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Call of the Ancient

Very positive (69 ratings)

Escape Hour Austin

  • Escape room
  • IRL

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Welcome to a twisted corner of the 1930s. A group of Freemasons in Innsmouth, Massachusetts have recently roused an ancient, evil being beyond all mortal control. The brothers thought they could control it and harness its immense power in order to rule over humanity. But they were very, very wrong. Terrifying nightmares and portents have lead you and several others to the front steps of their cursed Masonic Hall. You don't know exactly what happened inside this building, but you do know that your dreams have called you to this place for a reason. You must lock away the evil within before madness consumes both your group and the rest of the human race.

  • 2-6
  • 70 mins
  • Not scary

Ratings

All ratings (69)

Very positive

Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive

Reviews

r

rachelgarrett

83 escape rooms

π“†œπ“‹˜π“„ π“Š›π“‡™π“‹Έπ“Œ€π“Œ₯ π“Œ¦ 𓅐𓆒 𓆣 𓀉𓆀 π“†₯ π“…‘π“†˜ 𓆙 π“…’π“„™ π“„š π“„› 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 π“…” π“…• 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 π“Ž· π“„π“ŽΈπ“…– π“…½ π“…Ύ π“…Ώπ“…— π“…˜ 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 π“…š 𓁡 𓁢𓂡 𓂢𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 π“‚Ίπ“…œ �𓅝𓃄 οΏ½π“„π“…žπ“‚™ π“…Ÿπ“‚Ώ π“†œπ“‹˜π“„ π“Š›π“‡™π“‹Έπ“Œ€π“Œ₯ π“Œ¦ 𓅐𓆒 𓆣 𓀉𓆀 π“†₯ π“…‘π“†˜ 𓆙 π“…’π“„™ π“„š π“„› 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 π“…” π“…• 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 π“Ž· π“„π“ŽΈπ“…– π“…½ π“…Ύ π“…Ώπ“…— π“…˜ 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 π“…š 𓁡 𓁢𓂡 𓂢𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 π“‚Ίπ“…œ 𓂨𓅝𓃄 π“„π“…žπ“‚™ π“…Ÿπ“‚Ώ

Aug 15, 2023
@mathisashley
mathisashley

118 escape rooms

This game was fun. The beginning was good. Very interesting entry. The game flowed well with plenty to do. Escape hour is a good location with some interesting puzzle ideas. I’ve seen most of them so nothing really stood out but the game was fun. The final puzzle was a bit tedious to do with two people but it worked.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Story
Aug 12, 2023 | Experienced Aug 12, 2023

j

joy88

1 escape room

Mateo was an amazing gamemaster, and the ability to converse with the character was extremely fun.

Gameplay
Atmosphere

Loved the character commentary, the room was well lit for the most part, the props were well made

Customer service

The people were warm and welcoming.

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story

The costumes what we're given to players organically were fun to wear and goof off in. And the story was genuinely engaging

Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

10

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Accessibility

Not super accessable, there are crawlspaces.

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Jun 22, 2023 | Experienced Jun 21, 2023
@tylerchristopher
tylerchristopher

3 escape rooms

Incredibly fun time! If you enjoy rooms with eldritch themes, this is a great room for you.

Gameplay

Very well done! Enough wiggle room for my group to pair off and solve puzzles simultaneously.

Atmosphere

Really cool props and set pieces.

Customer service

Some of the best staff we've encountered.

Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Very interesting puzzles that broke the mold in fun ways.

Story

Fun interacting with the character and a interesting plot.

Difficulty

Medium

Not super hard, my group used a little over half our time.

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

4

The game might be a little crowded with more than four people.

Scary

Not scary

Other than thunder sound effects, flashing lights and spooky themes, this isn't a very scary room.

Minimum age

10

Scary themes, but most puzzles can be solved by kids.

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

A couple small crawlspaces.

Accessibility

Not very.

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Jun 22, 2023 | Experienced Jun 21, 2023
@jenna79
jenna79

46 escape rooms

π“†œπ“‹˜π“„ π“Š›π“‡™π“‹Έπ“Œ€π“Œ₯ π“Œ¦ 𓅐𓆒 𓆣 𓀉𓆀 π“†₯ π“…‘π“†˜ 𓆙 π“…’π“„™ π“„š π“„› 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 π“…” π“…• 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 π“Ž· π“„π“ŽΈπ“…– π“…½ π“…Ύ π“…Ώπ“…— π“…˜ 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 π“…š 𓁡 𓁢𓂡 𓂢𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 π“‚Ίπ“…œ �𓅝𓃄 οΏ½π“„π“…žπ“‚™ π“…Ÿπ“‚Ώ π“†œπ“‹˜π“„ π“Š›π“‡™π“‹Έπ“Œ€π“Œ₯ π“Œ¦ 𓅐𓆒 𓆣 𓀉𓆀 π“†₯ π“…‘π“†˜ 𓆙 π“…’π“„™ π“„š π“„› 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 π“…” π“…• 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 π“Ž· π“„π“ŽΈπ“…– π“…½ π“…Ύ π“…Ώπ“…— π“…˜ 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 π“…š 𓁡 𓁢𓂡 𓂢𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 π“‚Ίπ“…œ 𓂨𓅝𓃄 π“„π“…žπ“‚™ π“…Ÿπ“‚Ώ

May 28, 2023
@craigbailey
craigbailey

75 escape rooms

such a cool room! the puzzles made sense and it was a mixture of different types of puzzles that kept it interesting. we were on a vacation in Austin and were glad to have added this as a stop.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

10

Was anything broken?

No

Physically active

Somewhat

some crawling and stairs required

Accessibility

some crawling and straits required. however, this was the most deaf/hard of hearing-friendly room i’ve been in. all magnetic door openings were accompanied with a chime sound and some degree of lighting (that matched the set/environment). made it so much easier to detect the source of the sound.

Easy to find location

Yes

Jan 2, 2023 | Experienced Aug 16, 2021
@yhanson
yhanson

142 escape rooms

Very well put-together room. Everything was logical and never felt like we were at a point where we didn’t know what to do next.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

Mechanical

About 50/50

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Spooky

Minimum age

10

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Accessibility

Not mobility-friendly. Some tight spaces and changing light levels

Easy to find location

No

It’s in the back of a commercial park and GPS gets you in the general area but no signage except on the door.

Parking

Easy

Jul 22, 2022 | Experienced Jul 21, 2022

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