Escape room game master software

Run every room from one complete workspace

ARC gives staff one place to run games, send hints, control rooms, and understand what is happening. The same system also builds your automations, player displays, connected props, and reset checks.

Core capabilities

What ARC brings together

One subscription, every core ARC feature included.

Run games

Multi-room controlEvery game on one screen
Auto-hintingARC Assist follows pace and objectives
Quick ActionsOne-tap cues with press-twice guards
Room reset systemDevice checks between games
Camera viewsWatch rooms as you run them

Build rooms

Automation builderWhen / If / Do — no code
ScenesReusable sequences on demand
Presets and Test RunCommon rules, tested safely
Objectives and hint banksSaved hints for each puzzle
Export and importMove a room as one .arc file

Players see and hear

Countdown and hint displaysThemeable screens in every room
Intro, outro, and ambient mediaCue video and audio by game state
TTS and ElevenLabsHints spoken in character
Smart audio duckingMusic dips under voiceovers
Hint quality controlsSpell-check and profanity filtering

Hardware

Shelly BLU, Z-Wave, ZigbeeOff-the-shelf smart gear
Hue, Kasa, DMX, OSCLighting and show control
MQTT and ModbusConnect existing infrastructure
Custom propsArduino, ESP32, and Raspberry Pi
Display kiosksRaspberry Pi and desktop bridge

Reliability

Runs on your computerGames continue without internet
Built in RustDesigned for continuous operation
No forced updatesYou choose when to update
Full audit logEvery trigger and override recorded
ARC Node-RED nodesConnect ARC to existing flows

MQTTZ-WaveZigbeePhilips HueKasaShelly BLUBluetoothDMXOSCQLC+PLC / ModbusNode-REDArduinoRaspberry PiWindows

Installed at your business

Your games do not depend on the internet

ARC runs on a computer at your escape room business and talks to your hardware directly—Bluetooth sensors, DMX rigs, relays, and custom props. Licensing, downloads, updates, account management, and optional online services use the internet; running games does not.

Direct device control makes triggers respond immediately
Use BLE, DMX, Z-Wave, Modbus, and other connections together
Games continue on your computer when internet access is unavailable
Staff connect from a normal browser at arc.local

Installed at your business. Ready when the doors open. See the real ARC screens

arc.localInternet down

InternetOffline

ARC serverOnline

The Curator's VaultRunning · 49:08

Staff browsers3 connected

Room displaysOnline

Built-in hint assistance

Auto-hinting that follows game pace and objectives

ARC Assist watches game pace and objective progress, nudges teams when a hint may help, and escalates to staff when a person is needed. Every group gets a consistent experience, whoever is on shift.

Smart timers follow pace and objective progress
Escalates to staff when attention is needed
Built-in TTS and ElevenLabs voices
Spell-check and profanity filtering for every hint

Read the hinting guide

ARC AssistOnline · Monitoring

10:47Pace is on baseline. Monitoring objectives.

10:51Team Alpha has spent five minutes on the Safe Puzzle.

10:52Sending hint: “Check the painting.”

10:52Hint delivered through the room display. Monitoring.

Automation engine

Room logic you build without code

Every automation reads as a sentence: when something happens, if the room is in the right state, do these things. Locks, lights, timers, audio, and displays all live in one builder. Use ARC on its own, or connect existing Node-RED flows with ARC's own nodes.

Starter presets for common room events
Scenes and one-tap Quick Actions
Test Run any rule without starting a game
Variables give your rules memory and math

Read the automation guide

Finale — drop the lightsTest Run · Success

WhenObjective “Open the vault” completed

IfRoom lights are on

DoSet gallery lights off
Delay 2 seconds
Play victory sting

Connections and ecosystem

Works with the hardware you already own

Do not rewire your rooms to fit your software. ARC speaks Shelly, Z-Wave, Zigbee, MQTT, Modbus, DMX, and OSC. Game Systems Monitor watches all of it and gives staff one clear signal: ready to run.

Shelly BLU sensors through supported gateways
Set up a connection once, then add devices freely
Philips Hue, DMX lighting, and audio zones
Run one room or twenty from one dashboard

Read the connection guides

Game Systems MonitorGame ready · All systems go

Server connectivity3 connected

Game state and readinessReset

Displays and control interfacesOnline

Connection channelsHealthy

Device communicationReporting

Reset validationPassed

Next step

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