KraftyLab vs The Escape Game: escape rooms for work teams

The Escape Game runs escape room venues in 50+ US locations and streams three of its rooms over Zoom for up to 10 players a game. KraftyLab runs hosted virtual escape rooms your whole team plays at once, from $650 for the group with the price shown before you book, plus murder mysteries, kit workshops and live games at your office.

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Facts checked October 2026 3,000+ teams served

The short answer

Why teams pick KraftyLab over The Escape Game

One hosted game for the whole team: the host splits everyone into breakout teams on one call
A group price, not a per-player one: escape rooms from $650 for the group, taxes and fees included
Nobody travels: people play from their own screen, at home or in the office
Four escape rooms, including a holiday edition and a whodunit, plus murder mysteries and game shows
Kit workshops with supplies shipped to each guest, and hosts who come to your office
Reserve online with a 50% deposit, or get a full plan back within 24 hours

KraftyLab and The Escape Game, side by side

From each company's public pages as of October 2026. Our card prices below load live from the catalog.

Topic	KraftyLab	The Escape Game
Online escape rooms
Price	Yes: The Psychiatrist is $650 for the group; themed rooms are $850 to $875 for up to 25, taxes included	Remote Adventures are $30 to $35 per player, plus tax
Group size	Yes: One game for the whole group; bigger groups get more breakout teams	Up to 10 players per game; events of up to 500 players
How you play	Yes: A live host runs the story; teams solve puzzles on their own screens in breakout rooms	Players direct a Game Guide who walks a real room on a live camera
Rooms	Yes: Beach Vacate-tion, Winter Resort Vacate-tion, Elf Escape Challenge and The Psychiatrist	Prison Break, The Depths and The Heist
Platforms	Yes: Zoom by default; Microsoft Teams, Google Meet or Webex on request	Zoom; Google Hangouts or other platforms on request
Everything else
In person	Yes: A live host brings Feud Night, trivia or Music Bingo to your office, from $1,750	Games at its own venues, priced per person by location
Other online events	Yes: 115+ hosted virtual events: murder mysteries, game shows, trivia, bingo and 25+ kit workshops	Monthly Mystery, an online scavenger hunt with new games each month
How you book	Yes: Reserve online with a 50% deposit, or a free quote within 24 hours	Pick a game time online, or send its Events Team a form for a reply within 1 business day

As of October 2026. We read each company's public pages on October 27, 2026. Prices, catalogs and plans change, so check their site before you buy. Spotted an error? Tell us and we will fix it.

Pages we read: Home, Remote Adventures, Online escape rooms, Locations, FAQ, Groups, Nashville team building.

What The Escape Game sells, and how KraftyLab differs

The Escape Game opened in 2014 and builds its rooms in-house at a 60,000 square foot studio it calls the Adventure Factory. It lists 50+ US locations and 24 escape themes, from Nashville and Orlando to New York, Chicago and Las Vegas. Each game runs an hour, prices are per person and vary by location, and its group events team books parties and team outings at its venues.

KraftyLab is a team events company: live-hosted virtual games and workshops, kit workshops with the supplies shipped to every guest, in-person events at your office, and corporate gifts, all booked from one place with live prices. Our virtual escape rooms are built for a work team on a video call, so the whole group plays one story together wherever people sit.

The Escape Game's Remote Adventures vs our hosted rooms

Both are live, both run about an hour. The difference is who plays and how.

In The Escape Game’s Remote Adventures, your group joins a Zoom call with a host and a Game Guide who stands inside one of its real rooms with a camera. You tell the guide where to look and what to open, and track clues on an online dashboard. Three rooms are offered, each for up to 10 players, with game times listed in US Central time.

Beach Vacate-tion: earn rubies in puzzles and mini-games to get off an island, with new team mixes at halftime. See the room.
Winter Resort Vacate-tion: a mountain getaway turns into an escape, with pen and paper only. See the room.
Elf Escape Challenge: riddles and festive surprises with Shinny the Elf for December. See the room.
The Psychiatrist: part escape room, part whodunit: collect evidence and name the killer. See the room.

Each of ours is one game for the whole group. The host tells the story on the main call, sends people into breakout teams and brings everyone back for the final escape, so 25 or 250 coworkers share the same hour. Comparing more online rooms? See our list of the best virtual escape rooms for teams.

