minutes. This room is designed for 10 players.
  • The Submarine: This story-driven adventure involves descending to the bottom of the ocean with up to 7 shipmates to navigate the waters, outsmart the insane captain, and reach the surface within 60 minutes before your oxygen runs out.
  • Western Bank Heist: You and your band of outlaws have 60 minutes to escape with the cash while on the run from the sheriff.
  • The Theater: This newest room features a comical story and lively characters, where your team of 10 must solve puzzles to regain control of a wacky performance before curtain call.
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Mastermind Room Escape – St. Louis

  • 440 N 4th St #290, St. Louis, MO 63102, USA
  • Position in the ranking: 3
  • Mastermind Room Escape offers a variety of escape rooms with themes ranging from spooky scenarios to holiday fun and action-packed missions. They offer multiple escape rooms for everyone, including Christmas-themed rooms. All Mastermind Room Escape rooms are private and have a 60-minute time limit. The escape room door is always unlocked, so you can walk out at any time. Mastermind Room Escape states that none of their rooms are overtly scary, but they have a variety of themes to get your heart pumping.
  • Creepy Lair: You have been captured by a psycho killer and must escape his lair within 60 minutes before he returns to torture you with a drill. This room has an Advanced difficulty and is Kind of Creepy.
  • DaVinci’s Workshop: Set in 1519, you have 60 minutes to get Leonardo DaVinci’s Mona Lisa to safety before thieves arrive to steal it. This room is rated Easy – Medium difficulty and is Not Creepy.
  • Diamond Heist: As a team of thieves, you have 60 minutes to pull off the biggest diamond heist in history and get the diamond before the police arrive. This room has a Medium difficulty and is Not Creepy.
  • Elf Escape: This is a fun, family-friendly activity where you have 60 minutes to help save the Christmas spirit. This room is rated Medium difficulty and is Not Creepy.
  • Home Alone: On Christmas Eve, you must defend your home from robbers by accessing the phone security system to call for help within 60 minutes. This room is rated Medium – Advanced difficulty and is Not Creepy.
  • Merry Grinchmas: This Christmas-themed room is rated Easy – Medium difficulty. You need to save the Grinch.
  • Stadium Scare: During a sold-out game, you are locked in the stadium bowels and must disarm a string of bombs within 60 minutes to save the crowd. This room has a Medium difficulty, is Not Creepy, and features Cardinals history and memorabilia. This room is a rename of Cardinals Quest.
  • Secret Society: After researching an ancient secret society, you are kidnapped and have 60 minutes to successfully complete the Initiation Trial to escape. This room has an Advanced difficulty and is Kind of Creepy.
  • The Cursed Castle: You must lift a curse and save the kingdom from eternal darkness in this room. This room has an Advanced difficulty and is Kind of Creepy.
  • Mastermind Room Escape offers two more escape rooms called The Shed and Taken.
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Escape Rooms in St Louis MO

St Louis Escape

  • 1517 S 8th St, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA
  • Position in the ranking: 4
  • St. Louis Escape offers escape rooms with themes ranging from horror and adventure to classic stories, alongside other attractions like mini golf and an arcade. They feature multiple immersive escape rooms.
  • Haunted Mansion: You are trapped in an abandoned mansion during a paranormal investigation and have 60 minutes to escape the ghosts that want to possess your soul. It features some animated scares and has high Fear Factor and medium Difficulty.
  • Blackbeard’s Revenge: In this pirate adventure, you must find Blackbeard’s treasure hidden inside an ancient Aztec temple within 60 minutes by solving clues and puzzles, while avoiding his curse. This is a family-friendly adventure with low Fear Factor and medium Difficulty.
  • The Cellar: Left for dead and locked in a makeshift cell in a basement, you have 60 minutes to escape before the killer returns. This is their scariest themed escape room with medium/high Fear Factor and medium Difficulty, suitable for ages 12+.
  • Dracula: Travel to Transylvania and solve the mystery of Dracula’s castle within 60 minutes by destroying Dracula and his brides to escape before sunset. This horror game is suggested for experienced players, has medium Fear Factor and medium/hard Difficulty, and features scares.
  • Frankenstein: You must finish Doctor Frankenstein’s experiments and prove life after death within 60 minutes before the townspeople destroy the castle. This is considered an Expert Level horror game with medium Fear Factor and hard Difficulty.
  • Jurassic Island: Trapped in a scientific research center on a remote jungle island with dangerous dinosaurs on the loose, you have 60 minutes to restore the power grid to allow a helicopter rescue. This adventure features three rooms, some frightening animations, low/medium Fear Factor, and medium Difficulty.
  • Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Based on the novel, you have 60 minutes to fight, solve puzzles, and find clues to help Dorothy find her way back to Kansas. This family adventure attraction is completely suitable for all ages, with low/medium Fear Factor and medium Difficulty.
  • Alien Parasite: Your ship, USS Colossus, is infected by an alien parasite and in automatic self-destruction mode; you have 60 minutes to survive, cure infections, guide the ship, and seek evacuation. This science fiction attraction has medium Fear Factor and hard Difficulty.

REVIEWS OF ESCAPE ROOMS ST LOUIS MO

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Learn more about escape rooms in St Louis MO:

  • What are the typical group sizes and time limits?
  • Group sizes vary depending on the specific room or adventure. Many escape rooms and adventures are designed for groups ranging from 2 to 6 or 2 to 8 guests. Some can accommodate larger groups, such as “The Cards of Fate” (6-20 guests), “Showdown at the Just-Ok Corral” (4-12 guests), “Creepy Lair” (up to 12), and “The Cursed Castle” (up to 12). Traditional escape rooms typically have a time limit of 60 minutes. However, some adventure games are “no time limit games” where the duration can vary based on the group’s pace.
  • Are these escape rooms and adventures suitable for families and different age groups?
  • Yes, many of the escape rooms in St Louis are described as family-friendly and suitable for various ages. Specific recommendations or suggested minimum ages are often provided for individual rooms. For example, “Those Naughty Little Dragons” and “The Magic of Hollow Tree” are explicitly recommended for all ages, while others like “If These Walls Could Talk,” “Lost at Sea,” “Relic of the Ancients,” and “Secrets of the Pharaoh” have suggested minimum ages ranging from 9 to 12, sometimes with parental guidance recommended due to spooky themes. Overall, there are options available to accommodate different family dynamics and age ranges.
  • How does the difficulty of these experiences vary?
  • The difficulty levels are indicated for many of the rooms, ranging from Easy or Easy-Medium to Medium, Medium-Advanced, and Advanced. Some adventures use a rating system, like 3 out of 5 or 4 out of 5. This allows participants to choose an experience that aligns with their comfort level and prior escape room experience.
  • Are the escape rooms and adventures private experiences?
  • Yes, generally all rooms and adventures are private. This means that your group will not be sharing the experience with other players you do not know. For some rooms, there may be minimum initial purchase requirements for the number of people, even if fewer people are playing.