You absolutely can! Infosessions run many times a week and you're welcome to drop in with some teammates to play through a game and then ask some questions! Looking to host an event for 30+ participants? Schedule a 1:1 demo at https://meetings.hubspot.com/elize-shirdel/social-events

Virtual Holiday Escape Room 2025 | Inclusive Celebration for Diverse Teams

HELM Life's Inclusive Virtual Holiday Escape Rooms have been played by over 500,000 participants!

Our amazing team of hosts has welcomed over 100,000 guests from companies all around the world in our fun, inclusive virtual holiday party escape rooms.

Mystery at the Cabin Escape Room

A fun and memorable way to help your teams connect and close out the year

Our games are thoughtful, inclusive and fun - perfect for remote, hybrid, and in-office teams. But it's really HELM Life's team of fantastic people that help make our events so special. We're great hosts and we know how to make sure that everyone has a fun time.

Here's how organizations host HELM Life Holiday Parties

All-Hands or Company-wide

Whether it's 50 remote employees or hundreds employees around the world - if you've got employees in multiple locations, a HELM Life event could be just the year-end close out that you're looking for.

Exciting, team building, fun and a bit-sentimental. It's a special feeling to get everyone having fun together in one space. And you get great pictures!

Manager-led Events

If you're looking for a way to help employees celebrate the end of the year, but not in one big party, we can set-up an event-booking landing page for you to share with your managers to let them book their own fun events, and a central party can pick up the tab.

Without fail, once word gets out news of the fun holiday game everyone is playing travels fast! co-operative way.

Just a Small Little Party

Sometimes you just want to treat your own team to something fun. Schedule a Gameshow or a Virtual Escape Room Party to get a chance to work together, solve some puzzles, laugh and connect at the end of the year.

Take over the link at the end of the event and take some time to show your appreciation to your team, to share a vision for the year ahead or just chat and catch up.

Step 1: Choose Your Inclusive Holiday Escape Room!

Celebrate diverse traditions! Holidays Around the World (honoring 6+ cultural celebrations), winter mysteries & beach escapes - bring your multicultural teams together for educational, collaborative fun!

Step 2: We'll send you a registration page and branded promo images

Get Advertising ASAP with branded assets

We'll set you up with a registration page to share - where you can log in and manage attendance - and some great images to promote the event!

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Step 3: Our Amazing Emcees and Hosts will welcome your teams

We pride ourselves on being great hosts!

From the moment you enter the organizer pre-meeting to event goodbyes - your teams will be fully looked after, with a host for each breakout room.

Step 4: Check your Top Scores Page and see your Team Pics!

Photos of Each Team Make Events More Memorable!

If your team is competitive - they'll love our Top Scores Page, our All-Time-Top-Scores page and the pictures of each time that you'll get!

Invite Colleagues to an Infosession!

Bring a few colleagues or friends and drop into an infosession! They're a great way to play through a demo game, learn a bit about how our events work, and to ask some questions for 20-30 minutes.

Here's the Run of Show!

With a HELM Life hosted event - we'll make sure things run smoothly, so that you can have fun too!

Testimonial

We’ve done virtual events before and this EASILY takes the cake.
It was SUPER fun. I want more!!!!!! I will spread the word about how awesome HELM is!!

Jessica

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The event was great! Everybody loved it!

Anu R.

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That was the best team building experience that we as an office have had since COVID started.

Dominic A.

Looking for something a little bit more affordable this year?

You're not the only one. Here are some meeting-based and non-meeting-based ways to bring people together. They're quick to set up and you could run them tomorrow.

Winter Gratitude

Coloring contest!

Everyone likes to color! Share a link, learn some things and get a chance to write a short note to express YOUR gratitude for your team members. Try one (minus the gratitude part) we ran for Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

$400 for up to 1000 participants

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World Holiday Music!

Celebrate and Learn!

