As an escape room lover, this place really disappointed. This review will explain why without giving away any spoilers. In the mafia themed escape room: - one of the compartments was stuck, meaning we couldn't get the next clue even though we did the clue correctly. When we talked to the manager, she said that the drawer gets stuck and they have to push the drawer in hard to get it to close. At that point, isn't that a sign to fix the sticky compartment?? - one of the flashlights was dying so it was difficult to properly complete one of the clues. - the set up of one of the clues is not clear, and once you mess it up, you're kind of screwed for the final clue. - The most unforgivable disappointment was that two of the props were switched. The wrong one was laid out, and the one meant to be laid out was locked away in a box, meaning the code was wrong, so we couldn't get the clue and the code made no sense. More detailed disappointments my group and I noticed but might be particular to just us: - no sound cues. Usually in all other escape rooms we've done, there's at least a sound that indicates that you got the clue, something opened, or a light turned on or off. If you're in 3 rooms at once with a small number of people (we only had 4), then it's extremely difficult to understand that one clue led to the next hint in a different room. - not all the clues are super relevant to the theme and felt kind of gimmicky, which was a bit of a bummer. - the game master didn't seem very enthusiastic. Part of the experience is to feel immersed in the situation, but being flatly explained what's going on (which we already read in the description) didn't feel like we were leaving behind the real world and entering into our story. - the walls are so thin! The walkie talkie to connect with the game master was dying/cutting out frequently, but we could actually hear them clearly through the walls. Additionally, we could hear their conversations and their laughter in all three rooms we were there. This place gets 2 stars instead of 1 because it doesn't seem like they made the story themselves, so they can't be blamed for the story itself. The game master read one of the keys for the clues to us from a manual, but couldn't explain more in depth because "that was all that was given in the packet." Also, the escape room game themes are pretty unique; I haven't ever seen or heard of a mafia escape room, so that was interesting. I can't really say I recommend this place, or maybe it's just this room. RIP my money. read more

Not a fan of this particular escape room. A few things to note: 1. Staff was nice but minimally trained and really struggled to run the room. 2. Much of the "challenge" of our room came from having to struggle to guess what clues went to what. All combination locks were four or five digit number locks and there were a substantial number of red herrings. Often, puzzles could not be solved without leaps of logic or re-using old clues. I would rather the difficulty have come from more puzzles than simply trying to confuse the players. 3. The room was quite small, even for four people, and yet could be booked for substantially more. Unfortunately, compared to other escape rooms, I don't find this one to be particularly good. Can't recommend. read more

We had a great time!! We actually enjoyed ourselves so much we ended up coming back twice in one day! The staff was really nice and helpful. If you have a smaller group you should go with the smaller rooms- we had a team of 4 and did the Cabin Fever but we weren't able to escape because there was too much to do (max is 12 people) so if you have at least 6-12 people you would probably be more successful! If you're a smaller party like 4 people- you should do the White House room. Overall great experience ! read more

This was the worst escape room I've ever experienced and I've done at least over 20 rooms. I'm never the "I need to talk to your manager" type of guy, but this was the closest I've ever felt to needing to. We completed the Cabin Fever room and enjoyed it last year so we figured returning here would be a safe choice. We first get there and they were unable to accept our payments, their card reader was broken. I was told that I needed to go get cash since they couldn't get any of our cards to charge - totally okay with me. We were given a small discount to attempt to make up for the inconvenience. It brought it down from $44 a person to $36 a person. We found it really strange that the employee walked to the back with the cash I gave him and did not provide us with a receipt. The employee was also dressed in pajamas, slippers, and dirty socks.. not a good look for any business. We eventually get into the room and it was a disaster. Nearly ever single puzzle was not working properly. The smoothest part of the escape room experience was entering a password onto a computer. The touchscreen was a little annoying to deal with - having a mouse would make the process much more user friendly. We called for help multiple times but we were set on the wrong walkie channel at the start. Eventually our game master notices and comes in to help and adjusted our walkie. Out of respect for future visitors, I will not post specific details that include spoilers; at least 5 puzzles had serious issues. The sensors need some real overhaul. Don't even get me started on the major puzzle in the middle of the room. The latch to the door that we need to open looks like something we shouldn't touch - the wires are showing and it barely looks like a latch, it more just resembles a block of wood. It was also already exposed prior to us solving the clue, which reinforced our initial thoughts that we shouldn't be touching it. A little halfway through the experience, I heard our game master tell us on the walkie that we have 3 minutes left. Puzzled, I asked my friends if I heard that right. Some of my friends reasoned that he meant 30 minutes instead and that we might have misheard. Sure enough, 3 minutes later he walks in telling us that we were close but unfortunately ran out of time. We were truly confused and told him that we have been in the room for 40 minutes maximum - he then apologized and said that he must have set the timer wrong and gave us 15 "extra" minutes. We expressed our frustration at the end of our experience and our game master candidly said that they have been having a ton of issues with this room in particular and said that it was functioning better today than usual. He basically tried to downplay and justify our terrible experience. If this is the case, this room should not be sold at all until it runs smoothly. Not a single person in my group enjoyed the experience. Upon completion, we were not offered a picture of us to be taken. I honestly would've expected some type of refund because of how disastrous our experience was. We were so disappointed and frustrated, we decided to do a room at escapology later that night. Thankfully, that experience was enjoyable. As a business, if you're going to be charging $44 a person, this room better run smoothly for at least 95% of the experience. This price point is higher than any of the other rooms I've done. Also, they charge a fee of around $25 for booking rooms online - I'm not sure if this fee is also included if you book it in person. But that's just truly ridiculous. read more

