So fun! Have done quite a few escape rooms in the past - this one (call of the ancient) was immersive and the clues were interesting but not too complex. The employees were all really nice and fun! I look forward to returning and trying out other rooms. read more

I had so much fun exploring the Escape Hour Austin rooms - the staff here were incredibly accommodating for me, a single traveler looking to book out rooms alone. Each room was unique and fun and I highly recommend if you like Escape Hour Austin you try taking a trip to WA State for Escape Hour Point Ruston and Escape Hour Gig Harbor. read more

Our team played the Cabin: Chapter One and we had a blast!!! Thank you to Kai (hope that's how it's spelled lol) and my girl Matty for guiding us through this very thrilling experience. Also glad we were able to entertain our game watchers as we scrambled around and yelled at each other for an hour! Would definitely be into returning to continue the chapters that'll follow this story! read more

Escape Hour Austin - Escaping The Cabin: Chapter One - Escape Games Near Me - Austin, Texas

So fun!!! The Cabin was fantastic! Very challenging but extremely well done. My family has done many escape rooms throughout Austin and this was by far the best one we had done in a long time. I highly recommend not only this game but the others that they have. You will not be disappointed! read more

This escape room business is amazing! We had so much fun attempting the Crypt. I have done a fair share of escape rooms and this business's attention to detail and level of challenge was amazing. Mateo was also an incredible host. I cant wait to go back! read more

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We played the Crypt room. This room was epic! I have gone to several escape rooms in different cities and I can safely say this was the most impressive one I've been to. The atmosphere and design is extremely immersive. The puzzles are well thought out and supports the story of this room. If you are looking for the definitive escape room in Austin, this is it. We will be coming back to finish the other rooms. Lastly, the person running our room was very friendly and professional. read more

I am always looking for a challenge to put before my group of Gifted and Talented middle school students. This place did not disappoint. Gabby was great in getting my booking for three separate rooms set up while our three Clue masters (I had Lindsey and my other two groups were led by two great guys - sorry I didn't get your names) made sure we had an enjoyable and interactive experience. We didn't escape, but we learned so much about communication, problem solving, team dynamics, and thinking outside the box. Thank you Escape Hour Austin for an unforgettable time. read more

I've been here twice in the past three years. Once in 2019 for a large group doing Lab Rats, and once yesterday for a two person team attempting Dead Man's Cove. Both times the staff were courteous and welcoming. I appreciate that they are a local company with original puzzles. As a result the production value may be a little lower in places (I'm thinking Lab Rats on this one), but the puzzles are unique and generally well thought out; just don't expect the high level effects you might get from chain escape rooms. It's worth noting that Dead Man's Cove starts out in the dark, and there are a couple puzzles that require timing and manual dexterity to complete. Otherwise it is totally doable with a team of two and could make a good date night activity if you're looking for something different. I would definitely come back for another puzzle in the future. read more

Absolutely amazing experience! Hands down one of the best escape room experiences I've taken part in. The available options of rooms or very diverse and had great synopsis. Pricing was very reasonable, especially because it was a private experience and not having to share with people we did not know. From the moment you walk in, the staff is very friendly and helpful and make sure everything is set up so that you have a great experience. Being visually impaired, I need a little bit more light and the one that we chose to do was actually quite dark and they actually found me a headlamp that I could use. So that way I did not feel like a bump on a log. Just standing there while everyone else did stuff. Gabby was our game Master and she was amazing! Very fun and friendly and made it a wonderful experience for us. If you have a chance to go, I absolutely suggest doing so! read more

Escape Hour Austin - Our group actually beat the room with two minutes to spare lol - Escape Games Near Me - Austin, Texas

