Best escape rooms in Birmingham: find options near you

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I’ve done a few escape rooms before, so I was really excited to see Escape Hunt right next to the hotel I was staying at.

I stopped by late in the evening, and the only game available was Excalibur, which Keith recommended. I’m glad he did…it was exciting, entertaining, and perfectly mind challenging.

Keith was fantastic throughout. He was professional, friendly, engaging, and his hints were spot on (sorry Keith for ringing the bell so many times!). He honestly made the whole experience even better.

If I could, I’d give this place 10 out of 5 stars. Highly recommended, and I’ll definitely be back to try the other rooms!

We visited the Birmingham branch to try the Aladdin-themed escape room, and it did not disappoint! Our group of five, which included two children aged 10 and 12, had a brilliant time. The room was just the right level of challenging—engaging and thought-provoking, without being impossible. Our kids had a blast, and loved it. A shout-out to Jaycee, who really went above and beyond to make our experience memorable. His enthusiasm and fun nature made the experience even more enjoyable, and we couldn’t have asked for a better host. Highly recommend!

Not the first time we’ve visited, done all the rooms now apart from two of the new ones, Jamie got us all sorted and booked for an hour of mind games and Sanchez served us with a few drinks, every staff member I’ve come across at the location have been INCREDIBLE from start to finish. Sanchez guided us to our room and explained the back story for it, they’re just amazing at their job .. they get you really into the whole theme of the room you are about to enter, the help you get when your in the room is brilliant too because they really take their roles seriously! Always a pleasure to visit this location the staff is top tier! See you guys soon to try out Dracula ‍♀️ always a laugh when visiting here!

Jay was amazing, we came late around 9pm on the off chance of doing the doctor who escape room, luckily he got us in and was super enthusiastic and even helped us settle an argument of who was the best doctor! The experience was super fun and Jay was deffo a major factor in this! Thank you Jay! And he even helped out with the photos after!

Fantastic game! We did the Eye of the Sun God room and escaped! Great story and very immersive. Really well planned out and very detailed. Would definitely recommend! Great puzzle masters Sanchez and Tamara! Very friendly and helpful! Will definitely be going back.

Fantastic experience. Probably two of most inexperienced escapees but still had a blast. We would recommend the The Eye of the Sun God as it’s one of the easier rooms! Big shout out to Jay and Keith – two fantastic hosts that really immerse you in the experience! Couldn’t have made our impromptu date night any better!

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We did the Fun House escape room at Exciting Games Birmingham and had such an amazing experience! From the start, the lady who looked after us was absolutely brilliant – so friendly, thorough, and explained everything really well. She gave us just the right amount of help when we asked, and was such a pleasant host throughout.

The game itself was so much fun – clever puzzles, great atmosphere, and it kept us thinking right until the end. The location is also super convenient, only about a 4-minute walk from the train station.

We had such a fantastic time and will definitely be back to try another room! Highly recommend to anyone looking for a fun day out in Birmingham.

Such a fun escape room! The puzzles were clever and the room design was awesome. Big thanks to Jake for being an amazing game master—super friendly and made the whole experience even better. Can’t wait to come back!

Our experience at the Fun House escape room was truly amazing. The staff was very friendly. We successfully completed the game. I would certainly recommend returning.

Had an amazing time at the escape room! It was super intense and scary in the best way. Big shoutout to Jada she was such a great host/ghost! Super friendly, clear with the instructions, and really added to the whole experience. Made everything more fun and smooth. Would definitely come back again! ️‍♀️ ️

Came for the fun house escape room with my partner for a date. Connor hosted our game and was so friendly! He explained everything and made sure our experience was a good one! Will definitely be back 🙂 THANK YOU!

This was my first time here and it was an amazing experience. The props were great quality and added to the experience. The puzzles were well thought out and were not too easy but not too difficult either.

Jada, our host, explained everything clearly, nudged us in the right direction and overall made the experience better. Would definitely recommend this place to everyone and will be coming back to try the other themes!

We booked Fun House & it was such a good escape room – we needed a few hints to get there but we made it – lots of detail in the rooms and lots of puzzles to solve – not easy at all! The horror element was great – a few solid jump scares! Alicia was a great host – would definitely recommend & will be returning to try the other rooms!

