The 15 best escape rooms in Austin

“One of the most involved rooms I’ve ever done. There was only one part I didn’t like. The part where everyone has to wait while one person solves a puzzle. That person for our group said it was the best escape room he’s ever done. Not just because of that one puzzle, but of the total experience. Definitely do this room, you won’t be sorry.”

“Escape House Austin continues to deliver. A great fun pirate themed room with some unique puzzles I’ve never seen before. A good mix of tech and mechanical triggers. There are a lot of obvious things that are easy to overlook which make it fun. No spoilers, but make sure to look EVERYWHERE on this ship for clues. Sweeping the room again a few times we always found something we overlooked.”

“Unravel a dark, Lovecraftian mystery and strive to undo the horror currently menacing the world. Puzzle-heavy, excellent use of space, and a story that builds. Some parts may be difficult to access for folks with limited mobility. Our GM, Ky, was lovely!”

Patroclus

374 games played

“Overall, another solid room by Escape Hour. I’ve done tons of escape rooms, but this was my first scary room that I had played. Although I think I would have enjoyed it more without the fear element, we still had a great time. There were a handful of very innovate puzzles, but even the traditional-style puzzles were still fun. Lots to explore, and the staff was incredible as always. There seemed to be less puzzles than I’d usually expect, but the pacing was good due to being slowed down by the lingering fear of a jump scare.”

“We had a great time with chapter two. Although scary experiences are not our favorite, the puzzles and theming were so satisfying to solve that it was definitely worth it. The amount of exploration of this “room” was my favorite aspect.”

“There's a lot to recommend this room, from the novel way to deliver a briefing, the fantastic GM who constantly played along, the flow of puzzles was very good (along with one of the cleverest visual puzzles I've seen for a while).  The picture quality was good and the inventory was telescape based so items would appear and disappear based on our actions and worked incredibly well.  This was an awful lot of fun and I even though I'm scaling my virtual play (now we can play pysical) I would play more of their offerings.”

RogueColonel

222 games played

“Very high production value, and some really unique puzzles compared to all of the other rooms we've done. But for our group, it was arguably too easy, as we got out in half the allotted time, and wished we'd slowed down to appreciate how fun everything was along the way.”

“This room was our first experience with high-production value escape rooms, and the one that got us hooked on them. While there are better rooms at this location, when evaluated in isolation, The Heist is still a very strong room.”

“Did this game with our family at midnight on New Year’s Eve, and since then, we’ve all had a great time telling people we were locked up for New Year’s. The experience is very immersive, with lots of interesting puzzles and other fun elements.”

“Did this one with a large group of newbies, and everyone absolutely loved it! As other reviews have noted, the non-linear nature of the game means that everyone can be working on something at the same time, so no one is ever bored, and if you get stuck on one puzzle, you can easily switch to working on another one. The set and story were also very immersive. This is a game that we would definitely do again, and either work on different puzzles (since there are so many different ones to choose from), or just nerf ourselves in general to have the chance to do it all over again with a new group.”

“Depths was an amazing experience with fun and unique puzzles and a great atmosphere. It has some pretty high tech elements that are simple to use and don't take away from the experience. I've found some high-tech elements to limit my enjoyment of the classic room experience, but this room integrates physical and digital puzzles and clues very well. The staff was absolutely amazing and I can't wait to finish their other rooms!”

“I thought this room was great! We solved with two people with 10 minutes to spare but the puzzles and the atmosphere were both very fun. A lot of enthusiasts complain “it’s too easy” “it’s too hard”. It’s a lot of fun, that’s all that matters. Best take on a time travel room I’ve seen so far. Probably my second favorite from TEG after playground.”

“Another great experience from TEG! We loved the unique gameplay elements that we haven’t found anywhere else, and the puzzles were a great use of tech while not being overly complicated. While we escaped with a decent amount of time left, we still had a satisfying experience and look forward to more.”

cupofjoe18

86 games played

“Very well made, great theme, and so much fun. One of the initial puzzles was wonky and was hard at giving you the answer - but that was it. Everything was awesome. No locks, which I like, all theme related puzzles”