Help Me Name My Business - Escape Room

cypher67 on 30/04/2015 - 16:22

Hi All,

I'm the process of opening my own escape room and I can't settle on a name for it. Many of the obvious ones are already taken and I was looking for something that is catchy and obvious at first glance what it is offering. I originally liked Arcane Escape Rooms, but I've been told not making people would identify what the word Arcane means. Key objective is to provide more then just puzzles but to provide an experience that invokes multiple feelings, be it fear, happiness, suspense, magic, imagination & laughter etc.

If the Business does kick off; I'll throw a little something something the way of the best suggestion.

Thanks in advance

Education & Work

Comments

  • dylanando on 30/04/2015 - 17:50

    Dont have a name, But where is this located :o?

  • Paul Atreides on 30/04/2015 - 17:57
    +21

    Puzzles.
    Why is it called puzzles?
    That's the puzzle.

  • rompastompa on 30/04/2015 - 18:06
    +1

    !epascE (Logo in the shape of a key)

    Tagline: Going backwards may be the only way forward.

    • [Deactivated] on 30/04/2015 - 18:13

      BUT in reality, going backwards doesn't help you go forward. BOOOM!

      • rompastompa on 30/04/2015 - 18:23

        Ahh, but that's where it is a puzzle. Sometimes you need the information you gathered going forward, to go back and solve the problem at the beginning! :) So going backwards is actually going forwards..

        Oh no, I've gone crossed eyed.

      • subywagon on 01/05/2015 - 22:48

        @Drew22 You've obviously never played a Metroid game…

        • [Deactivated] on 02/05/2015 - 10:05
          -1

          You've obviously never heard of sarcasm….

    • Vampyr on 30/04/2015 - 20:00
      +9

      Escape backwards is "epacsE"…

      • rompastompa on 30/04/2015 - 20:26
        +2

        Haha, nice pick up.

  • Davo1111 on 30/04/2015 - 18:31
    +13

    It's a Trap!

    Ackbar's Escape Room

  • rompastompa on 30/04/2015 - 18:37
    +2

    Cube

    Tagline: Don't Look For A Reason… Look For A Way Out

    • Davo1111 on 30/04/2015 - 21:10
      +5

      Just fyi, it's the name of a gay club in canberra.

      • silverrat23 on 30/04/2015 - 22:01

        Eh, all sorts of clubs use all sorts of names. Some include:

        • Mynt (pronounced 'Mint')
        • Barcode
        • Volt
        • Velvet
        • Oxford

        The thing is: many use unassuming names which may (or may not) relate to what it actually is.

      • PVA on 30/04/2015 - 22:08
        +4

        do they have the same tagline?

      • [Deactivated] on 30/04/2015 - 23:31

        "Cube", or "It's a Trap!"? ;)

        • Davo1111 on 30/04/2015 - 23:39

          cube

        • dasher86 on 01/05/2015 - 12:44
          +1

          It's a trap!

      • AlexD on 04/05/2015 - 08:22
        +1

        As long as I can go to either for cheap Spirytus, I'm happy.

    • outlander on 08/05/2015 - 11:35

      I would like to see a escape room based on that movie, where you have to solve a whole bunch of puzzles only to find out the exit is the room you started in.

  • donga100 on 30/04/2015 - 18:46
    +3

    Saw: Reality TV Edition.

  • soyea on 30/04/2015 - 20:19
    +1

    Aladdins Escape Room

  • PVA on 30/04/2015 - 20:39

    Escape your Feelings.

    Escape (In Sensaround).

    Cyphers Escapatorium.

  • CrazyMexican on 30/04/2015 - 22:11

    Infinity Escape Room

  • Tuesdaygal on 30/04/2015 - 22:27
    +1

    Imagiporium

  • BiotBargin on 30/04/2015 - 22:48

    Xscape My Room

  • Taita on 30/04/2015 - 23:39

    The Great Escape
    Escape Artist
    Escapology

    Or the world escape in other languages like Faraar (persian) or Escapar (spanish), etc.

  • OpayuOnam on 01/05/2015 - 07:45
    +6

    Real Life Point 'n Click Adventures

  • Unbranded on 01/05/2015 - 08:27
    -1

    [ESC] key
    [ESC] me
    [ESC] [Home]

    • CandyMan on 01/05/2015 - 13:06
      +4

      [ctrl][alt][del]

  • Tcm9669 on 01/05/2015 - 08:32
    +1

    ALT+F4 (This would close windows on your PC… hence, it's like you getting out of the program.. so escape room?)

  • unhallowed on 01/05/2015 - 08:40

    Inquisitive Labyrinth
    Curious Labyrinth

  • kickling on 01/05/2015 - 09:01

    In hong kong their franchise is called Mr.X

    I thought that was cool, maybe keep it simple with something similar?

    Dr. X?
    X.scape?

  • cypher67 on 01/05/2015 - 10:00
    +3

    Thanks all, Some really great ideas (and some terrible ones … Couldnt even spell escape backwards correctly :p)

    I dont want to say where it will be based at this time, but there is currently none at the location.