We had an amazing time in Room 13! Stuart was very friendly and roleplayed excellently while we were in the room, it really added to the experience. The room was very atmospheric and the puzzles were fun but challenging. We didn’t quite finish but Stuart explained the remaining parts of the room which was fascinating. Great experience!

Just completed Dr Watson’s Office and absolutely loved it. Had to ask for 3 clues but still feeling pretty chuffed. Stuart was fab and stayed in character throughout the clues. Such great fun! Highly recommended.

Great detective escape room! The puzzles were fun and challenging, and the whole setup felt like a real mystery. Huge thanks to Steward — he was super helpful and made the experience even better. Highly recommend!

Had a great time here for my mum’s hen do! Package was great with drinks beforehand, and the casino room was great because we were guaranteed to escape, just a question of with how much money! Lovely staff and a great room – one of my favourites and I’ve probably done 30+ escape rooms.

Very fun escape room! We did the Casino room and it was challenging but so satisfying when we figured out puzzles! Mark was a fantastic host. Would absolutely go again.

We had a fantastic time doing the Dr Watson room for our first escape room! Jay and Stuart were friendly, helpful, and made us feel really welcome. Even though we didn’t escape, we had so much fun. Thanks again to Jay and Stuart! Would recommend, definitely coming here again!

It was a blast! I did room 13 with some friends and had a great time. Nicola was our games master and made the experience not only welcoming and fun and also quite scary. Highly recommend!

Thr whole experience was brilliant my second time now, this time with my 12yr old boy, we both really enjoyed, I would recommend it to anyone.
On our last visit Jessie was lovely, and made the experience better from the moment we got there.
Great activity to do together your children.

AMAZING!!! ABSOLUTELY LOVED OUR TWO SESSIONS (Avarax and Outbreak)

Host was excellent – welcoming and friendly. The game space was massive (so much bigger than any other vr space I’ve been to)

Loved Avarax. It was so much fun – and an absolute must of you are a fan of 40k. OUTBREAK WAS *INCREDIBLE*. Very atmospheric and physical.

If you like VR, DO IT. I have a quest 3, and this blew me away by comparison

EDIT – Only potential improvement would have been to have food available on-site. We might have stayed and done one more experience, but had to leave for lunch.

Awesome experience! The most fun the 4 of us have had together in a long time. 30 mins is more than enough to get the experience. We were allowed to do two different games which helped too. We were sweating buckets by the end of it. So be aware to bring a towel. The parking isn’t clear but if you go direct to the venue you can park outside it for free!

THAT WAS THE GREATEST THING EVER!!!! OMFG I NEVER WANT TO LEAVE HERE! JAMIE WAS THE DON!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE – FOR THE EMPORERRRRRRRRRR…RRRRRRRR HEAVY BOLTA!!!!!! BOLTAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!
Right now I have calmed down six of us went, the briefing was done brilliantly. The VR element, perfect, no lag, no motion sickness. We all had a great time and will be talking about it for a long time!

Blew my mind the free space vr, super fun. Definitely a worth while experience and it’s going to be cool to see where the tech goes. Nice play with nice staff who are super chilled but on the ball. We played the Far cry vr, which was cool, but looks like the zombie ones are a better option.

Very fun gameplay and cool games. Staff are nice and helpful. Brilliant experience for any game enjoying person, and even if you don’t there is a game for everyone. We played the escape room called Mission Sigma, it was brilliant fun and the perfect amount of challenging to be enjoyable. Just remember to be careful of hitting walls .

It is a great space and the idea is great. We had technical issues that did damage the immersion but the staff were friendly and gave us extra time to make up for it.

The staff were great, the technology when working was great fun but we were unlucky that it kept having streaming issues. I will do this again on the assumption that the technical problems won’t happen again. If I go again and there are no issues then I will update this review and give them 5 stars.

Clue HQ Birmingham used to have the best escape rooms in town. Phenomenal puzzles, challenging and with top immersive components.

Unfortunately, not anymore. The escape rooms now have been scrapped to the bare minimum to raise the percentage of escapes, targeting a younger, more inexperienced audience.

