Wanted to try something new for date night. This was our first time here and had THE best time! My…read moreboyfriend and I completed Mansion Murder, with amazing help game masters! We will definitely be coming back!

Had a lot of fun playing this with 6 other friends! Teamwork definitely makes the dream work. We…read moredid it in 50 min. The staff was awesome, super friendly and they made it fun. Had a lot of fun playing this with 6 other friends! Teamwork definitely makes the dream work. We did it in 50 min. The staff was awesome, super friendly and they made it fun.

I've gone here twice now. The first time was with staff is a bit of a team builder. The owners were…read moresuper helpful and getting everything set up and helping us to choose games that were great for us. We did two different games and broke up into two different groups and had a blast over the years I've done several escape rooms, but nothing like this. We finished having a drink and some pizza that again the owners helped with coordinating. All in all everyone had a good time and I even came back with my family.

Great place for video game lovers. Took our teenagers but they said games at home are better. With…read morethat being said would not go return.

We've done a lot of escape rooms over the years, and Escape Hour is hands-down the absolute best…read more We've completed The Crypt, Call of the Ancient, Baker Street Mystery, The Cabin: Chapter 1, and Hijacked: The Holiday Express -- and every single room was incredible. The detail, immersion, puzzles, and storytelling are on another level. The Crypt was our favorite -- the atmosphere was amazing and the puzzles were so well designed. We also loved the storyline of The Cabin, but fair warning: it is very scary! What really stood out was how accommodating they were. Since we had previously done Cabin Chapter 2 with actors, we asked to tone it down this time and remove the actors -- and they were awesome about customizing the experience so it was still immersive but comfortable for us. That flexibility made such a difference. Huge shoutout to our game masters Kai, Paige, and Alexis -- they made every experience so much fun and kept the energy high. And Lia was fantastic with bookings and explaining the Cabin storyline. You can tell this team truly cares about creating an unforgettable experience. If you're in Austin and love escape rooms, this is a MUST. We can't recommend Escape Hour enough! Jamie and Nick

Where do I even start? If you want to do an exhilarating Escape Room, this is the place to do it!…read moreThey take escape rooms to the next level. However, I can only speak for Cabin Part 1. I was worried that this escape room would be too scary for me, which it DEFINITELY was, but at least I was proud of myself for participating in it. I learned a lot about myself, including how I would react in situations when I'm just scared to death. It's not great, but hey, at least I know. Our game host, Miranda, was amazing. Everyone who we've interacted stayed in character and it just made the experience that much more fun and engaging. I highly recommend for you to experience it yourself. You can also ask them to "tone down" the scary rooms if you are worried. The Cabin Rooms are a combo of escape room puzzles with a twist of haunted house theme. I went in as a group of 4 and I that was a good size since some rooms could be small. Fun but may not be for everyone. I am interested in trying out their other escape rooms, too.

Came here with my daughter and her friends to let off a little steam. Our group had 4 people total…read moreand what I found impressive was the amount of breakable items they had out for us to break. This place doesn't skimp out! They give you 25 min but we were going through everything pretty quickly! They also had some file cabinets and old PC's for you to continue to smash through. The staff was very friendly, they automatically give you a speaker to connect your music to. Definitely recommend checking them out. Note: it does get warm in the room so dress appropriately since you will be given a jumpsuit. Also make sure you're wearing closed toe shoes. You'll have protective ear, head and face gear which will be needed since glass is jumping everywhere!

I had a lot of fun breaking stuff here. I was given protective gear including a helmet with a…read moreplastic protector for the face, gloves and clothing. The guys in the front desk were very friendly, they let us connect to their speaker through Bluetooth and I played some hard rock music that I found fitting for the occasion. The session lasts 25 minutes. I added 2 TVs to smash, those are very hard to break since they only have metal bars and not sledgehammers as other rage rooms, I'd avoid purchasing them as extra next time. The guys were nice and gave me an extra computer monitor to break, it was fun! They also have 1 fridge and a broken washer that you can smash. Very therapeutic!

We had a great time in the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea room thanks to thoughtful clues and an…read moreenthusiastic and helpful Abraham (Captain Nemo).

We booked the Casino Royale escape room while visiting Austin. This escape room is one of the best…read morewe have done and we have done a lot all over the west coast. Steven our game master was awesome. We've only done one other room where the game master was in the room with us and it was terrible. So I was a little apprehensive when I read there would be someone in the room with us. But he was so great- staying in character the whole time and only giving us hints when we asked. This room is so fun and pretty challenging. We've done both their rooms now and can't wait until they add a new room.

