During this pandemic time and the cold winter season (for the northern hemisphere), you may be finding yourself at home more often. If you are looking for some fun and challenging on-line or play at home puzzle games, challenges and virtual escape rooms, you have come to the right place! Stretch your brain, compete with friends and family, enhance your geocaching puzzle-solving skills, gain some new ideas for a puzzle geocache and just have FUN.
We have played a few of these games (the ones with a STAR). The others are offered as ideas and suggestions (sources are listed at the bottom).
PLEASE NOTE: We have not tried out most of these games. You must evaluate them for yourself and your family regarding cost, content, etc.
If you play any of these games, please send us feedback and we can add your comments here. This will be an evolving list.
The following are Free to Play:
- Enchambered Puzzles (2 players/teams puzzle games) [* highly recommend]
- See Me Escape Room [* short, fun, good for kids - recommend]
- Addicting Games escape games (wide variety of games)
- Room Escape Games from 365Escape (many games to choose from)
- Welcome to Romeo & Juliet Escape Room
- Mr X - Online Treasure Hunt
The following are Free to Play and were created using Google Docs and Forms
- Hogwarts Digital Escape Room [* somewhat interesting, fairly fast to play]
- Minecraft Escape Room
- Oscar's Stolen Oscar
- Ultra Mega Super Death Escape Room
- Spy Apprentice Digital Escape Room Adventure
- Dog Man Digital Escape Room
- Jumanji: Escape Room
- Unlock Disney World
- Escape from Wonderland Digital Escape Room
The following have a fee (prices vary), may require you to book a time, may include a live host/guide:
- Sherlock In Your Homes - solve a murder mystery from home - $25 for 30 day access for 1-4 players [* we played and enjoyed it; story-line may not be suitable for children]
- Finder Seekers - a subscription to a monthly mystery puzzle box - price varies, about $30 per month (try coupon code: SAVEHALF for 50% off first order) [* highly recommend]
- The Escape Game Remote Adventure
- The Grimm Escape
- Mystery Escape Rooms (Nancy Drew, Superhero, Treasure Island, etc.)
- Moriarty’s Game: A Killer In The Hive by HiddenCity (must have UK phone number)
- Agent Venture
- Trapped In The Web (play anytime)
- The Panic Room Online Escape Rooms (play anytime)
- Cluecrypted
- Puzzle Break: The Grimm Escape
- Room Escape Southend
- YouEscape (subscription model)
- Know Escape
- Mindtrap Escape Room
- Paruzal
- Lost Escape
- Can You Escape?
- Daytona Escape Room Experience
- Twinwoods Adventure
- Escape.Anywhere
- Esscape Room
- Escape Live
- Deadlocked Escape Rooms
Huge Resource listing MANY games by category and with mini-reviews
Creating Your Own On-Line Escape Room
- Tips and Tools for Creating Your Own (geared towards education)
- Simple Interactive Online Puzzle Example (by Sonny)
- How to create an online interactive puzzle (by Sonny)
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