We did the Captain Riddle, that used to be a race to sail a boat to a cursed island, to get into a cave that had a real waterfall. And when you completed the room, four treasure chests hanging from the top of the waterfall opened, letting drop tons of coins like a real treasure. Real, old coins. You then had one minute to take as much gold as you could back to the ship. Your score was not only the time taken to complete the room, but also the weight of the treasure taken.

However, today that cave doesn’t exist anymore. The lack of care of the room, according to the host, caused the wood under the waterfall to rot. So unfortunately the room was cut short, and the ending doesn’t even make sense. We didn’t even realised that we had finished.

It is such a shame that this place, that used to be higher tier, has gone so low only because of lack of care for their rooms. Also, they used to have a great board game cafe on the entrance, that has also closed.

I did the Hellevator escape room with my friends today – it was my first time visiting an escape room so I was unsure what to expect but had a lot of fun. Our host, Annie, was lovely and very friendly. We all had a great time and would definitely consider returning for another escape room.

We visited in March (sorry!) and did Hellevator, and it was one of the best rooms we’d done. Great puzzles, a fantastic host (Shearel) and we enjoyed playing games and having a drink in The Hideout afterwards. Cant wait to come back in July for another room!

Captain riddles forgotten fortune was great fun, Jake was super friendly and helped us out a bunch. 2 person grouped just about cleared in under an hour, medium difficulty rating was spot on.

Was hoping to do a game last minute which I understand isn’t always possible but thought I’d pop in and ask anyway.
The guy inside told me that everything has to be done online (which is strange as no other escape room has ever done this) and rudely told me to just go online and book for tomorrow instead.

No help was offered and overall really poor customer service.

little hard to find but it’s wonderful once you go in! our host was laura and she was absolutely wonderful! 10/10 absolutely would do again 🙂

Great place and well-made rooms, unfortunately we are buried here still because we couldn’t make the escape

Had a fantastic time thank you! Nicko our game master was great and had a really good laugh with us. We just about escaped the Temple raider (think that was the name), plenty of clues were given when asked and Nicko helped count us down at the end so we escaped by the skin of our teeth. Brilliant experience, highly recommended. We loved the rooms and how transitions between the rooms worked.

All I can say is amazing!!! So enjoyable we went as a group of three. Personally not having done one before I was so hesitant, but this was so enjoyable and I’ll definitely be going back to do another one. We actually escaped which was a bonus! But it couldn’t have been made possible if it wasn’t for the amazing host Connie!!! Her clear explanation of everything! Her aura was second to none! Made us feel so comfortable. She is an amazing asset to the team, and she is one of the reasons we will be going back to do the other two escape rooms. It was our first activity of the day and she really made it so enjoyable.

Difficult to find the place (no signs)… eventually discovered it was in the 10 pin bowling section. Great guy introducing the Titanic room. Disappointing that one clue was very dark so impossible to see (torch needed in this room somewhere). We were told we could have used our phone torches but they shouldn’t rely on people having phones with them (& it’s generally not allowed). Another useful thing would be to have a countdown clock somewhere in the game rooms). We’ve done many escape rooms … this one needs a bit more thought to improve it.

Connie was an absolute legend! Me, and 2 others came and did the Titanic room first and then the Temple run escape room after.

She made the escape rooms much more enjoyable and genuinely loved how she interacted with us.

Absolute legendary human Connie is.

Houdini is an amazing escape room. The staff are wonderful too. Holly and Hannah we both exceptional hosts.
We’ve done all three rooms as a family of two adults, one 9yo and one 12yo. All three were doable as a family. Temple escape was the best, but also the hardest and perhaps a little on the frightening side for a 9yo.
Hexmore worked great for the 9yo and his friends from school as a bday party.
Titanic was also great fun.

Thanks Team Houdini

We absolutely loved our evening in the Titanic escape room – which was challenging but not impossible. Connie was a super lovely and enthusiastic host. We already want to book another Houdini’s Escape Room experience!

