Escape Room Games Unleashed: Immersive Outdoor Adventures
Bringing a breath of fresh air to escape rooms
- Work together to solve fun challenges & puzzling clues
- Guided by clues sent to your phones
- Explore New York's historic landmarks and hidden gems
- Discover top-rated pubs, bars and cafes
- Compete for top spot on the New York leaderboard
-
Discover New York's secret facts & places
-
Fun clues, puzzles & challenges
-
Play together or competitively
-
Fully flexible risk-free bookings
Next Steps
-
- 1. Select your game, pick a trail of your choice and receive your welcome email.
-
- 2. Rally your team and enter a team name and phone number(s) into the system.
-
- 3. Receive your welcome text, then head to the start location on a day and time of your choice.
-
- 4. Text START to receive the first in a series of cryptic directions. Solve the puzzles to unravel your mystery.
-
- 5. Discover unique places, the secret and hidden of your city - and great independant pubs/cafes!
Don't have a great time?
Simply let us know why and we'll refund you in full.
Find Your Nearest Escape Room Game
Each game explores a different area of city in one of two ways. Our classic games use puzzle-filled directions to guide players to exciting new sights. Our Story games do all this with the added bonus of an immersive story on top - play the main character and relive a tale from the city's past or experience a story all your own.
- New release
- Story
Christmas Lights Hunt
An interactive festive adventure through Midtown… more
- Murder Mystery
Catch A Killer: The Devil in Chelsea
Play along with a mysterious murderer as you try to uncover their identity… more
Slow Boat to Chinatown
Through trendy Tribeca to the beating heart of Chinatown… more
Glamour of Midtown
The beating heart of New York, New York!… more
The Southern Tip
To New Amsterdam and back, a fun-filled journey through historic NYC… more
Action-packed fun in New York
How the New York days out work
Clues & Challenges
Clues don't require any prior knowledge and are generally made up of two parts:
1) Obscured directions that make reference to the city around you. Unravel their meaning and be guided by your surroundings.
2) A puzzle to be solved once you've followed the directions, search nearby to find your answers.
Guided by clues sent to your phone
- Receive snippets of history, quirky facts and intriguing stories about the areas you visit.
- Pub/cafe breaks along your hunt, all totally optional and some with discounts on food & drinks.
- Make memories at locations along the way, get inspiration from previous teams and share a clever snap!
- Race for a top position on the game leaderboard, or go at your own pace.
Fun activity for all groups
New York Escape Room Game Reviews
The great things you say about CityDays Escape Room Games
The Exchange Hunters
Crawl was a lot of fun and very creative. I loved the suggestions of stops along the way and would even have enjoyed if…
Bruto & Asti
Excellent day out with the Mrs. Found a few lovely bars on route. Well worth it.
Team Action
Absolutely amazing - how have I never known of this trip before! Wasn’t too easy, got your brain working in a fun way. …
Muthers little sparklers
Love it! It didn’t take us two hours, though, A lot more because we were so busy looking at everything we saw, I’ve bee…
MigsGang
Really fun outing and amazing paths to explore. Thoroughly recommend it!
J’s Birthday Bash
Such fun and we got to see so many parts of Greenwich we’d never visited before as well as places we didn’t know existe…
SaCa
Great tour, perfect distance and plenty of stops on the way. Lovely day out just before the Christmas break!
Date Night
Brilliant fun and well crafted clues.
Comfortably Dumb
Excellent questions and cleverly devised route. I particularly liked finding an unexpected grave of a famous person - n…
The Broons
It was such a good day and we explored a lot of Manchester. This was the second mystery day tour we did and it was good…
Roberts
Great day with kids
The Broons
We’re on holiday in Manchester and this was one of our favourite days. We really enjoyed exploring Manchester and takin…
Girls on the go
Was a brilliant experience and took you to great places. Definitely recommend it as was so much fun and great clues. Wo…
Christmas Queers
That was excellent - really fun clues, not too tricky to solve, and great lights seen along the way. Loved the way it m…
Team SL
Really fun afternoon with 9 and 11 year old kids. Clues weren’t too simple or too tricky. Fantastic to see some bits of…
CelebSuett
This is our second trail with CityDays and once again we loved it, exploring London and having drinks and fun is the be…
The Jasper Squad
Really fun few hours doing the Festive Light Trail. Took us a route we would never walk ourselves and took in some beau…
Superheroes
Fab evening exploring London in all its Christmasy glory!
SW Christmas Walk
Really good fun ! We had a great time
The Robins
Fabulous adventure enjoyed by all
Ready to see lots of smiling faces? Read all our customer reviews
Ready? Book your Escape Room Game today
The “Fresh” Way To Experience A New York Escape Room
What’s up, New York – change has been a long time coming and it’s finally your turn.
Until now, the brave, curious and adventurous brains of New York have been trapped behind doors, confined to opening hours and incarcerated within four walls. All of their own free will.
But not anymore!
Prepare to bust out of a New York escape room like no other with CityDays!
