At a glance
Kids ages 7 to 14Escapology Salt Lake City
Kids 6 and upEscape on 13th
Up to 16 in one roomAlcatraz Escape Games Midvale
First escape roomAlcatraz Escape Games Sandy
Short rooms for little kidsA Great Escape at Gardner Village
Date night or work groupThe Escape Game Murray
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Escapology Salt Lake City
📍 136 S Rio Grande St, Salt Lake City
Eight rooms, from Kids Mode games to Haunted House
Escapology has eight rooms at The Gateway. Lost City, a temple search for explorer Archibald Tucker's journal, also runs in Kids Mode, where the puzzles and hints are set so kids can lead and a parent or guardian stays on site. For adults, Mansion Murder makes you the heir accused of killing your grandfather, and Haunted House is a horror story set in Mulberry Manor.
Tip: Ages: all ages, with an adult for players 12 and under; Kids Mode is built for 7 to 14. Players: 2 to 8. Strangers: never added, every game is private.
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Escape on 13th
📍 342 W 1300 S, Salt Lake City
Arcadia, a spell-casting room for ages 6 and up
Four 60-minute rooms share the building next to Nightmare on 13th, and in Arcadia your team uses wands and spells to save a vintage arcade game from the inside; the venue rates it easy-medium. Walk the Plank, which starts you locked in a pirate brig, is the room it lists as most popular, and it says parts of Curse of Anubis may scare young kids.
Tip: Ages: 6 and up for Arcadia, 8 and up for Walk the Plank, 10 and up for Curse of Anubis and Species Unknown. Players: 4 to 10 in Arcadia and Curse of Anubis, 2 to 8 in the other two. Strangers: never added, every booking is private.
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Room Zero
📍 1388 S 300 W, Suite 600, Salt Lake City
Quick automated challenge rooms with leaderboards
Room Zero runs fully automated challenge rooms that last a few minutes each, with physical, skill and mental games and scores that post to leaderboards. A ticket covers 90 minutes of unlimited play, and a big group splits up and plays different rooms at the same time. For a party, the Lounge add-on is where outside food is allowed.
Tip: Ages: an adult in every room with kids 10 and under, and an adult in the building for ages 11 to 15. Players: 2 to 6 per game. Strangers: never added unless your group chooses to mix with others.
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The Escape Game Murray
📍 6191 S State St, Murray
The Heist, rated 8 out of 10 for difficulty
Inside Fashion Place Mall, The Escape Game puts a difficulty score on each of its five 60-minute rooms: The Heist rates 8 out of 10, and Ruins: Forbidden Treasure, a jungle temple, rates 6. Great Big Game Show, a separate game-show attraction, is right next door.
Tip: Ages: 13 and up recommended, younger kids welcome. Players: up to 8. Strangers: may be added to open spots on weekends, holidays and other busy times.
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More than Mysteries
📍 635 W 5300 S, Suite 301, Murray
Hansel & Gretel, a fairy-tale room for up to 10
In Hansel & Gretel the witch is luring people into her forest, and your team solves its way into her hut and out of her oven. Park outside the main entrance, go in on the east side of the office building, and get there 5 minutes early, because a late team loses game time.
Tip: Ages: all ages, and the venue prefers an adult plays along. Players: up to 10, with six as the ideal size. Strangers: never added, every room is private.
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Alcatraz Escape Games Midvale
📍 7980 S State St, Midvale
Dragon's Quest, a 3,000-square-foot room for up to 16
Dragon's Quest fills 3,000 square feet of castle ruins, and each player picks a class, wizard, knight, alchemist or thief, before going after a cursed crystal and the dragon guarding it; Alcatraz rates it moderate. For a smaller team, Vanished sends you into the world of a missing boy's favorite book. The rooms share an address with the Castle of Chaos haunted house.
Tip: Ages: 10 and up suggested for Dragon's Quest and Vanished. Players: 4 to 16 in Dragon's Quest, up to 6 in Vanished. Strangers: added to open spots in a public game, so book the private option to keep the room.
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Alcatraz Escape Games Sandy
📍 9460 S Union Square, Suite B-1, Sandy
Digging For Diamonds, a room rated easy
Alcatraz rates Digging For Diamonds easy, and 76 percent of players finish it. You search for Danny, who disappeared while trying to dig his way out of debt, in a one-hour game, and bigger teams can take Hexed: An Archaeological Adventure.
Tip: Ages: 10 and up suggested for Digging For Diamonds. Players: 2 to 6 in Digging For Diamonds, up to 10 in Hexed. Strangers: added to open spots in a public game, so book the private option to keep the room.
