Escape-game guides: choosing a game and planning your evening
Planning your first escape-game night, choosing a story or organising a group? These guides explain the formats and the practical choices, so you can spend more of the evening playing.
For Escape Maison, start by checking the edition and available language. Exploration uses searchable rooms and interactive mechanisms; Classic editions organise the story into puzzle chapters. Our games are designed for adults. A free opening room is the most useful way to judge whether a game suits your group.
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Escape rooms in a box: what to check before you buy
Cards, sealed envelopes or a companion app? Find out how boxed escape games work and choose a format that suits your evening.
How to choose an escape room game for home
Choose by group size, reading, theme and format. A practical guide to finding an at-home escape game your whole group can enjoy.
20 riddles and logic puzzles to try with children
Try twenty English riddles and logic puzzles with separate hints and explained answers, from simple patterns to longer deductions.
Giving an escape room game: a practical gift guide
Choose an escape room gift around the recipient, from a venue voucher to a boxed or digital mystery, and check the details before buying.
Your first escape room game: a beginner’s guide
Learn how to read clues, share discoveries and use hints in your first at-home escape room game. No spoilers or specialist knowledge required.
An escape room date night at home
Plan a puzzle evening for two, share the controls and choose a mystery you both want to solve. Practical ideas for a relaxed date night.
Playing escape room games with children: a family guide
Match puzzles to your children’s reading and interests, keep everyone involved and recognise when an adult investigation is not the right choice.
How to host an escape room evening at home
Plan your group, choose a format and set up a comfortable puzzle evening at home, from the first clue to saving your progress.
Escape room evenings for birthdays and Christmas
Plan a birthday or Christmas puzzle session around your guests, with sensible group sizes, breaks and a setup everyone can enjoy.
Digital or physical escape room games: which format fits?
Compare live escape rooms, browser games, boxes, printable kits and puzzle books by setup, shared play and practical requirements.
No escape room near you? Plan a puzzle evening at home
When a venue is too far away or the booking does not fit, explore practical alternatives for a shared puzzle evening at home.
The Midnight Train: a railway mystery to solve at home
Step aboard The Midnight Train and investigate a station erased from the records. A spoiler-free introduction to the story and game formats.
10 ideas for a games night at home
From a shared mystery to a music quiz, choose a few games that fit your guests and keep the evening easy to organise.
Choosing an at-home escape room for adults
Find a puzzle adventure that suits your group’s reading, pace and interests, without relying on a “best game” ranking.
Ready to try a game?
Browse the games by setting, or read how to play for the practical details. If you are organising a work event, see our team-building guide and ask about a licence for your group.