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Best online room escape games

Bring your real-life escape room experience with this list of online room escape games, compiled by our community of gamers. Develop your strategic skills more by solving mysteries and puzzles through hints and clues. Brace your senses!

1.Submachine 10: The Exit

Free download

This room escape game is the final chapter in Mateusz Skutnik's point-and-click adventure series of Submachine games. In this game, each nook and cranny contains the objects and clues that are needed for the puzzles.

  • Rajesh Pawar

    by Rajesh Pawar

    I totally agree with @Carolyn because this might also is probably the best chapter of Submachine games. It has developed well from the other games tha More

  • by Jaime Ávalos

    If you're looking for something new and interesting to play, this game is the answer. Escape room games have been around a while, but this puts a n

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  • Jennifer Sullivan

    by Jennifer Sullivan

    This does look like an escape game. You play puzzles and games to exit the submarine.

  • Howard Mitchell

    by Howard Mitchell

    I recently got bored with all of my online room escape games. I got a reccomendation for Submachine 10: The Exit, and I have been playing it non stop. More

  • Christopher Bennett

    by Christopher Bennett

    This is a fun puzzle game, it's very calming and sometimes pretty challenging. It's also got some great music, very cool.

  • Carolyn Dean

    by Carolyn Dean

    By far one of my favorite chapters of the game. The graphics and animation of this last chapter has greatly improved (i am an avid fan so i was abl

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2.Elements

Free download
Elements is a puzzling escape room game by Neutral that will have you entertained for a while. Click around the room and explore every nook and cranny. The solution isn't always as obvious as you might think.
Elements

Elements

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  • Roberto Carrera

    by Roberto Carrera

    For a gamer like me who likes room escape games as much as other games, this for me is the most worthy of being on the top spot more than Mirror. I al More

  • by Arthur Morris

    When it comes to mind-challenging games like this, I really put a game face on. I even took down notes while I navigate through the room. Unlike th

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  • Krystian Dowolski

    by Krystian Dowolski

    Amazing game. While most escape room games depends on 'click in proper place to find hidden part of room', the elements is almost free of them. All is More

  • Daniel Fox

    by Daniel Fox

    When it comes to online room escape games, this is what I will recommend. I enjoyed solving the riddles.

  • by Reyansh Singh

    It seems as if the instructions are very vague. And the lack of companionship with other people. This seems as if it would just be a lonely to do puzz More

  • by Joel Campos

    Fans like me are excited about Neutral's beautiful escape game Elements. Elements is devious and smart with lots of "elements" to get excited about. T More

3.Lights

Free download
Explore the room in Lights and discover how to get out of it by collecting objects and solving the puzzles. It will keep your mind occupied for a while.
Lights

Lights

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  • Shreya Sengupta

    by Shreya Sengupta

    Why are online escape rooms even a thing? I played this game and found no enjoyment,. Maybe it's just a matter of a person's own interest and preferen More

  • Johnny Hill

    by Johnny Hill

    This game is super fun and exciting. I played this when I had friends come over and it was fascinating. The clever puzzles and the 3D effects are amaz More

  • Justin Harris

    by Justin Harris

    After a long hard day at work I like to come home and play some online room escape games. It helps me unwind and make new friends.

  • Donald Rodriguez

    by Donald Rodriguez

    Lights is a fun online escape room game. It is fun to solve the riddles and gather items. It is also helpful that you can save your game.

  • Trevor Deschaine null

    by Trevor Deschaine null

    fun!

4.Submachine 9: The Temple

Free download

Submachine 9: The Temple is a mysterious room escape game where you have to roam around an abandoned temple to unlock its secrets and solve mind-boggling puzzles.