Share a link and let people play-off against each other as they learn about holiday music traditions from around the world! Celebrate diverse cultural musical traditions. Try our other word-search-based game - Holidays Around the World - below!

$400 for up to 1000 participants

Try One

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Self-hosted Escape Room!

Fun, but some work for you!

Still want to gather, but just don't have the budget? If you're willing to put in the work to host it - we'll provide a how-to video and some game links and you can play away! No individual customer support provided. Feel free to join an infosession

$100/room - 6-10 ppl/room

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What is a Virtual Holiday Escape Room?

A virtual holiday escape room is an online puzzle-solving adventure where corporate teams work together to celebrate diverse cultural traditions while solving mysteries and challenges. At HELM Life, our inclusive virtual holiday escape rooms feature celebrations from around the world, winter mysteries, and educational puzzles that honor multiple holidays including Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Diwali, Lunar New Year, and Winter Solstice. Teams collaborate in breakout rooms of 6-8 people. Unlike in-person escape rooms, our virtual format allows remote, hybrid, and distributed teams from anywhere to participate together. Each 1-hour event is fully hosted with professional emcees and breakout room hosts, featuring 40 minutes of interactive gameplay with culturally diverse themes, educational content, and inclusive puzzles.

Best Inclusive Holiday Escape Rooms for Diverse Teams

The best inclusive holiday escape rooms for corporate teams celebrate diverse traditions while promoting collaborative problem-solving and cultural learning. Our most popular option is Holidays Around the World (rated 9.4/10), which explores Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Diwali, Lunar New Year, and Winter Solstice in an educational and fun format perfect for multicultural teams. We also offer Star Light, Star Bright (celebrating the symbolism of light across many holiday traditions), Mystery at the Cabin (a winter-themed mystery that works for all December celebrations), and Breather at the Beach (a winter vacation escape perfect for teams wanting a tropical retreat). These work exceptionally well because teams break into small groups of 6-8, creating intimate spaces where colleagues can collaborate intensely on puzzles while learning about different cultural traditions. The inclusive themes ensure all team members feel welcomed and represented.

How Do Virtual Holiday Escape Rooms Work?

Virtual holiday escape rooms work through Zoom with specialized escape room software. Participants join a Zoom link, where a professional emcee welcomes everyone and introduces the inclusive storyline celebrating diverse cultural traditions. Teams are then sent to breakout rooms (6-8 people each) where they access the virtual escape room through their browsers. Each team works together to solve puzzles, learn about different holiday celebrations, find hidden objects, decode culturally-themed clues, and complete challenges—all while chatting and collaborating on Zoom. A dedicated host stays with each breakout room to help if teams get stuck and to facilitate the educational component. After 40 minutes of gameplay, everyone returns to the main room for results, cultural insights, photos, and celebration. The entire experience is fully hosted by HELM Life, so organizers can participate rather than manage technology.

Why Choose Inclusive Holiday Escape Rooms for Team Building?

Inclusive holiday escape rooms are exceptional for team building because they require genuine collaboration under time pressure while celebrating diversity and promoting cultural learning. Unlike passive activities, escape rooms force teams to communicate clearly, divide tasks, share discoveries, and work together toward a common goal—all while learning about diverse cultural traditions in an educational and fun format. The small breakout rooms (6-8 people) mean everyone participates actively rather than some people dominating while others watch.

For multicultural teams and diverse organizations, inclusive holiday events ensure all team members feel represented and valued. For ERG groups and DEI initiatives, our Holidays Around the World event (rated 9.4/10) provides meaningful cultural education while building team connections. For distributed teams, escape rooms create shared experiences that build connection despite distance. The inclusive themes add seasonal joy while honoring multiple traditions, making them perfect for companies committed to diversity and belonging. And because HELM Life handles all hosting, organizers can actually enjoy the event with their teams rather than stressing about technology.

Inclusive Holiday Escape Room Options: Which is Right for Your Team?

