Escape rooms are a lot of fun. In them, a group of people are locked into a scenario and have to cooperate to solve a series of puzzles and problems in order to exit the room in time. You can now create the same immersive experience from your couch with these escape room board games.
The best ones have a story to tell, bake your choices into the narrative, and offer a range of challenging, brain-teasing puzzles. They also tend to be reusable, so you can play them with different groups of friends. You’ll have to sacrifice a bit of replayability with some, since they require you to alter game elements in order to get back to the starting point, but that’s a small price to pay for the chance to recreate an exciting experience at home.
Whether you’re interested in a light-hearted family game that doesn’t go too deep into dark themes or an intense experience inspired by The Walking Dead, there’s an escape room board game for you. You can try your luck at escaping the prison on The Walking Dead Escape, or you can take a step back in time and become one of the surviving children from the end of World War II in The Escape From Pompeii board game.
Most escape room board games are suitable for two to six players and last between 30 and 60 minutes. They’re a great way to spend some quality time with your friends, and many of them come with real physical lockboxes and padlocks to make the experience feel more realistic.