The inescapable rise of escape roomsKATHERINE FREY/WASHINGTON POST (L-R) Eric Arnold, Cassie Young, Jen Lee and Matt Leedham work together to figure out a riddle on one of the clues in the room at Escape Room Live DC. According to the Room Escape Artist blog database, the most complete list of US escape rooms available online maintained by gaming couple Lisa and David Spira (who used an escape room as part of their engagement), there were only 22 escape rooms open in the US in 2014. As of the summer of 2017, the Spiras calculated just under 2000 escape room facilities. READ MORE:* Escape rooms: Adventure parks for nerds* Getting locked in an escape room proves popular in Hamilton* It's no puzzle why 'escape room' adventures are popular"Today, there are about 2300 escape room facilities in the United States," estimates Lisa Spira, "Yes, the market is still growing (and) we are definitely still seeing new escape room businesses and new escape room games pop up all over the country". Escape rooms' popularity coincide with the rise of social media and nerd culture.

Source: Stuff April 26, 2018 20:26 UTC