Holidays Around the World (Rated 9.4/10): Our most popular inclusive option! Celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Diwali, Lunar New Year, and Winter Solstice in one educational and fun escape room. Perfect for multicultural teams, ERG groups, and organizations committed to diversity. Learn about different cultural traditions while solving puzzles together. Great for 6-200 participants.

Star Light, Star Bright: Explore the symbolism of stars and light across many holiday traditions. This inclusive escape room celebrates the common theme of light that appears in multiple winter celebrations. Perfect for teams wanting a unifying theme that honors diverse traditions. Works for 6-200 participants.

Mystery at the Cabin: Perfect for teams who love atmospheric mysteries and winter themes. This cozy cabin escape room is winter-themed (works for all December celebrations) with snowy scenery and moderate puzzle difficulty. Inclusive and welcoming for all. Great for 10-200 participants.

Breather at the Beach: Escape the winter cold with a tropical getaway! This beach-themed escape room is perfect for teams wanting a fun winter vacation vibe. Great for teams in cold climates who want to virtually escape to warmer weather during the holiday season. 6-200 participants.

Looking for more options? If your team specifically celebrates Christmas, check out our Virtual Christmas Escape Room page. For remote teams, see Remote Team Holiday Party options. Or explore all Virtual Holiday Party Options.

Things that people ask us:

General Information

Are your events staffed?

Yes! When booking with HELM Life, you can rest assured that we'll run the event from start to finish! The event runs on our Zoom, HELM Life provides an emcee to open and run the event, hosts to make sure that guests get started in the game and have a great time, as well as additional tech support as required based on party-size.

Your job is to book the event, advertise it with the resources that we provide, log into the dashboard 2 days prior to update us about a few event logistics and then get people to the link. Once the party starts - you have no responsbilities whatsoever. You can play and enjoy yourself!

How long do Virtual Escape Rooms and Gameshows take?

The entire HELM Life Virtual Escape Room or Gameshow takes place on Zoom fits into a calendar hour and takes less than 60 minutes from start to finish.

Teams have up to 40 minutes to play the games, with some time at the start and end to welcome people, recap and connect.

How many people can participate?

We host events of all sizes - from 3 or 4 participants to over 200! For Virtual Escape Room events teams of 6-8 race off against each other in breakout rooms. For gameshow-style events, the Buzzer Round and Family Feud-style Round are in the main room with all of the participants, and then we head to breakout rooms for some chit chat and conversations.

Can I try a Demo?

You absolutely can! Infosessions run many times a week and you're welcome to drop in with some teammates to play through a game and then ask some questions! Join one here. Looking to host an event for 30+ participants? Schedule a 1:1 demo here.

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Booking & Payments

What's the best way to book?

Submit a booking request here and enter the date/time/timezone that you'd like to host your party, which event you'd like to host and how many participants you expect. We'll get your request and approve it in 1-2 hours!

What kind of lead time do we need?

There are 2 factors that are relevant to how much lead time you need:

Time you need to advertise the event
Whether or not we have availability when you want to run your event.

If you're inviting many people and asking them to register - you want more time to advertise and we suggest a 2-3 week lead time.

If you're scheduling an event during a pre-scheduled meeting or an All-Hands - you need less lead time, 3-5 days can work as long as we have availability (but more lead time is better!).

If it's a small group (less than 30) - we can accommodate more requests with 1-2 days lead time.

Submit a Booking Request here: and we'll get going!

Once I book, how do I get more information?

Within a few hours of submitting a booking request, you'll get a confirmation for your event and an email with all of your event details. In addition to that, you'll also get some information and assets on how to advertise, how to check your attendance numbers and what you need to do on your end to make your event a success.

Is there a way for me to help our managers to book their own parties?