PERFECT Birthday Experience!!!! - I am not exaggerating when I say this, our game master was so encouraging and helpful, loved her to death!! - Me and my friends did the lab rat experience with 5 people (it is 6 recommended / minimum) and it was so engaging and just the best college student party experience that doesn't involve drinking. This is a small business and they will give you extra time if you are late. -Your electronics are locked with a key that you keep until the game ends, so absolutely nobody can take your electronics even the staff (which they wouldn't do because they're already so amazing) -Overall, it is WORTH THE PRICE and we are coming back to do more experiences. Will be preaching about this place and had the best 20th birthday!! Please come here!! I usually never write reviews, but this place is so good I had to!! read more

Our favorite escape room yet! The decor was spot on, the clues were difficult enough to make it challenging, but easy enough to figure out. Matteo, our game moderator was so much fun too! We'll definitely be back!! read more

We have done a fair number of rooms across the state and all of the ones at Escape Hour. Tonight, we did The Cabin, Chapter 1. Each room they roll out is better than the previous. The Cabin was amazing. The atmosphere, the puzzles, the game master were outstanding. read more

This is the third escape room I've done here, and every single one has been great. The rooms are elaborate and set the atmosphere with props, the puzzles are interactive and satisfying to solve, and the themes are fun as well! You not only solve puzzles, but get to explore (hint hint) and use different props. This place ties in the scenario to the puzzles very well - you don't feel like you're solving a puzzle just for the sake of the puzzle. An example of a puzzle for the sake of itself that I've seen at other escape rooms is "oh you need a code? here are some random math problems on a sheet of paper." The puzzles here are much more thematic than that. You'll get it when you visit! Good price and Tess, our gamemaster for this time around, was very friendly and was just the right amount of helpful! Looking forward to coming back for a 4th escape room! read more

We had a terrific time at Escape Hour Austin. We played the Dead Man's Cove, which was the perfect amount of challenging for our family group of parent and tweens (though we were not shy about asking for clues). The staff was super-friendly and energetic, and honestly seemed to be just as excited for us as we were when we were able to escape the room in time. I don't want to leave any spoilers, but will say this particular room had one of the most fun systems of delivering clues that I have seen in an escape room. The room itself also felt of a very high quality and well looked after. We'll be back! read more

My husband and I went here for a date night and it was amazing! I had never done an escape room before and he had only done one once so we were both relatively new to the experience. The staff was super friendly and informative from the start. The decorations and details inside the building and in the room were extraordinary. Our game master Taylor was very cool and super nice! We will definitely be returning to take on the rest of their rooms asap and would highly recommend for anyone to come here. read more

Escape Hour Austin - Our victory photo they took after we escaped the Manor room! - Escape Games Near Me - Austin, Texas

This review is waaaay too overdue, but these guys made my birthday amazing this last June!!! I, unfortunately, can't remember the name of the gentleman with glasses who was kind enough to make a hand-drawn birthday card for me that night while we were in the room, but it was one of the most thoughtful gestures. There are many escape room options to choose from in the Austin/San Antonio area, but I highly recommend this place and commend the awesome staff!!! read more

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I left two hours ago and still thinking about our visit. Had a great time. Did the Crypt and although we did not complete, we had a great time. I would highly recommend and already planning our next visit. read more

Wonderful customer service friendly staff! Mateo was really sweet and made our escape experience that more enjoyable!! We will definitely do it again, our family made it out of "Dead Mans Cove" with time to spare!! ‍ read more

Our group did the Crypt room, and we had a great time. The experience is very immersive and well-planned. We had a group of 7 and we all had things to do in the room. It was easy to book online, and the staff is very friendly and helpful. I'll definitely return to try the other rooms. read more

