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Runaway Train

Mostly positive (51 ratings)

  • Escape room
  • IRL

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Can you gain entry to the conductor's cabin, stop the train and free the passengers before time runs out because you have booked the trip for a lifetime?

  • 2-8
  • 60 mins
  • Not scary

Ratings

All ratings (51)

Mostly positive

Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive

Reviews

@Kloochar
Kloochar

19 escape rooms

We loved Runaway Train; one of our favorite rooms here in Asheville. There were just two of us so we did need to utilize all of the available hints (4) but we found that the puzzles flowed really well and we enjoyed solving them. The last few minutes were very exciting! It is a small space so I feel like more than 4 people would be too many for this experience. Three would have been perfect!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

Mechanical

Ideal number of players

3

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

12

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Jul 5, 2025 | Experienced Jul 3, 2025
@d2theustin
d2theustin

38 escape rooms

This room was a lot of fun! Megan the game master was amazing. The rooms atmosphere is appropriate and had a good mix of traditional and electronic puzzles. I’ve done breakout games before and the staff at this location is great!

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Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service

Megan was an amazing game master! Thank you for being so cool!

Story
Difficulty

Medium

There is math involved

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

5

Scary

Not scary

Was anything broken?

No

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Medium

Oct 15, 2023 | Experienced Oct 15, 2023
@kmviar329
kmviar329

320 escape rooms

Heavy on the math puzzles. Wouldn’t recommend for more than 4 players. We had a group of 6 and at least 2 of us were standing around most of the time. Did enjoy the monitors that acted as windows.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

No

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

50/50

Ideal number of players

3

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

8

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Accessibility

Have to access the room by going downstairs. Unsure if there is a second entrance on the lower level or an elevator. One hearing based puzzle

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Medium

Limited street parking. Lots and garages close by. Will likely have to pay to park

Oct 14, 2023 | Experienced Sep 23, 2023
@gainestaylor
gainestaylor

36 escape rooms

Flow was okay. Some might like this more than us, just way too math-based. Prefer a different kind of puzzle. Real, actual main complaint was the flawed ending. Won't spoil, but no matter how much time you have left on the clock, your time will reduce to about two minutes when you get near the end. This meant we didn't finish, despite being way ahead on the overall time schedule. Very dumb.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Difficulty

Hard

Math

Jan 25, 2023 | Experienced Sep 28, 2020
@frankiegilmore
frankiegilmore

63 escape rooms

This was definitely challenging but overall a pretty cool game! Loved the intense ending 🚂

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service

Really nice and kind staff.

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Hard

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

14

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Not at all

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Limited

In the middle of downtown Asheville. Parking somewhere and walking would probably be the easiest option.

Mar 10, 2022 | Experienced Mar 10, 2020

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