Just like any other escape room game, there’ll be challenges, puzzles and riddles designed to test you…
But our escape rooms New York do more than test your competitive side. We bring the games outdoors, where you and your friends, family, coworkers and more get the chance to expose historic neighborhood secrets, solve mysteries, and much, much more…
No doors. No ceilings. No specific time slots. No hassle. That’s the CityDays way!
Urban Escape Rooms New York: An Outdoor Extravaganza
New York, we have faith in you.
Whether you’re visiting New York or a born and bred New Yorker, we know you’re made of strong stuff. This is the city that never sleeps, so don’t go sleeping on this new way to explore, compete and test your skills!
At CityDays, we create treasure and scavenger hunts, walking tours and outdoor escape rooms that push the limits.
Through a mixture of painstaking research, some humble creativity and a healthy dose of ambition, we provide people like you with games they’ll never forget.
We love the philosophy of traditional escape rooms - you know, working together as a team, solving puzzles, deciphering riddles, all that stuff! But we fundamentally disagree with one point: that you have to be inside to do it.
You see, our New York escape rooms are held outdoors, and look a little different from other games you might have played. Let us fill you in…
CityDays’ Outdoor New York Escape Rooms: A Live-Action Game in New York’s Neighborhoods
We can all agree that escape rooms are awesome, right?
You get that shiver of excitement as you and your buddies, family, SO or coworkers step up to the challenge.
We want that feeling to last as long as possible, so we created something a little different.
We’re passionate about turning cities into playgrounds and getting people of all ages to have fun. That’s the great thing about our outdoor New York escape room games: it’s easy for everyone to get involved.
At CityDays, we transform cities into playgrounds by creating routes and puzzles from scratch that are designed to test you and your team’s puzzle-solving, teamwork and observational abilities.
Most importantly, each of our outdoor New York escape room routes is based on the neighborhood it’s set in. No two games are the same and you’ll have to use your powers of deduction, wit and guile to complete the game.
Brains, not brawn, will win you and your team the top spot on our New York leaderboard.
Prepare to take on some New York escape room games as you’ve never played them before.
Here’s the lowdown on how our games work…
How Our Escape Rooms New York Work
Since our New York escape “rooms” are held outdoors, they’re “built” slightly differently. After all, as there are no rooms or physical barriers involved, you might be wondering what you need to do to complete the game…
Well, it’s really very simple.
You and your team start at a chosen location (depending on which trail you pick).
From there, you have to complete a set of tasks, puzzles and riddles, deciphering clues that will take you between locations, sent to your phone(s) via WhatsApp. If you don’t give us the right answer, you can’t move on in the game!
When you’ve sent us the correct answer, you’ll be given new clues and challenges to lead you to your next destination. Each location is located a short walking distance away, and may require you to keep your eyes peeled for possible clues along the way…
Once you’ve answered all our clues, visited all the destinations and completed the trail, we’ll tally up your score. This is based on how many correct answers you got, any time penalties you accrued, and how many hints you asked for.
All you need to play our games is a phone with WhatsApp, access to cellular data and a pair of comfortable shoes for walking. That’s it!
Any questions? Here’s how it works.
The Best Outdoor Escape Rooms in New York
Here are our available games and outdoor escape rooms in New York!
Slow Boat to Chinatown: Manhattan's Hidden Stories
Embark on "Slow Boat to Chinatown," an outdoor escape room game in Manhattan that guides you past a historic hidden canal into the vibrant heart of Chinatown.
Discover the last 17th-century structure in NYC, uncover a Revolutionary War prison, pay homage to a Chinese philosopher, and even visit the iconic Ghostbuster HQ. Solve puzzles and face challenges, with rest stops at trendy bars and cafes. Ideal for those seeking to explore the secrets of Tribeca and Chinatown, this game offers a unique lens on NYC's diverse history.
The Southern Tip: New York's Origins Unveiled
“The Southern Tip" is an outdoor escape room adventure through NYC's oldest district.
Solve puzzles and decipher clues amid majestic buildings and surreal sculptures. Learn about a financial institution's humble beginnings, Alexander Hamilton's military drills, and a Founding Father's lesser-known role. Visit landmarks like the Federal Reserve, City Hall Park, a legendary 9/11-surviving chapel, and a historic bar. Perfect for exploring Manhattan's evolution from a 17th-century settlement to a modern metropolis.
The Devil in Chelsea: A Hudson Mystery
In "The Devil in Chelsea," join forces with Sherlock Holmes in an interactive murder mystery escape room game along the Hudson River.
Receive riddles and challenges on your phone, deciphering the killer's messages by interacting with your surroundings. As you progress, use information from Sherlock and clues in the killer's messages to unmask their identity before time runs out. This outdoor escape room game blends immersive storytelling with the intrigue of detective work…
Glamor Of Midtown: Fashion's Pulsing Heart
Explore the glitz and glamor of Manhattan's Garment District in "Glamor Of Midtown," a New York outdoor escape room.
Starting near the Empire State Building, this trail takes you through Fashion Avenue, Bryant Park, Macy's, and the dazzling Broadway Theatre District. Solve puzzles and face challenges, enjoying the best bars and cafes along the way.
Perfect for those who want to experience the history and heartbeat of New York's fashion epicenter.
