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Take a tour of Escapology, a new Sacramento escape room venue at DoCo

By Hector Amezcua

Looking for an escape?

You might want to check out Escapology in Sacramento’s Downtown Plaza. The new venue, which had its grand opening on Wednesday, features nine themed escape rooms. Players have an hour to solve the puzzles and riddles in each room to “escape.”

“It’s an extremely memorable experience,” said Escapology CEO Burton Heiss, whose company operates 105 locations worldwide.

“It’s 60 minutes off your phone using critical thinking and some communication, trying to solve puzzles,” he said.

The cost is $49.99 per adult, with lower rates for kids, and each game requires at least two paid tickets. All games are private.

Games include “Batman: The Dark Knight Challenge,” “Scooby-Doo and the Spooky Castle Adventure,” “Haunted House” and “7 Deadly Sins.”

Light beams protect the "Mona Lisa" in the “Who Stole Mona?” room at Escapology at Downtown Commons during its grand opening on Wednesday.
Light beams protect the "Mona Lisa" in the “Who Stole Mona?” room at Escapology at Downtown Commons during its grand opening on Wednesday. HECTOR AMEZCUA hamezcua@sacbee.com
A skeleton decorates the floor of the “Lost City” room of Escapology, a new escape room business in Sacramento's Downtown Commons, on Wednesday. Players at the venue must solve puzzles, riddles and clues to escape one of nine themed rooms in a 60-minute time limit.
A skeleton decorates the floor of the “Lost City” room of Escapology, a new escape room business in Sacramento's Downtown Commons, on Wednesday. Players at the venue must solve puzzles, riddles and clues to escape one of nine themed rooms in a 60-minute time limit. HECTOR AMEZCUA hamezcua@sacbee.com
Cha Wally-Bowser, a game master at Escapology, uses her tablet to control the “Lost City” room during the venue's grand opening at Downtown Commons on Wednesday.
Cha Wally-Bowser, a game master at Escapology, uses her tablet to control the “Lost City” room during the venue's grand opening at Downtown Commons on Wednesday. HECTOR AMEZCUA hamezcua@sacbee.com
Cha Wally-Bowser, a game master at Escapology, stands next ot the coffin in the final room of the “7 Deadly Sins” game during the venue's grand opening at Downtown Commons on Wednesday.
Cha Wally-Bowser, a game master at Escapology, stands next ot the coffin in the final room of the “7 Deadly Sins” game during the venue's grand opening at Downtown Commons on Wednesday. HECTOR AMEZCUA hamezcua@sacbee.com
In the “A Pirates Curse” room, participants look for a hidden treasure to escape from the game at Escapology at Downtown Commons, which had its grand opening on Wednesday.
In the “A Pirates Curse” room, participants look for a hidden treasure to escape from the game at Escapology at Downtown Commons, which had its grand opening on Wednesday. HECTOR AMEZCUA hamezcua@sacbee.com
The Batman room at Escapology, a new escape room business in Sacramento's Downtown Commons, on Wednesday. Players at the venue must solve puzzles, riddles and clues to escape one of nine themed rooms in a 60-minute time limit.
The Batman room at Escapology, a new escape room business in Sacramento's Downtown Commons, on Wednesday. Players at the venue must solve puzzles, riddles and clues to escape one of nine themed rooms in a 60-minute time limit. HECTOR AMEZCUA hamezcua@sacbee.com

This story was originally published December 18, 2025 at 5:00 AM.

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