by Hourglass Escapes (website)
3131 Western Ave Suite 422B, WA 98121
2-8 players
Languages: EN
You get a strange email from your paranormal investigation group “Gnostic Research of the Occult, Omens, Vampires, and Yetis” aka G.R.O.O.V.Y.
Seems your leader decided to break into the old Knowby cabin and cant escape…You and your team must guide him via his ghost gear technology through this misadventure so he can escape and find a way return the evil dead to their realm and escape before the cabin is sucked into the time-space vortex forever.
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Nice set and good amount of tech. Some funny moments.
If you're a fan of the movie, you will love this. The attention to detail is fantastic.
Really strong escape room. Fun puzzles, great avatar. We had only watched the short cheat sheet of the film, and it wasn't a problem. Incredible detail, lots to do, and lots of variety with the puzzles.
Played this as an online avatar game and smiled the whole way through.
Love the setting, the character and the puzzles.
This room is one i would love to visit but only got the chance through online and my only negative is that i believe it would be even better in person!
A bit of a step above other online games I've played. Players are provided with materials before the game starts to get them in the mood, and can choose to dress up as certain characters in the narrative. There is also a custom Zoom background provided. The game itself is very immersive--excellent set, with a lot of fairly high tech elements. The inventory system works very well (better on a second screen) but we appreciated that the GM still too the time to show us all the elements in game. Overall an excellent experience!
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I would have loved to play this room in person as the set design looked amazing. You do not need to have seen the movie in order to play this escape room but out of curiosity we watched the movie after and the decor was spot on. The attention to detail on the props could be seen even on camera. There were lot of "ooooo" and "ahhh" moments from each of our teammates as the secrets of the rooms unveiled.
It’s a real stand out in the escape room world! With October just around the corner, I expect this one to book out quickly – so if you’re planning on a spooky night in with friends from afar, definitely include Ethe Evil Dead 2 room in your plans and book early to avoid disappointment!
As an escape room proper, I'd say it goes beyond "nice", with tons of well-clued puzzles, multiple rooms, and some nice audio-visual effects. As an avatar-led experience, it does lose some of its appeal - some special effects would be a lot more effective to someone being there in person - but "Shemp", our man on location, still managed to be funny & engaging, and Hourglass has licensed the "inventory" system from Rock Ave, so you know it works great. Where the room really shines, though, is as a tribute to the movie it's based on.
See also
- Hourglass Escapes: Evil Dead 2 (remote livestream) (not available)