Tldr: (no spoilers) Manor room not well maintained, things didnt work well and the puzzles felt thrown together at times. 5 adults for this tiny room were 2 too many. It was so small that some of us had to sit out for several puzzles because there just wasnt room. My group of 5 did the Manor room, we're all adults, all smarty pants, and 2 of us (including me) have lost count on how many escape rooms we have each done. Things didn't work: - a newly opened cabinet didn't have a handle or any place to grab, and it was so dark that we accidentally closed it trying to feel around for the opening in the dark (we were only provided one flashlight for the first portion) -clock on the wall didnt have correct remaining time (we finished at 57 mins, but there was still ~15 minutes left on the clock) - details were too scuffed to read towards the end and that part seemed pointless anyways - outside light leaking into the room near the ceiling and also around the door, although most probably won't notice this, especially if they do the room at night. Noise from people talking loudly as they were leaving Things I didn't like about the room: - the room was unnecessarily dark in certain parts of the story. We were only provided one tiny flashlight near the beginning (that i knew of, at least- we had to keep passing it around) - lots of flashing lights and "doom" noises every time something happened in the story, which was disorienting for me -accessibility issues: not everyone can or wants to crawl on the ground. They probably cover this somewhere in the website (which has a couple issues on mobile) or in their waivers (which im sure no one reads). I kind of wished they give you a more obvious warning before you purchase the tickets. - way too small of a room for 5 adults. Granted, for the first half of the room, there were enough puzzles to go around. Then it started to be like "okay go to this small corner to solve the puzzle holding everyone up! ... okay and now go to this other small corner for the next puzzle!" At times (especially for one corner and the end), I was completely left out of a puzzle because we had to crowd around it so much that I couldnt see what was happening. The end was enough for 3 people if they squeezed, and I wasnt very invested so I spent the last 10-20 minutes standing around looking at stuff we had already solved, then sat down against the wall waiting for them to finish the last puzzle. - when one of our group members asked for the game master to repeat something, he just said a short "no." Maybe it was pre-recorded answers? No idea. We asked again and he said "no" again without explaining anything, and afterwards he said we didn't ask in the right way. -the pre-recorded storyteller was cool for the first few minutes, but it was immediately obvious (at least to me) that his eyes were moving back and forth to read a script, and he would only look into the camera every few lines to say something dramatically. He was cool overall, but I had a hard time connecting the story to him -at least half of our group was irritated upon finishing the room. According to them (i was sitting on the ground at that time so idk lol) it seemed like the last puzzle was vague for no reason and not a great note to end on. When they were told why the answer was correct (after they correctly solved it), they seemed irritated by the dumb reasoning. -the game master opened the door at the end and since it was so dark in the room, the sun was absolutely blinding. Then he corralled us to stand in front of the escape room door with the sun right in our eyes to take our picture, which none of us seemed to care about If anything, this made me really want to go back to a good escape room place where all the details are well thought out. Also, in the reviews someone mentioned they paid $25 for the experience in 2015. It's gone up to $45 in 2023! Which it's fine, but just wow read more

We had a GREAT TIME escaping out of the Manor. The staff was great, the location is clean and very well decorated. The restroom is clean and very well supplied. Wonderful experience and NIC our hostess was AWESOME!!! read more

Escape Hour Austin - Escape Games Near Me - Austin, Texas

My girlfriends and I had SUCH a great time at Escape Hour! We did the Crypt experience, and Brady was amazing. He was energetic, excited, and super nice to help us with clues (but not too many!) The room was super immersive - much more than even anticipated - and contained so many surprises. I was skeptical about this experience but can't WAIT to go back! read more

So incredibly fun! Pretty challenging but very engaging and worth the visit to this place. The staff were super kind, helpful, and encouraging. 10/10 recommend The Crypt! read more

