Up to six people enter a room and the doors lock behind them. They have 60 minutes to figure out how to escape, and they only have one another and a handful of hidden clues to make it happen. If this sounds like the plot of a psychological thriller, you're not far from the truth—though it's one the participants enter willingly.

Based on a Japanese game called Takagism, Solve The Room sends groups into an enclosed space of their choosing—an apartment, a casino, a pirate ship, or a crime scene—where they pool their critical-thinking skills to solve puzzles and find their way out. Plots vary, from swiping a casino's money to identifying a killer, while the objectives remain the same: work together, use clues to your advantage, and. most importantly, get out of there before it's too late.