Puzzle Break San Francisco

One of the better escape rooms I have been too. It combines a little bit of everything — technology, puzzles, hunting.
The theme of this room is also pretty unique, and the clues follow the theme pretty well. Which made the whole experience much more coherent and easy to follow. But be beware there are some pretty hard puzzles in this one!
This place is actually located in an alleyway. There is a sign that was Puzzle Break — Wait here. And about 30 minutes before the game start someone will start taking players upstair to the waiting room. There you can use the bathroom and get to know your teammates.
The staff/​guide was really friendly and was helpful through the whole game. Honestly, it didn’t feel like a hour to me. I had so much fun running around and trying to figure out all the clues.
Rating (out of 5 stars — 5 being the highest)
Difficulty: 5 Stars
Theme/​Storyline: 5 Stars
Creativity: 5 Stars
Organization/​Maintenance: 5 Stars
# of Puzzles: 5 Stars
Fun: 5 Stars
We didn’t escape at the end, but we had tons of fun!
Overall:
I would definitely recommend this place!

So much fun!

I did the Puzzle Break room on a work outing — none of us had ever done one before ad we had a great time! The puzzles were challenging and fun, and since solving smaller puzzles leads you into clues for more puzzles, you always feel like you are making progress. Our group also liked that there were windows in the room — not a scary closet like some of our group thought it would be. I wouldn’t say the outing was meant as a team building exercise, it was really just for fun, but it was great to see how people worked together, and gravitated things they could help with. The staff were also friendly and helpful, especially when they worked with our event head on arranging two sessions for our large group. I want to do another puzzle room soon!

Woohoo! The only puzzle room I’ve escaped from! :)
All other ones I’ve tried have been at the one in Japantown, but honestly the 2 are very comparable. The rooms here might be a tad bigger, and I liked that there was plenty of natural light so you didn’t feel so locked in. Our guy was also really enthusiastic and funny (without being annoying), which made it that much more fun (the staff at the Japantown one — can’t remember the name right now — are a little more deadpan).
Great way to spend an hour!

A truly fantastic event. You are part of a group of people that must escape from a locked room within one hour by working together to solve fun and creative puzzles. I’ve had the pleasure of participating in a number of «escape the room» style games and this one is undoubtedly my favorite to date. The puzzles offer great variety and a couple of them in particular are exceptionally innovative. And even though my group didn’t escape (we were so close!), I had a fantastic time. The staff assured us that most groups don’t escape so don’t feel bad if you don’t make it out!
The location is great too. Just a few steps from the Vesuvio Café where you can share a few drinks to celebrate your successful escape or commiserate your not so successful escape. :)

I went with redditors because there was a discount ($ 19 instead of $ 27) but now I’ve seen how awesome it is, I would definitely be willing to pay full price.
You go into the room with 11 other people (our group was missing 1 but it was ok). We didn’t know each other before we came, and we had all bought our own tickets separately.
We met in the alley (clean pretty alley, the door is on the wall that is painted green, right across from the mural) in Chinatown. Our guide came out and let us in when it was «time» (3:45 Saturday afternoon) and we all followed him upstairs…
It’s a narrow staircase but clean. We were all encouraged to use the restroom (single room, unisex) before the adventure started. We sat in the anteroom and read the rules sheet and he answered all of our questions.
Some of us left our bags in the anteroom and some took them inside (the anteroom is locked also, so no one can come in and steal your stuff).
You’re allowed to take stuff inside, but you’re politely requested to not unscrew, unplug, or otherwise break the furniture — the things that you are not supposed to touch or move are politely labelled with little signs.
Inside they give you paper and pencils to help you work out some of the puzzles, and we did end up using a lot of the paper. :)
I don;t think it would be good for really young kids, but I think it would be fun for intelligent high schoolers etc.
I won’t spoil the puzzles, but there were quite a few of them, so everyone had something to work on in a little group. Self-​organizing the groups was fun. Our group won! (We got out of the room). There is a recorded voice that tells you how much time you have left every so often.
There are staff/​guides in the room with you to keep an eye on you and sometimes drop a little hint when you are going wildly in the wrong direction.
It was enormous fun and a great way to meet cool people.
Afterwards some of us went out for Dim Sum since we were in Chinatown. :) There were so many good food options nearby!

This is by far one of the most clever and enjoyable diversions to be had in SF. You and a group of individuals are set up in a room with the premise of gaining egress by successfully solving a series of interconnected riddles, puzzles (don’t break them for realz, ’cause the hosts don’t like that), and mysteries.
Communication is key: Work together and _​share_​what you discover if you want to escape within the time limit.
Best of luck!

Wow, what fun! So many puzzles, rooms, locks, pieces, furniture, items and mysteries to solve. Be prepared to split up and solve the different puzzles at the same time. The 1 hour should be enough as long as you use your time across the whole team wisely.

This is insanely FUN! A group of co-​workers and I took the challenge. The puzzles made you think and work together. Nate and his crew did a great job. Can’t wait for the next puzzle room!

Do you love social outings with friends or enemies? Do you love puzzles and challenging your brain? Do you know who Shigero Miyamoto is? If you answered yes to any of these questions you will absolutely love Puzzle Break! A real-​world interactive game that’s brilliantly designed and will make you question your existence. I just played today with some co-​workers, um, frienemies and had a blast. DO THIS.