Route 51

Best waiting area too!

Fun idea for a room but AI slop was used for videos, vo, and graphic design. Such a bummer. Beyond the AI, sound design really needs some work. Puzzles that rely on audio are poorly implemented (and the fact it's an AI generated voice with a filter over it doesn't help).

a good variety of experiences inside this game where teamwork is heavily encouraged. a handful of original concepts for some of the challenges and other challenges really require major teamwork or multiple players. grab a secret menu beverage to fully immerse yourself in the gameplay world!

I enjoyed the sci fi setting overall, and had a good time playing through with friends. However, I felt disappointed at the over reliance on AI for the production quality of this room, and the lack of a cohesive narrative to explain the existence of the puzzles within the story and the objects/set pieces within the 2nd room entirely. I didn’t mind the hint system, our GM was quick to respond, and we only needed 1 hint, but I can see why others may be frustrated.

This was the only room we did here so maybe they have some better ones. We chose this one based on a previous review of someone stating it was their favourite.. Theme was great at this location i mean it really looks like a convenience store but the puzzles were very lack lustre and the alien speaking for hints was so difficult to understand over other sounds in the room and players speaking over each other. This room is only 2 rooms (3 if you count a small bathroom that opens in the first room) the puzzles are easy in hindsight but so it's easy to overthink and get frustrated and stuck because you just do not know where to start when you enter. And the hint system is complete garbage because either you can't hear the alien speaking or there's someone typing to give you the hint and it takes forever or they tell you a hint that you already know. We escaped with 3 minutes to spare and left utterly disappointed. I would suggest picking a different room at this location if you're looking for one to do. If I had known the puzzles and the room was only 2 tiny rooms I probably wouldn't have chosen this one. It’s not a bad room it’s just a room I’d rank at the bottom on my list of top tier escape room experiences.

My fave of the three I did here. (Also did asylum and morning after). 51 is just fun. Reccomend 3+ players. We did it with 2 but there was one part that was pretty tough

PanIQ has two unique rooms in this location: Route 51 and Superhero Origins. For this room specifically, I found the interpretation of the supernatural to be refreshing. However, like some folks were sharing with their reviews, this room needs a little love from the wear and tear. The buttons for some of the puzzles needed a harder push to respond, and this could get frustrating with a time-sensitive reset. Overall though, the puzzles themselves were the right amount of difficulty and I liked the diversity of puzzles too. There were tactile puzzles, sound puzzles, and puzzles that required observation and teamwork. I would recommend bringing at least three people to this room. Parking in West Hollywood could be tricky so come early and check out the bar and lounge area that they have also!

Great concept/ location. Puzzles were well designed. However, due to wear and tear several controls/ inputs used for the puzzles were less than responsive when we visited. These puzzles also happened to be timing critical. So that added significant frustrations and time delays.

It was fine. One puzzle was nearly impossible for two people. Recommend minimum of three. Another important puzzle has a timing issue too. Story wasn’t very immersive, felt like I was “doing an escape room.”