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Escape Hour Opens New Escape Room Location in Downtown Calgary

Looking for a thrilling new adventure in Calgary?

Escape Hour has arrived in Calgary Alberta to offer next-level escape room experiences perfect for friends, families, date nights, team building and more! This highly-rated escape room company just opened their first Calgary location downtown by Calgary Tower, bringing the excitement of immersive real-life games where players solve puzzles and mysteries to escape different themed rooms in 60 minutes.

Exciting Escape Room Scenarios

Escape Hour Calgary currently features two exciting escape room scenarios to choose from:

  • Bank Heist: Channel your inner action hero, stopping a tense bank robbery by cracking codes and finding clues to defuse the explosive in time. This intermediate challenge has earned 5-star reviews for puzzles testing both brains and teamwork. Up to 9 can play.

  • The Matrix: Bring the classic sci-fi movie to life, entering the mind-bending Matrix grid fighting a virus attacking the system. Dodge digital hazards, spotting glitches in the system to earn freedom. An immersive, tech-filled adventure for up to 8 players.

Future Plans: New Rooms and Virtual Reality Experience

Coming soon, Escape Hour plans to open more puzzle room games and a futuristic virtual reality experience as well letting players fully explore worlds completing quests through the latest VR capabilities projecting you right into the adventure using leading-edge gear rare in Calgary. The enthusiastic Escape Hour game masters monitoring your game progress on screens remain ready to provide hints guiding your escape when needed, too.

Inclusive and Entertaining Experience for All

With spacious private rooms giving groups privacy to take on these elaborate life-size puzzles at their own pace, Escape Hour focuses on crafting an inclusive, entertaining experience for all ages rather than extreme difficulty. Beginner clues assist newcomers in navigating the mental challenges on this 60-minute thrill ride, ultimately outwitting rooms through collective teamwork. That collaborative spirit builds bonding time escaping together that feels extra satisfying, breaking out successfully before the countdown clock expires!

The prime downtown location offers easy access for Calgary residents and tourists to drop in trying this increasingly popular real-life gaming genre that makes screen time fun again progressing through immersive environments as engrossing stories unfold 360 degrees around players through intricate sets and unexpected twists. Rated 5 stars consistently by enthusiastic participants, Escape Hour brings next generation entertainment to Cowtown finally for bucket list adventures with a difference, making ordinary game nights extraordinary again. Don't just play games on screens—become them instead at hot new Escape Hour Calgary today!

Escape Hour in Richmond, BC

Time Escape Vancouver
3471 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC
This location is just outside Vancouver and offers various escape rooms with immersive themes like The Lost Mine and 2055/Bonus Game

Vancouver has ‘em too!

Vancouver has some pretty amazing Escape Rooms too. Here are some of the most well known:

i-Exit Escape Rooms (1129 Granville St, Vancouver)
i-Exit offers four immersive themes, including Pirates on the Rocks, Doomed to Win in Vegas, and The Matrix. These rooms are designed for 2-6 players, and each session lasts 60 minutes. This venue is known for its well-designed puzzles and immersive experiences​

Find & Seek (2070-88 W Pender St, Vancouver)
Located in Tinseltown Mall, Find & Seek features highly rated rooms such as The Mystery at the Majestic Theatre and The Curse of Madam Zita’s Curiosities. These escape rooms emphasize narrative and innovation, providing a cinematic experience

Bamboozled Escape Games (4429 Kingsway, Burnaby)
Just outside Vancouver in Burnaby, Bamboozled offers rooms like Pirate Plunder and Rainforest Ruins, combining traditional puzzles with video game-like tasks. This venue offers themed rooms for up to 8 players, and they are suitable for various skill levels

EXIT Vancouver-West Broadway (309 W Broadway, Vancouver)
EXIT offers several rooms such as Avalanche, Horcrux: Haunted Mansion, and CSI: The Chopping Block. This venue focuses on challenging puzzles and allows for private bookings

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