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Printable Escape Rooms You Can Download and Play at Home

Bring the excitement of an escape room straight to your living room, classroom, or party with our printable escape rooms. These ready-to-play PDF escape games are designed for families, teachers, group events, and puzzle lovers of all ages. Simply download, print, set up, and enjoy a complete escape room experience without any special equipment or prep. Perfect for birthdays, rainy days, team-building, and last-minute activities.

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Meet Alice!

Creator of PaperBox Escape Rooms. After working in education for years and suffering burnout after burnout, I started putting my leftover embers into designing puzzles and mysteries, grabbed some paper and pens, and after a lot of hard work, PaperBox was born!

🖤 Instant Downloads

Our printable escape games are available immediately after purchase. Meaning you can go from printing to playing in no time!

🕰️ What's Included?

  • Clear instructions
  • Themed puzzles & clues
  • Printable props & decorative clues
  • Code breakers & cyphers
  • A final puzzle or 'big reveal' ending
  • Answers and explanations

Easy Set Up

🗝️ NO LOCKS NEEDED

You won’t need any extra locks or a cryptex (unless you wish to add them yourself).

Everything you need is included in your download!

📜 NO SPECIAL PAPER REQUIRED

Use whatever you have on hand, regular printing paper to card stock, whatever you prefer to make your experience perfect.

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PaperBox FAQs

What is a printable escape room?

A printable escape room is a game you download as a PDF and play using printed clues, puzzles, and challenges. Players work together to solve riddles, crack codes, and uncover the final solution — just like in a real escape room, but at home or school. All you need is a printer, household items like scissors and tape, and a sense of adventure.

How does it work after I purchase?

Once you purchase a printable escape room from PaperBox, you'll receive the downloadable PDF immediately. From there you can print using your home printer or select your preferred printing service.

How long does an escape room take?

Here at PaperBox, we dislike the dreaded time limit. Unlike real-life escape rooms, printable escape rooms can be completed in your own time, at your own pace! If you want to add a time limit or competition element, you can!

How many can play?

Games work with a range of group sizes

  • Solo player? - Drop the device and start flexing those little grey cells.
  • A couple? What could make a better date than working together (or declaring yourselves sworn enemies) to solve the puzzles and escape the game in the nick of time.
  • Small group? Whether you’re 11 or 77, playing a printable escape room in your own comfy home is like playing Monopoly - super fun until someone tries to cheat.
  •  Larger group? Split into teams! Challenge yourselves and set up a prize for the quickest team to solve the puzzles and escape with their sanity intact.

How do you print a print-and-play escape room?

Printable Escape Rooms are designed for quick and easy printing at home.

1. Download Your Escape Room File

  • Open the PDF file you received after purchase.
  • Save it somewhere easy to access (Desktop, Downloads, or a dedicated 'Escape Rooms' folder).

2. Choose Your Paper

Most escape rooms print perfectly on:

  • A4 or Letter size
  • Standard printer paper (80–100gsm)

3. Check Your Printer Settings

Before printing, set:

  • Scale: 100% (not 'fit to page' unless the file requests it)
  • Colour mode: Colour
  • Double-sided printing: OFF
  • Print quality: Standard or High for best clarity
  • Most escape rooms look best on normal quality, so no need to use ink-heavy settings.

 4. Print Only What You Need

Escape rooms include:

  • instruction pages
  • puzzle sheets
  • answer sheets
  • hint pages
  • decorative extras

You can print:

  • everything, or
  • just the puzzle components, saving ink and paper
  • This is especially useful if you want to reuse the activity.

 

Do I have to print in colour?

Yes. This is our only true rule. Many clues are based around colour, so printing in black and white might mean you never escape! Uh oh.

What age range are printable escape rooms for?

PaperBox escape rooms are designed for all ages from 7+

Can I use props and locks to enhance the experience?

Absolutely! Adding extra layers of complexity always adds that extra special touch. You can add extra theming, such as props and displays to immerse players in the game. 

Most of the games are designed to be fully self-contained and playable immediately, but if you would like to DIY numerical codes or word codes into locks and cryptexes that you have available, go for it!

If I set up the game, can I still play?

Yes! The host can still play along with the game after setting up. Each escape room is designed so that the puzzle answers are unclear until completion. (As long as you don’t sneak a look at the answer pages.) So have fun!

How do printable escape rooms support learning?

Refunds aren’t available on digital items, what if I don’t enjoy the game?

Don’t love the game? PaperBox offers a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee that includes a free replacement or full refund.

How can I contact you if I have a problem?

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