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Alcatraz Escape Games Draper
📍 12674 Pony Express Rd, Suite 1, Draper
Prison Bus Escape, played on a real bus
A real bus outside the Draper building, heated or cooled for the weather, holds Prison Bus Escape, where you play convicts headed to Alcatraz in 1934, and only 17 percent of players break out before the hour runs out. With younger kids, Wizard Hysteria has you hunt six artifacts to beat the Dark Wizard, and the Alcatraz FAQ suggests it for younger players. The building has stairs and no elevator.
Tip: Ages: under 8 kept out of Prison Bus Escape unless your party books all 10 spots, no age limit in Wizard Hysteria. Players: up to 10 in both rooms. Strangers: added to open spots in a public game, so book the private option to keep the room.
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Red Door Escape Room Riverton
📍 4554 W Partridge Hill Ln, Suite D-108, Riverton
Once Upon a Time, a three-room fairy-tale game
Red Door lists Once Upon a Time for families and first-time players and rates it 6 out of 10: across three rooms, you go from an enchanted forest into a castle to recover three stolen magical artifacts. For two to four players, Captain Maniacal's Lairbratorium is a one-room sci-fi game where you help a mad scientist build his robot.
Tip: Ages: all ages, with an adult in the room for 11 and under and an adult on site for 12 to 16. Players: 2 to 8 in Once Upon a Time, up to 4 in Captain Maniacal's Lairbratorium. Strangers: never added, every booking is private.
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A Great Escape at Gardner Village
📍 1100 W 7800 S, West Jordan
Short family rooms and 60-minute rooms
Gardner Village runs 60-minute rooms such as Rebel Outpost: Escape the Empire and Malcom's Missing Millions, plus family rooms of 20 to 30 minutes such as The Great Fairy Escape. Its Christmas room, A Who's Holiday Escape, is listed as returning in winter 2026. Only four of the six rooms run at a time, so check the booking page for which ones are open.
Tip: Ages: not stated; the seasonal rooms are built for families. Players: 8 to 12, depending on the room. Strangers: not stated.
📍Local note: Older listings place Getout Games and Mystery Escape Room in downtown Salt Lake City, but Getout's own site lists only its Provo location and Mystery Escape Room's site lists only mobile games in Utah. Exit 4 Escape Rooms still shows up in West Jordan listings, but its web address is now a parked domain. Escape Utah's Sandy and Midvale rooms now book through Alcatraz Escape Games. Himitsu Station, a downtown room, had no booking page on its own site as of October 30, 2026.
How to pick the right one
With kids under 10: Escapology's Kids Mode, Arcadia at Escape on 13th, Once Upon a Time in Riverton, The Great Fairy Escape at Gardner Village or Wizard Hysteria in Draper.
With more than eight people: Dragon's Quest in Midvale, Hexed in Sandy, Hansel & Gretel in Murray and the Gardner Village rooms fit a bigger team in one room, and Room Zero splits a crowd across several games at once.
For adults, a date night or a work group: Mansion Murder or Haunted House at Escapology, The Heist, Cosmic Crisis or Timeliner at The Escape Game in Murray, Prison Bus Escape in Draper, or Room Zero's leaderboard games.
For a first-timer: Digging For Diamonds in Sandy, the Alcatraz room rated easy, or Ruins: Forbidden Treasure in Murray.
For a birthday: Escapology and Escape on 13th both sell birthday packages.
Common questions
What is the minimum age for an escape room in Salt Lake City?
There is no countywide minimum. From youngest to oldest: Arcadia at Escape on 13th is set for 6 and up, Escapology's Kids Mode for 7 to 14, Walk the Plank for 8 and up, most Alcatraz rooms for 10 and up, and The Escape Game recommends 13 and up. Escapology, More than Mysteries, Red Door and Wizard Hysteria in Draper take all ages.
How long does an escape room take in Salt Lake City?
The game itself is usually 60 minutes. Escapology, Escape on 13th and The Escape Game ask you to arrive 15 minutes early, and Alcatraz asks for 10. At Escapology a late team plays only the time that is left, and Alcatraz locks the Prison Bus Escape door at the booking time and turns late arrivals away without a refund.
What if we get stuck, or someone needs to leave?
At The Escape Game you can ask for as many hints as you want with no penalty, and you can step out of the room at any time because you are not really locked in.
Can you walk in to an escape room without booking?
Yes at The Escape Game in Murray, which says walk-ins are always welcome but recommends booking to get the time you want. A Great Escape at Gardner Village recommends reservations but does not require them.
Are escape rooms scary for kids?
Alcatraz rates every room on a one-to-four ghost Spooky Scale, and a one-ghost room has flickering lights and odd sounds but no jump scares. At Escapology, Haunted House is the horror room. The Escape Game says its games have no adult language or gross content, though themes like a prison break can feel intense.
Which escape rooms in Salt Lake County take company or large-group events?
Escapology sells team-building and full venue buy-out packages, The Escape Game has a full-time team that plans large parties and corporate events, and Room Zero rents its whole facility before or after regular hours.
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