Participating in an escape room can bring benefits beyond just the excitement of solving a mystery with. Read on to learn how doing an escape room can help you discover your unique skills and strengths.
Improve Communication
Whether you’re participating in an escape room with friends or family, you’ll be required to communicate during the experience.
Because you have only 60 minutes to solve the mystery and escape, it’s important to be able to cut through the “noise”. This helps determine which discoveries are important to secure your escape. You’ll discover, shouting over one another or ignoring others’ discoveries is sure to make an escape more difficult.
Instead, you’ll want to remain calm- ensure team members who are working on related puzzles are able to clearly communicate with each other. Stay organized. Planning and executing a strategy, even if you’re a beginner, can significantly increase your chance at success. This will also improve your communication skills in general.
Hone Your Fine Motor Skills
Even if you already spend plenty of time working on your fine motor skills doing daily tasks, an escape room can take you out of your comfort zone and further develop these skills. By requiring you to solve puzzles, an escape room can hone in on these talents.
Often, you’ll find that becoming proficient at an activity that utilizes your motor skills doesn’t present visible results; That said, once you’ve learned how to do something, you begin to form muscle memory. You can do these activities naturally without really thinking about it.
Getting out of your comfort zone can force your brain to grow and make new connections. Even just an hour of mental work can be enough to improve your fine motor skills. Combine this with the physical puzzles and challenges found in an escape room, and you’ll be reaching new heights without issue.
Test and Improve Your Memory
While getting out of your comfort zone can improve your motor skills, it can also have a beneficial effect on your memory and memory retention. If you’ve ever found yourself getting out of your vehicle without any memories of the drive, this is likely the result of the muscle memory you go into when performing familiar activities. By putting yourself into a situation you’ve never been in before, you’ll challenge your brain and create an instant but lasting boost to your memory. Memory and it’s retention is vital and applies to everyday activities- so why not have fun while improving it?
If you’d like to discover your strengths while spending a fun-filled afternoon or evening solving puzzles with a group of friends, family members, or coworkers, EscapeWorks Denver has a whopping five themed rooms to fit any interest.
We did the Vampire Hunter room. It was just the two of us and it was just the right amount of challenging. Sean was our Game Master and he was incredibly engaging and just the right amount of helpful. He gave us time to process and figure things out before giving us the subtle nudge we needed to progress. The room was well decorated and extremely fun. We will be back for the rest!!
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Brandon J.
5/09/2025
We did the Vampire Hunter room. It was just the two of us and it was just the right amount of challenging. Sean was our Game Master and he was incredibly engaging and just the right amount of helpful. He gave us time to process and figure things out before giving us the subtle nudge we needed to progress. The room was well decorated and extremely fun. We will be back for the rest!!
Laura W.
5/09/2025
Our family had a great time with the “Egyptian Tomb” room and Dakota as our game master! The puzzles were fun and approachable for all of us, even though we had various levels of experience. The room also had a fun and realistic theme with some cool surprises that we discovered along the way!
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Laura W.
5/09/2025
Our family had a great time with the “Egyptian Tomb” room and Dakota as our game master! The puzzles were fun and approachable for all of us, even though we had various levels of experience. The room also had a fun and realistic theme with some cool surprises that we discovered along the way!
Breken R.
5/09/2025
Escape Works was an absolute blast! The experience was so much fun, and Harmony and her team were simply amazing. They made everything smooth and enjoyable. Highly recommend for an unforgettable escape room adventure! - Emma's Brig-Breakers
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Breken R.
5/09/2025
Escape Works was an absolute blast! The experience was so much fun, and Harmony and her team were simply amazing. They made everything smooth and enjoyable. Highly recommend for an unforgettable escape room adventure! - Emma's Brig-Breakers
Rina M.
