GTFO Escape Entertainment

Staff was very friendly and rooms were clean.
The discount added based on the online test was a great feature!
Nightfall was fun/​challenging and the room was massive!
Definitely will go back for the other rooms.

We went with a large group (booked in advance). Everyone present had a fantastic time. The people running the rooms were spot on and helpful, even going as far as asking for feedback after we’d finished the room.
I’m looking forward to going again.
The rooms are really well decorated and themed, and the puzzles were fun and really required us to problem solve as a team.

GTFO was my first experience with an escape room, and it far exceeded my expectations. I love computer games that involve wandering a room and solving puzzles (Nancy Drew anyone?) so I feel like I am already in the target audience for escape rooms. This year I decided to plan a party at GTFO for my husband’s birthday, with 11 confirmed guests (including myself). Booking a large group with GTFO was a total breeze, and I loved that I was able to call and reserve two rooms, with guests paying when they arrived on the day of the party. This saved me the hassle of paying a rather large sum of money upfront and then collecting money from friends of varying levels of reliability. And as a bonus, our birthday boy didn’t have to pay!
The rooms at GTFO are designed for two to six people, and we reserved two rooms so we didn’t have any people we didn’t know hopping into our rooms unexpectedly. We chose the Heist and Nightfall, and split the groups into boys and girls. As part of the girls, we did The Heist, and were able to finish it within the 45 minute time limit with five people. I won’t spoil the details of the room, but the environment was totally immersive, the puzzles were satisfying without being too hard and the hints provided by staff (using «Hint» discs hidden throughout the room) were quickly provided and sufficient without going into too much detail. The boys equally raved about their room after we left, and I believe that Nightfall is slightly more challenging than The Heist.
Since our group was split into two, we got to enjoy the waiting area. There is complimentary cookies and water, board games, a TV and a Wii. We played cards while waiting for our group to finish, and it was a welcome and pleasant way to spend the time. After you successfully finish your room, you get to tape an instant photo of your group to the wall, and take a photo home as well with a funny magnetic board you can customize. The cost per person was $ 25, which I thought was an excellent value for the time and entertainment. GTFO was tons of fun and a perfect unique party activity.

I love escape rooms. Chances are, if you are looking at this review then you do too. GTFO is awesome. Definitely my favourite escape place so far. The staff were awesome. The room was awesome. The whole experience just left me feeling happy and excited and off the charts. We did the Heist. Totally recommend it. The entire feel of the room was authentic. I felt like indiana jones at a bank robbery. The attention to detail is definitely noticeable. I can’t stress that enough. They really made it an immersive, challenging and enjoyable experience. Disclaimer: this was the first room i have ever successfully completed with my team. Had done 3 of them before this. I am trying not to be biased but i love this place! We will definitely be back. If you have never been to an escape room before, check out their website, it explains everything in very clever detail. Escape rooms are taking over Edmonton people. What are you waiting for. Get The Fun On!

This was our 3^rd escape room company we had went to in a 24hr period after we discovered how many existed!
We have been to 4 in total. We were hooked on the concept immediately after our first experience. GTFO does the escape experience the best. The moment you walk up the stairs and turn into the lobby you know it is going to be good. I took a look at all the board games and places to sit and said «I could just sit here and play games and be thrilled.» However we decided to proceed to our booking for «The Hiest». We were greeted immediately by out host who was super excited we came and you could tell he was passionate about the company.
We were given a rundown of the rules and taken into the room that looked exactly how would think the room should look like, the puzzles were amazing and had a variety of technology used, unlike other companies that strictly use combination locks and minimal mechanical props. 43:21 later we exited the room. Super excited because it was our first victory in our escape room tour.
They take a picture of you with a Polaroid camera and have one picture on their victory wall and one for yourself.
Thanks so much GTFO and we are coming back in 2 weeks to do the other 2 rooms.
BTW since I had joked to the guy the real reason we came was because other reviews said they had cookies…
THEY HAVE COOKIES!!! DELICIOUS COOKIES
These guys know how to treat their customers and they have 4 loyal ones now in us and we will come back for any new rooms in the future.
****We came back to finish them off****
We just completed nightfall (passed) and visiting hour (failed by a hair)
Both rooms were awesome as expected, and we can’t wait for more.
In my groups opinion these guys are the top of the class by a good margin, their rooms have maybe one rival but their customer service blows everyone out of the water.

