Escapology Escape Rooms Tempe — Attraction in Tempe

I took my best friend here for his birthday. We are both of unusually high intellect and love to find fun activities which challenge us to get creative, meaning, in our down time we act like 5-year-olds with a bank roll. So, of course, we walked in pretty full of ourselves. We thought this would be a quick, fun game that we would have to purposefully take our time with and were wanting the most challenging room. This was our first time doing an escape room. We didn't want to look anything up first and didn't want clues as to how to even get started. The young man at the register, Josh, was beyond welcoming and personable with a very fitting professionalism to parallel the settings. Everything was impressive, from the welcome to the waiting room to the experience. I wish we could pay to go through them more slowly just to get to explore the rooms themselves. The quality of the sets and props are so good that we got lost in it. It was an adventure, like an amusement park for adults. I have that Disney glow after only an hour. It was well worth the cost. Not only did we walk out delighted to be humbled, but Josh gave us the rundown and explained the secrets of the room while we listened intently with unbridled glee to the details of the wall that was smarter than us both combined. Oh, did I mention, the harder rooms weren't open at the time slot we wanted because I wanted to surprise my friend and let him choose the room, so we got humbled by their least challenging room? Couldn't be more impressed with everything! Kids would have the time of their lives here! Josh gave it the energy of a high end amusement park experience and the settings brought it home. We'll be...

My partner and I recently tried out Escapology at Tempe Marketplace, and while it was a fun experience overall, there are a few things to consider if you're going as a duo. We’ve attempted two rooms here so far—7 Deadly Sins and, most recently, the Batman room. Both times, we found ourselves getting really engaged with the puzzles and making solid progress, only to hit a major roadblock with the final puzzle, which felt like a time-sink designed to stretch things out.

The rooms themselves are well-designed and immersive, with impressive attention to detail in the themes and clues. However, they definitely seem built for groups of three or more. With just two of us, it felt like we were constantly rushing to keep up with the clock. The ‘record completion times’ displayed are a bit hard to believe; they suggest people are getting through in 30 minutes or less, but unless they’re repeat players or have some prior knowledge, that seems nearly impossible with the way the puzzles are laid out.

Overall, Escapology is a great place for a fun challenge, especially if you have a slightly larger group to tackle the rooms. But if you’re going as a pair, be prepared to work fast—and possibly come up just short,...

The stars are for the workers! If I could give them individually 5 starts i totally would. Fantastic service and personality. As for the rooms, they are honestly falling apart and don’t seem to be working well. In 2 parts of the room major things did not work that were big part of the escape room experience. Also throughout the room pieces of equipment kept breaking with little to no force. I’ve been to lots of escape rooms all around the valley and yes this was pretty yes the staff was SO kind but the experience its self was disappointing if you’ve been to lots of escape rooms and appreciate the puzzle of it all which is my favorite part.

EDIT- I went back a second time thanks to management (Kayti, love her) and my experience was amazing! Such a fun room everything went perfectly and it was incredibly fun and me and my partner escaped! Nothing broke this time! If I had to guess the other room is just used a lot more frequently. 7 deadly sins was rewarding and I would totally recommend this to anyone in...