In 2007 the very first escape room was opened in Japan. Now there are over 3,000 escape room venues worldwide, and more opening every day. These rooms typically have a theme like a biohazard lab, ...

While real-life escape rooms are always going to be the most immersive experience, when it comes to affordability and accessibility, virtual escape games always take the cake. No matter what console, ...

In need of a good brain scratcher, look no further In need of a good brain scratcher, look no further Escape Academy by Coin Crew Games is a narrative puzzle game formatted to look and feel like ...

One afternoon, I found myself trapped in an enchanted forest with a few friends and no help but some gentle guidance from a "fairy godparent." Well, we weren't really outside. Who is these ...

I’ve been in the mood for a good puzzle game. No, that’s not accurate enough. If a good puzzle game came to my door and proposed marriage, I would blow up my life and career for it the same way that ...

Hey, no one ever said promoting a video game was easy. In an already oversaturated landscape, even the heavy hitters need to pull out all the stops to get their game on the right people’s radars. That ...

The internet is obsessed with a new escape room puzzle that is challenging users to rely on logic, observation, and quick thinking. Posted on YouTube, the challenge asks users to find the correct ...

Being locked in a room and challenged to complete a series of devious puzzles created by a an all-seeing, all-hearing mastermind doesn't really sound like heaps of fun. In fact, numerous horror films ...

Breakout KC was one of the first escape rooms in Kansas City. Now it has two locations around the metro. More than a decade after escape rooms first arrived in Kansas City, your options for life-size ...

Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage right here—and let us know what you think. Who knew being locked in a room would become so ...