Sunday marked a great one year with my current girlfriend and someone who means a lot to me. We had…read moreall these ideas on how to celebrate and spend time together, but the weather in the forecast really killed any ability to plan an outside adventure. Luckily, I had an ace up my sleeve and called an audible by suggesting the new Stranger Things: Catalyst experience at Sandbox VR. My girlfriend is a huge Stranger Things fan. It's one of the first shows she was following from the first season until the finale that she got to be a part of the zeitgeist with. The moment I suggested this, any other plan went out the window because to her, this was a must. This was not my first experience with a VR attraction. I got to try The Void when it was still in business at Disney Springs doing a Star Wars experience, and I remember having such a blast with it. This was my girlfriend's first time in a virtual reality space like this. Sandbox VR is the modern, surviving version of this doing a similar concept of suiting you up in a crazy VR suit with a headset, headphones, and a bunch of other bells and whistles before you enter a new world. The one thing that is different is that The Void had you walking through their space in their experience while here you're set in a box for the most part. Sandbox VR keeps you in one space for the entire duration and plays it out like a rail shooter arcade game. Different concepts, but both highly enjoyable. The staff were helpful in making sure we were all suited up and ready to go and we had our pictures taken right before they put us into the room. Once we had our headsets on, the experience started immediately. What's so fascinating about an experience like this is how immediate your brain just tells you that this is reality. You just believe what you're seeing is real. The avatar of my girlfriend is moving in real time, the catalyst is a tangible object I am holding. I am a Stranger Thing or whatever they call it. From the get-go, you are given a brief tutorial as a training and then suddenly the game goes from 0 to 100 and ramps up expeditiously. My girlfriend was hootin' and hollerin' the whole time as demogorgons (and democreatures as she calls them) were flying up on us and attacking us. You're genuinely in panic as these things get close to you. The anxiety feels real. The audio, the visuals, and everything in between just gets you immersed in it. The experience lasted about 30 minutes and by the end I was sweating profusely. I'm in pretty decent shape, but I was an absolute mess by the end. After all the equipment was taken off, we got sat next to a TV to show us our scores to see who leaves with bragging rights and is crowned the MVP (it was me by the way). On top of that, you are shown three videos of the VR experience that are recorded during your play. It scenes from the virtual world with a real camera that's pointed at you acting like a fool. Here, we got a dance scene from the end of the experience, a vertical video, and a horizontal trailer. Each were extremely humorous and given to us free of charge with our purchases. I know it works as free advertising for Sandbox VR to give you those videos to post online and all that jazz, but places like this still seem to charge for the memories. To get them included for free as a little keepsake is an incredible gesture and makes me want to try another experience. As for the videos themselves, they are still frying me, and I've watched them numerous times since the experience. If you are a Stranger Things fan, the Catalyst is a must-try. For someone who's only seen 3 episodes but has a good understanding of the show through osmosis from my girlfriend, I had a blast. Even if you're not a Stranger Things fan, there are 10 other experiences to try. The price with everything considered was pretty fair, and we truly had so much fun that I think it was worth it with what value we got out of it. The 20 second video we got of my girlfriend screaming the entire time might get played at our wedding one day. Who knows! RIYL: An experience out of this world

The staff and establishment were great! We did glitch in the middle and the staff were fast to fix…read morethe issue. Headsets, unfortunately, smelled like heavy BO and sweat. My face continued smelling hours later and it wasn't just me, but my group of friends had the same experience. After they give you video clips to look through which is great.

This business accepted an online reservation, took my deposit for a package deal of four children,…read moreresponded to a phone call and text message, and was out of business when we arrived for the reserved event. There was no apology, no follow up email, and no offer for a refund. This was a scheduled get together for my child with three other friends. Four families drove in traffic to get to this reserved event and found an empty store front. Incredibly disappointing, unprofessional, and unresponsive. I had to contact my credit card company to get a refund.

We had a great experience at the Scholar Ship. I highly recommend for them for a no-hassle kid's…read morebirthday party. We did the escape room party for a 9 year old, and the kids loved it. The escape room was at just the right level of difficulty. There's also an attendant in the room and you can watch the group as they work through the mystery. The venue provides plates, cups, napkins, and forks, so we brought pizza, juice boxes, and cupcakes.

Came for an event and had such a wonderful time with the group! We were split into two teams and…read moretaken into a separate game room. The experience was set up like a TV game show, which I absolutely loved -- especially the trivia portion. The second half added a fun twist with games inspired by classic "drinking game" style activities (think cornhole, flip cup, etc.). They were definitely entertaining! Not exactly my strong suit -- I'm terrible at those -- but I probably should've had my college kids give me a refresher beforehand! Overall, it was such a fun and interactive experience. I'm already thinking about convincing my team at work to come here for a team-building event!

We went to Game Show Battle Rooms - Austin at The Domain during a friends birthday + my wedding…read moreweekend with our whole family and I genuinely did not expect it to be THAT fun. Like... we were screaming. Full competitive mode. Zero chill. Peyton was the best host, so funny and kept the energy up the entire time. Julian was running everything behind the scenes and it all felt super smooth and legit, like we were actually on a game show. It ended up being the perfect way to get both sides of the family laughing and bonding before the wedding. Easily one of the highlights of the weekend. 10/10 would do this again.

This is such a fun fun place for kids and adults alike! The setting inside is completely dark with…read morevibrant neon lights and signs. There's an arcade, spook-tacular mini golf with a neon colored ball and laser tag. It's also a great spot for hosting kids birthday parties.

Love it good for the kiddos Good pricing…read more Love a local spot,.. If u have light sensitivity this isn't the place Had a few in our group get lightheaded and dizzy Because of the constant strobes They have everything here from games , golf Arcade and more If ur visiting or a local with wanting to do something during the week/weekend would be a fun activity Especially fun during the spooky season