I took my wife here as one of the events we did for her birthday, and we had a ton of fun…read more First off, if you know what HOUSE OF TORMENT is, it turns out this place is connected to it! We seriously had no idea and it made our enjoyment even higher since we love going there every year. The zombie room was fun and scary especially since we had a zombie named Monty running around and scaring us while trying to solve puzzles. It's very hard to do puzzles while a zombie is chasing you, but we somehow made it out anyway. We didn't get to get to try the Houdini experience since we had other places to be, but we both wanna come back and try out that experience next time. If you're looking for a more interactive escape room with a full fledged zombie coming after you, then definitely go here.

All around great escape room! I was a little worried at first but I enjoyed it more than Escape…read moreGame Austin. We did the Zombie room, super interactive and the intensity factor was awesome. I appreciate even more that the price was super reasonable with the Groupon, I have a peeve of escape rooms being $35+ dollars.

Surprisingly fun! I thought it would be childish but it was…read moreSUPER fun and honestly hard!! CJ was amazing and extremely helpful! Thank you team!

We had fun, took advantage of some clues, and Aubrey was super nice!…read more I suggest better a/c because it was an oven in the rooms!

Had a wonderful time. We did the asylum room. Very entertaining and creative puzzles. Great…read morecustomer service and no wait times. There is a great taco place right across the street. Easy free parking. Great for a family night out, team bonding event or even a fun date night.

If you're looking to kill an hour of time, consider doing an escape room. If you're around central…read moreAustin, PanIQ Escape Room is a decent option. For $38 PP, we booked the Pirates of Tortuga room about two hours ahead of game time and lucked out with having the room all to ourselves. Parking is easy on a Saturday afternoon for this very convenient location. Compared to the many other rooms we've played in and outside of town, this one was pretty mid. I liked the general flow of the room but thought production value really dampened the overall experience and made it less immersive. Mechanics/equipment of the puzzles were worn down or finicky, decorations were minimal, and service was lackluster - felt a bit like we were being hurried into and out of the room. It would definitely help to have more lighting in the room, too. That said, there were some interesting puzzles that tickled my brain and required good ol' teamwork with the husband. The lobby and bathrooms were well maintained which is always nice. We may return for a different room!

Sunday marked a great one year with my current girlfriend and someone who means a lot to me. We had…read moreall these ideas on how to celebrate and spend time together, but the weather in the forecast really killed any ability to plan an outside adventure. Luckily, I had an ace up my sleeve and called an audible by suggesting the new Stranger Things: Catalyst experience at Sandbox VR. My girlfriend is a huge Stranger Things fan. It's one of the first shows she was following from the first season until the finale that she got to be a part of the zeitgeist with. The moment I suggested this, any other plan went out the window because to her, this was a must. This was not my first experience with a VR attraction. I got to try The Void when it was still in business at Disney Springs doing a Star Wars experience, and I remember having such a blast with it. This was my girlfriend's first time in a virtual reality space like this. Sandbox VR is the modern, surviving version of this doing a similar concept of suiting you up in a crazy VR suit with a headset, headphones, and a bunch of other bells and whistles before you enter a new world. The one thing that is different is that The Void had you walking through their space in their experience while here you're set in a box for the most part. Sandbox VR keeps you in one space for the entire duration and plays it out like a rail shooter arcade game. Different concepts, but both highly enjoyable. The staff were helpful in making sure we were all suited up and ready to go and we had our pictures taken right before they put us into the room. Once we had our headsets on, the experience started immediately. What's so fascinating about an experience like this is how immediate your brain just tells you that this is reality. You just believe what you're seeing is real. The avatar of my girlfriend is moving in real time, the catalyst is a tangible object I am holding. I am a Stranger Thing or whatever they call it. From the get-go, you are given a brief tutorial as a training and then suddenly the game goes from 0 to 100 and ramps up expeditiously. My girlfriend was hootin' and hollerin' the whole time as demogorgons (and democreatures as she calls them) were flying up on us and attacking us. You're genuinely in panic as these things get close to you. The anxiety feels real. The audio, the visuals, and everything in between just gets you immersed in it. The experience lasted about 30 minutes and by the end I was sweating profusely. I'm in pretty decent shape, but I was an absolute mess by the end. After all the equipment was taken off, we got sat next to a TV to show us our scores to see who leaves with bragging rights and is crowned the MVP (it was me by the way). On top of that, you are shown three videos of the VR experience that are recorded during your play. It scenes from the virtual world with a real camera that's pointed at you acting like a fool. Here, we got a dance scene from the end of the experience, a vertical video, and a horizontal trailer. Each were extremely humorous and given to us free of charge with our purchases. I know it works as free advertising for Sandbox VR to give you those videos to post online and all that jazz, but places like this still seem to charge for the memories. To get them included for free as a little keepsake is an incredible gesture and makes me want to try another experience. As for the videos themselves, they are still frying me, and I've watched them numerous times since the experience. If you are a Stranger Things fan, the Catalyst is a must-try. For someone who's only seen 3 episodes but has a good understanding of the show through osmosis from my girlfriend, I had a blast. Even if you're not a Stranger Things fan, there are 10 other experiences to try. The price with everything considered was pretty fair, and we truly had so much fun that I think it was worth it with what value we got out of it. The 20 second video we got of my girlfriend screaming the entire time might get played at our wedding one day. Who knows! RIYL: An experience out of this world

