It’s your birthday and you’ll cry if you want to! Or you’ll have the best time ever escaping one of our amazing games? Duh!
If you’re looking to celebrate in style with a quirky activity ideal for everyone involved? We’ve got ya! We offer a range of experiences to suit you and your pals, for a day of high pressure fun, excitement and thrills. Plus, to save you the time and effort of planning every last detail – let us do it for you; from drinks in our bar to our range of experiences, we’re the best value for a banging birthday!
With our vast array of cinematic, action-packed experiences, you are spoilt for choice to celebrate your special day. If you grew up with Crystal Maze (firstly, R.I.P your youth) then you’ll LOVE everything about us! To name just a couple of our experiences you can evade the Doctor in an abandoned chophouse in Abducted or try to play the Devil at his own game in The Devil’s Playground! If you’re not up for a fright for your birthday, we’ve got scare-free options also – you’ll be sure to find the perfect room for you – you can see them all here…
Be sure to celebrate in style in an entirely different way and show your mates what a REAL thrilling party looks like! Get your thinking caps on, a team to play with and your competitive spirit!
At both of our venues we have an intimate bar set up stacked with nostalgia inducing board games such as backgammon, Guess Who and more! Kick back and enjoy a drink to debrief (and potentially argue with your teammates about who the weak link was!) We’re a great way to kick off your birthday celebrations by getting those brain cells flexing and blowing off the cobwebs of old age!
If you’re celebrating a big birthday with us – we can make it special by personalising your room with photos, adding prosecco on arrival, drinks tokens and more!
If you give us a call on 0330 088 3032 or complete a booking form we can advise you on this dependent on availability
For sure, only if you promise to share!
We love to help make your day special, if you’d like to contact us before as it will depend on our bar space!
We’re open to your suggestions – please get in touch and we’ll work together to make the day super special!
If you’re finally heading into Adulthood and celebrating your 18th birthday, what better way than to join the exclusive club of Yorkshire’s first 18+ escape experience? Our ‘Abducted’ experience pushes you to your limits and tests your endurance against the infamous Doctor – If you escape with lumps, cuts and bruises – count yourself lucky!
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Here's a selection of our most frequently asked questions about The Great Escape Game
The rooms are designed for different group sizes, we recommend you check out our Escape Rooms page. However the minimum is 2 and our current maximum is 9.
Escape games last up to an hour depending on if you are successful in escaping. If you do escape in time, you will go down in history on our wall of fame. We advise that you arrive 20 minutes early to be briefed on your game, have a chance to play our table top games, multi-player card games or order some food and drinks.
The short answer – Yes and No
The long answer – Not all escape games are created the same and our games masters have worked hard to create each escape room to follow unique fantasies. From Magical to Horror, you’ll find scary and non-scary games. Take a look at our fun and thrilling games.
The only thing you need to bring is your thinking-caps! We would recommend you avoid wearing heels and also don’t forget your glasses for reading the locks!
Our exciting escape rooms start from just £17 per person depending on the size of your group and which game takes your fancy. To make your day even more exciting, we offer food and drinks packages including pizza and cocktails.
Escape rooms blur the lines between the hum-drum of everyday life and the world of video games and movies! You and your friends, family or work colleagues are locked in a room with up to an hour to escape. As a team, you will have to search as you ferret around trying to solve a series of intricate puzzles. Test your common sense, logic, problem solving and friendship as the clock ticks down. Can you escape?
We went to Sheffield great escapes centre as a birthday treat for one of the family. The game we chose was one where you had to get out of a submarine. It was a team game and you were up against the clock of a rival team. If you are competitive in nature then you will love this! It’s not easy and some of the clues are tough. If you get completely stuck then you can buzz for help or an easier clue. The staff there are very nice and we had Lucy arrange everything. She was fantastic. Highly recommended!
Me and a few friends played the Abducted (18+) escape room at the Gen 2 site in Sheffield. The staff were very welcoming and when our game was delayed for a little while, Lee came over and invited us to play Rock, Paper Scissors for shots (if we lost, we had to do a Christmas jig). The game was scary and challenging but with the help of a few clues, we managed to escape with 10 mins to go! Katherine was there to celebrate with us when we got out and Ellis was behind the bar to congratulate us too. The escape room was fab but the members of staff really made it a great Christmas party outing! Thanks, guys!
I was given a choice of rooms to play for a 50th birthday present, I chose the scariest and hardest one to play, right from being let in the doors my whole party of friends and I were warmly welcomed, table service was offered, we were asked if everything was OK and if we needed anything, Lee was our Games Master, he signed me and my husband in as we hadn't played before and we placed our stuff in a secure locker, the game was just what I wanted, scary, creepy, clever tricks and traps, puzzles were brain teasing and we just managed to complete it. We had some beautifully cooked pizzas, cocktails were excellent and ice cream sundaes for dessert.. am definitely going back to play more, would recommend this so much, as experiences go, it was just incredible, thank you to all the team, you've made some awesome memories for this lady.
Today I played my first escape game of Devil’s Playground because the video on the website looked spooky but fun. It was quite difficult and scary with some jumps along the way but it was still a really good time. The lobby area is really good too with Mario-Kart and cards against humanity to play after the game. Great day out.
I wanted to do something completely unusual for my birthday and everyone loved it! We hired out the private function room and everything was sorted and arranged within a single phone call! A stress-free and easy process to having the best birthday ever!