The Escape Game

The Escape Game designs and operates immersive, interactive escape room experiences. Founded in 2014 by family members Mark Flint, Jonathan Murrell and James Murrell after a family vacation, the company began with a single game prototyped in a basement in Nashville, Tennessee. It now runs 50+ locations nationwide and counts more than 10 million players, making it one of America's largest escape room operators.

Games are built in-house at the company's Adventure Factory, where game designers, architects, engineers, carpenters, scenic artists, technicians and storytellers collaborate on every title. The founders' early research trip to Hungary, during which they studied around 14 different escape games, established a craft-led approach that persists in the multidisciplinary work: immersive experience design, game design and prototyping, set design and construction, scenic artistry, themed entertainment engineering, and narrative design. The company's first game prototype took over two hours to complete on its initial run-through.

Beyond its own venues, The Escape Game partners with brands, celebrities and influencers to create one-of-a-kind experiences for audiences online, in-store and beyond. The company operates in location-based entertainment, hospitality and leisure, family entertainment and experiential marketing, with headquarters and prototyping originating in Nashville.