Sandbox VR has been in the Domain for several years now and we've always wanted to try it out…read more Sorry to say it fell way short of expectations... We signed up for the Seekers of the Shard: Dragon Fire on a Saturday morning and wound up playing with a nice father-daughter duo. The experience was lackluster from the start as we all waited outside for the doors to open (despite being instructed to arrive 15min early). The staff who walked by while we stood around didn't even bother to greet us, and this apathetic service continued as we eventually went inside to wait some more. If you're a bit of a germaphobe like me, consider bringing some Clorox wipes because the gear smelled TERRIBLE. I'm talking probably-never-been-washed terrible, and it's hard to escape the fumes when you're wearing a full headset, vest, anklets, and bracelets. The stank 1000% takes away from the immersive experience so you really gotta power through. As far as other sensory inputs go, everything is pretty laggy. Having tried other VR headsets, this one felt clunky - especially when it comes to audio and use of weapons. The story is pretty fun and the gameplay is cool for the first bit... until you realize it's just a constant swarm of enemies coming every few minutes. Wish it wasn't so redundant! If you're playing with a group, it might be more interesting to select characters with different types of abilities. Can't say this is something I'd do again, but maybe the tech will improve and the equipment will be properly cleaned someday. For now, I'll just giggle at the recordings we left with and try not to be reminded of the stench that came with it (shudder).

Do you like time travel? Local art? Solving puzzles? Walking and exploring SoCo? This experience is…read morefor you! This is a whimsical escape game that took place in South Congress St in Austin. If you're down to get a bit silly in public and solve riddles while exploring the area, this is for you. Bring water, a hat, and good walking shoes - it can take up to 2 hours but is very fun with a group of 4. Also, make sure someone has strong internet connection - it is necessary for some of the clues. You only walk 2-3 blocks one way and there's plenty of places with shade and tables to rest in between, so it is very doable for anyone of any fitness level and the puzzles are accessible to all. Plus, Mission Control is responsive for when you're stuck and meets you in person throughout the experience! Very fun! And lucky for us, it was a cool-ish summer day, so not horrible for walking around. Become a master of time travel!