Did my first escape room with GTFO, and it was everything I hoped for & more. Staff were super friendly & helpful, made us feel comfy while we waited, and the room itself was great — challenging & fun. Only super small think — they had complimentary hot chocolate mix (yay!) but hot water was only available from a Keurig that produced non-​clear water, presumably left over coffee residue. A small, cordless kettle would have made the experience flawless, instead of just awesome :)

At this point, I’m a bit of an Escape Room veteran. I decided to try this establishment out with an Escape Room n00b. I appreciated that they have a room (The Heist) which is 2-​person-​friendly, because these kinds of activities make for super fun and cute dates!
We were able to break out with only one hint (and the hint was really just the guy coming in and helping us unlock something because we couldn’t get it and were starting to think we were wrong… but we were right about how to do it– it just wasn’t working for us). It felt really good to WIN! It wasn’t so hard that we just stood there feeling stupid– and it was long enough that we got almost our full 45 minutes of money’s worth.
The staff here was super cool and made the check-​in process easy and quick. I appreciated the online booking– and I EXTRA appreciated that they don’t require payment through the online-​booking so we could pay when we got there and split the bill if we needed to instead of one person covering the full cost (I am particularly bitter about this because I have friends who somehow ‘forget’ to pay me back… *eyeroll*… but maybe I just need better friends). After we checked in, they offered refreshments which was a nice touch unlike any other company like this in the city. I LOVED that we got to take a keepsake photo of our breakout AND put one on the wall. It made the win extra enjoyable and creates a great sense of community.
We were here on Vday and the staff even had super cute Vday gifts for us! Some Rolo chocolates wrapped in red paper to look like dynamite. It was so cute and a nice addition to the experience!

Gtfo is the answer to all of your problems. The rooms are the best in the city. They are challenging and fun and creative and exciting and perfectly arranged. It is literally run by the greatest group of people. You don’t want to just do business with them; you want to take them home and never let them go ever again. My only sadness is that we got addicted to this place too fast and finished all the rooms in less than a week. I cannot recommend GTFO enough. ¹⁰⁰⁄₅ stars.

The staff were awesome, helpful and encouraging thru out our time in the Heist Room. Best «breakout» room spot in Edmonton, definitely will be back.

We went with friends to celebrate a birthday. We have been to other escape rooms in Edmonton but this was our first time at GTFO. They offered us free bottled water, hot chocolate, and cookies which made for an awesome surprise. The staff were friendly and passionate about the business they are running.
We played Nightfall, and the room was great! Fantastic visuals and senses represented the theme very well. We completed it in 33 minutes and had a great time!
Can’t wait to try another room there.

Best escape room we’ve experienced so far!
The foyer or waiting room is the best– complete with some board games to keep you entertained, bottled water, complimentary cookies, candy, and hot chocolate.
The staff were so friendly and inquisitive about our other escape room experiences. They gave our friend complimentary admission for his birthday, which came about because they genuinely were interested in us and asked if we were checking them out for any particular occasion.
We hit up The Heist. A great room! With more of a higher percentage of escaping we challenged this room without hints. A feature of this place is that they make you find a hint before you can just ask for one– we enjoyed this extra hunting. They said they place the hints in areas where most people will get stuck. The puzzles were challenging but fun and solvable. And we were all able to work on puzzles at the same time and achieve our objective.
Once your done the room don’t forget to grab some ‘bragging coins’, ‘chill pills’, or ‘humble berries’. And take up the board and put the sayings of your choice on it for you Polaroid picture.
We are very excited to try their other rooms!

