Sherlocked
Sherlocked, Amsterdam's first escape room, is housed in the Beurs van Berlage and is considered internationally one of the very best in the Netherland
Questomatica
Questomatica, independent since 2015 after starting as an Amsterdam branch of the Russian Claustrophobia chain, is one of Amsterdam's highest-rated es
Mystery City Games
Mystery City Games is not a room but an outdoor treasure hunt escape room through Amsterdam: you pick up a backpack from the game master (Zwanenburgwa
Turf Aalsmeer
Turf Aalsmeer is an exceptionally versatile provider of 'real life gaming' with five-plus games spread across three locations (Aalsmeer, De Kwakel, Mi
VR GameHouse Amsterdam
VR GameHouse Amsterdam is not a classic escape room but a free-roam VR arena of about 200 m² in Amsterdam Westpoort, where you play escape-like VR mis
One Hour Lockup
One Hour Lockup on Amsterdamsestraatweg in Naarden is one of the longest-running escape room locations in the Gooi: three custom-built rooms plus over
My Escape Club
My Escape Club on the Weteringschans (near Vijzelgracht and Leidseplein) is a modern escape-room venue with five physical rooms and two free-roam VR g
Logic Locks
Logic Locks is one of Amsterdam's pioneers (since 2014) and internationally acclaimed as a game and experience design studio. Their flagship The Amste
Escape Haarlem
Escape Haarlem is one of the highest-rated escape rooms in the Netherlands (9.3 on escaperoomsnederland) and distinguishes itself by anchoring each ro
Locked Amsterdam
Locked Amsterdam is an owner-built escape-room venue in Amsterdam's Houthaven with two heavy 90-minute rooms that tell one continuous story. In The Su
Backspace Escape Rooms
Backspace Escape Rooms is an established Amsterdam provider in the Sloterdijk/Transformatorweg area offering a strikingly broad range of formats: from
Escape Factory Noord
Escape Factory is a large escape room venue in an old factory (the former Kromhout-Stork building) in Amsterdam-Noord, within walking distance of the
Urban Legends City Quest
Urban Legends City Quest is a young Amsterdam provider of outdoor city games centered on genuine urban legends. The main game 'The House with the Bloo
WaouW outdoor escape games (Texel)
The original Texel branch of WaouW (since May 2022, run by Texel native Jaap Waverijn) has no permanent venue: you buy a beautifully prepared game box
Escape Cafe Hilversum
Escape Cafe Hilversum is located in central Hilversum (Spuisteeg 3A) and combines escape rooms with its own café, for groups of 3 to 36 people. The fl
The Brotherhood (Ruby Escape Rooms)
The Brotherhood, run by Ruby Escape Rooms but separately housed on an industrial estate in Stompetoren near Alkmaar, is the uncompromising passion pro
Escape Bryggen
Note: this venue is not in Noord-Holland but in Bergen, Norway — it ended up on this list because escapetalk.nl mentions it internationally and the 'B
Escape World Zandvoort
Escape World Zandvoort (formerly Escape Room Zandvoort) is the beach resort location of the Escape World chain, with three rooms that strongly emphasi
Escapehood
Escapehood is a young Amsterdam provider (opened December 2025) with two story-driven rooms that explicitly target families and groups with children:
Escapium
Escapium, founded in 2016 by brothers Dominic and Patrick, has operated under the Escape Events banner since moving to Jan Evertsenstraat in Amsterdam
Escape-room [esc] Save Amsterdam
[esc] Save Amsterdam is an affordable neighborhood escape room in Amsterdam Nieuw-West (Cornelis van Alkemadestraat 69, 10 minutes walk from Lelylaan
Kids Safety Escaperoom
Kids Safety Escaperoom is a pure children's escape room on the De Koog industrial estate in Purmerend (started in De Rijp, at this location since 2018
Avonturium
Avonturium (formerly Escape Room Egmond, opened 2018) is a family-friendly adventure location 5-10 minutes from Alkmaar (Mosselaan 130), with two indo
Escaperoom Warmenhuizen (Het Marlequi-Mysterie)
Het Marlequi-Mysterie is played at Tuinderij de Marlequi, a real, working nursery in Warmenhuizen. You step back fifty years in time: nursery owner Co
Escaperoom Nieuw-Vennep
Nieuw-Vennep's first escape room is a small, independent venue (started on Madeliefstraat, now at Pesetaweg with an added VR hall) with one room: Het
WaouW Outdoor Escape Games
WaouW Outdoor Escape Games creates self-guided outdoor escape games at special locations: around Uithoorn/De Kwakel (with the bamboo maze as decor) an
