Palace Games

That was SO MUCH FUN. It was just the three of us, wife and kid (he's 25, was just back in town for a couple days) and myself. None of us had ever done an escape room before. The Edison room was just a blast. Like living inside a science fiction movie. We solved it in just under two hours and were completely involved, completely committed, completely immersed. Am looking forward to getting some people together to tackle another room.

Amazing. I've done escape rooms all over the world, and every single one of the escape rooms at Palace Games is better than every escape room I've done elsewhere.

So good!

Also a great staff that keeps everything working, which is different from most escape rooms.

I've done 30+ escape rooms and Palace Games are the unqualified best. By a wide margin. The puzzles are clever but not unsolvable. The special effects are amazing. Just when you think you're done, something amazing happens and then there's more.

The only barrier to doing more of these is the relatively high price. They are the best, and they charge accordingly! Even so, the games are worth every penny.

Recommended without hesitation.

We recently did Houdini and Palace Escape room never ceases to amaze me~

There were many pleasant twists and turns and we were able to escape in 64 minutes!!! It had substantial degrees of mystique, and many separate puzzles that could be completed at the same time so there was always something for someone to focus on.

My all time favorite is still the attraction and I feel bummed out that my friends have all pretty much completed Roosevelt and Lolly land as those are the only two I have not done yet.

These rooms are incredibly well made and worth the visit!

The Attraction was the second room we tried at Palace Games and like the first, the Edison Room, it was a great challenge with lots of amazing technical effects. The puzzles were interesting and as a mixed group of young folks and elders, we each had areas of knowledge/interest that were tested. Themed around classical poetry, literature, Sci-fi, and video games, it kept us engaged for the whole time.

I have mobility issues (walking/balance) and they went out of their way to accommodate me so I could enjoy all segments of the game and root for my team when the physical challenges were difficult for me.

The best escape room I've done! It was very techy, good variety of problems to solve, fun opens to additional rooms, lots of laughter as we shouted at each other to do the right thing, and very well done room.

We did the Edison room and I've heard there are 3 others with Attraction being like a mystery one with less of a time component. It's at the Palace of Fine Arts with free parking which is always a plus!

Apparently there is only a 17% clearance rate so gooooo us!!

We are an avid group of escape room addicts with over 200 rooms under our belt and I can say without a doubt Palace has some of the best games I've ever experienced. So much fun!

There is some serious thought and TLC put into the rooms here. This time around we did both The Attraction and the Houdini room and although they were wildly different in theme and set design, both were extremely fun and perfectly challenging.

The tech in The Attraction was absolutely insane. It was fully immersive and we felt transported to another world while inside. An absolute must for anyone who loves unique and amazing games.

Houdini was a more traditional experience, but the mechanics and surprises throughout the room felt fresh and rewarding. It was a struggle at times with only 3 players, but with a little help of our host we managed to complete in around 100 minutes despite the plethora of puzzles involved.

Special shout out to all the staff here. The person at the front desk along with our game hosts went above and beyond in making sure we had a good time and were taken care of. Really felt like they cared about the attraction and making sure we had a good time.

Can't wait to come back and can't wait to see what they come up with next.

This company has ruined all other escape room companies in the world!!! The rooms are well made and the themes/mysteries are innovative. Tough but solvable. Yes, it is expensive, but well worth it split between the max amount of people. Also, the time limit for each room are well over the usual hour. You will not regret paying for their amazing rooms!

I've heard about this place for a while but with the steep price tag, you need a large group which never happens to me when I visit SanFran. But as luck would have it, I had a large group with me and I wasn't going to let this opportunity get away! So I booked the Edison Room for 8 of us! First, the building itself, the Palace of Fine Arts is gorgeous and Palace Games was smart to grab a corner of this beautiful landmark.
The room itself starts out in "typical" fashion and progresses to get more complex as you go from room to room. But this isn't an ordinary escape room and the room "changes" as you progress through the experience. Its non-linear so there is something for everyone to do. I wasn't a fan of one of the puzzles (periodic table) that was made harder by our larger group (yes, you get penalized for having more players). But the final room, the final puzzle was among the best finishes I've ever experienced in an escape room. Everyone was cheering, screaming, sweating, running, and universally, everyone LOVED that final room! It quickly made us forget about any shortcomings the room may have had prior to that. The Edison Room ranks 21st out of the 425 rooms I've done to date. Highly Recommended!

The main reason why I have been dragging my feet to come here is the price point of $425/game. It's not too bad if you max out the group (which I believe is 8 people), but my group generally doesn't like to hit the max. We like the extra space and the chance to solve more puzzles than we would get with a larger group. However, I do like that you get the whole room to yourself.

Palace Games has been on my radar ever since I found out their games are ranked- I think The Edison is the most well-known and their claim to fame. My group played The Attraction and we were able to get out within the allotted 2 hour time frame and didn't need to ask for hints (the game master offered up a few that we felt like were unnecessary, but didn't really take away from us solving the game).

The technology and storyline are rather intricate and I loved how you get to solve so many puzzles and see all these different rooms in a short period of time. For our game specifically, there weren't any locks that we had to solve. This is very different from other escape rooms because I feel like generally most places rely heavily on traditional lock and key puzzles. Because of this, I think Palace Games are much more innovative than most. I've been a diehard Omescape fan, but now I want to try all the games at this venue. It's also a plus to have FREE parking in SF! I can't recommend this place enough and it's also kind of cool that it's located in the Palace of Fine Arts. TBH, the first part of your adventure is finding the venue itself. Good luck!