Ranked Playlist South Atlantic (FL, NC, SC)
[Last Update: May 2026] For our Florida & Carolinas Ranked Playlist, we played 52 escape games from 18 different providers across Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
As with all of our playlists, we also reached out to fellow enthusiasts and bloggers to include a broader range of perspectives. In total, 32 enthusiasts from 5 different countries cast their votes, each having played an average of 31.5 rooms from our list.
| TOTAL RANK | COMPANY | QUEST | Scarefactor | Actors | Duration | HEINER | ALEX (DE) | ANA MARIA (US) | ANNA (DE) | ANON (US) | CINDI (US) | DAN (US) | DEZIREE (US) | FRAN (UK) | GRACE (US) | JEREMY (US) | JOHN H. (US) | JOHN T. (US) | JUHO (FI) | LADYLAWYER (US) | LINDSAY (US) | MARK (UK) | MARTY (US) | MATTHEW S. (US) | MERYN (US) | MEYAH (UK) | NICOLE (US) | OVE (FI) | RANDY (US) | RAYCHEL (US) | RICH (US) | RICHARD (US) | RINA (US) | SAM (US) | TODD (US) | WILL (US) | WOJTEK (PL) |
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| 1 | Doors of Divergence (Charlotte, NC) | MADNESS: 1917 | 0 | yes | 90 | 2 | x | x | 2 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 2 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 4 | x | x | x | x | 9 |
| 2 | The Exit Games (Clearwater, FL) | PINS & NEEDLES TATTOO PARLOR | 2 | yes | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | x | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | x | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | Keepers of Balance (Charlotte, NC) | THE QUEST FOR THE TEMPLE OF LIGHT | 0 | yes | 60 | 7 | x | 4 | 5 | x | x | x | x | x | x | 1 | x | x | 9 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 1 | 3 | x | x | x | 5 | x | x | x | x | 2 |
| 4 | Escape Artist Greenville (Greenville, SC) | CASTLE FLÜFFENDOR | 0 | yes | 60 | 3 | x | x | 3 | x | 1 | x | 4 | x | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | x | 1 | 1 | x | x | 6 | 4 | x | 23 | x | 3 | x | 11 | x | x | 1 |
| 5 | The Exit Games (Clearwater, FL) | SERVANTS OF SLEIGHT | 0 | yes | 90 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | x | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | The Escape Ventures (Orlando, FL) | CORNSTALKERS | 3 | yes | 90 | 4 | x | 7 | x | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | x | 7 | x | 5 | x | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | x | x | 7 | 20 | x | x | x | x | 5 | x |
| 7 | Escape Artist Greenville (Greenville, SC) | DARK LULLABY | 3 | yes | 60 | 10 | x | x | 7 | x | 2 | x | 13 | x | 5 | 5 | 1 | x | 10 | 3 | 6 | x | 5 | 3 | x | x | 7 | 10 | x | 10 | x | 1 | x | 2 | x | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Doors of Divergence (Charlotte, NC) | HERESEY: 1897 | 0 | yes | 90 | 5 | x | x | 1 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 3 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 13 | x | x | x | x | 8 |
| 9 | Lock Clock and Peril (Sumter, SC) | A NOT SO FAIRYTALE ENDING | 0 | no | 75 | 9 | x | x | 11 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 6 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 12 | x | x | x | x | 3 |
| 10 | Escape Artist Greenville (Greenville, SC) | THE STARLIGHT MOTEL | 4 | yes | 60 | 13 | x | x | 12 | x | 8 | x | 15 | x | 16 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | x | x | 13 | 9 | x | x | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | x | 2 | x | 3 | x | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | The Escape Ventures (Port Charlotte, FL) | PHANTOM FILES: THE INVESTIGATION OF LOCKTURNE MANOR | 1 | yes | 90 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 4 | x | 3 | x | 22 | x | 4 | 13 | 11 | x | 4 | 11 | 6 | x | 5 | 3 | 13 | x | 14 | 11 | 11 | 5 | x | x | 29 | x |