    I like Xcape Rooms, but thats already taken, Aladdins escape room reeks of copyright infringements & probably shouldnt name it after a gay bar.

    Keep the ideas coming though, Im sure we are close

    • PVA on 01/05/2015 - 11:09

      "I dont want to say where it will be based at this time, but there is currently none at the location."

      Is it a real place? - I assumed it was one of the million escape room games on mobiles.

      • cypher67 on 01/05/2015 - 13:03

        Yes, this is a physical escape room, not online or an app. Sorry if this wasnt clear.

        • PVA on 01/05/2015 - 17:31

          I did not know there was such a thing. So are they like the vid games? (where you, say, find a key to unlock a box to get a hammer that breaks the…)

        • cypher67 on 01/05/2015 - 17:34
          +2

          @PVA:
          Maybe not so much breaking stuff, but yes there is many of them all over Australia. Essentially they are team building or group activities, some of the well run ones are very exciting and well thought out. There is a mixture of finding things, solving puzzle, hands on activities and the key is themed, making the people in the room feel like they need to escape in time.

        • PVA on 01/05/2015 - 17:40

          @cypher67:

          interesting.
          So do the rooms change or if someone visits once then thats it they know what to do?

          Any on the Gold Coast?

        • turkz1 on 01/05/2015 - 19:49

          @PVA: What's your loc? There are at least 3 in melbourne

        • PVA on 01/05/2015 - 20:28
          +1

          @turkz1:
          gold coast

        • turkz1 on 02/05/2015 - 00:44

          @PVA: Great. This could really catch on there. All the best!

        • Jackymon on 02/05/2015 - 09:48
          +2

          @PVA: there are a whole heap in Brisbane, not too far from where you are.

    • ankor on 01/05/2015 - 20:10

      Does this mean you are looking at space in Canberra? ;)

  • backpaqer on 01/05/2015 - 10:33

    Closetrophobia

    • [Deactivated] on 02/05/2015 - 15:47

      clustraphobia?

      • apey2000 on 04/05/2015 - 15:46

        claustrophobia

  • malbrothers on 01/05/2015 - 11:05
    +1

    Locked In?

    Room of No Return?

    Abscond?

  • PVA on 01/05/2015 - 11:12

    Locked Away.

  • CandyMan on 01/05/2015 - 13:09

    Exite or Bermuda

  • Nitroteddy on 01/05/2015 - 18:43

    How about…….
    Do you even escape?
    Departure

    or make up words….
    Escapeage

    Have you thought of a logo and stuff?
    Was thinking along the lines of….
    An egg wearing a cape (eggscape)
    or just a capital X wearing a cape (Xcape)

  • fedwood on 01/05/2015 - 19:06
    +6

    I don't know what an escape room is… And at this point I'm too afraid to ask.

    • Ridiculous Panda on 01/05/2015 - 19:38

      You can always ask google. I was afraid too and that's what I did.

    • fuzcatt on 01/05/2015 - 21:01
      +2

      Essentially a room where you have to solve puzzles in order to escape before the time runs out. You can think of the "Saw" movies but generally less scary/intense.

      The better ones are thematic in design so that the puzzles have a context e.g. a horror escape room where the synopsis is about "you went exploring an abandoned high school where a young student died under mysterious circumstances a long time ago. You entered the room but the door mysteriously locks behind you…" and the room is set up as a classroom at night, you are given only a torchlight, all the puzzles are related to diary notes left by students, school instructions with blood stains etc, etc.

      Generally good Escape Rooms will also rate the difficulties of their rooms, with easier ones being more straight forward and logical (e.g. you come across puzzle 1, solve it and it will unlock puzzle 2.) Whilst harder ones will require more abstract thinking, e.g. there might be 5 puzzles from the get go but you will only have the initial clues to solve one of them, if you can figure out which one. Harder difficulties might also require you to go back and forth from previously solved puzzles to get more clues.

      They're slowly popping up in Australia but they're more popular in Hong Kong, Singapore and even in the UK I think.

  • algy on 01/05/2015 - 19:24

    Cuboid Escape Centre

  • dachewy on 01/05/2015 - 19:28

    esQape - go on a quest to find the exit
    Tomb Room - a play on Tomb Raider
    The Chamber
    Sherlock Rooms - find the clues to exit
    The Public Egress
    Escapades
    SnoopRooms - snooping for clues to escape
    Fr33dom - escape the room within 33 minutes and its free!
    The Babies Crib

  • fuzcatt on 01/05/2015 - 20:25

    Cypher'd

  • [Deactivated] on 01/05/2015 - 20:26
    -7

    What about :

    Blatant rip off

    or

    Someone Else's Idea

  • Mister Popo on 01/05/2015 - 20:27

    House of Puzzles? House of Mysteries (blegh)? Escape (by itself)? The Room? Your time starts now?

