Escape Hour Austin
Escape Hour Austin
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11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Wednesday
2:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Thursday
2:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Friday
11:00 AM - 11:30 PM
Saturday
11:00 AM - 11:30 PM
Sunday
11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
About
Escape Hour Austin is an exhilarating real life escape experience where you will be locked in and have to navigate and solve your way out of custom made, elaborately designed rooms with friends or like-minded individuals, and work together to escape. Your goal is to discover hidden clues, find secret codes, navigate through maze like scenarios, and solve fun and sophisticated puzzles. Get ready for an experience like no other, Escape Hour Austin brings a whole new level to escape rooms; presenting rooms that offer a sense of adventure and immersion to provide a surreal experience. Be aware of your surroundings and use your deductive powers! Whether you leave with a sense of victory or defeat, rest assured that you will have plenty of fun and want to come back for more. Having a night out with friends or family? Celebrating a special event? Planning a team-building activity? Wanting a diversion from the bummers of your workweek? BOOK your tickets!
Duration: 1-2 hours
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  • Maegin M
    2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Sam is The Man!
    We did the Sherlock-themed room and loved every single minute, due in no small part to our incredible gamemaster, Sam. His energy was infectious as soon as we met. He was clearly very engaged with the content and made our experience in an already incredible room a 10/10! Well done!
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled with friends
    Written 7 October 2023
  • Chris J
    2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Best escape rooms in the city
    We did The Cabin Chapter 1. It was the most immersive and well done escape we've ever done. The atmosphere was perfect and the puzzles were challenging. If you want a difficult escape room, do this one or The Crypt! Escape Hour has the best escape rooms in Austin, so go here!
    Visited February 2024
    Travelled with friends
    Written 14 February 2024
  • DandC3G
    2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Encouraging Staff & Little Perks on the Holiday Express
    Despite Christmas clearly being in the rearview mirror, this escape room was surprisingly fun and gave us some challenges. It also including a little perk of hot coco to spur us on as we chugged along to the North Pole. We especially enjoyed our conductor Percy who was eager to offer help when we needed it, but allowed us time to figure things out when we didn't. This was our 2nd time at the Escape Hour and we hope to come again.
    Visited February 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written 19 February 2024
  • Makenzi C
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great time, great people
    We went here for a team outing today and it was absolutely superb! The game was challenging, team oriented, and thought provoking. I would definitely recommend any enthusiast checking out the rooms. I have done about 5 escape rooms and Lab Rats was challenging enough that we did not escape. Marie was our game master and she went above and beyond to ensure we had the best time!!!
    Visited March 2024
    Travelled on business
    Written 8 March 2024
  • Delise L
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Mystery in London
    We didn't escape, apparently my sister picked the hardest room. But we had so much fun together. We can't wait to go back. We want to finish the mystery we started. The staff was so kind. I'll be going back again!
    Visited April 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written 7 April 2024
  • LaurieLMP
    Carrollton, Texas17 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    High quality fun!
    What a fantastically fun experience for our family! We loved The Crypt. This escape room is unlike any we’ve ever tried. The room was truly immersive and challenging, but our game master Brady did an excellent job of providing hints as needed. He was a helpful and enthusiastic guide. We are already discussing which room we will try next! If you are thinking about trying an escape room, this is the one. It doesn’t get any better than this!
    Visited July 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written 7 July 2024
  • Gretchen L
    6 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Best Escape room in Austin area!
    Amazing! We've been to a lot of escape rooms and this one is the absolute best one we have ever been too! My oldest is going off to college soon so we are trying to spend as much time as possible together. We booked the Crypt experience and had our minds blown. The details of their rooms is mind-blowing. The staff said it is a small family business and the owners created all the stuff in their rooms. The staff was amazing too. Very helpful with hints during the game if you needed them and they stayed in character which was a fun touch. We liked it so much we went back and the they mystery one and have booked the pirate one for Sunday. You won't regret doing a game here.
    Visited July 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written 2 August 2024
  • C L
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    The best!!!
    Escape Hour has to be the best Escape Room in Austin! So immersive and you can tell there is a a lot of time and thought put into each room. Ky was an absolutely fantastic game master! Can't wait to come back!
    Visited August 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written 18 August 2024
  • Jaime M
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Most Mpressive Escape Room Experience!
    We had such a great time today with ‘Escape Hour’ :) we were wanting to try out a local escape room during our mini-vacation and selected the ‘Baker Street’ room. Booking was easy! When we arrived, we were greeted by all the employees and found the lobby clean with excellent atmosphere. Our game master Jamie was super friendly, engaged, and helpful with her hints. She was also very celebratory about our successful escape. Additionally, the room had an amazing theme and puzzles! We are definitely planning on making more trips to ATX, specifically to try other rooms :D
    Visited August 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 1 September 2024
  • Shane E
    Houston, Texas4 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    The Cabin Part 1
    Ky did an amazing job as game master. The room was extremely scary with great puzzles. Lots of jump scares. The actor was great. Not suitable at all for small children. Having done most of their rooms now, I am confident in saying Escape Hour is top tier in escape rooms.
    Visited September 2024
    Travelled with friends
    Written 13 September 2024
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Forrest N
Austin, TX5 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2021
My kids and I have done well over 200 escape games all over the world, so we've seen a few. :-) We have been very impressed with the quality of the rooms at Escape Hour right here in our home town. The staging / set design is excellent to exceptional depending on the room, with "The Crypt" being perhaps the best staged room we've ever seen. Very good room designs, the puzzles are well integrated with the themes, and the staff is tremendous. Very highly recommended
Written 16 June 2021
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Jenna
Jacksonville, FL5 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2021 • Family
Came in to the area to visit family and I just had to do some escape rooms. After checking out all of the areas rooms, I landed here.

