Imagine this. It’s a rainy Saturday night, and you’ve got your pals over for some board game fun. You pull out an escape room in a box, and everyone is intrigued – it’s something different, exciting ...

The idea of being locked in a room and forced to escape has somehow become a popular recreational activity -- and not just part of the Saw movies-- but most escape rooms come with a drawback: once you ...

I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, VR/AR, tablets, gaming and future/emerging trends in our changing world. Other obsessions include magic, immersive theater, ...

Escape rooms have gotten massively popular, and they’re a unique experience, standing out from outings at the movies or museums. They can be an amazing time, but the expectation that you’ll have to ...

We've collected some of the funniest and mad escape room stories shared by hosts and participants.

The immersive games are reinventing for online, at-home play — which is no surprise, an industry expert said: “These folks are deeply creative, and they’re scrappy.” By Alexis Soloski Hours after ...

Escape rooms have become an inescapable phenomenon, with more than 60 iterations of these immersive, locked-room puzzles sprinkled across the Bay Area and thousands more across the nation. There are ...

An interactive art installation turns a live-action game into a disarming demonstration of social inequality. By Jillian Steinhauer I’m inside a room that feels simultaneously clinical and whimsical.

Escape rooms are growing in popularity, but these are the first for the town.