The Escape Game expands into Arizona with the opening of its first location in the state, bringing its nationally recognized immersive escape room experiences to Downtown Gilbert. The Escape Game introduces Valley dwellers to five cinematic, story-driven adventures designed for groups, families, friends, coworkers, and anyone looking for an interactive entertainment experience. The opening also marks the out-of-Nashville debut of the company’s newest mystery game, Murder with a Side of Meatballs.
Introducing: The Escape Game
The Escape Game has grown to more than 60 locations across the United States since launching in 2014. The opening of the Gilbert venue marks the first phase of a rapid Arizona expansion; a second flagship location is under construction at CityScape in Downtown Phoenix and is slated to open in September.
Each attraction is designed and built at the company’s 60,000-sq.-ft. production studio in Nashville, where teams create movie-quality sets, custom props, and layered puzzles that immerse players in original storylines. No detail is an afterthought. Every experience is designed to be completed within a 60-minute time limit, encouraging teamwork, communication, and problem-solving.
The Five Adventures at The Escape Game
The Escape Game Gilbert has opened with five unique adventures, each offering a different setting and objective. In The Heist, players enter a prestigious art museum with the goal of recovering a stolen masterpiece before time expires. Teams must move through the museum, uncover clues, and solve puzzles while avoiding detection.
Guests seeking a science fiction adventure can choose Cosmic Crisis, where players race to save the solar system by retrieving antimatter from a nearby space station before a black hole consumes everything in its path. Another option, The Depths, transports players to a mysterious undersea laboratory after unsettling footage resurfaces from a rumored research facility. Guided by the fictional Dr. Leah, participants descend beneath the ocean to uncover what happened while solving environmental puzzles along the way…