What a 25-person online escape room costs

Both companies publish their prices, so the math is easy to check.

The Escape Game: $30 to $35 per player plus tax, so 25 players come to $750 to $875 before tax, spread over three games of up to 10.
KraftyLab: The Psychiatrist is $650 for the group. Beach Vacate-tion and Winter Resort Vacate-tion are $875, and Elf Escape Challenge is $850, for up to 25 people. Taxes and fees are included, and late RSVPs up to 25 do not move the price.

Every KraftyLab activity page shows the total for your headcount before you book, and a 50% deposit holds the date.

Team outings: their venue or your office

The Escape Game’s team building happens at its venues: you bring the group to one of its locations and its event coordinators plan the visit. Its FAQ notes that other players may join a game when not every spot is booked, that food and drinks stay out of the rooms, and that alcohol is not allowed on its premises.

KraftyLab comes to you. A live host runs Feud Night, team trivia and Music Bingo at your office in cities such as New York, Chicago, Austin and Seattle, with setup and cleanup included. Feud Night starts at $1,750. For a hybrid team, a virtual host can lead the office from the big screen while remote colleagues join the same game. See every in-person event.

Booking, big groups and after the event

Lead time: hosted games book about two weeks ahead, kit events about three for US addresses, and custom questions or branding four.
Big groups: a multi-event program runs several activities at once for a whole company.
Kits: 25+ kit workshops ship a box to each guest, with continental US shipping included.
After the event: KraftyLab Intelligence sends a short pulse survey to every participant with an email, with AI summaries of the answers.

Prefer a whodunit? Try our virtual murder mysteries. Still comparing vendors? See KraftyLab vs Let’s Roam and KraftyLab vs Confetti.

Escape rooms and mysteries to compare

Live prices from our catalog. Each one runs about an hour with a live host.

See all virtual events. In the office? Feud Night, Music Bingo and live trivia also run in person in 17 US cities, and corporate gift boxes ship to every address.

Teams that booked with us

Two programs we ran, and what each team booked.

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A full-day virtual retreat, and they immediately rebooked

Coffee tasting in the morning, a DIY lunch workshop where teams cooked together, creative sessions and a management training.

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Case study

Connecting 450+ global employees across time zones

They kicked off with high-energy Music Bingo, then split into breakout rooms for coffee tasting, chocolate truffle making and team games.

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KraftyLab vs The Escape Game: questions

Does The Escape Game have virtual escape rooms?

Yes. Its Remote Adventures stream three of its real rooms (Prison Break, The Depths and The Heist) over Zoom. A Game Guide walks the room on camera while your group directs every move. Each game takes up to 10 players.

How much does The Escape Game cost for a team?

As of October 2026, Remote Adventures cost $30 to $35 per player plus tax, up to 10 players per game. Venue games are priced per person and vary by location; group and team events go through its events team.

Is KraftyLab cheaper than The Escape Game for a team of 25?

Yes, with The Psychiatrist: it is $650 for the group with taxes and fees included, while 25 Remote Adventures players at $30 to $35 each come to $750 to $875 plus tax. Our themed rooms are $850 to $875 for up to 25 people, also with taxes and fees included.

What is a good alternative to The Escape Game for remote teams?

KraftyLab. A live host runs one escape room story for the whole team on your video call, small teams solve the puzzles in breakout rooms, and the price for your headcount is shown before you book. We also offer murder mysteries, game shows and kit workshops.

Do we have to travel to a venue?

Not with KraftyLab: our escape rooms run on your video call, and people join from home or the office. The Escape Game's venue games happen at its own locations; only its Remote Adventures are played online.

Does The Escape Game work on Microsoft Teams?

Its Remote Adventures run on Zoom, and it says it can also host on Google Hangouts, with other platforms on request. KraftyLab's escape rooms run on Zoom by default, with Microsoft Teams, Google Meet or Webex on request.

What else does KraftyLab offer besides escape rooms?

115+ hosted virtual events, including murder mysteries, game shows, trivia and 25+ kit workshops shipped to each guest, plus in-person games at your office and corporate gifts.

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