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The Prison

Very positive (113 ratings)

  • Escape room
  • IRL

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The justice system is flawed and imperfect. You discover this first-hand having been sentenced to life in prison, without chance of parole, for a crime you did not commit. All requests for appeals have been denied. The only path to freedom is to breakout, but you are in a maximum-security cell and are constantly monitored. Suddenly, a riot erupts in another prison block. Your guard has left his post. This is your only chance for liberty. Are you quick-witted and resourceful enough to escape?

  • 2-6
  • 60 mins
  • Medium
  • Not scary

Awards

Ratings

All ratings (113)

Very positive

Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Mostly positive

Reviews

@supershapes
supershapes

42 escape rooms

This was our first prison break style escape room; We had a great time! We enjoyed the additional challenge of being physically separated but still collaborating for a portion of the game play.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Jun 20, 2025 | Experienced May 1, 2023

c

cheez246890

51 escape rooms

𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 �𓅝𓃄 �𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿 𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 𓂨𓅝𓃄 𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿

Apr 27, 2024

b

beavers1000

49 escape rooms

Pretty standard prison breakout experience. A couple minor surprises, but didn't seem quite as fun as some of the other Fox in a Box games. I'm a bit surprised that it's a TERPECA nominee.

Apr 20, 2024
@AmesEscapes
AmesEscapes

176 escape rooms

I was disappointed with this one. There were puzzles that were good and others that literally weren’t even used at all (leftovers from changing things). We wasted time on these puzzles and barely escaped.

Feb 28, 2024 | Experienced Feb 26, 2024

g

gia

12 escape rooms

First of all, our game master Marina was unbelievably awesome. But they were the best thing about this room. It's a bit of a padlock fest and there's nothing all that challenging or exciting about it except the very beginning. For people new to escape rooms, I'm sure it's great. But if your standards are high, you may find this one disappointing.

Gameplay

Puzzles made sense, but were too easy.

Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

No

Difficulty

Easy

Game tech

Mechanical

Scary

Not scary

Dec 11, 2023
@SlyRy
SlyRy

137 escape rooms

Did the Prison during our visit to Chicago. The 4 of us had a great time escaping and Jo was an excellent GM. Very enthusiastic and welcoming. Puzzles were fun and intuitive. Really have to communicate well to get out of this one. But that made it even more exciting. A good hint system where you can choose to use it or not but also for well with the theme. I would recommend this place if you’re looking for something to do with friends or family while in the city.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service

Our GM, Jo, was friendly and welcoming. Really kept in character and with the theme of the room.

Difficulty

Medium

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

Aug 28, 2023

d

dickie

109 escape rooms

There’s some much appreciated theatrics when you first start the game which was fun but the room itself wasn’t really anything spectacular. There weren’t any unique puzzles or designs that stood out to me. The overall experience itself though is great especially the interaction with the staff. Our GM remembered all our code names and gave us little goodie bags to take home and everyone else we ran into were really friendly and enthusiastic.

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Dec 5, 2022 | Experienced Jul 4, 2021
@PinkBalloon93
PinkBalloon93

30 escape rooms

Definitely the best prison break room I’ve played. We had a fun challenge breaking out of our rooms and were happily surprised throughout the rest of the escape by the challenges with which we were faced. Only needed one hint!

Oct 20, 2022

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Editorial

  • Puzzles weren’t particularly challenging or exciting... utilized the environment in some fun ways.

    Room Escape Artist
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