Stopped in this past weekend after wanting to do something outside the house as a family while also…read morebeating the heat. Most of us in some capacity have gone and done an escape room experience, but none of us had been to PanIQ before. After dpimg some research it seemed like this place would be a great spot and it did not disappoint. Befofe arriving we decided to do the "Wizards Trial" experience because: *It looked cool * It's an hour escape room vs the 45 mins ones *It was medium lv in difficulty *We also we a party of 5, and the Insame Asylum is 4 people max The escape room(s) Overall were really fun, and we made it out with about 5 minutes to spare. We needed a few hints in the 1st room, but needed a more in the 2nd. But it was Overall a good time and challenging escape room, with lots of various dishes varying means of integration. Overall: Would definitely recommend, and we look at going back and thing at the Insane Asylum room when we have a smaller group. Pricing was good and they have a 30% discount for weekday visits, and a 20% Military Discount if you chose to go on the weekend.

We've been looking for an escape room with a little bit of scare and this one didn't disappoint. We…read morechose the insane asylum and being the "hardest" level, I was glad to hear we had unlimited hints. I also appreciate a multiple room experience vs a one large room. This particular one had 3 which was great. I also loved that you could bring in your phone and try one the costumes and props! Big plus!!! And thank you Tiana ( I think that was her name) as well as her coworker (never got his name) They were both great! I would definitely come back to try the others

Our group of 4 really enjoyed The Seance room. Enjoyable level of difficulty, and it definitely…read morefelt like time & effort was spent on good puzzle design that lead to plenty of satisfying "ah ha!" moments. Our guide Avian was thorough at walking us through the intro and making sure we knew how to operate the clue screens, and talking to them afterwards made me want to come back and try a few other rooms.

This was my second time doing an escape room with them and it was just as great. I love how…read moreconsistent and excited the game masters are for the groups. We originally booked The Crypt, but luckily our game master Kaitlin went ahead and changed it to The Seance because she felt that we would've had a better time. She was 100% right and luckily we were able to escape!! We will be definitely be coming back. If you're trying to decided amongst the other escape rooms in Sacramento, definitely go with this one :) Shout out to our game master Kaitlin for being so sweet and accommodating to us

I've visited Old Sacramento many times over the last 7 years, and have done many escape rooms…read more Little did I know that there was such a facility right under my nose. It has an inconspicuous entrance and a very minimalistic lobby. I'm not sure if it is on purpose, but I wish there was a bit more thought put into the areas leading up to the rooms. I usually use the production value of the front to predict the quality of the rooms when I visit an escape room facility for the first time. The gamemaster was very nice and did an amazing job with the intro monologue before we started. It was so much longer than I've experienced in the past, and the fact that he did it all off memory was impressive. Without revealing too much of what's in the room itself, I'll say that I wish there were more puzzles to solve. I caught myself standing around on multiple occasions, and I usually don't have that problem. Nonetheless, the tech behind some of the props and puzzles was cool, and I was absolutely vibing with some of the music. We were able to escape with several clues (thank goodness we used clues) and got a good triple Valentine's Day date pic out of it. Currently in another escape room phase, so down to visit again to try escaping something else.

I've done both available escape rooms (Capitol Treasure with 4 people and Haunted Train and 3…read morepeople), and I thought both were well done and enjoyable. Haunted Train was easier than Capitol Treasure.

I had my reservations about this place, having seen it while shopping at the Galleria on numerous…read moreoccasions. It seems like part of this recent trend of what I consider "corporate escape rooms." From the storefront, it looks like the rooms have pretty high production value. However, I've come to realize that more money dumped into visuals doesn't always mean more difficulty, creativity, or just overall fun. Nonetheless, I was quite surprised by the room my group decided to tackle, called The Heist. In an effort not to spoil the puzzles for anyone reading this review, the main things I want to point out are (1) the puzzles felt really organic and there were times where I felt like was really part of a heist, (2) there were several puzzles that really rode on the edge of what I would consider natural limitations, and (3) all of the puzzles worked the way they were supposed to, and some a bit overly precise. I'll always appreciate precision, regardless of how much it pisses me off in a room, though. My group and I have already booked our next challenge here, and are excited to see what else they have to offer. Highly recommend getting a large enough group together to fill all the spots, since they do allow other people to fill in to reach capacity, unless you're into meeting new people like that. To each their own!

Super well done room, great game master, appreciate Robin's enthusiasm!! Will definitely be back!read more

This was a great find! Perfect evening to eat at the Spaghetti Factory and literally walk across…read morethe hall to some great escape rooms:) perfect family or date night!

We were told the room was handicap accessible, but with the wheelchair and two other people it was…read morevery difficult to move around. Also, we told them that we were beginners and that we would need hints. We were assured that we could push a button to get hints and that if they saw we were having problems, they would give us hints. However, it was over 10 minutes from pushing the button before we got any hints. And then, the hints weren't very helpful. It was a miserable experience.

Very challenging but fun escape room! Did this escape room with my fiancé and we definitely needed…read moresome help but I just really loved how thought provoking all the puzzles were. Great story line all together and would definitely recommend to my escape room enthusiast friends! Also Joe was an amazing host and made the whole experience that much better.

Randomly decided to go to an escape room with my friends and we found JAR studios on Yelp. Luckily…read morethey had spots open on the same day so we booked a slot for 4 people. Half of our group has done escape rooms before while the other half has not. Needless to say, this room is a bit difficult - it's a well thought out game BUT we did end up solving it and escaped! Joe, was a fabulous game host. You can tell he is super passionate about what he does. He was able to give us good hints to get us forward and finish the game. Definitely recommend checking this place out!!

Nick was an engaging and chill GM for our group of 7! We started with just one room (Kitty…read moreCat-astrophe), but ended up doing two more (wizarding school & the butcher). It was super fun and the wizard one honestly really picked our brains. Time really flies when you're in the rooms! I really appreciate Nick for stepping in when we were really stuck, but also letting us figure things out when we were starting to turn those gears in our heads! Thank you so much Nick for making this a fun experience; will definitely be back to try the other rooms!

mac and nick were amazing. had lots of fun great work! i'd love to come back. the puzzles were very…read moredifficult

Oh my goodness what an amazing hidden gem. My fiancé and I tried it out. We had the best attendant…read moreMason, he was super great explaining what we had to do and our different options. We unfortunately did not make it out of the room but we were super close. Mason gave us hints throughout our adventure. Great place if you're looking for a more intimate escape experience instead of being in a room full of strangers.

Fun time escaping with the recipe! Great way to celebrate a birthday. Would definitely do it again.read more