Escapist Amsterdam (De Galerie)
In the basement of a 17th-century canal house on the Leidsegracht, two minutes from Leidseplein, an anonymous, wealthy art collector displays his priv
Sherlock Holmes Adventures
Sherlock Holmes Adventures is the official, Conan Doyle Foundation-approved Sherlock Holmes license holder, a five-minute walk from Amsterdam Centraal
Let's Escape Haarlem
Let's Escape Haarlem has been in the city center (Drossestraat 2) since 2015 and is part of a small chain that writes its own stories rather than copy
Escaperoom Grootebroek (HappyDays)
Escaperoom Grootebroek is part of leisure centre HappyDays (with an indoor go-kart track among others) in West-Friesland and has been running for year
Escaperoom Muiden (Fort C) — De Cryptograaf
In Fort C in Muiden (built 1874, part of the Amsterdam Defense Line) you play De Cryptograaf: a 90-minute adventure room where you don't need to escap
Best Escape Purmerend
Best Escape Purmerend is an escape room location in the center of Purmerend with three rooms under one roof: De Bankkraak (a nighttime bank heist by f
Escape World Hoofddorp
Escape World Hoofddorp is a branch of the Escape World chain on Bosweg, with four rooms spread across three themes: the jungle temple The Inca's Doom
Xitroom Escape Game
Xitroom Amsterdam is in the basement of an old canal mansion on the Prins Hendrikkade, 500 meters from Central Station, and is the sister location of
Escaperoom Den Helder 'Danger No Voltage' (Fort Westoever)
Danger No Voltage is run by 'de Helderse Jongens' in the monumental Fort Westoever, a 19th-century fort that once actually housed a Cold War emergency
Escape World Waterlooplein
Escape World Waterlooplein is the Amsterdam city-centre location of the Escape World chain, with six rooms (five themes plus an outdoor city game) ran
The Olympic Secret (Het Portiershuisje)
The Olympic Secret is the escape room at Het Portiershuisje, a porter's lodge and Olympic post office from 1928 next to the Olympic Stadium in Amsterd
Coronel Escape Rooms
Coronel Escape Rooms in Huizen is located in the leisure complex of racing brothers Tim & Tom Coronel (go-karting, climbing, laser games and a café ov
Room Escape Amsterdam
Room Escape Amsterdam is run by teambuilding organizer UP Events in a centuries-old ammunition storage complex in Amsterdam Nieuw-West, complete with
Game Over Amsterdam
Game Over Amsterdam is the Amsterdam branch (Witte de Withstraat 180) of the international Game Over franchise, with six rooms packed with cinematic p
Samcity
Samcity is a 5,000 m² family entertainment centre at the A7 near Hoorn, where escape rooms are one of many activities alongside trampolines, laser gam
Escape Room Loosdrecht (Avontuurfabriek)
Escape Room Loosdrecht is part of activity centre Avontuurfabriek, where you can combine escaping with laser games, bowling and dining. The two rooms
Secret City Trails Amsterdam
Outdoor escape game by Secret City Trails — not a physical escape room, but a self-guided puzzle route through Amsterdam. In Amsterdam there are 5 dif
Escape Tour Texel
Outdoor escape game by Escape Tours — not a physical escape room, but a self-guided puzzle route through Texel. The story is set in 1669 and follows a
Escape Tour Weesp
Outdoor escape game by Escape Tours — not a physical escape room, but a self-guided puzzle route through Weesp. The story follows inventor Coenraad va
Escape Tour Haarlem
Outdoor escape game by Escape Tours — not a physical escape room, but a self-guided puzzle route through Haarlem. The story follows painter Frans Hals
Secret City Trails Haarlem
Outdoor escape game by Secret City Trails — not a physical escape room, but a self-guided puzzle route through Haarlem. On this treasure hunt you disc
Qula City Trail Volendam
Outdoor escape game by Qula — not a physical escape room, but a self-guided puzzle route through Volendam. Volendam is known for its character as the
Escape Tour Naarden
Outdoor escape game by Escape Tours — not a physical escape room, but a self-guided puzzle route through Naarden. The story is set in 1572 and commemo
EscapeTales
EscapeTales (2016, founded by Philip and Sebastian) sat right next to Naarden-Bussum station and positioned itself unmistakably as a storyteller: 'Esc
Outside Escape Haarlem
Outdoor escape game by Outside Escape — not a physical escape room, but a puzzle route through Haarlem that you play at your own pace with an envelope
