Temetra's Hex

I have to say I’m surprised by the praise for this room. I really found it lacking. The cardinal sin of this room is that it is 100% linear. There’s always only one thing to be working on. In our group of four we often had two or more people standing around doing nothing This room is full of padlocks and codes for codes sake. Multiple times in this room you’ll put a code into a padlock only to get a key that goes in another padlock. Many of the codes are just sitting out in the open. If you’ve done more than a few escape rooms, you’ll encounter many familiar puzzles in this room. There’s just a lot of stuff in here that’s sharply unoriginal. And strangely more than one puzzle where the “key” was just sitting right next to the “lock”. The game had a few fun puzzles, and a couple cool input mechanisms, but these were largely drowned out by the boredom of puzzles we’ve seen before, and standing around waiting. To the game’s credit, the decor in the room is striking and cohesive, and the physical elements of the game were fun to engage with. However, the story and theming of the room were discordant and downright incomprehensible, and it made the puzzles which engaged with the theme significantly weaker. Our experience was marred as well by multiple broken or fiddly mechanisms which wasted a big chunk of our time, even when we had the correct answers. The staff and game master were delightful and friendly throughout. Overall, Temetra’s Hex is a fun space to occupy, which contains a flawed and dated escape room which is far from meeting the standard I would expect given the effusive praise it has received.

Really had a blast with this room. I loved all the climbing elements. Me and my brother in law had to have good communication in this room since you had to spread out pretty well in this setting. The puzzles were well thought out as well.

The room does not disappoint. Fantastic use of space and set, and the staff were enthusiastic and wonderful

This was such a fun game! From excellent hosts and in-game characters, to challenging puzzles, a highly immersive set (although not accessible at all), this game has it all. What are you waiting for?!

You have got to be kidding me. I have done a lot of escape rooms and this one is my all time favorite. It has everything you could want. The set is something straight out of a movie and the puzzles all fit the theme. I really felt like I was part of the story. Well done Escape Hour!

This is a really WOW! Type room. So fun for our experienced group of enthusiasts.

Cool experience. As with the last time here it was well run and fun. Used lighting, but not in an annoying way. Good variety of puzzles and with a group of 5 there was pretty much always something for everyone to work on.

Escape Hour really has outdone themselves. The staff is super friendly (and their acting is great). They really helped the experience feel more immersive and they don’t break character. The hints they provide are only when warranted and they’re very well given. The decor and props are so well done and creative (I’m honestly still hoping for a plushie/ more merch of some of the characters). Everything contributes to the overall theme very well down to the scent of the room! The locks and gadgets needed for the puzzles are well explained and the overall flow of the puzzles go really well! There is also really creative use of co-op activities so you can work more closely with the members of your group (it also helps that this is a private experience). The time for the amount of puzzles is appropriate- my group of 3 used hints and we got everything In the last few moments but they all made sense. I can imagine this would be a very tough room depending on how ‘seasoned’ a group is but the staff is great with assistance. Of note, as their website states as well, in terms of physical demands,there are some instances where you will need to climb/ crawl, & raise your arms (for anyone with shoulder issues ) but I’m sure the staff would be more than happy to assist. Overall, this was a very enjoyable experience and they really set the bar high! You can tell a lot of thought and care has been put into creating this experience.

Escape Hour really sets the bar in the Seattle/Tacoma area IMO. This was our 16th room (2 players) and unfortunately the first one we’ve been unable to finish. The gameplay is great, there’s just SO much to do that you really need to keep a fairly snappy pace, and we simply ran out of time. Despite our disappointment in not finishing, this was a fantastic room, easily one of the best we’ve done. Great atmosphere (but no jump scares), a variety of clever puzzles (in addition to traditional locks), some higher-tech stuff, and some really creative elements. A+. If the owners are reading this review, feel free to reach out with a second-chance discount! 😂 FYI, there is some crawling, climbing, and back-and-forth between the two, as well as some dim lighting. EDIT: We went back about a month later and did this room again and WE ESCAPED - but guys, we really thought we were crushing it (how could we not, on a second attempt?) and it STILL took us almost the whole 70 minutes! 😂 It was still so much fun, and even though it was a do-over, we still found stuff we’d missed on our first attempt through. There were lots of opportunities to switch roles on the tasks we remembered (so even those felt like a new experience), but I had forgotten so many of the clever little details (lights! sounds! smoke?!) that experiencing them again was just as fun as the first time. I think this is where EH really excels - every square inch of the space is on-theme, immersive, and just so well-done and clever. Truly top-notch.

Awesome room with immersive atmosphere and really creative use of space to pack a huge amount into the room. We did 4 rooms at two different locations and the staff at Escape Hour were all extremely nice and helpful. We have small children and they were really patient and were great with them. This room starts out very dark and they accommodated the kids by adding some flashlights and lanterns so it wasn’t too scary for our 4 year old. These two rooms were definitely in the top tier of rooms we have done.