I now have roughly 50+ escape (from California, Nevada, Washington State, Arizona) under my belt. There are certain things about an escape room that I just love and then there are some things I dislike. I've been in escape rooms that are very high tech, super immersive, imaginative and interactive to the very outdated, lacking passion and creativity. I came to Austin, Texas for a Spartan Race and had free time to explore the city. I found Escape Hour from the 5 Star reviews on yelp. And with good timing, I also saw that they had a new room that just recently opened, The Crypt. So I had to try it! I had no regrets and they definitely lived up to the 5 Stars. What I love about Escape Hour is not only the escape rooms, but the staff - they're so kind, genuine, enthusiastic, and definitely enjoy their work. I ended up doing two rooms here within days of each other. Let me start with The Crypt without spoilers. The Crypt was very, very fun. I didn't complete the room, so I left feeling very eager and curious, wanting more. There were multiple rooms in The Crypt, which I loved. The hint system is unlike any other escape rooms I've done - and I actually fell in love with their hint system. It's somewhat comforting and entertaining, especially in a scary theme room. Puzzles were a great mix - never a dull moment - and they made sense. I went back again to try Call of the Ancients... another fantastic room. Also a great mix of Puzzles and immersive elements - sound effects, temperature control, lighting, etc. Lots of effort put into the production value. And again, I just love their hint system! We escape this room, with lots of hints lol but it was so fun. I didn't want to leave yet another room unfinished. Out of the two rooms, The Crypt is definitely the favorite - being their newest room, you can tell they put even more creative ideas into it. I highly recommend this place. STAFF are super friendly, rooms are awesome, and it's 70min not just the standard 60-min. read more

Top escape room so far. We've done around 10 rooms from Houston to Joplin and this place is the best one so far. It's 70min and more involved than most we've been to. The host was great and the way the communication was set up fit with the ambiance of the room. Great experience and a must do. read more

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I've done two rooms here (the crypt and the cabin pt 1). Both were fantastic, best rooms I've ever done, and I've done dozens. Incredibly immersive, well designed, unique storylines and puzzles. Our game master, Ky, was amazing! Will be back for more rooms soon! read more

Staff is rude, they take forever signing you up. They then doc tour time and tell you this is your fault. Worst experience at an escape room SMH read more

This place was awesome!! I'm visiting my sister from LA and wanted to take her and her husband to an escape room. I've done a lot of them, but this place might be my favorite! We were greeted warmly by the owner, and she had the lobby decked out with merch and smelling great. Each room door was decorated in theme. We did The Ancient One, and it was a super clever room with spooky sound cues and a brilliant hinting system. We loved it. I highly recommend this spot and can't wait to come back! read more

Escape Hour Austin - Winners! - Escape Games Near Me - Austin, Texas

Michael did a great job of guiding our group. The puzzles were really clever and our group was challenged!

This spot is awesome for an immersive escape room experience! The riddles are super fun and the crawl spaces were cool af. There was even a key, with which the clue was illustrated by your average (meat and potatoes) skull. Would go back! read more

Such a fun night! Sidney was great. Can't wait to come back & actually escape the Lab Rats room!!

An adventure you won't soon forget! Highly recommended for anyone seeking a highly immersive escape room challenge.

Really fun escape room, definitely one of the better ones I've ever done! We did the crypt. Lots of unique puzzles and spaces to crawl into, a good mix of physical and intellectual challenges. read more

Amazing experience!! My team and I could have kept going for another hour easily! It's so immersive and the puzzles are beautifully challenging. read more

A Christmas Unremembered was awesome!! Our host was very informative, passionate, and so encouraging that we would finish our mission to escape. We did this as a family and would totally do another at this facility. read more

We had a great time at the Escape Hour Austin. We are two families of 4 and we attempted the Crypt escape room. It was a great time even though we didn't manage to escape in the end. But the host was amazing and the kids had a great time interacting with "Robert". The room was impressively authentic and was a high quality experience with challenging but manageable puzzles. We highly recommend and only regret that we weren't in town longer to try it again! Next time!! read more

We've done both the Crypt and Pirate's Cove. Both were excellent. The game masters are friendly and the themes are really well done and immersive. Definitely worth it if you are at all interested in doing an escape room! read more

We had a wonderful experience! We are very experienced (done dozens of rooms all over the country) and we would rate this in the top 5 percent. read more

Very fun experience!! The lady at the front (I can't remember her name) was super nice & gave us all the information we needed. We did the lab rats which was pretty difficult but that's the point. The only con is it is a bit pricey. read more

Went with a group of 4 for my husbands birthday, we played through the Crypt with awesome game master Michael!! Can't recommend this experience enough! Friendly and helpful staff, incredibly detailed game experience. 10/10! read more