Most escape rooms Dubai has to offer run from AED 120 to 230 per person, last 60 minutes and take teams of two to ten. This guide covers the city’s main venues, from the 28-room mall operations to the horror rooms that employ live actors. Prices are from each venue’s own site and were current in August 2026.
Expect locks, hidden compartments, electronic props and a game master watching from outside who can send hints when the silence gets awkward. Rooms are graded by difficulty, and the easy ones are approachable for first-timers. Most venues open from late morning to around midnight, and weekend evening slots go first.
Book online and in advance; walk-ins are subject to availability at every venue here. The venues below keep appearing on the local round-ups, including What’s On’s guide to the best escape rooms in Dubai, and they all run sessions most days of the week.
The big escape rooms Dubai venues
Game Over (Nakheel Mall, Palm Jumeirah, and Dubai Festival City Mall) is the largest operation in the city, with 28 rooms across two mall sites. Its line-up runs from Orient Express: The Murder and Money Heist to Alice in Wonderland, with horror rooms such as Horror Circus on top. Standard rooms cost AED 175 per person, horror rooms AED 205, and teams of two to seven get 60 minutes. Game Over
NoWayOut (JLT and City Walk) runs eight rooms, including Da Vinci, School of Magic, Rings and Houdini, with most at AED 128 per person. Live-actor rooms such as House of Bella cost AED 168, and horror rooms carry a 14+ limit while the rest take children from ten. NoWayOut
Escape Hunt (Galleria Mall, Al Wasl Road, Jumeirah 1) has five rooms, from Alice in Puzzleland and Journey to Atlantis to Prison Breakout. Tickets run from AED 130 to 200 per person depending on group size, per Visit Dubai’s listing, and Alice in Puzzleland is suitable from age seven, according to Time Out Dubai. Escape Hunt
Escape The Room (Al Wasl Road) is the UAE branch of the American chain, with five rooms at its Jumeirah site: Nightmare, The Prison, Mafia Kingdom, Lost in Time and Z-Virus. Nightmare is its hard-mode horror offering. Per-person prices are not published online. Escape The Room
Horror and live-actor rooms
Black Out (Wafi City, Oud Metha) runs four horror rooms with live actors: Psychiatric, Exorcism, Torture and Chaos. They are rated medium to hard, take up to ten players and cost AED 230 per person at the two-player rate, with larger groups paying less. This is the room your group discusses before agreeing to go. Black Out
Horror Rooms by NoWayOut (Sheikh Zayed Road) is the horror arm of the same operator, running Silent Place, Circus, Unknown and Manhunt with live actors. Rooms are 14+ and cost AED 168 per person. The zombie apocalypse one is, comparatively, the gentle option. NoWayOut rooms
Family-friendly and beginner rooms
Phobia (JLT) keeps pricing simple: every room is AED 120 per person, flat. Its six rooms include Magic Adventure and a Sherlock Holmes murder mystery, both tagged for families, and players must be at least ten. Phobia
Quest A (City Land Mall) runs 16 rooms, including a Minecraft adventure and a dedicated kids’ room alongside horror titles such as Hospital 13 and Silent Hill. Prices sit between AED 160 and 230 depending on the room, the day and the time; the site does not say whether that is per person or per game. Quest A
The World of Riverland (Dubai Parks and Resorts) is an indoor entertainment district with an escape room, a play park, axe throwing and archery. It is the option for groups that cannot agree on one activity, and no regular per-person price is published. Riverland
Escape rooms with cafés
Brain Game (Jumeirah 1, Jumeirah Terrace Building rooftop) pairs six escape rooms with a board game café, so the evening does not have to end when the hour does. Rooms such as Seven, Stalker and a chocolate factory run 60, 80 or 120 minutes, cost from AED 120 per person and take children from six, with under-12s accompanied. Brain Game
Practical information
Book online and in advance; every venue here sells slots through its own site, and weekend evenings go first. Arrive 15 minutes before your slot for the briefing, which covers the rules, the hint system and the emergency exit you will not need. Teams range from two to ten players, and venues that price per person on group size get cheaper the more of you there are.
Wear comfortable clothes and closed shoes. Venues advise against open-toed shoes, heels and loose jewellery, on the basis that you may end up on the floor looking for a key. Age limits run from six at Brain Game to ten at most other venues, with 14+ on horror rooms; check the room page before booking with children.
Prices and room line-ups change, so the venue sites above are the place to check before you book. Most escape rooms Dubai offers sit in the AED 120–230 range, which makes being locked in for an hour one of the cheaper group activities in the city. Whether you escape or not, you will at least learn who in the group reads instructions.
How much do escape rooms cost in Dubai?
Most venues charge AED 120 to 230 per person for a 60-minute game. Phobia is a flat AED 120, Game Over runs AED 175-205, and larger groups usually pay less per person.
How long does an escape room take?
Most rooms run 60 minutes. Brain Game offers 60, 80 and 120-minute games, and you should arrive 15 minutes early for the briefing.
Are escape rooms in Dubai scary?
Only the horror rooms, which use live actors and carry a 14+ age limit. The family and beginner rooms at Phobia, Brain Game, Escape Hunt and Quest A are puzzle-led.
What is the minimum age for escape rooms in Dubai?
From six at Brain Game (under-12s accompanied) and seven at Escape Hunt’s Alice in Puzzleland. Most other venues take children from ten, with 14+ on horror rooms.
Do you need to book escape rooms in advance?
Yes. Every venue sells slots through its own site, weekend evenings go first, and walk-ins are subject to availability.
