Business Hours

  • MON-THURS:
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  • 3:30PM - 10:45PM
  • 11:45AM - 10:45PM
3440 Polaris Ave.
Las Vegas, NV 89102
 Las Vegas, NV
One block off the strip - 5-min cab ride
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Pick An Escape Game Experience

Two hair-raising las vegas escape rooms to choose from.
The Basement
up to 10 players
45 minutes
live performer
DARK, DIRTY, AND MACABRE
A non-linear escape game with a funnel-like solve process.
The Study
 2023 Staff Pick
up to 10 players
45 minutes
live performer
REGAL, CREEPY, AND THEATRICAL
A linear escape game with tactile and logic puzzles.
Tandy After Dark
BOTH ROOMS BACK-TO-BACK AT NIGHT
up to 10 players
2+ hours
live performers
BOTH EXPERIENCES... in the dead of night!
Play both hair-raising experiences back to back in a private VIP setting at 1AM.
Dead and Breakfast
BOTH ROOMS BACK-TO-BACK
up to 10 players
2+ hours
live performers
BOTH EXPERIENCES... with pastries and fresh fruit!
Play both hair-raising experiences back to back in a private VIP setting.

Frequently Asked Questions

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What is this?

The Basement is a live Escape Room experience. We specialize in unique and thrilling, heavily themed adventures and escape games where you solve puzzles to escape a private experience with your friends. Our brave guests are locked inside of a story with the goal of discovering clues and unraveling secrets to solve their way to safety.

An escape room? What's that?

An escape room is an immersive, interactive, and unique experience where guests are locked their own private room filled with puzzles, clues, and hidden items, with one goal in mind: ESCAPE! Or in our case, SURVIVE something like a saw escape room! You and a small group of people will start in a room themed to your experience. We currently have 4 different private rooms to choose from, so much fun that you can spend several hours playing!

Wait, is this a haunted house?

No, the guests (or victims) are an active part of the immersive experience; we ask more of you than to merely walk through a spooky maze. To complete your objectives before the clock ticks down to zero, you will need to engage with the room and its immersive environment through physical challenges and other unique elements.

How long does a las vegas escape room last?

Our rooms in las vegas last about 45 minutes while some teams may need more time (up to 60 minutes or one hour) to complete the entire game and escape. If you get stuck, our game master will provide help for solving puzzles and completing escape games. Once you complete a room, we have 3 other escape rooms to also play!

Are las vegas escape rooms good for corporate team building?

Escape rooms in las vegas are a lot of fun and can be one of the best places to bond with your coworkers and work together to solve unique puzzles and have a great time in a private experience. Many people find themselves in stressful jobs where they need some time away from their desks, so why not take it upon yourself as leader/manager/team member and solve puzzles as a team at the best escape rooms in vegas? It will help bring everyone together while also providing them something new that’s exciting!

What is the cancellation policy for the basement in las vegas?

The cancellation policy for the basement is strict, but fair. We require a 24-hour notice to cancel your event with us without charge.

Are these experiences scary?

Yes and No. Our focus is to create an immersive and fun, puzzle-driven experience for our escape room las vegas guests. That being said, the stories we tell through our games contain horror elements and can be considered frightening or upsetting. We don’t rely on cheap jump-scares or gorey shock-factors. We instead create a creeping sense of unease, that anything may happen when you walk into the dark. We have multiple rooms to choose from too so once you complete a room, you can try a different scary experience!

What if I get too scared?

If at any time during your experience the scary rooms are too much and you no longer wish to participate, you are welcome to leave your game. We pride ourselves on our empathetic and kind staff who are prepared to assist with any spooked guests. Please note that no refunds or reschedules will be available to guests who tap out of their experience.

What if I get stuck in a puzzle?

You may not ask for clues. Our resident serial killer, Edward Tandy will provide help at his discretion. It depends on how much he wants to...play with his food.

Will I actually be locked in the room?

Yes, you are locked in a physical room from the moment your game begins. For the comfort and safety of our guests, there are “Panic Buttons” located near the entry door to each room. If pressed, these buttons will automatically unlock the doors so that you may exit the room safely.

Can I book a bachelor party or other special event?

We've got the perfect idea for your special events in las vegas nv. It's escape rooms! You will be surprised, excited and challenged by this exciting new experience, and make super fun memories with your friends...

How much do escape rooms cost?

Tickets are $40 Monday - Thursday and $45 Friday - Sunday.

Is the basement close to the Las Vegas Strip?

We're not far from the Las Vegas Strip. Our escape rooms in las vegas are only about five minutes from the strip if driving or a short walk no matter where you are on the sin city strip!

Best Escape Rooms in Las Vegas

Established in 2014, THE BASEMENT presents a unqiue and interactive live-action adventure game experience in which players like you and your friends, family or coworkers, become active participants in our immersive stories, and must work as a team to solve intriguing problems, escape from precarious situations, and unravel the plot before time runs out!

Recently voted as one of the top rated escape rooms in Las Vegas, we’re proud to offer other rooms: 4 different unique, thrilling, and captivating physical games, all set in different parts of Edward Tandy's house. So if you’re a thrill-seeker in Las Vega, we’re happy to provide you some of the most exciting, engaging, and obstacle-driven escape rooms just off the strip.

Inspired by your favorite horror movies, video games, and television shows, each room in the serial killer's house takes you on a high-action quest that is completely immersive and extraordinarily realistic. Anything is possible on the Tandy compound, and if you want to make it out alive, you'll need to keep your head on straight.

It all started when Kayden (our company's creative director) visited his first escape room in Las Vegas in 2013, and very quickly became obsessed with the idea of a time-sensitive, fully-immersive game that can be tailored to any theme and story. He and our team have worked tirelessly to create our own escape rooms in Las Vegas. We no longer have to search for escape rooms near me, because we’ve enrolled some of the finest engineers and writers to make the highest-rated and most immersive escape rooms in Las Vegas.

For the adventurers and thrill-seekers alike, it’s time to try The Basement and join us in our infatuation with these captivating escape rooms.

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