# Virtual Escape Rooms Puzzle Break Offers Escape Room Experiences for Groups Via Zoom By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2020-05-09 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/virtual-escape-room References: [designtaxi](https://designtaxi.com/news/409816/Since-You-Can-t-Go-Outside-Try-A-Zoom-Virtual-Escape-Room-With-Your-Friends/) & [puzzlebreak.us](https://www.puzzlebreak.us/virtual-teambuilding) Puzzle Break, a company that creates escape rooms, is now offering a [virtual escape room experience](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/timmerse) for groups on video conferencing platform Zoom. As ever, The Grimm Escape is an experience that requires [collaboration and problem-solving](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/enigmas-of-dark-stories), as people will need to put their heads together to escape. While physical escape rooms often rely on puzzles and hidden objects, the digital scenes offer a different experience and the aid of a "fairy godparent" guide. Charged by the popularity of escape rooms at their peak, tons of apps and online games have been created to simulate the pressure of the in-person team-building experience and now. While many escape room games can be experienced as a solo player, virtual escape rooms are emerging at a time when teams are separated and rely on effective video chat communication. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.5/10 - Popularity: 44% | Activity: 81% | Freshness: 9% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/games) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Virtual Escape Rooms:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create virtual escape rooms that offer a unique and immersive problem-solving experience for remote teams. - **Online Team-building Experiences:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop interactive online games and apps that simulate the pressure and collaboration of in-person team-building activities. - **Effective Video Chat Communication:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build improved video chat platforms or tools that enhance communication and teamwork during virtual escape room experiences. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Entertainment:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create new forms of entertainment by developing virtual escape rooms that provide interactive and engaging experiences for individuals and groups. - **Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Innovate in the technology industry by developing advanced video chat platforms or tools to facilitate seamless communication for virtual escape rooms and online team-building experiences. - **Gaming:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Merge the gaming industry with team-building activities by developing interactive online games and apps that offer a combination of entertainment and collaboration. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Immersive Art Escape Rooms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/daydream-adventures.md) - [Mobile Escape Rooms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/phone-escape-hopeless.md) - [Floating Escape Rooms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/floating-escape-room.md) - [Social Puzzle Metaverses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rubiks-run.md) - [Online Storytelling Events](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/virtual-haunted-campfires.md) - [Metaverse Escape Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/poppy-playtime-forever.md) - [Point-and-Click Escape Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/escape-room-phantom-train.md) - [Lego-Themed Escape Rooms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/legothemed-escape-rooms.md) - [Futuristic Escape Room Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cun-panda.md)