Helpful! Fun! We escaped the cabin with 15 minutes to spare. I recommend splitting up to get the job done.

Project Panic Escape Room was awesome!!! I went with some friends on a Sunday afternoon, and we all had so much fun! Staff- super friendly. Our operator, Shannon, was awesome! She gave us hints when we asked for some. She did a really good job not to give anything away! Escape Room-we did the cabin escape room, and it was too much fun! The puzzles that we had to complete were pretty challenging. This place is so creative! It really blew my mind. We had an hour to escape, and we did (barely!!)!! I can't wait to do the other 2 rooms here. I would recommend this place to anyone who wants to have fun with co-workers/friends/family!!! Definitely an exciting experience. read more

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My husband and I have done over 70 escape rooms and 3 at this facility. They need to update systems. Their walkie system is ineffective for clues. Our game master clearly was not watching us in the Maffiano room as we were having to explain where we were in the game. She also kept explaining a clue that we had already solved. While we enjoyed the White House and Gallery which we played closer to when the facility opened. They have declined in both the quality of games and customer service. The newest game , Maffianos, which we played today, was poorly planned and executed. There was no logical flow to the game and no clear signal when things opened. Perhaps with 3 people you might notice when things open if you have a designated "staring person", but with 2 it was very hard to ascertain. We did not escape, though we were on the last puzzle. Given the amount of time wasted by ineffective systems, I feel we would have escaped had their systems been better or had our game master been watching our game in it's entirety. They also did not have a countdown clock on the wall and did not update us on how our time was progressing. We had to ask. Costing us both time and clues. They were also 15 minutes late in starting our game, though we did tell one employee we were there. Our game master had no clue we had arrived. Given that we were expected to pay as if 4 people were attending, I find this unacceptable. read more

Tried the cabin room and it was awesome -- definitely the coolest escape room I've ever been to. The puzzles are way more physically interactive (lots of cool technology for you to touch, play with, and interact with) and require more teamwork than some other escape rooms I've been to. Some other escape rooms have a lot of riddles as clues and the clues at Project Panic are a lot more tangible and fun. If you guys decide to come here with a group, i would definitely recommend the Cabin room (especially for larger groups of 8-12). Would definitely come back again to try out another room :) read more

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Project Panic is so much fun and super cute! My group of 3 did the gallery room, and managed to escape just in the nick of time (with some help from our operator). We were really impressed with how well designed and aesthetically pleasing the puzzles were! I feel like other escape rooms I've done in the past are just about pushing buttons and opening physical locks, but there were some fun technological twists to this one that really elevated our experience. I have also been to the Project Panic location in Austin, and I can vouch for the fact that the Project Panic people are really committed to providing unique and creative games that are more ambitious with each new design. All in all, I think Project Panic is going to keep finding entertaining ways to trap groups of people into rooms!!! Definitely recommend to come to spend a fun afternoon with friends or coworkers. It's across the street from F21 on the ground floor, in between ZYN22 and Bowl and Barrel, and you can park in the garage. read more