There is! Some companies opt to set up a Manager Booking Page like this one that allows individual managers to book Gameshow or Virtual Escape Room Holiday Parties as it fits their schedule. Once they send a request, we can approve it within a few hours and send out all of the information that they need. Then one central account can pick up the tab. What we generally see in cases like this, is that a few managers book, their teams have a blast and then word spreads across the company as more teams want to get in on the fun! So starting earlier is better because it gives more teams time to play.

How does billing work ?

On booking, we'll send you an invoice for the party size that you've selected. Payment is due upon booking (and definitely by the day of the party!) and is payable by credit card, ACH, bank transfer and bill.com.

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Event Types & Sizes

How do your events celebrate diverse holiday traditions?

Our events are designed to be inclusive and celebrate multiple traditions! Holidays Around the World (rated 9.4/10) celebrates Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Diwali, Lunar New Year, and Winter Solstice - it's educational and fun, perfect for multicultural teams. Star Light, Star Bright celebrates the symbolism of light across many holidays. Mystery at the Cabin is winter-themed (works for all celebrations), and Breather at the Beach is a winter vacation escape! All events are welcoming for team members regardless of which holidays they celebrate.

What's the difference between a Gameshow and a Virtual Escape Room?

Both types of events start with the invited attendees all together in one big Zoom Event. For Virtual Escape Room events, teams break off into groups of 6-8 to play off against each other in breakout rooms as they race to solve puzzles, jigsaws, riddles and clues to solve the mysteries and finish first. They're interactive games where everyone on a team can move pieces and look around to participate in the game, in a small group setting where people can chat and work together.

Gameshow events begin in the main room with 2-4 teams facing off against each other on a round of trivia questions, we then move on to a Family Feud-style Round, also in the main room. After that, we head to breakout rooms for some social conversation for a few minutes, to make sure that people have a chance to connect. All event close out with an event recap and some connection in the main room.

How can a large event with so many people be interactive?

We've been doing this for a while and have a pretty good formula worked out! Our events are all a combination of people in large spaces - everyone all together in the main room, and small spaces - groups of 3-8 in breakout rooms. Both spaces are important - big groups give people a chance to appreciate their organization as a whole and give leaders a chance to address the entire group, and small spaces give people a chance to connect with each other in a more personal way. Our events get rave reviews, and they're an excellent way to finish off the year.

How do I pick the best event size?

Pick the event size into which your party best fits. If it's on the cusp of 2 sizes - here's how to think about it. Smaller parties have fewer HELM Life hosts at the event. If your team members will be on time, are tech savvy, great on Zoom, good at figuring out new technologies (like the game platform), and keen to play - then you're safe going with the smaller party. However, if they'll need some tech support, if you don't use Zoom regularly or if you will likely have a lot of late joiners - then you'd be wise to pick the larger party. Otherwise there's a chance that there will be more waiting around, and a few more delays as HELM Life staff members help those who arrive late, can't connect to audio or are having a hard time getting started. They'll have a fun time either way - but things flow more smoothly when people are accurate in selecting their party size.

Can I change my event size?

You can increase your party size until 2 days before your event - at that point we'll send you an email asking for confirmation of your party size. Since the attendance ranges are pretty broad, most groups have attendance numbers that fall within their anticipated range. However - at that point, if you feel it would be a better idea to have more host support - you're free to upgrade your party size. Unfortunately you cannot decrease your party size at that point, because we will already have staffed for it. If you'd like to decrease your party size - you must do it 7 days prior to your event. In the event of party size decreases, we do not offer refunds - but we will offer you a credit on a future event.

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Advertising & Registering Participants

How should I advertise our event internally?

In the email that we send you confirming your event, we'll also send you a few useful things to help you to advertise to make your event a success. We'll send you a link to downloadable images with your logo on them, that you can use to advertise. Feel free to post these to your internal channels - like Slack or Teams, send them out by email or print them and post them around your office. We'll also send you a registration page that you can use to tell people about your event. If people register with this page, they'll get a confirmation email with the event details about the event, they'll be added to the calendar invite for the event and they'll get a reminder about the event on the day of.

