7 escape rooms to try in Dubai

We’ve shortlisted our seven favourites…

Escape Quest
You have 60 minutes to escape a locked room called the “Explorers’ Library” armed with nothing but your wits and a couple of partners. Can you get out in time? Available for groups from two to five.
Where: Floor 20, HDS Business Centre, Cluster M, JLT
Contact: +971 4 332 7777, website

HintHunt
Ever been caught snooping around in a friend’s medicine cabinet? Put those skills to use in James Murdock’s Office, where you have an hour to crack the code and escape. From three to five people.
Where: Times Square Centre, Sheikh Zayed Road
Contact: +971 4 321 2242, website

Challenge Chambers
Did you “brother” die of natural causes – or was he killed by a nefarious criminal? When the police siren goes off your hour in the locked room comes to an end. The Challenge Chambers offers both a 30-minute version of the game and one for the full hour, while the larger Mystery Challenge comes in two identical rooms, meaning that friends can be challenged to simultaneous battles. Games are offered in English as well as Arabic.
Where: Sunset Mall, Beach Road
Contact: +971 50 256 0587,

Escape Reality
If you work better as a team at the time of a crisis then this escape game experience is the best for you. Teams of 2-6 players must solve a series of challenging puzzles to escape within 60 minutes. There are around 8 unique puzzles to be solved so you will find yourself coming back often to solve them all.
Where: 1st Floor, Indigo Sky, Sheikh Zayed Road
Contact: +971 4 332 777,

Brain Game Dubai
As its name suggests, this game requires you to tap into your inner genius to solve a series of puzzles, riddles and logical problems. You can choose between a number of challenges that include Prison Madness, Orient Express and more. In each, you have just 60 minutes to solve the task at hand. The special effects and attention to detail give the experience a very real feel.
Where: Kanoo Group Building, Karama
Contact: +971 4 396 1556,

No Way Out
This is not your typical escape room experience. There are four rooms with four different themes, each of which have been designed to test your mental skills. Players are given 60 minutes to “escape” using nothing but their logic and reasoning abilities.
Where: HDS Business Center, Cluster m, JLIT
Contact: +971 4 243 8208,

X-Space
This experience by Blues Clues is an amalgamation of logical reasoning puzzles and magical wizardry designed by some of the best real-life game designers in the industry. The various riddles and obstacles will test your ability to work as a team while the 60 minute deadline will test your time management skills.
Where: Wafi Shopping Center
Contact: +971 4 396 4344, website