I had wanted to do the Titanic game for a while, and it lived up to my expectations. Great theming and a good variety of puzzles. Although our games master said at the start we could have as little or as much help as we wanted, I feel he guided us quite a lot towards the end when we hadn’t asked for it which I think is why our finish time was quite quick at 37 minutes 38 seconds. Despite this, it was still an enjoyable experience and different to a lot of other games I’ve previously played. At the end, we were each given an anchor charm bracelet, which allows us to gain 10% off our next in-person booking, a nice little touch.

5 starts, zero complaints ! Lee and the team are so patient and organised, especially when dealing with larger crowds.
All rooms are varied and a challenge for most people..we went for team building experience and was not disappointed! Excellent value for money, will be returning again.
Parking and one way road outside an issue at peak times as there is a busy gym next door, but a bit of patience and a spot turns up.

We had a fantastic hour here. The host was friendly and informative. We escaped the Blackmail room in 48 minutes….the difficulty level was just about right for our ability and to keep everyone engaged (a family of four, kids 15 and 13). We will definitely go back soon and try a different room.

My daughter and I booked The Mystic’s Cabin. We’ve both been to a few escape rooms before and this was just the right challenge level for us. Some were very clever. Lee provided enough help when we needed it and we got out with less than a minute to spare. The venue was nice and the room was well maintained (some I’ve been to have been quite tired looking). I loved the fact that this was an independent company and would definitely go again to try another room if I’m in Birmingham.

Wow! Hands down the best experience we have had so far! Having done 3 escape rooms previously which were really fun at other venues, I was impressed with the amount of puzzles to solve here. The staff member was really enthusiastic and friendly. My boys are 9 & 12 and really enjoyed it too! We did the Blackmail one, highly recommend for families or first timers!

We were a team of 4, with varying experience of escape rooms. We had sooooo much fun. The story was good, the puzzles fun and some surprises in their too. We will defos be returning to do another. Lee was our host on arrival and was a lovely chap.

We had such a brilliant time doing Labyrinth, just three of us and two of them were under 12! Very nice set up lots of fun surprises.. and quite a lot of help if you need it. We had an absolute blast and escaped with just seconds to spare. We will be back to try the other rooms. Highly recommend.

We did the labyrinth, and it was the best escape room I’ve ever done. It was absolutely inspired. It felt like a level in a televised gameshow. It was the best-looking and most enjoyable experience I’ve had at an escape room, really really well designed both functionally, containing many unique puzzles, and artistically. The unique scoring system was also a great touch. We will definitely return to do the rest.

Our supervisor, Storm, deserves a huge praise for her excellent work, her dedication and friendliness towards us was unmatched, and we had a great time completing the Escape Room! Deaf friendly services have made it possible for us to have a fun experience at the game! Definitely coming back 🙂

First time doing an escape room experience and loved every minute of it. Unfortunately we didn’t escape but I will definitely try again and recommend it. I think our guides name was Storm. She was very friendly.

Great experience, we escaped room 13 and our game master was Storm. She was super enthusiastic. Highly recommend booking this activity, will be back to try another.

Had an amazing experience in the escape room with game masters Storm and Laura. Having the live actors scare us really heightened the thrill of it all. Will definitely be back to try the other rooms!

Wanted to do something different for our son’s birthday so we chose to do Escape Room and it was brilliant! We all loved it and will defo be back to do another! Laura was the perfect host and made our experience even better.. well done Laura real credit to you for being you and just 10/10 from start to finish!! Thank you Marvellous M’S xxxx

We’ve been to Houdinis twice in a month! For their interactive escape rooms and 10/10 service. We are the proud owners of Lewis’s #1 fan! Lewis and the team have been superb on every visit. Big thank you to Queen Lewis in particular! Booking Ref 210924

Disappointing Experience After a Great First Visit

We were really looking forward to our return visit after having such a positive experience the first time, but unfortunately this visit fell short.

In the first room, the clue that was supposed to be out in the open to support to unlock the box was actually locked inside the said box, which made progressing impossible. Despite repeatedly explaining this to the team member, they kept telling us it was on the table next to the bed, but it simply wasn’t there. After wasting a significant amount of time, we finally managed to unlock the box and found the missing clue inside.

In the next room, we correctly solved a puzzle that should have triggered a door to open, but the staff didn’t notice. Again, we were stuck and unable to move forward until we called for help.

