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    Escape It Houston

    2.8 (33 reviews)
    Closed 11:30 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Brianna B.

    If I could rate this place lower than a one star, I would. I have been to multiple escape rooms throughout the years and NEVER have I left a room feeling disheartened and frustrated. The puzzles were such a mess that it wasn't even fun, the clues were also more confusing (I don't even know how that works), and the background ambience was extremely low quality and annoying (you could clearly tell that the sirens were looped on a video that constantly cut out... really ruined my immersion). I don't have high standards for escape rooms but this was something else... there are other better escape rooms in Houston that deserve your money, this is not one of them. It also sucked that when we finished the room, the staff looked like they wanted us to leave immediately and weren't even allowed to tell us what we missed in the room. On a positive note, at least the props and dead bodies were pretty cool. It made me jump and scream in surprise before the room even started. Sad that everything else sucked :(

    Justin T.

    Looking to do something different on a Friday night, my friends and I decided to check out an escape room. The organizer looked for something central to everyone and Escape It Houston seemed to be the best choice. When I looked up the location, I realized I had been here years ago and had a good time. This location is located in the Houston Marq-E Center which is a entertainment complex. Parking is plentiful. Customer service was ok. Just some young kids there to collect a paycheck. We booked in advance and it came out to about 30 bucks a person which seemed a little expensive to me. We arrived about 15 minutes before our reserved time as instructed and waited for our time to start. They do ask that everyone puts all personal belongings in a locker provided including phones. I thought surrendering your phone was optional, but they made it sound like a requirement. I wasn't a huge fan of that considering there are cameras in the rooms and they can easily kick parties out if the phone rule is broken. I guess this takes away any temptations. We had one member of our party running a little late, but they are strict on times and will allow late comers to enter the room late if need be. They have quite a few different rooms and themes to choose from. I believe the Katy location has more options. We had the choice between Lost in Time, Apollo 13, Davinci Code, Pandemic and Alamo. All of them vary in time and difficulty. All of us work in the medical fields so we went with Pandemic. This room is a 60 minute room. You have that much time to find a cure among dead bodies and a bloody lab. There are screens inside telling you how much time you have left and how many clues you have left. They will give you up to 3 clues when all the participants are in agreement to ask for one. I feel like we are a pretty intelligent group, but there is really nothing to get you started or point you in the right direction. You really have to look at every detail and put the pieces together. About 15 minutes in we asked for out first clue and it was something that was not obvious at all. Once we got that going we slowly made progress but did need to use all our clues. I won't give anything away, but I felt like it wasn't a well put together room. We had fun though. Overall, a good time was had but we didn't think the price matched the experience. It did make us think about trying other escape rooms though. I might consider coming back at some point if the price is right.

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    Norma G.

    I would recommend it , I came with my family and was really fun , we did Da Vinci escape room , staff really friendly we definitely enjoyed this activity

    Candi R.

    Don't take kids if your doing the Apollo 13 because they have delightful calculus math problems at the very end. How stupid.... We also did not get the same experience we get at other Escape Rooms in the city. Once it's over, they didn't provide signs for us to take pictures to save the memory or anything. We just walked out after loosing and that was it... I've actually had goof times loosing at other escape rooms but not this one. It was a complete drag. I just wish we were dealing with somebody different. The person with the staff was just completely rude.

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    Had an amazing time and the staff was great. Highly recommended. I probably will do it again in a month.

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    Went to play an escape room and was met with terrible service,and dont give refunds dont come here!!!

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    We had a blast celebrating my birthday. The room was challenging but doable. Game master was great

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    At this location, I played Apollo 13 and the Da Vinci room with my husband, mother in law, and brother in law (who has special needs).

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    The Escape Game Houston - City Centre - Timeliner

    The Escape Game Houston - City Centre

    4.8(255 reviews)
    5.7 miMemorial

    Looking for something fun and exciting? This is definitely the place! Came here with some friends…read moreon a Wednesday and had such a great time. There's free parking in the garage (upper level), which made things easy. When we walked in, we were greeted right away and got checked in while waiting for our time slot. The waiting area was clean and had some photo opportunity spots. Our game master, Brianna, came over and gave us a quick rundown since it was my first time, which I really appreciated. As soon as we entered the room, I noticed how clean and well-organized everything was. The props were also well taken care of, making this whole experience super immersive. Brianna was really helpful and gave us hints at the right moments whenever we got stuck. There were multiple layers to the puzzles, which made it more exciting and less predictable. It truly kept us engaged the entire time. It ended up being such a great escape room experience for me, and even my friends who have done others said this one stood out. Definitely worth checking out if you're looking for something fun to do with friends!

