Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer program products are presented for competitive escape rooms. A first room has a predetermined method to accomplish a task within the first room. A second room has a same predetermined method to accomplish a same task within the second room as in a first room. A hardware controller device determines in which of a first room and a second room a task is completed first by one of a plurality of competing sets of users.

Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer program products are presented for competitive escape rooms. A first room has a predetermined method to accomplish a task within the first room. A second room has a same predetermined method to accomplish a same task within the second room as in a first room. A hardware controller device determines in which of a first room and a second room a task is completed first by one of a plurality of competing sets of users.