4/18/2025
We had such a blast doing the Vampire Escape Room. We were greeted by Sky, who was so kind to us despite us running a couple of minutes late. She was enthusiastic and excited to get us started. The experience was super fun and challenging. I love that you get little hints along the way to ensure you move along and don’t get too stuck and frustrated. Perfect date experience for my husband and I. Totally recommend.
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Rina M.
4/18/2025
We had such a blast doing the Vampire Escape Room. We were greeted by Sky, who was so kind to us despite us running a couple of minutes late. She was enthusiastic and excited to get us started. The experience was super fun and challenging. I love that you get little hints along the way to ensure you move along and don’t get too stuck and frustrated. Perfect date experience for my husband and I. Totally recommend.
Katrina K.
4/17/2025
We completed the Vampire escape room and absolutely loved it! The puzzles were clever, creative, and kept us thinking the entire time. Everything was really well done. Huge shoutout to Wyatt--he did an awesome job setting the scene, getting us pumped to play, and offering just the right amount of help when we got stuck. Five stars all around!
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Katrina K.
4/17/2025
We completed the Vampire escape room and absolutely loved it! The puzzles were clever, creative, and kept us thinking the entire time. Everything was really well done. Huge shoutout to Wyatt--he did an awesome job setting the scene, getting us pumped to play, and offering just the right amount of help when we got stuck. Five stars all around!
Monique B.
4/16/2025
My group did the Vampire Hunters and the Egyptian rooms, Wyatt was our game master for both of them. Both rooms were absolutely epic! I was truly surprised at the quality of the rooms, decorations, props and puzzles. All of the riddles and tasks were unique, different and unexpected. We had a blast and highly recommend this experience to everyone. We plan to come back to complete the other rooms soon! Thanks Wyatt for a great experience! I love how you were fully in the experience with us and immersed us right at the beginning!
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Monique B.
4/16/2025
My group did the Vampire Hunters and the Egyptian rooms, Wyatt was our game master for both of them. Both rooms were absolutely epic! I was truly surprised at the quality of the rooms, decorations, props and puzzles. All of the riddles and tasks were unique, different and unexpected. We had a blast and highly recommend this experience to everyone. We plan to come back to complete the other rooms soon! Thanks Wyatt for a great experience! I love how you were fully in the experience with us and immersed us right at the beginning!
Ella M.
4/16/2025
Amazing experience! I went with my brother and we did the Casino Heist room—can’t say enough good things about our time there! The puzzles were very interactive and the perfect difficulty for us to solve, the room set-up was exciting, and the story behind the room theme perfect. Cooper, our game master, was very helpful in giving us hints during the game without spoiling any of the fun, and was extremely kind, funny, and informative. Overall, we had the best time and will definitely be revisiting and recommending to family/friends!
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Ella M.
4/16/2025
Amazing experience! I went with my brother and we did the Casino Heist room—can’t say enough good things about our time there! The puzzles were very interactive and the perfect difficulty for us to solve, the room set-up was exciting, and the story behind the room theme perfect. Cooper, our game master, was very helpful in giving us hints during the game without spoiling any of the fun, and was extremely kind, funny, and informative. Overall, we had the best time and will definitely be revisiting and recommending to family/friends!
Omar S.
4/16/2025
We had an amazing time at the escape room, and a big part of that was thanks to our game master, Cole! From the moment we walked in, he set the tone with his hilarious energy and welcoming vibe. He kept us laughing the entire night and made the experience even more memorable. Cole was not only super funny, but also a fantastic host—clear, helpful, and just all-around awesome. If you get the chance to go, hope you get Cole as your game master. He’s the best!
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Omar S.
4/16/2025
We had an amazing time at the escape room, and a big part of that was thanks to our game master, Cole! From the moment we walked in, he set the tone with his hilarious energy and welcoming vibe. He kept us laughing the entire night and made the experience even more memorable. Cole was not only super funny, but also a fantastic host—clear, helpful, and just all-around awesome. If you get the chance to go, hope you get Cole as your game master. He’s the best!
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