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Escape rooms you can get trapped inside in southcentral Pennsylvania

York Daily Record

Bring your smartest friends or family members to an escape room, where you’ll need the best brains to find clues, solve puzzles and get out in an hour.

Leave your phones and electronics at home (or in the car) because there will be no outside help after you’re locked in. The games are meant to be fun and teamwork is needed. And don’t worry, if you’re totally stumped, employees will help you or let you out.

The immersive game craze has spread through the area over the last few years. Check out some venues below. This list was originally published in 2016 and has been updated. If there's an escape room that should be added or updated, please email information to meyer@ydr.com. 

Escape. On Queen

Rooms: "The Hideout," "September 1777" and "The Tavern."

 

Where: 43 N. Queen St., Lancaster

Cost: $25 per person

Info: 717-435-8049, www.escapeonqueen.com

Adventure Escape Room

Room: "Caramella's Candy Shoppe"

Other attractions at Adventure Sports include go-karts, mini-golf, bumper boats, batting cages, outdoor laser tag, a driving range, arcade, party room and ice cream parlor.

Where: 3010 Elizabethtown Road, Hershey

Cost: $25 per person

Info: 717-533-7479, www.adventurehershey.com or www.escapehershey.com

Hershey Perplex

Rooms: "Escape Bad Santa" and "Alice in Puzzleland."

 

Where: 7430 Derry St., Hummelstown

Cost: $28 per person 

Info: 717-489-2888, hersheyperplex.com

Escape Games Live York

Rooms: "Escape the Decade 1970s," "Escape the Precinct," "Sherlock’s Office," "Mojo's Museum," "The Showdown," and "The Jungle." 

Where: 147 W. Philadelphia St., Second Floor, York.

Cost: $125 for up to six adults, $15 each for up to two additional players.

Info: 717-870-4033, www.escapegameslive.com.

Escape Games Live Lemoyne

Rooms: "Escape the Decade 1980s" and "Mad Doctor."

Where: 400 Market St., Lemoyne

Cost: All single-group escape rooms are $125 for up to 5 players, $25 for each additional adult player, $10 per additional player 10 years old or younger.

Info: 717-562-7928, escapegameslive.com

Escape Room Lancaster

Rooms: "50s Style Diner," "Ancient Greek Temple of Secrets" and "Escape the Holiday Madness."

Where: In Station Square Center, 18 E. McGovern Ave., Lancaster.

Cost: $25 per person

Info: 717-208-6288, escaperoomlancaster.com. 

Escape Room Hershey

Rooms: "Candy Factory 2: Land of Sweets," "Wizard’s Laboratory" and "Investigation at the Speakeasy."

Where: 251 W. Chocolate Ave., Hershey

Cost: $25 per person 

Info: escaperoomhershey.com

Escape Level 6

Rooms: In Annville, "Murder for Hire" and "Nuclear Meltdown." At Lebanon Valley Mall, "Train Heist: A Steampunk Adventure."

Where: 1236 E. Main St., Annville, and at Lebanon Valley Mall, Lebanon

Cost: Private bookings only. Each reservation has a 2-person minimum for $60. Additional players are $21. 

Info: 717-389-9124, www.escapelevel6.com.

Outside the Box

Rooms: "Outbreak," "Wanted," "Special Ops" and "WinterKeep."

Where: 717 N. 2nd St., Harrisburg.

Cost: $28 per player 

Info: 717-856-9076, www.outsidetheboxescaperoom.com.

Escape Confusion

Rooms: "Pirate’s Pizzas of 8," "Top Secret," and "Eleanor’s Eccentricities"

Where: 12 Carlisle St., Hanover. 

 

Cost: $25 per person. All rooms are private bookings

Info: 717-698-3088, https://escapeconfusion.net/

Steel Key Escape

Rooms: "Cold Case." A second room, "Outbreak," is coming. 

Where: 2613 Philadelphia Ave, Chambersburg 

Cost: $25 per person 

Info: 717-414-4128, https://steelkeyescape.com

Escape Room Dilemma

Rooms: "Revive and Survive," "Fallout: The Aftermath," "Sealed with a Bang."

Where: 2300 Industrial Highway, York  

Cost: $28 per person, or $25 per person if 4 or more

Info: 717-880-7225, https://escaperoomdilemma.com