There’s a trending activity here in the Palmetto State for couples or small groups of friends – and you won’t believe what it involves.

Would you have guessed it’s grabbing a handful of your besties and then paying someone to lock all of you in a room together until you all (collectively) figure a way to escape – or time runs out? And just what exactly happens to you in an “escape room” if time runs out?

Flickr/Teresa Alexander-Arab Seriously. This is a “thing” that’s sweeping through several cities in South Carolina as escape rooms become more and more popular.Escape rooms are perfect for group outings, date nights, and team building, providing an hour of fun and some serious teamwork to escape rooms with names like “Death Row,” “Serial Killer,” “Espionage,” and, “Missing.” Other fun themes are “Davy Jones’ Locker,” “The Kidnapping” and “Redbeard’s Revenge.”

Facebook/Escape Artist Greenville In these live adventures, each group gets an hour to unlock puzzles and solve clues in order to make their great escape. Most of the rooms are designed to suit any age group, although some companies say their clues are probably too difficult for a 10 year old to solve alone.Where can you play and how much does it cost? Rates vary but with most Escape Room companies you can book online and see the available time slots as you book. The Facebook pages for the Escape Rooms in South Carolina are chock full of photos of teams, families or couples that have either survived or failed at this fun activity.Here are the Escape Rooms we found in South Carolina:

  1. Escape Artist Greenville 217 East Stone Avenue, Greenville

Facebook/Escape Artist Greenville

  1. Breakout Charleston 18 Leinbach Drive, Charleston, SC

Facebook/Breakout Charleston

  1. Escape Plan Columbia 151 Riverchase Way, Lexington, SC

Facebook/Escape Plan Columbia

  1. Breakout Myrtle Beach 314 Main Street, North Myrtle Beach, SC

Facebook/Breakout Room Escape

  1. Escape In 60 - Charleston 45 South Market Street, Charleston, SC

Facebook/Escape In 60

  1. Breakout Greenville 614 N. Main Street, Greenville, SC

Facebook/Breakout Greenville Escape Games

So… about that question we posed above: what happens if you fail to break out in 60 minutes?

Facebook/Breakout Room Escape You get to pose for a photo like this one!

These Escape Rooms in South Carolina look like a ton of fun. Have you already played this new live action game or would you EVER? We’d love to know in our comments on Facebook!

Flickr/Teresa Alexander-Arab

Seriously. This is a “thing” that’s sweeping through several cities in South Carolina as escape rooms become more and more popular.Escape rooms are perfect for group outings, date nights, and team building, providing an hour of fun and some serious teamwork to escape rooms with names like “Death Row,” “Serial Killer,” “Espionage,” and, “Missing.” Other fun themes are “Davy Jones’ Locker,” “The Kidnapping” and “Redbeard’s Revenge.”

Facebook/Escape Artist Greenville

In these live adventures, each group gets an hour to unlock puzzles and solve clues in order to make their great escape. Most of the rooms are designed to suit any age group, although some companies say their clues are probably too difficult for a 10 year old to solve alone.Where can you play and how much does it cost? Rates vary but with most Escape Room companies you can book online and see the available time slots as you book. The Facebook pages for the Escape Rooms in South Carolina are chock full of photos of teams, families or couples that have either survived or failed at this fun activity.Here are the Escape Rooms we found in South Carolina:

Facebook/Breakout Charleston

Facebook/Escape Plan Columbia

Facebook/Breakout Room Escape

Facebook/Escape In 60

Facebook/Breakout Greenville Escape Games

You get to pose for a photo like this one!

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