Escapology
Escapology
4.8
3:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
3:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Wednesday
3:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Thursday
3:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Friday
3:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Saturday
12:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Sunday
12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
About
Burnsville's premium real life escape game experience! Located at the Burnsville Center Mall, players will be challenged in this attraction by working together to find clues, solve puzzles, and pick locks that will free them from their always private game
Duration: 1-2 hours
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grahamdvisser
Rochester, MN1 contribution
Jun 2023
I really enjoyed my time here. We plated a really fun and well made game. I would recommend that the chain to hold the marker get replaced seeing as I cut my hand on it, but other than that I loved it.
Written June 26, 2023
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Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review. We're ecstatic to hear you enjoyed your game and your visit. We're so sorry to hear your hand got hurt on one of our marker chains and we appreciate you bringing it to our attention. We will take care of it right away. Hope to see you back to try out another game!
Written June 28, 2023
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jesslB7634XK
1 contribution
Feb 2023
4 of us did the scooby doo room together from the minuet we stepped into the room it felt like we were in a scooby doo movie. The room was fun and we had a great time working with the gang to escape. Employees were also AMAZING. We started planning our next trip there on the car ride home!
Written February 16, 2023
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We are excited to hear your experience in Scooby-Doo was immersive. Our staff also love hearing when our guests had a positive and enjoyable experience. We hope to see your and your team back for another game. Thank you for taking the time to leave us such a wonderful review. We really appreciate it!
Written February 16, 2023
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pkthunder83
1 contribution
Oct 2021
I visited with a group of guys for a bachelor party and this was a perfect group activity. We split into groups of 5 and 7 to do two rooms at once. My group got the "7 Deadly Sins" themed room, which was fun, challenging and well-designed visually. We just managed to complete the room in the allotted hour with a few hints. Everything was well-explained beforehand. I was very impressed by all the custom props and puzzle designs specific to the "spooky church" theme. The puzzles themselves were challenging, enough so that I probably would not recommend the room to children. I had a great time and look forward to trying this company's other rooms.
Written October 27, 2021
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Thank you for the wonderful review and congratulations on your escape! We are thrilled that you had a great time and that the bachelor party was a success. We look forward to seeing you again for another game!
Written October 27, 2021
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BrianH0214
1 contribution
Jul 2021
Pros: Good staff and clean environment.
Cons: Puzzles were not reset from previous people so we finished early.
Nice place but first escape room I have been to that put tiny red stickers on things that are props not meant to be picked up. I am colorblind so I found myself picking up small items that were only props. Wish they would have glued them down like other places. Worst thing was we got through the area and there was a lock, unlocked. So we didn't even have to do a whole puzzle and finished early. Felt like we paid way to much for what it was, since the lock was open we wish we would have gotten a discount or something on the next visit. But we just got a friendly "Thanks! Have a good day".
Cons: Puzzles were not reset from previous people so we finished early.
Nice place but first escape room I have been to that put tiny red stickers on things that are props not meant to be picked up. I am colorblind so I found myself picking up small items that were only props. Wish they would have glued them down like other places. Worst thing was we got through the area and there was a lock, unlocked. So we didn't even have to do a whole puzzle and finished early. Felt like we paid way to much for what it was, since the lock was open we wish we would have gotten a discount or something on the next visit. But we just got a friendly "Thanks! Have a good day".
Written July 14, 2021
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Thank you for your feedback. We sincerely apologize that your time with us wasn't the excellent experience we strive to provide all of our guests. All puzzles should have been locked for you and you didn't receive the correct response to this issue. If you could please email us burnsville@escapology.com and we will hopefully make this right for you.
Written July 14, 2021
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jsenn120
1 contribution
Nov 2022 • Family
The room was very detailed and extremely cool. Our issue was with the game master. I expected all of the triggers to be automated, but it seemed like the game master is the one that pushed buttons for the doors and clue compartments to open. It didn’t seem like our game master was paying attention. We tried the same clue for 20 mins and when he gave us our “gentle nudge” it was the same thing we had been doing for 20 minutes, he asked us to try it again and then the door magically opened. Another 2 compartments didn’t open when they should have. That tile cost us and in the end we escaped in 65 minutes instead of the 60 allowed. I’m confident that we would have succeeded if the traps were either automated or if the game master was paying attention.