I really wasn't sure what to expect. But to be honest, we were more than happy and excited about…read morewhat we did that day. I was tasked to plan a fun team building activity for some out of town quests. So I thought this would be great as the weather here in Austin was cooling down to get outside of the box. As we know when it's hot here, it's super hot and that's just no fun at all. There were 12 of us, and we broke up into two groups and were each given a suitcase that we were tasked to do different adventures in East Austin. We were greeted by our tour guide, who gave us everything that we needed to make sure that we had an incredible afternoon. And we did. I could not recommend this more if you've got five or more people coming in I wanted to go out and have some fun in Austin. You'll make lots of memories have lots of laughs and see lots of things you may not have seen before. So don't be afraid that people are gonna be bored, because they won't. Lots of great memories :) thank you One more thing. You'll want to wear some shoes that are comfortable. As you will be doing some walking. Also - choose your end spot - the restaurant we had was not my favorite.

I played a Cluetivity game at the Domain and had such a great time walking around with my friends,…read moreexploring the area, and working together to solve the puzzles and riddles. It brought me back to my childhood love of puzzles, and I thought it was so unique how it incorporated the GPS and the sites around us. I brought my 5-year old daughter to Austin Cluetivity downtown yesterday to play a game, and she has not stopped talking about it. She was so mesmerized by how the augmented reality worked and is already begging to play again. I look forward to going back soon with the whole family. It's such a fun group activity unlike anything else we've done.

We were not impressed. The 'game' requires you to carry an ipad along with a number of other…read moreitems. That should be enough to get through the activities but at one point we were directed to use facebook messenger to communicate with someone. We were given no advance warning and neither one of us had messenger set up on our phones. At another spot we were directed to get a secret word from an employee. She didn't know what we were talking about so she called her manager who also didn't have the answer. Some of the 'challenges' were also very odd.

We were celebrating family birthdays with a group spanning ages 9 to 80+, and Game Show Battle Room…read morewas exactly what we needed. We were looking for something inclusive that every single person could enjoy no matter their age or energy level, and this hit the mark perfectly. We played the Classic Showdown, and it did not disappoint. Devin (our host) and Kayla (our producer) made the whole experience unforgettable. They gave us an opportunity to create our "on air" names and team names; and kept the energy high from start to finish. The competition got surprisingly fierce in the best way, and everyone from the youngest to the oldest in our group was laughing and fully engaged the entire time! If you're looking for something fun and inclusive for a family gathering, birthday party, or group of friends with a wide age range, this is it. 10/10 would recommend. Ask for Devin and Kayla if you can!

We went to Game Show Battle Rooms - Austin at The Domain during a friends birthday + my wedding…read moreweekend with our whole family and I genuinely did not expect it to be THAT fun. Like... we were screaming. Full competitive mode. Zero chill. Peyton was the best host, so funny and kept the energy up the entire time. Julian was running everything behind the scenes and it all felt super smooth and legit, like we were actually on a game show. It ended up being the perfect way to get both sides of the family laughing and bonding before the wedding. Easily one of the highlights of the weekend. 10/10 would do this again.

This is an activity that would be fun for families with young children. However, we were four…read moreadults who each paid over $50 to go on a self guided tour and walk around with an iPad to find a VR troll and "collect gems" for points. The "haunted" part of the Austin Haunted History Tour was that a few locations had a history of ghost sightings. We cut our "adventure" short because it was ridiculous that four grown adults had spent an absurd $200+ between us to walk around town with an iPad and play a game that was best suited for 7-12 year olds. Thankfully they were kind enough to refund our money, which we appreciated. So if there are kids invloved in this activity, I'd maybe give it three stars but the price is just really not worth what you get, which is basically an iPad rental.

The whole experience was pointing a iPad at a single table inside a restaurant. The whole…read moreexperience lasted 9 minutes and could have been done at home.

The AR ADVENTURE ATX was so awesome today! The staff made sure our entire class was up to speed on…read morehow the experience and story should play out and were there as a resource the entire time! As a class we were able to compete and play around Austin as we were immersed into a world full of goblins, gems and magic portals. I would definitely recommend doing this experience with you family and friends. It was awesome!!!

From the owner: The AR Adventure offers a combination of city tours, escape room and scavenger hunts. Our…read moretechnology action pack take a city tour to the next level. Walk around while solving riddles and having a great team building experience with friends & family, co-workers, and much more.