An escape room advent calendar gives you a puzzle a day instead of a chocolate, with each day's riddle building towards solving a bigger story by Christmas Eve.
Prices checked on Amazon UK, 26 October 2026.
An escape room advent calendar gives you a puzzle a day instead of a chocolate, with each day's riddle building towards solving a bigger story by Christmas Eve. They range from boxed card games such as the Thames & Kosmos EXIT advent calendars, where you open a little door or book each day, to case files with sealed envelopes and cheaper paperback puzzle books. Most are designed for adults or teens and can be played alone or as a family after dinner each evening in December. This guide covers 6 escape room and mystery advent calendars that were in stock on Amazon UK with a live buy-box price when we checked on 26 October 2026. Our overall pick is the Thames & Kosmos EXIT: Advent Calendar, The Silent Storm at £35.49, the budget pick is the The Christmas Escape Room: Advent Calendar Book 2026 at £11.99, and our pick for families is the Hidden Games Professor Charlie's World Tour Puzzle Advent Calendar at £24.90. Prices and stock change often in the run-up to Christmas, so check both on Amazon before you buy.
Our picks
Thames & Kosmos EXIT
Thames & Kosmos EXIT
£35.49
Best overall
The Christmas Escape Room
The Christmas Escape Room
£11.99
Best budget
Hidden Games Professor Charlie's World Tour Puzzle Advent Calendar
Hidden Games Professor Charlie's World Tour Puzzle Advent Calendar
£24.90
Best for families
How we pick
We shortlist products sold on Amazon UK using capacity, features, customer ratings and price band. We do not lab-test every model unless a page says so. The Amazon page is the live price. How we recommend.
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The products
Buying advice
Our top picks
Best overall: Thames & Kosmos EXIT: Advent Calendar, The Silent Storm (£35.49). A boxed EXIT escape room game. The listing says the story has you finding your way out of Santa's workshop during a storm to find Santa in time, with clear instructions, and is played cooperatively.
Best budget: The Christmas Escape Room: Advent Calendar Book 2026 (£11.99). The budget pick. The listing describes it as an escape room in a book with 24 days of riddles and puzzles to save Christmas, a 60-page paperback from Friendly Books published on 1 September 2026.
Best for families: Hidden Games Professor Charlie's World Tour Puzzle Advent Calendar (£24.90). A family puzzle adventure. The listing says it is an adventure journey in 24 episodes for 1 to 6 players aged 14 and up, with 1.5 to 2.5 hours of total playing time.
Other escape room advent calendars
Thames & Kosmos EXIT: Advent Calendar, The Missing Hollywood Star (£35.15). The second EXIT calendar, with a Hollywood mystery. The listing says it has 24 individual riddles that unfold into a larger mystery, each taking 10 to 15 minutes to solve.
Mystery Hunters Stolen Mona Lisa Heist Case Advent Calendar 2026 (£21.24). A detective-style calendar. The listing says you open one sealed envelope a day, with witness letters hiding clues that unlock digital evidence such as recordings and photos, leading to a verdict on the 24th. It is for solo or team play, ages 14 and up.
Murder Mystery Advent Calendar: The Secret of Harbour Inn (£11.99). A paperback murder mystery. The listing shows it is by Niklas Falkner and Riddlehaus, 111 pages, published on 12 October 2026, with 24 days to solve a coastal case.
What to look for in an escape room advent calendar
Box or book. EXIT and Hidden Games calendars are boxed games with physical components, while the Friendly Books and Riddlehaus calendars are paperbacks at a lower price.
Time per day. The EXIT Missing Hollywood Star listing says each puzzle takes 10 to 15 minutes, which fits an evening routine.
Age. Hidden Games and Mystery Hunters list ages 14 and up, so check before buying for children.
Digital parts. The Mona Lisa case unlocks digital evidence, so you will need a phone or computer.
Solo or group. Most can be played alone or together; the Hidden Games listing gives 1 to 6 players.
One-time play. Like escape rooms, these are usually solved once, so they are hard to pass on afterwards.
Budget. Prices in this guide ran from £11.99 to £35.49 when we checked.
Prices were checked on Amazon UK on 26 October 2026 and can change at any time. Check the current price, details and delivery date on Amazon before you order.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an EXIT escape room advent calendar for 2026?
Thames & Kosmos EXIT advent calendars are on Amazon UK, including The Silent Storm (£35.49) and The Missing Hollywood Star (£35.15) when we checked on 26 October 2026. The listings describe them as escape room card games with daily riddles that build into a larger mystery.
