Open Wed–Mon · 11:30 AM – 11:30 PM Historic Fairhaven, Bellingham WA Every booking is private
Cryptid Escapes
4.9 from 475 Google reviews, the most of any escape room in Bellingham

Lock your team in.See who gets out.

Three fully-themed escape rooms in Historic Fairhaven, built for work teams, birthdays, school groups and anyone who thinks they're clever. Pick your room, pick your time, and we'll have it ready.

Private room, every booking Up to 24 players Only a $35 deposit to hold your slot
4.9★
475 Google reviews
3
Distinctly themed rooms
24
Players across all 3 rooms
11:30 PM
Latest hours in town

Choose your room

Three rooms. One hour. No second chances.

Every room is a private booking. It's only ever your group in there. Bring 3 or bring 24 and we'll run rooms back-to-back.

Difficulty 5 / 5 The Murder Mystery escape room set: the locked study of artist Edward Deralph

Murder Mystery

60 min Up to 8 players

The famous artist Edward Deralph was found murdered in his study this morning. No leads, a room full of locked drawers and fake keys, and the media already demanding a suspect. You have one hour before we address the public.

Our hardest room. Most groups need extra help. Not recommended for first-timers.

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Difficulty 4 / 5 The Robotic Resurgence escape room set: an abandoned artificial intelligence laboratory

Robotic Resurgence

60 min Up to 8 players

The lab was days from unveiling a new AI, and it was behaving erratically. Your old coworker's warnings were ignored. Now nobody at the lab is answering the phone, so your team is driving out there to check. Everything's fine. Surely.

8th player books free when you fill the room.

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Best for first-timers The Cryptid Cabin escape room set: a cosy backwoods cabin in a haunted forest

Cryptid Cabin

60 min Up to 8 players

It's been a long day and you just want to make camp. It'll be dark soon and you need shelter before nightfall. You've heard strange things about this forest… then the cabin door slams shut behind you.

Our newest room and the best starting point, with find-and-seek elements and gentler puzzles.

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Pricing

One rate. Four ways to pay less.

Standard pricing is $35 per person. Every discount below runs all year, and none of them need a code.

Standard rate

$35per person

  • For groups of 3 or moreThat is who the per-person rate is for.
  • Booking for 1 or 2 players?You can still play. Your total is a minimum of $90.
  • $35 deposit to bookIt comes off your final cost. You settle the rest when you arrive, based on who actually turns up.
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Ways to pay less

  • Mondays

    Large groups: bring 6 or more players.

    $30 per person

  • Wednesdays

    Students, with a valid high school or college ID.

    $30 per person

  • Thursdays

    The birthday person, any Thursday within their birth week. Bring anything showing your birthdate.

    Plays free

  • Any day

    Fill the room to its capacity and the last player's ticket is on us. Robotic Resurgence and Murder Mystery seat 8.

    Last ticket free

Local communities

They have already experienced Cryptid Escapes.

  • Skagit YMCA
  • BECU
  • Stroum Jewish Community Center
  • Communities In Schools of Whatcom-Skagit
  • Curtis High School

Every booking is private, so it is only ever your own group in the room.

Why Cryptid

Bellingham's most-reviewed escape room, and it isn't close.

4.9 stars, 475 reviews

More reviews than every other escape room in Bellingham combined, and we've kept the rating.

Always a private booking

You will never be put in a room with strangers. However many you bring, the room is yours alone.

Built for big groups

Too many people for one room? We split you across rooms and run them together, so nobody sits out.

Open until 11:30 PM

The latest hours of any escape room in town, six nights a week. Late shifts and after-dinner plans welcome.

Book your room

Pick your room and your time.

Live availability straight from our booking system. Only a $35 deposit to hold the slot. The rest is settled when you arrive.

Having trouble loading the booking calendar?

Book directly on our main site instead.

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Private booking every time · Up to 24 players · Free cancellation more than 48 hours ahead

What players say

475 reviews. 4.9 stars.

“This was so much fun! Our work team did it together and while it was a miracle we didn't strangle each other, it was the perfect amount of challenge without TOO much frustration!!! Would love to do another!”

Alison Madsen · Google

“Thanks for a great experience! Our group of three did Murder Mystery and they even accommodated us for a last minute booking.”

Nicole Fukuhara · Google

“So fun! Robotic Resurgence was set up great, room was themed well and hints were great when needed.”

Raf Xander · Google

“This experience was amazing! Did the cabin puzzle and had a great time, it's cozy and has a nice feel to it, staff is great.”

Kev · Google

Before you book

The questions everyone asks

Nope. Each reservation is a private booking, regardless of how many players you bring. That has always been true and always will be.

Yes. Robotic Resurgence and Murder Mystery hold up to 8 players each, so bigger groups get split across rooms and run at the same time. If you want to play with more, or need special accommodations, start a booking above and we'll build it around you.

You don't have to do anything. Stuff comes up all the time and we know how much of a juggle it is to get people together. Only the deposit is charged when you book. The rest is settled when you arrive, based on who actually turns up. Cancellations more than 48 hours out are refunded. If your group drops below 3 players, adjust the booking before you arrive.

Our games are designed with adults in mind, but they're also enjoyable for anyone 13+ who likes solving mysteries. Players aged 13–18 are welcome as part of a team that includes a parent or guardian. Infants in a backpack can be permitted case-by-case, free of charge.

Not really. For safety reasons you are never physically locked in. But the room and the story that goes with it are immersive enough that you won't want to leave until your time is up.

Our in-person discounts are applied at the venue, and there's a $90 minimum total per group. Booking online takes a $35 deposit to hold the room. That comes off your final cost, it isn't an extra charge.

Never. The site we sell the digital ones through forces us to put an expiration date on them, but that date is decades away.

One hour. One room. Your group against the clock.

Pick your room and your time. It takes a couple of minutes, and only a $35 deposit to hold the slot.

Big group, odd hours or a question first? Give us a call and we will sort it out.

Find us

1305 Harris Ave #108
Bellingham, WA 98225

Historic Fairhaven

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Opening hours

Wednesday – Monday · 11:30 AM – 11:30 PM

Closed Tuesdays

Last games start late. We're the latest-opening escape room in Bellingham.

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Groups over 8, late slots, or anything the booking form does not cover.

(360) 626-6037
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