Cici Cao
Aug 9, 20193 min
Updated: Apr 8
LOCATION: Austin, Texas, USA
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đ GAME: The Shed
đ DATE PLAYED: August 9, 2019
đŹ GENRE: Horror, Kidnap
đ§ DIFFICULTY (Based on 2 ppl): 8.5/10
đĽ TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: Up To 4PPL
đ LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins
đ° PRICE: $30-45/PP (depending on group size)
âď¸ BOOKING TYPE: Private
đ ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes
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Next stop on our list is Maze Rooms Austin. This is also a franchise with its main location in Los Angeles, California offering 19 different escape rooms. Maze Rooms Austin is one of the first escape room locations in Austin, Texas. Thereâs plenty of parking in front of this facility. The owners of this location builds everything in-house themselves. Today weâre trying their newest creation, âThe Shedâ.
This room has a max capacity of 4 people. Itâs probably more ideal to play with 4 but we have only two today, so the room had to be adjusted to be played by 2 people. The difficulty level we rated above is also based on 2 people. We successfully got out with a minute left on the clock.
The synopsis of the story was that we were caught by the âCapitol Cannibalâ killer and got locked up in his shed. He gives his victims one hour to escape before he comes back and kills them. The intro area already gave us the goosebumps. When we entered the actual room, the game master handcuffs us to the designated areas in the room and exits. We appreciated the comfort level of the handcuffs as itâs made from leather straps and it doesnât hurt like the real metal ones. Youâll need to stretch out a lot in this room especially for two people, so comfort was important. The room design was amazing and it really felt like youâve been captured by a maniac and have been confined to his basement and no one knows where you are. The music and sudden âsurprisesâ definitely got us every time. I did have a little difficulty getting some items at times probably because Iâm a shorty. This room does have a height requirement of 4-ft/ 5-in. This is the smallest space weâve ever played in terms of an escape room. It was also the most clever way we've seen such a small space being used. The only thing we would recommend would be to maybe have a better visual on what actually opened when a puzzle has been solved as itâs quite dim in the room and itâs not very noticeable. Other than that, we really enjoyed the game flow and the storyline.
The two other rooms there are âSpy Safe Houseâ and âPharaohâs Tombâ which we got a chance to take a sneak peak also and they looked really amazing as well. Weâll need to return one day to try those out for sure. If youâve been to Maze Rooms Austin, which game was your favorite? Â
** UPDATE - We regret to inform you that "Maze Rooms Austin" has closed its doors.
(If you do decide to try this room, please remember to let them know that "ESCAPETHEROOMers" sent you!)
** We don't want to go into detail and ruin any surprises for you, but you want more info like if the room is a multi-room or what other additional tips we can provide to you, feel free to email us.
Disclosure: We thank Maze Rooms Austin for comping our tickets for this game.
Although complimentary admission was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion on the review whatsoever.