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    PanIQ Escape Room - Austin

    4.4 (77 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 11:30 pm
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    Justin M.

    A somewhat underground phenomenon "escape rooms" are gaining traction as a family friendly and bonding experience unlike any other. The basic premise is you and a group enter into a room or series of rooms with little direction and you must find clues to solve puzzles in order to finish the adventure. The complexity and difficulty are explained to the participants before purchase allowing the experience to be customized based on comfort level. Now that we've established a groundwork of what an escape room is, I'll describe my experience. My 16 and 13 yr old girls came down to visit and wanted to give an escape room a try. I did some searches and based on rating decided to give "Paniq Room" a shot. I reviewed the website and we decided on an easy difficulty which is the "Haunted Manor". I'm not sure how prices stack up for other facilities and I thought they were a bit high however they're worth it. We made our selection choosing to have a room to ourselves vs having other people in with us. So yes, there is a cheaper option if you want strangers to assist on the quest. Paniq Room's location is fairly easy to find, parking is plentiful and the location in a safe area. Walking in is pretty neat with several areas great for photo ops. The guide (sorry if that's not what the person is called) was pleasant greeting us and gave us a run down of all the things we needed to know. He guided us to our destination, wished us luck and shut the door. I don't want to give to much away but in the room, there is a kiosk or an ipad in case you're in need of hints. You type in help and it will either give you a hint or the "guide" will assist via intercom. We did need one hint and I rather liked the ambiguity b/c it wasn't to the point of "press that button" rather, "look closely at the puzzle and notice the direction." The carefully crafted responses were given to not ruin the experience. The puzzles themselves varied in nature. A physical slide puzzle here, a series of puzzles with colors there and several puzzles that had clues fit into a larger puzzle. Basically, the rooms are meant to challenge both sides of the brain but patience is a virtue. After successfully completing a puzzle an audio/visual cue is given thus a small shot of dopamine hits the brain simulating reward. While not only indicating the current puzzle is complete, it reinvigorates hope and focuses your attention on the next obstacle. I can't recall exactly but I believe my 45-minute adventure had a total of 15 or so puzzles. Overall, my kids and I enjoyed the experience. While I'm a very deep thinking my greatest experience came from letting my kids take ownership and watching my oldest child take over, demonstrating leadership, organization and analytical thinking. This is an interaction occasion not a sitting on the sofa type of atmosphere. Paniq Room provides the perfect adventure for those willing to challenge themselves and try something different. I highly encourage everyone to take my "hint" and give it a shot.

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    Julia C.

    Took a group of preteens to play the wizard escape Room. Great game! Very creative. While the majority of the group has a hard time solving puzzles, one of the kids took a leadership role and carried us through to the end. Staff and moderator were great. Friendly service. Will be back!

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    Kevin C.

    Date night doing something different I was not sure I would like. WHAT A BLAST!!! We did the Haunted Mansion Room and barely squeezed out a solution with lots of help from "the spooky kiosk". Next time we will bring more friends along.

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    Ginger W.

    We celebrated my son's 17th birthday and had a great time! We enjoyed the atmosphere and the game was challenging but we finished just in time and successfulLu solved the game! I highly recommend the Wizard Room - very cool inside!

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    4 months ago

    Inside was extremely cozy and nice. Amazing stories! Room themes were very unique and fun! Staff were excellent! Loved it!!!!!

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    Such a fun time, could go on a group hang out or a girls day out!! We did the cartel themed one and it was perfectly balanced

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    2 years ago

    Had an amazing time! The escape room expert was super helpful and kind. We will definitely be back to do another escape room.

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    Great setup and lots of fun for a group of pre-teen boys. They had a great time working together

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    We had a great time and heather was very helpful with answering all of our questions! We will definitely be back!

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    Great time and the staff is sooo nice ! Definitely a good spot to have some fun with the the family

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    3 years ago

    Stephanie was great. Lots of fun with creative setups in the rooms (our group tried two of the puzzles). Would highly recommend!

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    We had such a fun time! Staff were kind and amazing. have been 3 times now. Would recommend.

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    Didn't expect to enjoy this all too much. But, we actually had a really good time. It was challenging and well organized.

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    2 years ago

    Super fun experience with my preteen kiddos! Friendly staff. We had a blast as a family experience!

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    2 years ago

    Awesome crew and the wizard trials room was really cool and we even got wands that worked around the room it was an amazing experience

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