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While real-life escape rooms are always going to be the most immersive experience, when it comes to affordability and accessibility, virtual escape games always take the cake. No matter what console, ...

More than a decade after escape rooms first arrived in Kansas City, your options for life-size puzzle solving have never been ...

Being locked in a room and challenged to complete a series of devious puzzles created by a an all-seeing, all-hearing mastermind doesn't really sound like heaps of fun. In fact, numerous horror films ...

Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage right here—and let us know what you think. Who knew being locked in a room would become so ...

Everyone adapted to the pandemic in different ways. For the developers at Coin Crew Games, it meant shifting their focus from physical arcade games and in-person escape rooms to a project that would ...

Amazon's digital assistant Alexa can play lots of games at this point. Most offer some variation on party games and trivia, but a few promise more in-depth experiences. The one that intrigued me most ...

Escape room games not only make for a fun night-in, but did you know that playing games actually has a ton of benefits for your mental health? Studies have shown that solving puzzles, like the riddles ...