Hourglass Escapes: Rise of the Mad Pharaoh

Didn't enjoy this one as much as their other two games - more of a box puzzle, and some very obvious leading from the avatar so you didn't always need to do much to solve puzzles. Nice theme, good videos

HourGlass continues to be my favourite online rooms so far.... Seph.. I mean Shep is such a cool Host/character to guide an Zoom experience! The inventory system allocates roles, which scared me, but all players can see each role and get involved.

 I really enjoyed thisgame and was especially glad of Shep's help when i needed it most!

This is the first online escape room we've played that makes a real effort to allow for the members of the team to work independently, as you would if you were doing the room in person.  The inventory system is set up around 6 characters, with a desk for each one that hosts different items as they are uncovered.  At various points individual players can "step away" and solve particular puzzles on their desk, which definitely makes things more efficient.  The puzzles were generally solid, with a good integration into the story line.  Our avatar was very pleasant, and gently directed us away from some dead ends that would have wasted time.  Overall a very strong integration of online elements, and a fun experience for everyone.

This was  fun game, similar to their other games, and, as always, this was good value for money

This was a fun game, although we did have a technical glitch that held us up and we had to wait for someone to fix it.  Overall a good game, although rather short.

After a very punny intro, you stand in a room with a sarcophagus. Lots of great puzzles around.

This is a special game because you get a character to play. There are six characters so in our case being only two people playing we got 3 characters each. With each character you get a tabletop - a kind of personal inventory. Some things end up with you when found and you then have to analyze them. You of course decide yourself how much collaboration you want - with two players it might be easier to just play all characters both of you. 

We really liked most of the puzzles and loved the decor. The experience was a bit short for us, but also prized low, so we are not unhappy.

One time there was a creepy feeling - but you are puzzling with a dead pharaoh, so that shouldn't be a surprise.

We loved how the tech supported the puzzle solving, like in a specific translation puzzle. The telescape platform was a great choice for this.