Ruins: Forbidden TreasureThe Escape Game - Berry HillEscape roomIRLGreat room. Expansive, immersive, well-made, interesting, good story. They said that it's only in their Nashville location because it's too expensive to build out elsewhere. That lines up with what we experienced. Definitely worth trying out.
The CryptEscape Hour AustinEscape roomIRLThe production on this room is on par with one of the national escape room companies. Really great. Puzzle design was good, and the components and atmosphere was great. It's a large room with lots to discover. I'm used to doing rooms with just 2, and this one was too big for us. Our only failure to escape. But they offer a 50% discount on replays, so we went back to experience the last part of the room. I'd highly recommend a team of at least 4 for this one, even if you're used to doing rooms with 2.
The Poe AdventureThe Secret Chambers - ArlingtonEscape roomIRLI asked someone who has designed multiple escape room what his favorite room was, and he said this one. So I had to try it when I was in Dallas. It's very cool. There's lots of neat things to find, and the puzzles are innovative.
Timeliner: Train Through TimeThe Escape Game - DowntownEscape roomIRLAmazing concept: a time traveling train! Production was fantastic, as usual with The Escape Game. We had a good time.
PlaygroundThe Escape Game - AustinEscape roomIRLCool game. It's designed for larger groups, and gets harder with fewer people. We did it with just the two of us, and we were huffing by the end.
20,000 Leagues Under the SeaNovel EscapeEscape roomIRLThis game has some of the best designed puzzles of any escape room I've played. They're well thought out, challenging, and work with the theme of the room. If you're in Austin, and are an escape room or puzzle enthusiast, then this is the room I recommend that you do. Hands down.
Prison BreakThe Escape Game - AustinEscape roomIRLThis is my favorite game at this location, it's also their hardest. I played this a few years ago (2021, I think?), and it's had some small updates since then. But it's pretty challenging, and you have to be on your toes during it, especially at the beginning. You start in adjoining rooms and have to go from there.
The Asylum: PlaytimeLost GamesEscape roomIRLPlayed this while visiting and did all three of their rooms. It's billed as "chapter 2", but you don't really need to do them in order. The story connecting them is pretty thin, but that's not a bad thing. There were some great and clever bits in this.
Rugrats: Search For The Losted ToysThe Escape Game - Las Vegas Forum ShopsEscape roomIRLSo, this company operates nationally. The Rugrats game is their Playground game with a different theme. I had played Playground, but was curious to see what was different. There were one or two different things, but if you've done Playground, this one will be familiar. The Rugrats theme was fine, though it didn't really add anything for me.
SabotageThe Escape Game - Opry MillsEscape roomIRLThis is a cool, innovative room. It's set up as a competition between teams, which is different from most rooms. The design is neat with how new puzzles are revealed, and how you send and receive challenges between teams. Because it's competitive, you probably want more people than normal for the room. Two teams of 3 is probably ideal.