| 12 | Escape Artist Greenville (Greenville, SC) | HELP WANTED | 0 | yes | 60 | 12 | x | x | 8 | x | 6 | x | 14 | x | 15 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 9 | x | 16 | 4 | x | x | 12 | 9 | x | 9 | x | 7 | x | 21 | x | 7 | 6 |
| 13 | Doldrick's Escape Room (Kissimmee, FL) | CRAZY TRAIN: THE BALLAD OF SKEEMIN' PLOTZ | 0 | no | 75 | 15 | 6 | x | 9 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 11 | x | 28 | 10 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 4 |
| 14 | Doldrick's Escape Room (Kissimmee, FL) | CAPTAIN SPOOPY BONES AND THE MAGNIFICENT QUEST FOR SOME OTHER PIRATE'S TREASURE | 0 | no | 75 | 17 | x | 11 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 12 | x | 13 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 10 |
| 15 | The Escape Ventures (Port Charlotte, FL) | NIGHTFALL: CREATURE AT CAMP DEADWOOD | 2 | yes | 60 | 14 | 2 | x | 24 | 9 | x | 5 | x | 4 | x | 20 | x | 23 | 12 | 15 | x | 7 | x | 14 | x | 4 | 11 | 7 | x | 5 | 7 | 22 | 12 | x | x | 32 | x |
| 16 | Lock Clock and Peril (Sumter, SC) | TELEPORTER TRIALS | 0 | no | 60 | 16 | x | x | 18 | x | 21 | x | x | x | x | x | x | 8 | x | x | x | x | 19 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 16 | x | 7 | x | x | 13 |
| 17 | Nocturne Adventures (Hickory, NC) | NEVERMORE | 1 | yes | 60 | 11 | x | x | 14 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 16 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 29 | 16 | x | x | x | 6 | x | x | x | x | 14 |
| 18 | The Escape Ventures (Orlando, FL) | BROS FOR LIFE: FRATERNITY HEIST | 0 | no | 60 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 15 | x | 18 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 19 |
| 19 | The Escape Ventures (Port Charlotte, FL) | CLICK 'N GLITCH | 0 | yes | 60 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 6 | x | 13 | x | 11 | x | 13 | 15 | 18 | x | 10 | 9 | 10 | x | 6 | 8 | 18 | x | 12 | 4 | 27 | 11 | x | 12 | 33 | x |
| 20 | The Escape Ventures (Orlando, FL) | OPERATION ARCTIC STORM: THE FINAL MELTDOWN | 0 | yes | 90 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 14 | x | 21 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 22 | 33 | 5 | x | 15 | 8 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 21 | Nocturne Adventures (Hickory, NC) | RIPPER | 5 | yes | 60 | 18 | x | x | 20 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 17 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 13 | 21 | x | x | x | 14 | x | x | x | x | x |
| 22 | The Escape Ventures (Orlando, FL) | NEIGHBORHOOD WATCHER | 2 | yes | 60 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 26 | x | 15 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 15 | x | 2 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 28 |
| 23 | Keepers of Balance (Charlotte, NC) | DEFENDERS OF THE SUNKEN REALM | 0 | no | 60 | 21 | x | 3 | 19 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 25 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 22 | x | x | x | 17 | x | x | x | x | 15 |
| 24 | Will to Escape (Orlando, FL) | CINEMA 7 | 1 | no | 60 | 24 | 19 | x | 36 | x | 28 | x | 10 | 16 | 7 | 31 | x | 11 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 18 | x | 18 | 18 | 14 | x | 8 | 13 | x | x | 10 | 14 | x | x |
