WHAT IS AN ESCAPE ROOM?
Find clues, solve puzzles, and collaborate with other players to escape from a themed game room! Or play outside! The Crooked Key is a one-of-a-kind escape room in Steamboat Springs and offers locals and tourists a fresh, fun, and family-friendly recreational experience. Come play!
OUR ESCAPE GAMES
You are trapped in an Edgar Allan Poe dream, trying to overcome your fear of being buried alive. Dark in theme but not designed to be scary, Taphophobia is a brain game with every puzzle inspired by Poe’s works. Standouts include theatrical lighting and sound and no physical locks. Can you wake up in time? [more]
The year is 1898. After a daring jailbreak, you have been recaptured in Browns Park, Colorado. Unfortunately, an accomplice killed a posse member during apprehension and you are all now facing murder charges. You are being held in the Hahns Peak jail, but are just one hour away from… [more]
You are Steamboat Springs firefighters. As you perform your daily apparatus checks at the fire station, you get dispatched. This is the call that firefighters will talk about for years to come. Physical and mental toughness is a must because you only have 60 minutes to rescue the pets before flashover! [more]
Our newest adventure isn’t bound by walls. Play Key to the City: S.K.I. outside in downtown Steamboat Springs, Colorado! Yes, this puzzle hunt meets escape game is entirely outdoors. Your secret mission, should you choose to accept it, is assigned when you arrive to pick up your investigative gear. [more]
We’d love to hear from you!
Our Steamboat Springs Escape Rooms have hundreds of 5 Star Ratings!
Thanks to everyone who has left us a review! We’re glad you had fun at The Crooked Key!
My reward is seeing escape room players huddled around puzzles, achieving breakthroughs, and leaving The Crooked Key with excited smiles.
FROM OUR BLOG
Artist Uses 7,000 Earthworms to Make a Portrait of Poe
211 years ago today, Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston. Celebrate by pouring yourself [...]
David Pogue on CBS Sunday Morning
David Pogue on CBS Sunday Morning featured escape rooms. Check it out!
Merriam-Webster Adds “Escape Room”
It looks like escape rooms are official! In September 2019, Merriam-Webster included “Escape Room” as [...]
Fall Boat List
The Crooked Key made the Steamboat Chamber's list of Top 20 Things to Do This [...]
Good Times in the Boat!
A huge thanks to NOCO Style Magazine and author Heidi Kerr-Schlaefer. Pages 44 and 45 of [...]
In a Chaotic World, Escape Rooms Make Sense
This is the most insightful article on escape rooms that I've read in well-known media. [...]
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