  • Madison Duncan

    by Madison Duncan

    The puzzles are quite hard and I've been stuck for some time now. Definitely not a game for quitters. Technically speaking, the sound makes this game  More

  • Austin Porter

    by Austin Porter

    I am stuck with hammer an little brown circle. I am losing my interest :( I think this game is too hard for me. But don't get me wrong, the game is

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  • Aarav Mittal

    by Aarav Mittal

    I hope they will upgrade this game from HTML version.

  • Juan Griffin

    by Juan Griffin

    There are lots of fun flash games to play on this site. I jump on this site when I'm bored and I just play away. Nothing really special but you will e More

  • Ward oo null

    by Ward oo null

    The walkthrough for Submachine 9 doesn't work.

  • Alexander Hicks

    by Alexander Hicks

    this looks pretty scare and a lot of fun. Exactly the type of escape game i was looking for

5.Sphinx

Free download

A room escape game set in an ancient Egyptian tomb with puzzles that are a good mix of logic and use of found objects, involving a lot of observational skills.

Sphinx

Sphinx

Other platforms

  • Joyce Hill

    by Joyce Hill

    Don't mind the Japanese website, coz the actual game has English narration. Just a friendly reminder to not start with this game if you don't have eno More

  • Dennis Williams

    by Dennis Williams

    At first, it was kind of strange that this website was almost completely in Japanese--then I loaded the game, and was pleasantly greeted with English! More

  • Sarah Taylor

    by Sarah Taylor

    At first, I got a bit off since it was on the Japanese language. But as I'm playing this game, I really enjoyed it.

  • Manuel Madrigal

    by Manuel Madrigal

    I'm always on the look out for a new game to indulge in. Sphinx did not disappoint at all. A classic escape game if i ever saw one.

6.Mirror

Free download

Mirror is an online room escape game by Kotorinosu. In it, you wander around the room and click on objects. Solving your way out will depend on your ability to find objects, combine them, observe the details and solve the puzzles.

Mirror

Mirror

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  • Edison Fan

    by Edison Fan

    Don't waste your time playing this game!! As an avid lover of escape games, I saw a lot of buzz surrounding Mirror. I finally found a site I could pla More

  • Tom Tan

    by Tom Tan

    Mirror is definitely one of the best online escape games that I have played. The only downside that I find on this game is that it still requires flas More

  • Song Hue

    by Song Hue

    This game is terrific. Everything depends on my perception as a player--the color, the space, and my ability to infer and surmise things based on t

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  • by Sean Diaz

    Mirror is a classic room escape game that really tests my ability to solve puzzles. The challenges really make you have to think ahead and I find this More

  • Gary White

    by Gary White

    This is a pretty fun escape game that I can play anywhere to pass the time. I like that you can combine objects, which is a bit different from most ro More

7.Sagrario's Room Escape

Free download

Sagrario's Room Escape is a mystery game developed by Escape Room that will have you wrecking your brains until you solve it. A forum is also offered by its site for the player interaction. 

  • Kathleen Griffin

    by Kathleen Griffin

    I was scrolling through Softonic and accidentally clicked this list/page and I got curious... what on earth are room escape games? So I'm now on my 2n More

  • by Ethan Hall

    Sagrario's Room Escape was an acceptable solution to my problems with finding an online room escape game - it was a good game, but just not as well pr More

  • Wayne Hall

    by Wayne Hall

    Kotorinosu has some real talent when it comes to making escape games. The egyptian setting of the game gives me the impressions of mummies and tomb

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  • Rubén Guillén

    by Rubén Guillén

    My biggest complain about this is not about the game but about the website. The web interface is terrible! There's a lot of displays going on in th

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  • Bozidar Janjusevic null

    by Bozidar Janjusevic null

    best escape game ever

  • Christopher Castillo

    by Christopher Castillo

    It's not the most amazing thing in the world, but it's worth a try. With that I mean it's free and in most cases you get what you pay for.

8.Linkage

Free download

Linkage is a room escape game by Neutral that gives you a trail of clues you must follow so you can exit the room you're locked in. The difficulty is challenging but fun. 

