Escaperelated
Escaperelated is an umbrella term used to describe topics, activities, and media that involve escaping from constraints, puzzles that emulate escape scenarios, or the design and critique of such experiences. The term covers physical escape rooms, digital escape games, escape-themed storytelling, and related communities and discourse, including puzzle design, event organization, and immersive entertainment.
Origins of the modern Escaperelated phenomenon lie in the rise of escape rooms in the late 2000s.
Key components common to Escaperelated experiences include time constraints, a series of clues and physical or
Economic and cultural impact includes tourism draw for cities hosting escape rooms, educational and training applications
See also: escape room, puzzle, immersive theater, alternate reality game, puzzlehunt.