Hush

A fun room that flowed well.

Good puzzle design and well structured bread-crumbing to direct the players where to go. Once you are in the right path, you can easily stay on that path for the duration of the room.

Hush is made intentionally with a lower budget, but makes excellent use of the object in the space to create a setting bordering just in the edge of surreal, which matches the tone of the narrative and puzzle structure.

The game master was friendly and welcoming, and clearly enjoyed participating in establishing and maintaining the narrative. He provided very light hints when asked, trusting the players to just need a nudge, not to be pointed toward the answer.

There is an added "rule" with this room that constrains how players are able to communicate ideas without limiting their ability to interact with the puzzles. For the same of the atmosphere I will not give away this mechanic, but violating the rule does penalize time.

Forsaken Archives have an excellent overarching narrative, and Hush continues this trend of dancing a line between mystery and horror.

Ash a single room escape, puzzles leaned more on logic and reasoning and gimmicks and secrets. With the added "Rule" of the theme and the shorter than normal time limit, the room poses a substantial challenge. Skilled players might find it easier, but intermediate players may find this room challenges their win records.

Ash with other Forsaken Archives rooms, Hush plays it's "tier 1" puzzle style to the Hilton. No fancy tech to break down or require specific positioning. Just codes, locks, and your own brain.

4 might be thr upper limit for this room due to its space, but 3 to 4 players feels ideal

Excellent atmosphere with no overtime scares. The suspense is all in the story and the "rule"

The puzzles rely on logic skills more than player knowledge, but the difficulty and the theming may make this room challenging to some younger players who aren't invested in what it has to offer.

The room worked flawlessly.

The puzzles relied on logic and puzzle solving rather than manipulation puzzles

No mobility challenges aside from the room's limited dimensions. One puzzle may be challenging for colorblindness, but the rest should not be (red/green tags used on one puzzle) Those who struggle to crouch or stoop may find one gathering potion difficult.

The location is a bit off the main road, but no more tucked away than most escape rooms

Plenty of parking, particularly in the evening.

Never played a game where you have to keep quiet before!

The story was brief and did a good job to set the room, but wasn't the focus.