How often should I advertise?

To make your event a success, we suggest posting about the event to different channels a few times a week leading up to the event. It helps if you can get someone from the leadership team to post about your event, and get a few different people to ask if people have registered yet. We also find that some people are really motivated by competitions and prizes - so if you're offering a prize to the winning team - tell people about it!

Can I add people to the calendar invite that you send me for the event?

Yes, you can. Email events@helm.life and we'll adjust the calendar invite settings so that this is possible. If you decide to go this route, be aware that:
1 - If you add a group email (rather than individual emails) to the invite, we will not be able to tell how many people have accepted it 2 - People who are added to the calendar invite, but did NOT register using the HELM Life registration page will not get any email reminders about the event

Can I put the event into in my own calendar (or other) invite?

Yes, you can. It's not our preference, though - because it means that we don't have any insight into how your registration is going. This means that if you end up needing a larger event at the last minute, with more staff - there's a chance we won't be able to add additional staff. If you're managing your own event numbers - we're assuming that unless you tell us, they event size that you booked is sufficient and we will plan to staff for that. If you are confident on your event size and attendance numbers - this isn't an issue.

Can I see who has registered?

Yes! If you are using HELM Life's registration page, you can log into the HELM Life Dashboard - https://helm.life/dashboard - and see who has registered, as well as entering more information about your event.

Can I add someone at the last minute?

Yes! As long as you are remaining within the size limits of the party that you have booked, you can add participants to the event. Please be advised - if you party goes over the participant limit of the event, we will upgrade it on the fly and will bill you for the larger size event. Add someone to the event by sending them to the registration page, or by sending them the Zoom details. Either way - please update your HELM Life Dashboard - https://helm.life/dashboard to keep us up to date of your attendance numbers.

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On the Day of the Event

Will people be reminded to join on the day of the event?

If you used HELM Life's registration page to register attendees, then they will get an email reminder on the day of the event - AND they'll get calendar reminders if they've accepted the invite. If you decided to manage your registrations in an alternate way (which is totally fine), you will be responsible for letting people know about the event, because we don't have their contact info to do so.

What should I do on the day of the event?

Event Day is an exciting day! Since HELM Life most of the ins and outs of the event, you don't have a big job on Event Day! It's always good to post a reminder about the event for people who may have missed the email and to get people excited to join. You may have to answer some last minute questions for people - and we'd advise having your Zoom link and event details handy if anyone who has registered asks for it. If you're doing a Virtual Escape Room Event and you haven't already tested your VPN - you can do a quick test here ==> https://telescape.live/test. Feel free to share that link with others in your org. If you cannot access that link and you're doing a Virtual Escape Room Event - please ask your IT department to add the telescape.live and telescape.com domains to the allow-list BEFORE the event starts.

Can I join the event 10 minutes early?

During Holiday season we are fully booked and run back-to-back events for several weeks. HELM Life staff will be able to let the event admins/organizer into the event 2 minutes before the event start time to go over any last minute details. Anything that you would like to communicate to HELM Life about your event should be entered into the Event Notes section of your HELM Life dashboard at https://helm.life/dashboard. This includes information like: who to let in 2 minutes before the event, if anyone from your team would like to speak for 2 minutes at the start of the event, and any additional information you'd like us to know.

Will we get a team picture?

Yes! Your team picture will be emailed to the event administrator after the event.

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Event Logistics

Might our VPN be an issue?

It might, but it's usually a solvable issue. If you're doing a Virtual Escape Room Event and you haven't already tested your VPN - you can do a quick test here ==> https://telescape.live/test. Feel free to share that link with others in your org. If you cannot access that link and you're doing a Virtual Escape Room Event - please ask your IT department to add the telescape.live and telescape.com domains to the allow-list BEFORE the event starts. This is not a concern for Gameshow Events.

Can I join the event 10 minutes early?