Linkage

Linkage

Other platforms

  • Muhammad Mittal

    by Muhammad Mittal

    The design of this online escape room is very interactive and it has lots of hidden features, aside from the puzzle itself, that you can discover your More

  • Nicholas Russell

    by Nicholas Russell

    Linkage is indeed an online room escape game, ready to play from the get-go. I found it to be enjoyable and intuitive--the interface easy to manage

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  • Edward Scott

    by Edward Scott

    The graphics are simple but the game is into another level.

  • Jonathan Cole

    by Jonathan Cole

    This game was very confusing at first. I had no idea what to find or how to escape. I got the hang of it, though, with the help of the instructions an More

  • Janice Schneider

    by Janice Schneider

    The feeling of being confined is unacceptable for me and this game would give me a rush of adrenaline.

9.Submachine 5: The Root

Free download

This game is part of the Submachine series, a point-and-click puzzle-solving game. In it, you'll have to escape from closed installations of submerged machines, but it's not that simple. You'll have to play the games to discover more.

  • Nathan Bishop

    by Nathan Bishop

    Fans of the point-and-click genre will easily like this game. Submachine 5 is immersive and challenging and I love it! All the game elements will real More

  • by Jesse Contreras

    The game was enjoyable and fit the category of a room escape game. However, it seems like a list of various games of this style might be more useful a More

  • Sean Arnold

    by Sean Arnold

    I've been a gamer since text only RPGs played on mainframes....old. But I love adventure games and those created by independent developers. Good music More

  •  Jorge Luis Escamilla

    by Jorge Luis Escamilla

    Submachine 5 The Root is the coolest game ever. When you need to clear your mind escape to and then learn to escape from "The Root"

10.Vision

Free download

Vision is a point-and-click room escape game by Neutral. In it, you're trapped in a room with no exit so you have to explore the environment for clues and objects that will help you escape.

Vision

Vision

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  • Rebecca Roberts

    by Rebecca Roberts

    Puzzle game junkies will surely enjoy with Vision! Probably the best room escape game online! Players have to pay attention to every small detail and  More

  • Zachary Russell

    by Zachary Russell

    I decided to look for an online room escape game to pass time and I came across a game called "Vision". I'm a fan of these types of games, but not thi More

  • Jason Armstrong

    by Jason Armstrong

    Vision is just okay with me. If you're good at finding objects, I highly recommend this.

  • Henry Gutierrez

    by Henry Gutierrez

    I had always enjoyed playing escape games and I recently started playing Vision. It was very enjoyable to play through it.

  • Nicholas Barrett

    by Nicholas Barrett

    These games really interest me if they are done right. This one was not. Gameplay is lacking and the graphics and background story could use some work More

  • Sai Kapoor

    by Sai Kapoor

    The game takes forever to load. I ended up opening a new tab and looked for another version of an escape room game :( however, there are lot more e

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WHAT’S THE MEANING?

In the world of video games, escape the room (also known as room escape or escape game) is a game inspired by the point and click game genre. This requires a player or a group of players to get out of the room within a certain allotted time by exploiting their surroundings. Escape games need strategic planning to use the available resources around them.

DID YOU KNOW?

Did you know that in the Philippines, the first real-life escape room was launched in 2014? It is called Breakout Philippines. The game involves getting locked out with a teammate in a carefully designed room from which the players must escape within 45 minutes. From virtual to real-life, players are put into time pressure as they try to solve the mystery and riddle by taking hints and planning moves.

The rooms in this game are intentionally made to overwhelm your senses. They often leave players puzzled and make them feel lost, highlighting the importance of a teammate. Thoroughness is also a must. You would not want to miss a single detail for these tiny details can lead you to the bigger problem at hand. Real-life escape room is a physical adventure game inspired by the escape room video game genre. One can always look for the best escape games to play in order to test skills in solving puzzles and riddles while applying strategy at the same time.

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