“Escape Room: Tournament of Champions” is nothing if not very fast-paced — it’s a movie that simply refuses to let you ponder what’s going on, because before you’re able to process a ...

2019’s Escape Room was a trashy, enjoyable horror movie that pitted clever people against fiendish, lethal puzzles. The sequel, Tournament of Champions, dumbs down the puzzles, revs up the ...

Still, Escape the Room gets the feel of actual escape room puzzles correct. In the game, you can look up, down, forward, left or right. The game tells you what you see in any direction.

It’s a premium escape room experience, with per-player costs typically ranging from $75 to $95, depending on the day. “Everything is bespoke,” says Pettigrew-Rolapp.

The new challenges in “Escape Room: Tournament of Champions,” in theaters July 16, include a subway train, a gorgeous vacation beach that soon turns into quicksand and a high-security bank.