If this is how Escape rooms in Edmonton are, I want to do more of them. This was my first experience with an escape room and we did the most difficult one that they had: Visiting Hour. This meant we began our challenge in straitjackets, which was a nice touch given the theme for the room! No spoilers so I won’t go on and on about what went on beyond the intro video and us wearing jackets to begin with but suffice to say we failed the challenge. Next time we’ll do an easier room, I’m sure!
I love the fact that the waiting area includes free hot chocolate, cookies, candy, and the opportunity to play board games, Wii games, or watch TV (well, anything you can stream on the internet) well you wait for your group’s chance to escape the room. The photos you get to take afterward if you win or lose the room are also quite entertaining.
Their rooms max out at 6 players each which is less than ideal if you have a larger group, but 6 is a good number regardless. Going here on a Sunday meant ample free street parking, but their website also points out all the available area parking which is good. Staff were also good about getting us to pay quickly and efficiently and to fill out waivers. I like how clear their instructions were regarding how to get hints, what not to do (so as to not break anything) and so on. I would totally love to return to this escape room facility.

Excellent staff (all 4 are owners and it shows!), easy online booking, and well done escape rooms combined to make a great first «escape experience» for my wife and I.
Complimentary lockers, bottled water, treats, and even board games while you wait make for some nice extra touches.
Thanks guys!

Great escape rooms, we tried The Heist after having it recommended to us, the owners were really great and personable. The room was well thought out and challenged us all. Recommended!

Already a huge fan of escape rooms, I had to come check out GTFO. Nice set up of the rooms, logical sequence of puzzles, and enthusiastic staff make this a good place to go to. Being a northsider, I also appreciate its central location. I find that the difficulty of the rooms seem a bit easier in comparison to all the other escape rooms in Edmonton.
The only downfall is its lack of free parking. Plenty of street parking is available, and if you come in the evenings or on Sundays, then it’s free. Since it’s located on the second floor, it’s kind of easy to miss.
Bonus points for handing out souvenir victory pictures.
$ 25 to play, but we went when they were having a promo.

This is my favourite escape room in Edmonton! We’ve been through two of the rooms and I can’t wait to go back for the third room.
I think GTFO has the best rooms in Edmonton. Many of the other rooms are too easy. The rooms at GTFO are also better at having multiple things to do so that if you have a large team you can all do different things whereas other companies, one person is putting things into locks and other people are watching.
The owners are great and super friendly. One time we didn’t break out in the 45 min and they let us stay a bit over time and finish it anyway because no one else had the room booked afterwards.
Also they have great cookies, board games, and a wii u to play while you wait around!

GTFO hosted a corporate team-​building event for us — it was a fun and challenging experience. Their downtown location is convenient, with a comfy waiting area that has a Wii, board games, and free hot chocolate and cookies. The rooms are well-​thought out and incorporate some cool technology. Best of all, the GTFO team is organized, helpful, and accommodating — I wouldn’t hesitate to visit again!

A group of 6 of us went to try Nightfall. It was a great beginner room, we were able to finish it with 11 minutes left.
There were two clues we solved without following the steps as they intended.
We decided to try another room that night and the only one available was visting hour. It was a lot more challenging than Nightfall. We didn’t finish it on time but we were so close and because we were the last people there for the night they actually let us finish the room. It took another 11 minutes to finish.
The guys that run this place were great to deal with and I’m sure we’ll be returning to try the heist.

A new escape room in Edmonton?! GTFO!
Just visited GTFO tonight for the first time. The staff here was incredibly friendly! Games were well set up and paced well. The technology used in the puzzles was very neat and fun to try to figure how how to use to solve the puzzles. We tried The Heist and beat the challenge with time to spare. Will definitely go back to try the other rooms!
If you have to wait for anyone in your party, they have a pretty awesome waiting area set up — you’re free to use the Wii, play board games, or help yourself to bottles of water and free cookies!
Awesome job — probably my new favourite escape entertainment location in the city! :)

I’ve been to a few of these escape rooms in the city and I must say, this beats all the other rooms I’ve tried hands down. Puzzles were super innovative and attention to detail and theme is off the wall. They have a few cool unique ideas but I don’t want to spoil anything. I highly recommend «The Heist» that’s the one my wife and friend tried.