| 25 | The Bureau (Orlando, FL) | LEGENDS OF THE SERPENT'S TEMPLE | 0 | yes | 60 | 32 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 20 | 12 | x | x | x | x | x | x | 19 | x | x | x | 17 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 26 | Escape Artist Greenville (Greenville, SC) | CLASSIFIED: OPERATION NINE LIVES | 0 | no | 60 | 26 | x | x | 33 | x | 29 | x | x | x | 13 | 17 | 8 | 16 | x | x | x | x | 22 | 17 | x | x | 36 | x | x | 16 | x | 18 | x | 19 | x | 17 | 21 |
| 27 | Dare 2 Escape (Kissimmee, FL) | THE SEVENTH ROOM | 3 | yes | 105 | 27 | 21 | x | 37 | 18 | 16 | x | 20 | 18 | 25 | 3 | 20 | 34 | 27 | x | 2 | 16 | 14 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 31 |
| 28 | Escape Artist Greenville (Greenville, SC) | YULETIDE MAGIC | 0 | no | 60 | 30 | x | x | 17 | x | 25 | x | x | x | 18 | x | 11 | 15 | x | x | x | x | 32 | 21 | x | x | 31 | x | 6 | 33 | x | 28 | x | 20 | x | 9 | 26 |
| 29 | Dare 2 Escape (Kissimmee, FL) | THE VIDEO STORE: BE KIND REWIND | 0 | no | 60 | 29 | x | x | 31 | x | 12 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 38 | 28 | x | 26 | 18 | 21 | x | 12 | 10 | 41 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 25 | x | 6 | 22 | x | 16 | 30 |
| 30 | Doldrick's Escape Room (Kissimmee, FL) | SUPER BOMB SQUAD: COMMANDOS AWESOME | 0 | no | 60 | 34 | 14 | 14 | x | 14 | 34 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 28 | 14 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 24 | 20 | 23 | x | 23 | 18 |
| 31 | Dare 2 Escape (Kissimmee, FL) | AT THE HOP ICE CREAM SHOP | 0 | no | 75 | 31 | 7 | x | 15 | x | 18 | 18 | 29 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 32 | x | 16 | 23 | 17 | x | 19 | 23 | 27 | 31 | x | 13 | 21 | x | 7 | 26 | x | 26 | 27 |
| 32 | Lock Clock and Peril (Sumter, SC) | TOMB RAIDERS | 0 | no | 60 | 35 | x | x | 28 | x | 32 | x | x | x | x | x | x | 7 | x | x | x | x | 33 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 20 | x | 15 | x | x | 22 |
| 33 | Escape Effect (Orlando, FL) | A KNIGHT TO ESCAPE | 0 | no | 120 | 28 | x | x | x | 13 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 34 | x | 40 | x | x | 25 | 14 | 15 | 11 | x | 9 | x | x | 14 | 41 | x | 23 | x | 25 | 11 | 37 | 23 |
| 34 | America's Escape Game (Orlando, FL) | DOOMSDAY DISASTER | 0 | no | 60 | 36 | 16 | x | x | x | x | x | 12 | 17 | 11 | 28 | x | 31 | 23 | x | x | 25 | x | x | x | 12 | 30 | 26 | x | 26 | x | x | x | x | 20 | x | x |
| 35 | The Bureau (Orlando, FL) | PUPPET HEIST: THE HAND OF LIFE | 0 | no | 60 | 25 | 22 | 15 | 39 | 8 | 36 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 18 | 27 | 31 | x | 10 | 12 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 32 | 4 | 38 | 18 | x | 23 | 28 | 5 | 25 | 17 |
| 36 | The Escape Ventures (Orlando, FL) | OUTAGE: NO VACANCY | 0 | no | 60 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 32 | x | 33 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 10 | 29 | 35 | 20 | 16 | 39 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 33 |
| 37 | The Bureau (Orlando, FL) | UFO: GO FOR LAUNCH | 0 | no | 60 | 40 | 17 | x | 21 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 19 | 39 | x | x | 24 | 21 | 29 | 13 | 21 | 26 | 16 | x | x | 36 | x | x | 25 | 27 | 16 | 36 | 20 |
| 38 | The Escape Ventures (Winter Garden, FL) | OPERATION TREEHOUSE: CAPTURE THE FLAG | 0 | no | 60 | 41 | 18 | 18 | 26 | x | 24 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 6 | 30 | x | 19 | x | 17 | 31 | 32 | 23 | x | 18 | 33 | 19 | x | x | 22 | x | x | x | x | x | 10 | x |