H20 VR Gaming Center
H20 VR Gaming Center sits on the large H20 Esports Campus on Cantekoogweg in Purmerend (despite the Amsterdam mention) and offers two hybrid VR escape
Qula City Trail Enkhuizen
Outdoor escape game by Qula — not a physical escape room, but a self-guided puzzle route through Enkhuizen. Enkhuizen is known for its prosperous past
Outside Escape Alkmaar
Outdoor escape game by Outside Escape — not a physical escape room, but a puzzle route through Alkmaar that you play at your own pace with an envelope
Fort de Kwakel Escape Room (Fort K)
Fort K is an escape room in the over-century-old Fort de Kwakel, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Stelling van Amsterdam, and is operated by Turf Aal
The Brink Escaperoom
The Brink Escaperoom in Heerhugowaard is a small-scale, entirely handmade escape room built by owner Brian Brink and his team, featuring two distinctl
't Stormt
't Stormt in Krommenie is not a classic escape room but an activities company with over twenty years' experience in actor-driven mobile play experienc
Escape Heerhugowaard / Tante Suus
Escape Heerhugowaard (Hectorlaan 3) consists of two escape rooms closely connected with children's party venue Tante Suus. The rooms are deliberately
Escaperoom Volendam (Het Geheim van de Lutine)
In the heart of old Volendam you play Het Geheim van de Lutine: in 1806 the ship Lutine sank with 1.7 million pounds of gold on board — a real, famous
Open Air Escape
Open Air Escape is not a room but an escape experience across Haarlem: you are welcomed on the Grote Markt, receive a package of materials and travel
Lock Paper Scissors
Note: Lock Paper Scissors is not a physical escape room in Amsterdam, but an Australian publisher of print-and-play escape kits (such as Envy Murder M
Escape Game Tulpenmaffia (Land van Fluwel)
Tulpenmaffia is not a classical escape room but an outdoor escape game of around two hours, played across the entire adventure park Land van Fluwel in
Qula City Trail Haarlem
Outdoor escape game by Qula—not a physical escape room, but a self-guided puzzle route through Haarlem. There are 2 different routes in Haarlem. Haarl
The City Escape Amsterdam
The City Escape Amsterdam is not a physical escape room but an outdoor city escape via its own app, built by three young puzzle enthusiasts who run th
X-Cube Centerparcs Zandvoort
X-Cube at Center Parcs Zandvoort is not a classic escape room but a high-tech digital 'cube' of around 4×4 metres in the Action Factory next to the Be
Outside Escape Amsterdam
Outdoor escape game by Outside Escape—not a physical escape room, but a puzzle route through Amsterdam that you play at your own pace with an envelope
FORTtreffelijk
FORTtreffelijk is an event venue at Fort Markenbinnen (built 1895–1905, part of the UNESCO Stelling van Amsterdam), a quarter hour from Alkmaar and Am
Escape Tour Volendam
Outdoor escape game by Escape Tours—not a physical escape room, but a self-guided puzzle route through Volendam. The story follows Teunie, daughter of
Escape Tour Alkmaar
Outdoor escape game by Escape Tours—not a physical escape room, but a self-guided puzzle route through Alkmaar. This escape tour takes players back to
Ruby Escape Rooms Alkmaar
Ruby Escape Rooms Alkmaar (formerly Escaperoom Alkmaar, part of the nationwide Ruby chain with four locations) is the region's largest escape venue wi
Qula City Trail Alkmaar
Outdoor escape game by Qula — not a physical escape room, but a self-guided puzzle route through Alkmaar. There are 2 different routes in Alkmaar. Alk
Escape Tour Hoorn
Outdoor escape game by Escape Tours — not a physical escape room, but a self-guided puzzle route through Hoorn. The story follows the noseless Pater T
Escape Tour Amsterdam
Outdoor escape game by Escape Tours — not a physical escape room, but a self-guided puzzle route through Amsterdam. There are 2 different routes in Am
Escape Tour Enkhuizen
Outdoor escape game by Escape Tours — not a physical escape room, but a self-guided puzzle route through Enkhuizen. The story centers on Margaretha va
Escape Room Outstanding Events
Outstanding Events is primarily a beach events company at the Noordpier in Velsen-Noord (since 2005), which added an escape room in 2016: Escape The T
Qula City Trail Amsterdam
Outdoor escape game by Qula — not a physical escape room, but a self-guided puzzle route through Amsterdam. There are 2 different routes in Amsterdam.