The hints provided weren’t particularly useful, and it felt like the staff weren’t really listening to what we were trying to explain, as shown in the first room.

Overall, we left feeling disappointed, which was a real shame given how impressed we’d been after our first visit.

Played the holy grail with my friends, the only complaint is that the room can get a bit hot but I’d imagine that’s only an issue in the summertime.

Aathira was very friendly and took this lovely picture for us!

Did the Magic Spell room, left disappointed. Other reviews seem to echo this, not much of a challenge, open props lying around. Not much of a storyline. Went through the puzzles fairly quickly thinking there would be another room with something more challenging but then it ended. Have done a fair few escape rooms & this was probably the most disappointing one.

We did ” quest for the grail “.

I am very disappointed for :

– lack of introduction. The game master only said that we need to look for an item then we enter the room. Usually game masters role play and give some fun context for the room….
– the puzzles were extremely bad. Some discolored elements (white instead of orange) + strange color matching puzzles in a room were the light is dim has caused lots of misunderstanding despite having understood the puzzles. The game master took long time to give clues and clues were always useless (it seems she was not following what we were doing really)

This has to be the worst escape game I did ever…

We had a great time escaping the Mayan temple. It’s always refreshing when an escape room is about puzzles and not padlocks. A good variety of puzzles for our group to work on both separately and together.

Ebony was fabulous and we will come back to try harder rooms.

4 instead of 5 star because we think one of the puzzles wasn’t working properly.

What an amazing experience. As soon as we entered the building the staff were so friendly and welcoming. Our game master Luke was nothing short of amazing! He was so kind and encouraging and all round nice guy. The Holy Grail room was fun, exciting, challenging and fully immersive, suitable for all ages and groups! We cannot wait to return to Grand Escape again and try many of the other amazing rooms they have on offer!!

Great overall experience. Alice was a Fun and challenging puzzle, and ebony was a great and fun host for me and my partner. Definitely recommend 🙂

Had a great time at Grand Escapes today. We did the Paranormal Room 1409 and it was definitely a challenge and a really clever set-up. Ebony the host was really welcoming and very funny setting the scene for the game! We’ll be back soon!

Was booked in for survival with my friends. When we got there, there was no one. We waited a bit before asking other people in the building if they knew where the escape room staff were. They told us that they were there yesterday and they had issues and are a scam. They have taken their phone numbers off the internet and is labelled as “temporarily closed” but they didnt think to call us and let us know that our session is cancelled. I am unable to contact them since their number is off the internet and they dont have an email address. I would like a refund since me and my friends paid £72!!! I sincerely would like everyone who wants to book this escape room in the future to reconsider. Ive read many low star reviews thinking that it wouldnt happen to us but it did!!! SCAMM!!!! Would rate a -10 if i could!

Room 404 was a huge disappointment. I bought tickets through Groupon and was really excited to try out their VR escape room experience with my friends. Their website clearly stated that no booking was required and we could just walk in. When we arrived, the building was open, but completely empty—no staff, no customers, and no signs explaining what was going on. There was nothing to indicate they were closed, which made the whole situation frustrating. We left feeling let down after having been so excited. Now it looks like they may be out of business, as Google lists them as temporarily closed.

This was an amazing experience, really frightening but definitely not for the faint hearted. We managed to escape just about with 8 minutes to spare. Game host James was very helpful with all the clues and the NPC which I hated whilst in there was actually very cool.

The best horror escape room ever, the jump scares were spot-on, and the whole experience was amazing. The staff were incredibly sweet and made it even better. I had the best time ever definitely a core memory for me!

10/10 escape room experience. Went with my friends and a definite core memory for me! Great horror setting, extremely considerate hosts and a very sweet ghost haha. Must visit in Birmingham. Kept us all on our toes the entire time!

It’s an amazing experience tbh, if you’re in Birmingham, it’s definitely worth trying it out!
Nirmal was an amazing sport in explaining everything!

Love it!!! Go and you will Never regret it!! Totally worth the money!!! We came from London and we never find any similar escape room with live actor. Everyone enjoyed it so much! Definitely recommend and definitely will go and try different story line! The staff is very kind and friendly. Love them too!