During Holiday season we are fully booked and run back-to-back events for several weeks. HELM Life staff will be able to let the event admins/organizer into the event 2 minutes before the event start time to go over any last minute details. Anything that you would like to communicate to HELM Life about your event should be entered into the Event Notes section of your HELM Life dashboard at https://helm.life/dashboard. This includes information like: who to let in 2 minutes before the event, if anyone from your team would like to speak for 2 minutes at the start of the event, and any additional information you'd like us to know.

Can we set the breakout rooms?

In a short anwer - No. Sorry! During Holiday Season, we run so many events on such a packed schedule, that as a rule - we run all of our events with random teams. If your event is small - 16 people or less - you are free to discuss team structure with the host at the start of your event and they'll do their best to accommodate you. For larger events, it gets to be logistically difficult - you have to get people to the right breakout rooms, some people have last minute conflicts and then you have some very small teams, etc - it just gets very chaotic, delays the start of the games and then people don't get a chance to finish. So we do random teams. That being said - if you have a small number of specific requests (don't put X with Y, please put A and B together) that can often work. But please keep it to a minimum.

Can someone from our team open the meeting or say a few words?

No and Yes. HELM Life emcees always open the meeting to welcome people as they join and get people excited for the event. Once a majority of the participants have joined, we are very happy to pass off the mic to someone to say a few words of welcome. If you'd like to do this, please update the Speaker section of the HELM Life dashboard at https://helm.life/dashboard. Please, please keep it short - 1-2 minutes max. We run a very tight ship over holiday season and all events must start and finish on time. If your speaker goes over 2 minutes - we WILL cut them off.

Can we take over the link afterwards for our own celebration?

Yes - please add it to your Event Notes in the HELM Life dashboard at https://helm.life/dashboard and mention it to the emcee at the 2-minute pre-meeting.

Can people join late?

Yes, HELM Life events are open to late joiners. One of the hosts, or the emcee or tech support will admit them to the meeting and help them to get started in the game. If you anticipate having a lot of late joiners - please let the emcee know in the 2-minute event pre-meeting, and please make sure (ahead of time) that you have to correct event size for your group. If you have many late joiners and a too-small event, the quality of the event may be affected, since late joiners need more staff attention to get them up and running.

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Technical Information

Can I join on a phone?

You can join on a mobile device, but we don't suggest it if you have another option. With a small screen, it's hard to play through the escape rooms and be able to chat on Zoom at the same time! If it's your only option - do it, but it's a better experience on a laptop or desktop.

Might our VPN be an issue?

It might, but it's usually a solvable issue. If you're doing a Virtual Escape Room Event and you haven't already tested your VPN - you can do a quick test here ==> https://telescape.live/test. Feel free to share that link with others in your org. If you cannot access that link and you're doing a Virtual Escape Room Event - please ask your IT department to add the telescape.live and telescape.com domains to the allow-list BEFORE the event starts. This is not a concern for Gameshow Eve nts.

Can we do Teams instead of Zoom?

Unfortunately not. Our holiday schedule is packed, and jumping between platforms is logistically too complicated given the schedule.

How do Gameshow Buzzers work?

Buzzers are a new addition to our games and a lot of fun! For Gameshow Events, participants join the game by taking a picture of a QR code, and entering a game code, which logs them into the game. People can also join from a link on their computers, if this is easier.

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Virtual Holiday Escape Rooms - Celebrate All Traditions!

Our fully-hosted inclusive holiday escape rooms honor Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Diwali, Lunar New Year & more. Educational + fun for diverse teams.

HELM Life's Inclusive Virtual Holiday Escape Rooms have been played by over 500,000 participants!

Our amazing team of hosts has welcomed over 100,000 guests from companies all around the world in our fun, inclusive virtual holiday party escape rooms.

Mystery at the Cabin Escape Room

A fun and memorable way to help your teams connect and close out the year