New Fargo escape room brings a more advanced difficulty for those wanting to test their puzzle skills

FARGO — Confined within the Manchester Office Building, a new immersive adventure awaits those with sharp eyes and great minds.

Exit Strategy is Fargo’s newest escape room business— bringing a fresh wave of creativity and humor to the local puzzle scene.

The masterminds behind the clues are Samantha (Sammi) DeBates and Haley Najera, two longtime escape room enthusiasts who turned their shared passion for puzzles into creative, story-driven experiences for others to enjoy.

The pair are not new to the local escape room scene. Both DeBates and Najera got their start game mastering for Steven and Kay Cameron, the original owners of Clues and Keys . In September 2024, the Camerons shifted their focus to running Puzzled Escape Rooms and Fargo Escape Rooms, passing the reins of Clues and Key