    We came here with some older friends and they really struggled. It was my second escape game and my…read morehusband's like 5th. The Heist room is really challenging. It was really frustrating bc the game master was not really helping us so we waisted a lot of time. We were kind of close towards the end but she still didn't willingly help us like we asked (bc we knew it would be harder with only 3 people really trying at it). It was really fun but we left frustrated. Especially for the price you pay. Definitely come here with your quick thinking, murder mystery, detective friends!

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    Strange Bird Immersive - Fun Game Night with friends!

    Strange Bird Immersive

    5.0(110 reviews)
    1.2 miLazy Brook/Timbergrove

    I've done about 4-5 escape rooms, and this one was the most immersive…read more I recommend giving yourself 10-15 minutes to find the place. Finding it was kind of like a mini-escape room in itself! You go through an entrance that kind of looks like a hotel building ish. You'll still be outside and inside an elevator Theme: you'll figure out what happened to houdini. And right from the get go (when you do find the actual place), it feels incredibly immersive In terms of difficulty, this one one of the more easier ones. I went with 3 other people who have never done an escape room before, and we all succeeded. Some challenging puzzles but nothing you can't figure out with some trial and error This feels a little more on the pricier side ($64/person), but you semi-interact with the "staff" (where most escape rooms they leave you alone). But all in all, probably the most unique one I've done!

    Strange Bird is located in a small suite inside of a large office complex so directions are…read moredefinitely needed to find your way. Once there, the escape room is a wonderful way to spend a hot summer afternoon in the cool a/c and out of the Houston heat! There's a clean and bright minimalistic waiting area with clever quirky riddles, bird pics and signs on the walls. (Sidenote: the bathroom is a time portal so be careful). When the escape room event begins Madame Daphne comes out to greet your group and leads you to her tarot reading room where she does readings for about 2 people after handing each person a liability waiver that's kept in their own personalized box, each disguised as a book she pulls from her bookshelf. You crumble your waiver up and throw it in the birdcage with her co-worker Sir Walter, who is in charge of the forms. Each person puts their belongings away for safekeeping in Madame Daphne's wardrobe. It's recommended to put your cellphone away but you are allowed to keep it in case you feel you might need your flashlight. That is the only reason you are to use your cell phone once inside. When everyone's items are stored away and after going over the rules, Madame Daphne leads you into her seance parlor. She uses your group's help to channel the ghosts of Harry Houdini and strange things begin to occur as Houdini confirms he's in the room with you. He demands that Madame Daphne leave and you and your group are then left to solve various clues to free his ghost and yourselves from the escape room. The sound and visual effects, realistic props and stellar acting by the individuals who portray Madame Daphne and the ghost of Harry Houdini make this a truly immersive experience. It's easy to see why this escape room has been ranked as the best one in the country.

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    Strange Bird Immersive - Tarot card. Thank YOU for a delightful evening Strange Bird.

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    Escape Now - The after escape photo shoot

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    4.4(48 reviews)
    14.4 mi

    I've been to a few escape rooms and thought this one was on par with the others…read more As far a price is concerned, I thought they were reasonable priced compared to others maybe even a bit cheaper. Perhaps it's a bit cheaper because the inside is a bit rough/unfinished. I mean It's not dirty, unsafe, or disgusting - but you can tell that little investment is made to "upscale" things. Staff - the lady working the room ( I believe she's the owner) is super cool. We did the Avengers themed room and succeeded ( and it was not because of my skills). It was a lot of finding clues to open locks. I felt that maybe 80% of it was finding ways to open locks then use what was hidden to do something to move to the next step. Now, let's be honest, if we are the Avengers, I don't think we are going to look for clues to open locks. I sure there are more effective/efficient ways to open them:-). Same goes for a normal person, lock cutters anyone? Overall it was fun and we finished with about 5 minutes remaining. Think we were there for about an hour total.

    This was so fun!! This was the first time all of us had tried an escape room it was very fun and…read morethe host was very helpful! The leaderboard with the fastest times really kept us motivated to solve riddles and use our own powers of deduction rather than the hints. Do the Sherlock Holmes room!

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    Escape Now - We escaped!!! The Sherlock room was great!!! Especially for Sherlock fans! :)

    We escaped!!! The Sherlock room was great!!! Especially for Sherlock fans! :)

    Escape Now - We had a fabulous time celebrating Rose's birthday! We didn't escape, but we still had fun!!!

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    We had a fabulous time celebrating Rose's birthday! We didn't escape, but we still had fun!!!

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