In honor of our milestone 10th Anniversary, Escape Authority is is recognizing the very best in Games, Haunts, and Immersive Experiences with our Keys to Greatness official site Awards. Today we recap the winners of all twenty-five different categories which make up our largest Awards Event ever!
Each category will see three winners, traditionally presented as a Gold Key, Silver Key and Bronze Key award.
This year, we have two new ways to spotlight games and attractions: the purple Legacy Award, given to a game or attraction which, although gone, is anything but forgotten, and the lime green Special Feature Key intended simply to give a peek at some of the unique games EA’s founder, Chris has produced through his own design brand, Chris + Creative. (We’d like to stress from the outset that, as the name implies, the Special Feature Key is not considered an award.)
And now… we’re excited to officially recap every award winner across this year’s twenty-five distinct categories!
(Click each title to visit its original Awards page.)
• Election Day
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• Haunting at Haruka High
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• Maze of Hakaina
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• Cutthroat Cavern
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• The Sewers
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• The Funhouse
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• Election Day
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• Heretics
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• Playground
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• Puppet Heist: The Hand of Life
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• The Morgue
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• The Psych Ward
• Professor Bleehall’s Odditorium Emporium & Pie Shoppe
Available now from Chris + Creative
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• The Basement ➙ The Elevator Shaft ➙ The Study ➙ The Courtyard
► Be sure to read our full reviews of The Basement, The Elevator Shaft, and The Study ◄
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• The Sewers ➙ The Funhouse
► Be sure to read our full reviews of The Sewers and The Funhouse ◄
• Occam’s Apartment ➙ Norcross Art Gallery ➙ The Morgue
► Be sure to read our full reviews of Occam’s Apartment, Norcross Art Gallery and The Morgue ◄
• Shhh!
• Hide + Seek
• The Man From Beyond
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• The Boogeyman
Available now from Chris + Creative
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• Election Day
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• The Hex Room
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• The Lost Expedition
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• Cutthroat Cavern
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• The Sewers
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• The Funhouse
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• Christmas is Canceled: Santa’s Gone Psycho
Available now from Chris + Creative
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• Drago’s Castle
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• Deep Space
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• Espionage
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• The Study
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• The Courtyard
• Miss Jezebel’s Tea Party
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• The Dollmaker
Available now from Chris + Creative
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• The Sewers
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• The Funhouse
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• Escape Blair Witch
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• Dr. Braingood
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• Spoopy’s Ghoulish Graveyard Gameshow
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• Bubba’s Backyard Bar-B-Que and Brouhaha
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• Big Maw Bertha’s Fussin’ & A’ Feudin’ Moonshine Hill Hootenanny
Available now from Chris + Creative
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• Neverland: Heist on the High Seas
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• Irvine School of Wizardry and the Dragon Wand
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• Down the Rabbit Hole
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• The Sewers
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• The Funhouse
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• Project Minotaur
Quest Room
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• The Harvest
Available now from Chris + Creative
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• Spellbound
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• Pandora’s Box
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• Baldwin Manor
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• The Haunting of Hyde House
Available now from Chris + Creative
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• UFO: Go For Launch
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• Cosmic Crisis
• Nautilus
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• Cutthroat Cavern
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• Tomb of Anubis
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• Carter’s Haberdashery and the Curse of the Ancient Gold
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• The Legend of Atlantis
Available now from Chris + Creative
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• Election Day
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• Help! We Got Shrunk!
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• Help Not Wanted
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• The Zombie and the Witch Doctor
Available now from Chris + Creative
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• The Cursed Dollhouse
Escape The Room / ThinkFun / Ravensburger
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• The World’s Fair
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• The Adventures of Oz
Unlock! / Space Cowboys / Asmodee
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• Omega Mart
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• Then She Fell
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• Delusion: Masque of Mortality
• Knott’s Scary Farm
► Be sure to read our full reviews from 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, and their premium haunt Trapped ◄
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• Halloween Horror Nights
► Be sure to read our full reviews from 2020*, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016 ◄
• Howl-O-Scream
► Be sure to read our full reviews from 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016 ◄
• Horror Made Here
Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood
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• Halloween Nights At Eastern State Penitentiary
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► Be sure to read our full reviews of Cutthroat Cavern, Tomb of Anubis, The Collector and Spellbound◄
► Be sure to read our full reviews of Cannibal’s Den, Red Giant and Heretics ◄
• 60out
► Be sure to read our full reviews of Grandma’s Masterplan, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Alice in Wonderland, The Orphanage, Nautilus, Da Vinci’s Secret, Ghost Ship and Titanic ◄
• Election Day
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• The Sewers
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• The Funhouse
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• Cutthroat Cavern
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Congratulations are due to each and every game, venue and attraction that was even considered in this process. With more than 1,000 games played across the site, plus countless hundreds of haunts and immersive attractions experienced, being picked as one of the best three in the country is a well-earned honor to truly be proud of!