| 39 | Doldrick's Escape Room (Kissimmee, FL) | RED SLED REDEMPTION AT THE HOLLY JOLLY HOLIDAY HUBCAP REPAIR | 0 | no | 60 | 42 | x | x | x | 19 | 19 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 35 | 21 | x | 17 | 9 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 29 | 24 | 32 | 13 | x | 17 | 35 | 25 |
| 40 | Escape Artist Greenville (Greenville, SC) | THE INVENTOR'S ENIGMA | 0 | no | 60 | 33 | x | x | 31 | x | x | x | x | x | 20 | 19 | 12 | 25 | x | x | x | x | x | 24 | x | x | 32 | x | x | 32 | x | 30 | x | 17 | x | 28 | 34 |
| 41 | The Escape Ventures (Orlando, FL) | THE SATIRICAL MIRACLE: A JOLY TALE OF GRANNY'S BLACKMAIL | 0 | no | 60 | 45 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 33 | x | 24 | 21 | 29 | 20 | x | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 31 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 30 | x | x | 9 | x | 19 | 22 | 32 |
| 42 | The Escape Ventures (Winter Garden, FL) | DRAGON CHALLENGE: A HERO'S CHOICE | 0 | no | 60 | 46 | 23 | x | 27 | x | x | 21 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 32 | x | 32 | 30 | 14 | 19 | 30 | x | x | 8 | 34 | 24 | 25 | x | 24 | 26 | x | 15 | x | 13 | 15 | x |
| 43 | America's Escape Game (Orlando, FL) | ECHOS AT MURDER HEIGHTS | 3 | yes | 60 | 38 | 15 | x | 30 | x | x | x | 26 | 29 | 24 | x | x | x | x | x | x | 24 | x | 32 | x | 11 | 40 | x | x | 21 | x | x | x | x | 8 | 30 | x |
| 44 | Will to Escape (Orlando, FL) | DISAPPEARANCE: LAST LOCATION | 1 | no | 60 | 43 | 20 | x | 40 | x | 35 | x | 25 | 21 | 3 | 36 | x | 24 | 29 | x | 14 | 31 | 37 | 29 | x | 19 | 17 | 28 | x | 31 | x | x | x | 16 | x | 13 | x |
| 45 | Doldrick's Escape Room (Kissimmee, FL) | SPOOPY'S GHOULISH GRAVEYARD GAMESHOW | 0 | no | 60 | 50 | x | x | x | 22 | 20 | 13 | 32 | 35 | x | x | 28 | 36 | 26 | x | 27 | 11 | 30 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 29 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 21 | 21 | x | 18 | 31 | 29 |
| 46 | Escape Artist Greenville (Greenville, SC) | DR. FRATELLI'S CABIN | 0 | no | 60 | 39 | x | x | 32 | x | x | x | x | x | 19 | x | 9 | 26 | x | x | x | x | x | 25 | x | x | 28 | x | x | 34 | x | 31 | x | 18 | x | 27 | 35 |
| 47 | Escape Artists Orlando (Orlando, FL) | DREAM (FLO) | 0 | no | 90 | 44 | 12 | 16 | 34 | x | 37 | x | 17 | 34 | x | 6 | 24 | 37 | x | x | 5 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 23 | 32 | 21 | x | 8 | x | x | x | x | x | x | 20 | 24 |
| 48 | The Bureau (Orlando, FL) | POSSESSION AT HADDON HEIGHTS | 1 | no | 60 | 47 | x | x | x | x | 23 | x | 30 | 27 | 10 | x | 23 | x | 24 | x | 23 | 34 | 18 | 27 | 14 | 27 | 39 | 24 | x | 35 | 9 | x | 19 | x | x | 24 | 36 |
| 49 | Lockbusters (Orlando, FL) | DRACULA'S CURSE | 1 | no | 60 | 51 | x | x | x | 15 | x | x | x | 31 | 14 | x | x | x | x | x | x | 22 | x | x | x | 30 | x | x | x | 25 | 22 | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 50 | Dare 2 Escape (Kissimmee, FL) | THE RINGMASTER | 0 | no | 60 | 48 | x | x | x | x | 33 | x | 33 | 25 | 22 | 25 | x | 28 | x | x | 21 | 28 | 35 | x | x | 24 | 42 | x | 15 | 27 | 16 | x | 24 | 24 | x | 12 | x |
| 51 | The Bureau (Orlando, FL) | ROBOT REBELLION | 0 | no | 60 | 49 | x | x | x | x | 30 | 24 | x | 22 | 21 | 35 | 30 | x | x | x | 30 | 15 | 28 | x | 24 | 28 | 14 | x | x | 40 | 19 | x | 18 | x | x | 38 | 37 |
| 52 | The Escape Ventures (Winter Garden, FL) | AREA 51 | 0 | no | 60 | 52 | x | 17 | x | 21 | 31 | 23 | 31 | 30 | 2 | 37 | x | 33 | x | x | 28 | 33 | 25 | x | 22 | 35 | 38 | x | x | 37 | 17 | x | 16 | x | x | 34 | x |