The rapidly evolving escape room industry is adopting practices from engineering, theater, and film–and coming up with some of its own. Imagine being locked in a roomful of strangers, where the only ...

David Spira's team is ready. No need for inspirational speeches—the adrenaline (aided by plenty of caffeine) is flowing. They cross the threshold, and the door locks behind them. The seven men and ...

An interactive art installation turns a live-action game into a disarming demonstration of social inequality. By Jillian Steinhauer I’m inside a room that feels simultaneously clinical and whimsical.

Locked in a room with 60 minutes to escape by solving a series of puzzles, escape rooms are the live-action gaming trend taking over the world. But forget jigsaws and crosswords -- the games have gone ...

In this week’s Escape Room: Tournament of Champions, the sequel to 2019’s hit thriller Escape Room, series main character Zoey (Taylor Russell) returns to confront the puzzle-orchestrating ...