Ranked Playlist Gulf South (TX & LA)
[Last Update: April 2026] For our Golf South Ranked Playlist, we played 15 escape games from 4 different providers across Texas and Louisiana.
As with all of our playlists, we also reached out to fellow enthusiasts and bloggers to include a broader range of perspectives. In total, 17 enthusiasts cast their votes, each having played an average of 11.2 rooms from our list.
| TOTAL RANK | COMPANY | QUEST | SCAREFACTOR | ACTORS | DURATION | HEINER (DE) | ANNA (DE) | BLAKE (US) | CINDI (US) | DAN (US) | ESCAPEE (US) | JEREMY (US) | JOE (US) | JOHN H. (US) | KIMBERLY (US) | MARK (UK) | MARTY (US) | MATTHEW S. (US) | RANDY (US) | RICHARD (US) | SIDA (US) | WOJTEK (PL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strange Bird (Houston, TX) | THE MAN FROM BEYOND VIP | 0 | yes | 120 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | x | 1 | x | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | x | 3 |
| 2 | 13th Gate (Baton Rouge, LA) | CUTTHROAT CAVERN | 0 | no | 60 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 13th Gate (Baton Rouge, LA) | TOMB OF ANUBIS | 0 | no | 60 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Amazescapes (San Antonio, TX) | THE SHERLOCK HOME | 0 | no | 360 | 3 | 3 | x | 4 | x | x | x | x | x | x | 6 | 4 | x | x | 5 | x | x |
| 5 | Amazescapes (San Antonio, TX) | GRIMM‘S ENCHANTED COTTAGE | 0 | no | 240 | 7 | 4 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 7 | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 6 | Escape Warehouse (Ponchatoula, LA) | SHHH! | 3 | no | 90 | 10 | 10 | x | x | x | x | x | x | 1 | 2 | 11 | x | x | x | x | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 13th Gate (Baton Rouge, LA) | DISAPPEARANCE OF FLIGHT 13 | 0 | no | 60 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 6 | x | 4 | x | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| 8 | 13th Gate (Baton Rouge, LA) | SPELLBOUND (US) | 0 | no | 60 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | 13th Gate (Baton Rouge, LA) | THE ASYLUM (US) | 3 | no | 60 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | x | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| 10 | Strange Bird (Houston, TX) | GREAT GOLD BIRD | 0 | yes | 180 | 6 | 6 | x | x | x | 7 | x | 5 | 10 | x | 9 | x | x | x | x | x | 9 |
| 11 | Escape Warehouse (Ponchatoula, LA) | HIDE & SEEK | 1 | no | 60 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 8 | x | x | x | x | 6 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 2 | x | 11 | 8 | 12 |
| 12 | Escape Warehouse (Ponchatoula, LA) | UNIDETIFIED | 0 | no | 60 | 14 | 15 | 8 | x | x | x | x | x | 5 | 5 | 12 | x | 5 | x | 12 | 5 | 11 |
| 13 | 13th Gate (Baton Rouge, LA) | AGENT 13 | 1 | no | 60 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| 14 | 13th Gate (Baton Rouge, LA) | THE COLLECTOR | 1 | no | 60 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
| 15 | 13th Gate (Baton Rouge, LA) | DEATH ROW (US) | 0 | no | 60 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | x | 9 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