Outside Escape Zaandam
Outdoor escape game by Outside Escape — not a physical escape room, but a puzzle route through Zaandam that you play at your own pace with an envelope
Outside Escape Hoorn
Outdoor escape game by Outside Escape — not a physical escape room, but a puzzle route through Hoorn that you play at your own pace with an envelope f
Qula City Trail Hoorn
Outdoor escape game by Qula — not a physical escape room, but a self-guided puzzle route through Hoorn. In Hoorn there are 2 different routes. The Pub
Vuurlinie Escape Room (Vuurlinie Events)
Vuurlinie Events is a large events venue (2500 m²) at the A9 exit Beverwijk-Oost, where escape rooms are one of the activities alongside laser games a
Qula City Trail Schagen
Outdoor escape game by Qula — not a physical escape room, but a self-guided puzzle route through Schagen. Schagen is known for its rich, colourful pas
Outside Escape Texel
Outdoor escape game by Outside Escape — not a physical escape room, but a puzzle route through Den Burg that you play at your own pace with an envelop
Forteiland IJmuiden Escape Room
On Forteiland in IJmuiden — a fort from 1881 that is part of the UNESCO Stelling van Amsterdam — event bureau PBN runs two escape experiences that you
Closed venues (archive) (20)
Enigma Escape Room 2.0
Enigma Escape Rooms 2.0 was Volendam's only escape room, located in a basement in the old heart of the village (Meerzijde 25). The '2.0' stood for a r
Vuurtoren Texel (De saboteur van de vuurtoren)
In the actual lighthouse of Texel (De Cocksdorp) you played the escape game De saboteur van de vuurtoren after hours, designed by WaouW Outdoor Escape
Studio-Kinderfeestje
Studio-Kinderfeestje from Hoogkarspel was not a fixed escape room but a mobile escape-box for children's parties (ages 7-13), delivered to your home a
Rijksmuseum Escape Game
Not a classic escape room but a museum-wide treasure hunt that Sherlocked organized at the Rijksmuseum in summers 2018 and 2019. In The Secret Formula
Escape room Bijlmerbajes Ontgrendeld
Bijlmerbajes Ontgrendeld was a temporary escape room played in the actual Bijlmerbajes, the notorious Amsterdam prison that housed the Netherlands' mo
Du Monde Escape Rooms (Bar & Kitchen)
Du Monde was a high-end escape room venue in Oude Dorp, Amstelveen (Dorpsstraat 104), attached to a same-named restaurant by the same owners—you could
Escape-O-Holics
Escape-O-Holics was a now-closed escape room center in Amsterdam (formerly Generatorstraat 17A) with three rooms and a pronounced puzzle focus. Casino
Zombie Escape Amsterdam
Zombie Escape Amsterdam was a horror escape room on Fokke Simonszstraat, close to the Heineken Experience, and has since permanently closed (signs poi
Escape Room Texel
Escape Room Texel was a small, quirky island operation in Oudeschild (opened 2016) with two rooms cleverly rooted in Texel itself. In De VOC you wake
Escape room NDSM
Escape room NDSM was a small, owner-run escape room on the NDSM-werf in Amsterdam-Noord, with two rooms in one connected crime story, loosely inspired
Escape Room Wormerveer (prev. Escape Plan)
Escape Room Wormerveer (formerly Escape Plan) was the Zaanstreek's first escape room: a detached, specially-built KGB prison complex on the grounds of
Escape Room Kids
Escape Room Kids was a child-focused escape room location in Amsterdam (now closed, looking for a new location). The four rooms — Ancient Magic (histo
Blooming escape room
Blooming escape room is an outdoor game on the dune and forest grounds of the Blooming hotel in Bergen aan Zee — an offshoot of the historic villa hot
Red Games
Red Games was the escape room pioneer of the northern tip of Noord-Holland: two enthusiastic brothers opened in 2016 with Under Attack, the region's f
VR Purmerend
VR Purmerend is (or was) a small free-roam VR arcade of about 100 m² where you play VR games and virtual escape rooms for 60 minutes — not a physical
Escape Hunt Bergen
Note: this is actually Bergen in Norway (Vestland), mistakenly placed under Noord-Holland via the international escapetalk.nl list. It is a branch of
Escaperoom Blackout
Escaperoom Blackout on the Amsteldijk was claimed to be the world's darkest escape room: one room where you and your crew had to complete jobs for the
Zuiderzeemuseum Escape Game
This was not a classic escape room but a family escape game across the indoor museum of the Zuiderzeemuseum in Enkhuizen, launched in November 2018 to
Escape Room Schagen
Escape Room Schagen was the go-to escape address in the north of Noord-Holland for seven years, complete with bar, packages and an 'Escape Room of the
Epix Arcade VR
Epix Arcade was a 500 m² VR experience center in Zaandam (Stormhoek 45) that opened in July 2021 with eight licensed VR escape rooms (each ~60 min, 1–