COMING SOON

WE LOVE ESCAPE ROOMS.FINDING THE RIGHT ONESHOULDN'T BE THEHARDEST PUZZLE.

EscapeDudes is being built by players for players — to make it easier to discover, compare, understand, and remember the experiences actually worth playing.

REAL PLAYERS.REAL ROOMS.CLEARER CHOICES.

See what we're building ↓

EscapeDudes search interface with Search Rooms and Near Me controls.

NEAR ME.
FAST.

WHY WE'RE DOING IT

TOO MANY LISTINGS.
NOT ENOUGH SIGNAL.

We didn't need another giant list of rooms. We needed a faster way to figure out what was nearby, what fit our crew, and what actually felt worth booking before wasting a night on bad information.

So we started building the independent guide we wished we already had in our pocket.

EscapeDudes mission section explaining the rating system we wished existed.

ALREADY TAKING SHAPE

THE THINGS WE KEEP WISHING EXISTED IN ONE PLACE.

CURRENT BETA PLATFORM REAL SCREENS. CURRENT BUILD. Drag or swipe through the gallery. Use the arrows on desktop. Click any screen to enlarge.

Near Me

Search by city, ZIP, room, venue, or your current location.

Map-first discovery

See the escape-room landscape around you, one venue pin at a time.

Three separate signals

EscapeDudes Rating, Public Consensus, and Dude Community — not one mystery number.

The Scorifier

Independent scorecards lock before the post-game debate begins.

Compare a venue

See the rooms at the same location and decide what your crew should play next.

Useful room cards

The information players actually need, visible before they click.

FIND THE GOOD STUFF

START WITH WHAT'S ACTUALLY NEAR YOU.

SEARCH + NEAR ME + MAP

Search when you know where you're going. Use Near Me when you don't. Then browse the map to see the venue landscape around you.

City / ZIPCurrent locationVenue pinsRoom filters

A CLEARER PICTURE

THREE SIGNALS. THREE DIFFERENT JOBS.

We don't want one vague star rating pretending to tell the whole story. Each signal answers a different question.

EscapeDudes RatingWhat did the Dudes who actually played it think?

Public ConsensusHow is the room landing across the broader player base?

Dude CommunityWhat are engaged hobby players saying from firsthand experience?

EscapeDudes room page showing the EscapeDudes Rating, Public Consensus and Dude Community scores.

B-ri from the EscapeDudes. — B-RI Puzzler

Meet all the Dudes

DocPlanner / Quarterback

B-riPuzzler

BudCloser

JayPhotographer

JTall Guy

JefeFiddler

AntFresh Eyes

AlUtility

BenThe Pro

MEET THE DUDES

THE CREW CHANGES. THE STANDARD DOESN'T.

EscapeDudes is a rotating crew, not one reviewer with one set of preferences. Different lineups bring puzzle brains, fresh eyes, industry experience, utility play, chaos, and different perspectives into the room.

No groupthink.Everybody scores independently before the post-game argument begins.

TRI-STATE + NEW ENGLAND: INVITE THE DUDES TO RATE YOUR ROOM / EXPERIENCE / VENUE →

HOW WE RATE

THE SCORIFIER LOCKS IT IN. THEN WE TALK.

DON'T STOP AT ONE ROOM PAGE

SEE THE LINEUP. PICK WHAT YOUR CREW SHOULD PLAY NEXT.

A great venue may have six completely different experiences. EscapeDudes is being built to make that comparison part of the room page instead of sending you back to square one.

Same-location roomsTheme + player countDifficultyRatings at a glance

OPERATORS: REQUEST EARLY ACCESS TO VERIFY YOUR LISTING →

EscapeDudes same-location room comparison.

THE HOBBY SHOULD HAVE A VOICE

PLAYERS WON'T JUST READ ESCAPEDUDES. THEY'LL HELP MAKE IT BETTER.

People in the hobby will be able to join the community, log and review the rooms they've played, share firsthand experience, and contribute another useful signal for the people choosing what to play next.

Log roomsReview experiencesShare with friendsHelp sharpen the ratings picture

BETA TESTERS WANTED — HELP US BREAK IT BEFORE LAUNCH →

DUDE COMMUNITY 8.0 VERY GOOD

Firsthand hobby-player reviews, separate from the EscapeDudes Rating and Public Consensus.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

MORE THAN A DIRECTORY. MORE THAN TRADITIONAL ESCAPE ROOMS.

ESCAPE ROOMS

Room-by-room discovery, comparison, ratings, and reviews.

IMMERSIVE CHALLENGE VENUES

Places that don't fit neatly into the traditional room model deserve their own lane.

HOME GAMES

Keep solving after the venue closes with curated at-home puzzle experiences.

PLAYER COMMUNITY

Journals, reviews, friends, photos, achievements, and a better record of the hobby.

HELP SHAPE WHAT LAUNCHES

GET IN BEFORE THE DOOR OPENS.

We're actively looking for players and operators who want to help pressure-test the platform while the beta is still taking shape.

01 PLAYERS / HOBBYISTS

BETA TESTERS WANTED.

Try the discovery flow, room pages, ratings, community tools, and mobile experience. Tell us what works, what doesn't, and what you'd actually use.

JOIN THE BETA →

beta@escapedudes.com

02 TRI-STATE + NEW ENGLAND OPERATORS

INVITE THE DUDES.

Have an escape room, immersive experience, or challenge venue in NY, NJ, CT, or elsewhere in New England? Invite the crew in for a firsthand run and potential EscapeDudes Rating.

HOST A RUN →

invite@escapedudes.com

03 OPERATORS / OWNERS

GET OPERATOR EARLY ACCESS.

Preview your venue and room information, flag inaccuracies, and get early access to the operator portal so your listings are ready for launch.

REQUEST EARLY ACCESS →

operators@escapedudes.com

Three paths. Three inboxes. Players → beta@escapedudes.com • Hosted visits → invite@escapedudes.com • Operator portal → operators@escapedudes.com