Overall it was a fun experience. The room we had was very cool.
Overall it was a fun experience. The room we had was very cool.
Written November 28, 2022
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Thank you for your feedback. We sincerely apologize that you did not have the great experience we strive to provide all of our guests. Please reach out to us at burnsville@escapology.com so that we can make this up to you. Puzzles are primarily automated in our games and we would like to understand more about your experience to ensure that this does not happen again as we are continuously looking to improve our guest experience.
Written November 28, 2022
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kjk113
Northfield, MN8 contributions
Jan 2023
Our group visited Escapology to celebrate my birthday. We had an absolute blast! Our game master Blake was fun and helped us start off our game on the right track. We were engaged in the experience the entire time and the subtle nudges and hints were perfect when we were feeling a bit stuck. I highly recommend Escapology to any group that likes to solve puzzles and wants to have a fun night out. We've already talked about coming back again and trying out one of the other themes.
Written January 16, 2023
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Thanks so much for the great review! We love that your experience with us was so enjoyable and that Blake was fun and helpful. We are genuinely happy to hear you had a positive visit and hope to see you all back to try out a different game!
Written January 18, 2023
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athurber82
Wausau, WI1 contribution
Mar 2023 • Family
We encountered 4 staff members at the very start of our experience and they were all very kind, enthusiastic and all were on the same page which helped to make our experience fun and engaging. Our game master Aiden was delightful and he continued to be enthusiastic throughout the entire game, gave clear instructions, and gave hints when we requested them. We truly enjoyed our game at Escapology Burnsville and plan to be back when we return to Burnsville!
Written March 24, 2023
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Thank you for the kind words and for taking the time to leave us a review. We are ecstatic to hear you had a positive experience with us during your visit and would love to see you visit again when you're back in the area. We also love hearing that Aiden helped your experience be an enjoyable one.
Written March 25, 2023
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Autumnleaves14
Apple Valley, MN1 contribution
Dec 2021
I had been wanting to do an escape room with friends for years but never got to. I finally planned a sleepover with 3 other friends and booked one we agreed on. It was so fun! We did Mansion Murder and had Game Master Natalie who was so nice and patient when we were trying to come up with a team name. The next day when deciding what we wanted to do we all wanted to do another escape room, so we booked Antidote and we were excited to have Natalie again. Would totally recommend it, I want to take my parents to do one soon. They’re very COVID safe and I appreciate that you don’t play with other groups it’s just your group some places make you pay more if you want a private session. Everyone’s so nice I can’t say enough good things about them!
Written December 20, 2021
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Thank you for the wonderful review and thank you for coming back for our Antidote game! We are so glad you had a fun time and that Natalie could make your experience more enjoyable. We hope to see you soon for another game!
Written December 24, 2021
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EricaYeske
1 contribution
Sep 2022 • Family
We brought our Girl Scout troop to celebrate the end of their scouting year. Kim, owner, was great to work with and helped us find the right game that worked best for our 6th graders. Girls had a great time working together to escape the room just in time. Afterwards we enjoyed the party room, which was the perfect size for our group of 10. Also passed along our experience to our Service Unit to encourage other Girl Scout Troops to visit Escapology for a troop outing!
Written September 7, 2022
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Hello Erica! We are grateful for the high marks and kind words. Our team is glad to hear the whole experience was such a positive one from beginning to end. It was a pleasure having you and the troop visit us. Thank you for spreading the word and we hope to see you all back for another game!
Written September 9, 2022
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Adalyn49
Savage, MN1 contribution
Mar 2023 • Family
I did this for my birthday with my cousins and uncles. We all enjoyed it because it got us working together to solve this mystery in 1hr. I did the mansion murder one and loved how there were multiple rooms. Our game master was amazing and helped us when we fell behind. I like Escapology leaderboard so you can compete against people and see how you did.
Written April 3, 2023
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Thank you for visiting us for your birthday! We appreciate you leaving us such a great review and are especially pleased to hear you enjoyed yourself and that your game master was helpful. It's always fun to make the leaderboard of our top 100 times for each game. Hope to see you come back again soon to try out another adventure!
Written April 4, 2023
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