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Project Panic is Dallas's newest live escape room located at the Shops at Park Lane. Escape or panic? You decide! If you haven't done an escape room before, it's the perfect activity for friends, family, coworkers--even strangers....for team building, birthday parties, etc! The concept is simple: you and your group of friends enter a room with an objective to escape within 60 minutes. Inside the room are clues to help you solve puzzles and open locks as a team! You can also ask for hints from the operator if you get stuck. I did The Gallery during their soft opening, and I was blown away by the clever puzzles. Most escape rooms I've been to focused mainly on traditional locks and keys, random codes found around the room..but Project Panic is clever in expanding beyond simple locks and keys and challenges the player to use deduction and logic. We had a lot of fun!! Currently they only have one theme available (the Gallery, but they are hoping to build I think 3 more rooms. You do have to reserve a booking (either call or online). Ample free parking is available in nearby garages. They are located between Bowl & Barrel and Zyn22, across from Forever 21. If you're looking for a fun event to do with some friends, Project Panic is it! read more

Anthony was a 10/10 person to have for this experience! He was so nice and patient, and made us feel so welcome and helped us have the best time. I would definitely return because of the experience he gave us! read more

A great new option in the Dallas area in the Escape Room scene. Currently, they only have one room (The Gallery), but I look forward to seeing how they expand further. It was full of fun and interesting puzzles. The one note I have is that some of the construction is a little shoddy, so I felt that it was potentially splinter city during some of the tasks. Otherwise, very clever set of puzzles that take some thinking but still make sense (I really don't like rooms where the answers to puzzles are super random and don't actually involve working through the riddles). It's also in a great location (Shops at Park Lane) with plenty of parking and other shops in the area. (My favorite? Zyn22 next door! Get your spin/HIIT on before or after the escape room!) You can grab dinner before or after with your party of 4-10. read more

We escape! We did the gallery room. Puzzles were challenging but not frustrating. Megan was a great host and helped us along the way! We were able to go with just our group which is great because working with strangers can be difficult. Groupon rate was great! read more

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TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK Assemble your friends and family, test your wits against clever puzzles and escape within 60 minutes to win! Don't worry, if you can't think outside the box or go "wtf is this?", you get 3 handy hints from your room operator to help you progress to the end. Each room has an objective and theme, however you do not need to be an expert in said field to escape successfully. My group of 3 including two noobs and one first time player completed "The Gallery" with 17 minutes to spare! Many conventional escape rooms tend to use a myriad of locks/passcodes/keys as their main form of puzzles and progression; however Project Panic room utilizes thematic and more interactive challenges that make escaping more entertaining and wholesome. Definitely coming back once their other rooms become available early next year. If you're looking for a fair challenge, a fun time or a team building exercise look no further! read more

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Sabrina was a great host. We did the Cabin Fever escape room. It was such a great mix of puzzles. First time for most of us and everyone had fun and was able to contribute. read more

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Exceeded our expectations! Had so much more fun in The Gallery! Megan was great! Would definitely be back. Great for all ages but especially tweens and young adults! read more

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I coach high school club volleyball, and my team and I were looking for something to do in the Dallas area for some team bonding. We found Project Panic and had a great time! We did the Cabin escape room, and there was a great combination of easy, medium, and difficult puzzles/problems to solve in order to get out of the room in time. Our game master, Grey, was super helpful with hints and did a nice job explaining things that didn't make sense to us. We escaped the room with a mere 7 seconds to spare. If you like solving puzzles with a bit of time pressure, you should definitely check out Project Panic! read more

Did Maffianos, it was challenging enough to be fun! Sebastian made the experience better with his enthusiasm!

The Cabin was a great room, difficult but lots of fun. Some of the clues aren't very clear so that wastes some time and the keypad to exit is confusing - would have gotten out if we had a regular keypad to exit. Otherwise, the people there were great and friendly and accommodating. Will be going back. read more

I'm sorry to say that I've done all the escape rooms in this location, and so it's not like I can really come back (you're not supposed to do puzzles that you've already done before). Their hardest escape room is "The Cabin" and it's pretty big. There is one pretty big main room and a smaller upper room. Some of the puzzles in this one were really intuitive, and others were kind of a stretch. We had to use some clues for one part in particular, which, in hindsight, had way too many "guessing" steps to have been able to arrive at the correct solution within a reasonable time. They do take advantage of optical illusions, which is interesting--there are only a few rooms I've been to that use optical illusions rather than complex technology and problem solving, so that was refreshing. Some of the technology they had in the Cabin was not functioning well, and there were multiple times we were doing the right thing (verified by the GM), and were just unable to get it working, so the GM had to step in. The Gallery was quite fun as well, but much more obviously for novice or amateur puzzle goers. I'm not coming back again, but again, not because I don't want to, but because I can't. Good luck to everyone else who tackles this place! 3.4/5 read more