We originally wanted to play Call of the Ancient, but they couldn’t get us in, so we went and played the Pirate themed room (apologies, can’t remember the name for the life of me and it isn’t on our photo since we were supposed to play COTA). It was a great time for me (who’s played over 50 rooms), my cousin and his wife (who have played under 5), and three young boys. We allowed the boys to do a lot of the puzzles and locks, so it took us a little longer than expected, but we still escaped under 50 minutes. This is a particularly great room for new escape room lovers and families! The set design in this room is really neat. All of the puzzles make sense and the flow is perfect. I dislike puzzles that don’t belong, and we didn’t encounter any of those.

The staff and management was extremely friendly and helpful, and we ended up playing the Manor right after. This was a real clever room, which would have been way more fun without the young boys. This is definitely not a family room, which we were absolutely advised of - but my cousin and his wife really wanted to play another room so we tried anyway. Unfortunately, my cousin put a key in his pocket on accident, and the boys took one of the clues we needed and walked around with it, so we were pushed back on time a little, but we still got out with a couple minutes to spare. This room is dark but definitely easy to navigate with the provided items in the room. Room transition is cool as well, all of the puzzles fit the theme and nothing seems out of place for a manor setting.

If I ever end up in Austin again, I would love to try the Call of the Ancient room and Lab Rat. I definitely recommend this place to anyone wanting to try game or add more to their count. You won’t be disappointed.
Written 2 April 2021
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Leslie F
Austin, TX7 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2022 • Family
Our experience started off great, with a hearty welcome from staff, who guided us quickly through the waiver process and tailored room instructions to our level of expertise. The room itself was very well orchestrated, with a fun storyline and engaging visual effects. Hints were readily available when needed, showing the attentiveness of staff. We’ll definitely be back for another enjoyable challenge!
Written 26 May 2022
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Julesburn
2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2022
Escape Hour is so much fun! My group did two escape rooms, and they were both incredible. The Crypt is by far the best escape room experience I've found anywhere! We also did The Manor, which was very unique and also super cool. I would absolutely recommend Escape Hour to anyone looking for great puzzles that will be exciting and challenging.
Written 8 July 2022
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Mason V
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2023 • Family
We absolutely loved going for a family trip to Escape Hour! The Crypt was created with so much thought and you really are immersed in the experience. We will be coming back many times and the staff was amazing! :)
Written 23 July 2023
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DandC3G
Round Rock, United States2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2024 • Family
Despite Christmas clearly being in the rearview mirror, this escape room was surprisingly fun and gave us some challenges. It also including a little perk of hot coco to spur us on as we chugged along to the North Pole. We especially enjoyed our conductor Percy who was eager to offer help when we needed it, but allowed us time to figure things out when we didn't. This was our 2nd time at the Escape Hour and we hope to come again.
Written 19 February 2024
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Seth M
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2022 • Friends
We had a blast. Themes of the room were decorated great and immersive. Staff was 10/10. The talking picture on the wall was interactive and the overall experience was amazing. Will definitely visit again next time we're in Austin.
Written 4 August 2022
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Ms_C_A_C_
33 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2023 • Family
We had an excellent time solving the Dead Man’s Cove escape room. The mix of tech and hands in clues made it an immersive experience. Appreciated having a private experience and the energy and enthusiasm our game master brought to the experience. We will be returning to do another room.
Written 14 July 2023
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Gretchen L
6 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2024 • Family
Amazing! We've been to a lot of escape rooms and this one is the absolute best one we have ever been too! My oldest is going off to college soon so we are trying to spend as much time as possible together. We booked the Crypt experience and had our minds blown. The details of their rooms is mind-blowing. The staff said it is a small family business and the owners created all the stuff in their rooms. The staff was amazing too. Very helpful with hints during the game if you needed them and they stayed in character which was a fun touch. We liked it so much we went back and the they mystery one and have booked the pirate one for Sunday. You won't regret doing a game here.
Written 2 August 2024
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Bubbsy
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2021
It was so much fun! Our game master was really kind, and we joked around a lot! I was with my cousin and her two friends for her birthday, and we had a blast. We love Ehlrich and kept calling him 'narrator' we even made him a little meme, and joke around saying 'Narrator our beloved'. It was all around an amazing experience, and a recommend it 100%!
Written 28 March 2021
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