  • SupeNintendoChalmers on 01/05/2015 - 20:49

    Game of Unknowns

  • MrSavings on 01/05/2015 - 21:31
    +4

    LockedIn

    See what I did there? Not only does it make reference to your business (i.e. the need to escape) but also ties it with Social engagement/interaction of a business nature (i.e LinkedIn)

  • MrSavings on 01/05/2015 - 21:31

    Riddle Rooms

  • yesterdaysnews on 01/05/2015 - 21:42

    I think you need to have a strong theme and name it from there as a generic puzzle room name may not fit the vibe you're going for. My name generic suggestion is puzzlequest

  • Freek on 01/05/2015 - 21:44

    The Past. The Present. The Future.

    Or…

    Past,Present,Future.

    Tag Line: You Choose

    Puzzle Lust.

    Tag Line: Unlock your inner fantasy

    • schwinn on 01/05/2015 - 22:30

      Why not just call it 'Tense'?

  • JepunK on 01/05/2015 - 22:38

    Alcatraz…or Long bay?

  • anawth on 01/05/2015 - 22:53
    +3

    Since it's apparent some gay bars have stolen a name you could use, maybe you should switch it on them and just call it "Frank's Gay Bar".

    Smutty double entendre tagline warning "Think outside the box"

  • Billy_is on 01/05/2015 - 22:58
    +1

    Found

  • OBone on 01/05/2015 - 23:04

    Welcome To Your Nightmare.

  • D4NVT on 02/05/2015 - 02:39
    +4

    How about just simply "Box" or "The Box", very marketable, simple, short and snappy.

    Or from your name "Decypher"

    Enigma, Encryption, Decript, Nemesis,

    "Fuga" is escape in Latin, or effugere is 'to escape'

    Has (The) Panic Room(s) been suggested? expandable and franchisable…

    (Can you escape) The Vault, The Cage, The Cell, The locker, The Dungeon, Bunker, Castle, The Cube, Prism, SafeHouse, Hole in the Wall, Area: X, The Maze, Rubik's Room, Underground, Tunnel Vision, Vacuum, Entrapment, The Web, Labrinth, The Temple, The capsule, Encapsul8, Captivate, Captiv8,

    If your specialising in corporate you could go with "The office"

    Escapology, Escapism, Houdini, Cloak Room,

    Inside:Outside, Outside:In … could also relate that to a theme?

    [Do you have] The Key, Magic Key, Master Key, Bronze/Brass, Skeleton?

    F.E.A.R and come up with some sort of acronym to suit?

    Answer, Response, Guesswork, Equation, Paradox, Twisted, Black Hole, New Dimension,

    The Hidden Clue, The Quest, Mystery Quest, Mystery Box, Clueless,

    Finders Keepers

    Do you have any themes or more info? Do you prefer single words, double barrels, "xxx room"?

    • [Deactivated] on 02/05/2015 - 16:44
      +6

      F.E.A.R and come up with some sort of acronym to suit?

      F**k Everything And Run? :P

  • NamandSpam on 02/05/2015 - 03:13

    EpacsEscapE

  • unhallowed on 02/05/2015 - 03:22

    decypher

  • kickling on 02/05/2015 - 08:40

    I bet it's gonna be in Adelaide ;-)

    Pandora's Box.

    BreaKout.

    The Cube.

  • CanadaAye on 02/05/2015 - 08:58

    LockOut

  • kusama on 02/05/2015 - 09:12

    Escape Key

    Panic Button

    Drop Room

  • stralya on 02/05/2015 - 10:10

    Narrow escape
    The one that got away
    Ctrl-Shift-Escape
    Escape Velocity

  • rompastompa on 02/05/2015 - 10:21
    +1

    Will it be a specific theme, or multiple themes changing with popularity?

    Journey Out

  • salem on 02/05/2015 - 10:39

    Dr. Euclidean's Enigmatic Escapatorium

  • Gravy on 02/05/2015 - 11:32

    How about "Outside". Or a slight mispelling of the name such as "Outcyde"/ "OutSyd" (particularly if its in Sydney??)

    as in the intention of any escape room is to get outside.

    Also has an interesting ring to to it 'Wanna go outside???"

    Alternatively the opposite might also work "Inside".

  • [Deactivated] on 02/05/2015 - 11:57

    Escape from Terror Castle

  • jsediv on 02/05/2015 - 12:20
    +1

    Internet Explorer

    • jsediv on 02/05/2015 - 12:20
      +2

      …..wait

      • GeneralZod on 02/05/2015 - 15:48
        +1

        … Still loading…

        • cypher67 on 02/05/2015 - 18:07

          Excitement could not be found

        • scrimshaw on 02/05/2015 - 18:31
          +1

          @cypher67:

          Iexplore.exe: This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.

          Nope, if your business is named this it's doomed to fail.

  • NotBritishorUK on 02/05/2015 - 12:21
    +1

    Anyone googling for it will google escape room so it might be better to go with something like

    Escape Rooms - The Experience
    Escape Rooms Experience
    Experience Escape Rooms

    • marquise on 02/05/2015 - 17:55

      That's where SEO comes in right?

  • munlee on 02/05/2015 - 12:29
    -1

    Escape The Room

  • Tenebrae on 02/05/2015 - 12:36

    Landica. Means something cool in Latin.

  • phillystyle on 02/05/2015 - 12:41
    +2

    Why not Escape (Escapay)? It's spelled just like escape… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmCFT0qxzb8

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