This was my first ever escape room so I wasn't sure exactly what to expect I came with a friend . Originally we were supposed to be in a different escape room but management was nice about letting us switch to a different room for more pleasant experience and we were really lucky because we had people that actually own an escape room in the group with us because neither of us knew really what to expect read more

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For years I have been telling people that the best Escape room I've ever been to consistently was the Panic Escape Room in Austin. However, I moved away from Austin years ago, and have not had an experience like it since. I did the cabin room as a group of 2 and had an amazing experience! The clues were well thought at and very creative! When we were leaving, I find out from the employee that this escape room is created by the same people that created the panic room in austin, and everything made sense to me! These guys know how to make the best escape rooms and the proof is in the consistency! Side note - You should go as more than a group of 2, unless you're highly experienced in escape rooms like me. read more

Had an amazing time at this place. Meaghan was absolutely amazing, helpful and very informative. She definitely enhanced our experience and made it fun. Highly recommend the place! read more

Overall great experience! Blaze was awesome and friendly. Oddly I picked the hardest one they had and just me and my boyfriend. It was really cold inside. read more

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Meaghan was a great room leader and so kind to our group of 7th grade boys. Wonderful experience and so much fun.

Had a great time tonight. Our game master made it a lot of fun. We did the White House with 3 people. Puzzles were fun to figure out. Challenging but we were able to get out in time. Would love to come back to do another room. read more

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Best panic room experience I've ever had! Our operator, Kathy, was incredibly helpful and very kind. And room was challenging and difficult but in the right ways, I've been to an escape room where it was difficult but not really for any coherent reason. Would definitely go back. If I do have any complaints, there was a technical difficulty in our room that ended up having us waste some time and the prices are a bit expensive at $32 per person (almost $200 for our group of 6). Would certainly recommend using Groupon to get a little less than 50% off. read more

Went here with a group of my friends and it was so fun! We did the art room and it was challenging and we had a great time trying to figure out how to get out!! These puzzles were challenging enough to figure out and super creative!!! Double thumbs up to those behind the room idea! Highly highly recommend!!! read more

I loved the challenge, the puzzles and the excitement of being part of something very unique. I also enjoyed having someone with me for the whole time we did it. I was able to pick up hints from my new friends that help me along the way. We ended up playing a bit before we packed up. We played several rounds on a few different levels and ended up playing in a series of two rounds. This was the second time we played this game and it was pretty fun. read more

We enjoyed our first escape room experience and are planning to make it a tradition with the rest of our family.

A couple of days ago, my husband and I were celebrating our anniversary. I attempted to schedule a game here but the online reservation minimum was 4 players. When I called, the person who answered the phone said they would reduce it to 3. So, instead of selling the room to two, they received NO money and the room sat empty. If you are looking for escape rooms for 2, please know you will not be allowed to only pay for 2 at this location. They will charge for at least 3 players. So, beware!! read more

The puzzles felt random. Not enough clues to actually solve. Left feeling frustrated.

Came with a group of 4 on a Sunday night and did their hardest room (the White House). We escaped! Challenging and Sebastian made sure we were on the right track when we needed assistance. read more

We had a really great time! We had a group of 7. Gray was aweesome helping us out with clues. Highly recommend. Very fun.

My first escape room experience and I couldn't have better things to say about the location. Megan was great, the puzzles were fun and coherent and overall the room was tied together very well. Our group of 5 did the Cabin Fever room in just under the time limit with 2/4 hints and we'll definitely be coming back to try out some of their other rooms. read more

So disappointing! Lady was rude upon our arrival and half the stuff in the room didn't work so we couldn't tell what was and wasn't part of the escape. Horrible experience. read more

Meajhan is great love the place and the puzzles. Great time with friends and family. Must for friends looking for a good time!! read more

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Great team building time with my company! Definitely recommend for big groups. Blaze did great as a host. read more

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This was my first time at a Escape room, i went with others who have done it before and they were blown away! The staff was amazing especially Sebastian! Very fun puzzles and very immersive will come back for sure! read more

This was our groups second escape room visit and this one definitely challenged us!! We wanted a multi-room experience and the White House room was so good! Tons of puzzles, very challenging and a lots of fun! Our game master, Grey, was very helpful with hints and great at explaining the game to us. read more