South Elgin

At Panic Escape Room our ultimate goal is to offer you an unforgettable experience that will allow you to relive a crowd favorite movie production. This is unlike any other escape room on the market. The concept is simple: you and your teammates will enter one of our mysterious game rooms, in which you have approximately 60 minutes to escape. Each room is developed with not only the most original content (such as puzzles and challenges) on the market, but its own unique story.

South Elgin

At Panic Escape Room our ultimate goal is to offer you an unforgettable experience that will allow you to relive a crowd favorite movie production. This is unlike any other escape room on the market. The concept is simple: you and your teammates will enter one of our mysterious game rooms, in which you have approximately 60 minutes to escape. Each room is developed with not only the most original content (such as puzzles and challenges) on the market, but its own unique story.

HOW IT WORKS

Escape your reality,
and play in ours.

1

Choose your own adventure. Will you be a researcher, a hacker or a secret agent? We offer an adventure like no other escape room where you and your friends and family can become the protagonists of your own movie!

2

It’s more fun with people you know. Each escape room can hold a maximum of 6-8 guests, depending on the room, but you can book as many or as few tickets as you like.

3

Tickets must be purchased online at least 60 minutes in advance here on our website. Walk-ins are not allowed. See our pricing details. If you are interested in bringing in a group of 8 or more for a team building activity or a private party, please contact us in advance at info@panicescaperoom.com or at (224) 268-3947.

4

Show up to our location on time or risk forfeiting your ticket. We cannot let you in if you are more than 15 minutes late. Depending on the room, you have 45 minutes to one hour to escape. Whether you can is up to you.

HOW IT WORKS

Escape your reality,
and play in ours.

1

Choose your own adventure. Will you be a researcher, a hacker or a secret agent? We offer an adventure like no other escape room where you and your friends and family can become the protagonists of your own movie!

2

It’s more fun with people you know. Each escape room can hold a maximum of 6-8 guests, depending on the room, but you can book as many or as few tickets as you like.

3

Tickets must be purchased online at least 60 minutes in advance here on our website. Walk-ins are not allowed. See our pricing details. If you are interested in bringing in a group of 8 or more for a team building activity or a private party, please contact us in advance at info@panicescaperoom.com or at (224) 268-3947.

4

Show up to our location on time or risk forfeiting your ticket. We cannot let you in if you are more than 15 minutes late. Depending on the room, you have 45 minutes to one hour to escape. Whether you can is up to you.

HOW IT WORKS

Escape your reality,
and play in ours.

Choose your own adventure. Will you be a researcher, a hacker or a secret agent? We offer an adventure like no other escape room where you and your friends and family can become the protagonists of your own movie!

It’s more fun with people you know. Each escape room can hold a maximum of 6-8 guests, depending on the room, but you can book as many or as few tickets as you like.

Tickets must be purchased online at least 60 minutes in advance here on our website. Walk-ins are not allowed. See our pricing details. If you are interested in bringing in a group of 8 or more for a team building activity or a private party, please contact us in advance at info@panicescaperoom.com or at (224) 268-3947.

Show up to our location on time or risk forfeiting your ticket. We cannot let you in if you are more than 15 minutes late. Depending on the room, you have 45 minutes to one hour to escape. Whether you can is up to you.

Forever Purge

SOUTH ELGIN

The last hour arrives for the annual purge, but this time it doesn’t end! A fanatic group has claimed it as the purge forever and you must escape them and infiltrate their hideout and foil their plans.

Location: South Elgin
No. of Players: 2-10 Players
Difficulty Level: Intermediate
Completion Time: 60 min

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Night at the Museum

SOUTH ELGIN

First night of orientation at the museum and something seems off. Your trainer disappears and locks you in for the night, but it gets worse. You quickly find out that if you don’t leave within 60 minutes of closing you will become a permanent part of the museum’s exhibits.

Location: South Elgin
No. of Players:
2-12 Players
Difficulty Level: Advanced
Completion Time: 60 min

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Alice in Wonderland

SOUTH ELGIN

It’s getting late and the Red Queen is on her way back, no time to linger around! you mustn’t be seen or it’s “off with your head” Find the missing tea cup and make your way back home and return to your tea party another day!

Location: South Elgin
No. of Players:
2-6 Players
Difficulty Level: Rookie
Completion Time: 45 min

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We Are Anonymous 2.0

SOUTH ELGIN

Your team is in pursuit of a rogue agent. His background working with the CIA, NIS and A high-ranking government official has been exposed as a secret member of the hacker group Anonymous. He has orchestrated a nuclear strike to set off world war 3. It is up to you and your team to find clues in his apartment and figure out a way to avert this disaster. You are our last line of defense! “We are anonymous, we do not forget we do not forgive we are a legion!”

Location: South Elgin
No. of Players:
2-6 Players
Difficulty Level: Novice
Completion Time: 60 min

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Unsolved Mysteries: Institution Secrets

SOUTH ELGIN

Some say that a building can retain memories and imprints of emotions. If that’s true, 1000 W Spring Street is more haunted than most.

An outpatient center for nearby Elgin State Mental Hospital in the 60’s, was shut down for unauthorized experimentation on patients. 

Following this, it was converted into an academy for troubled youth… That is until an entire class and teacher disappeared in 1978, ruining the reputation of the school and leaving the building abandoned and untouched to this day.

A recent string of disappearances have caught the attention of the public, and now it’s up to you to discover the secrets hidden within these decrepit walls…

Location: South Elgin
No. of Players:
2-8 Players
Difficulty Level: Intermediate
Completion Time: 60 min

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HOW TO PLAY

Relive the stories,
escape the rooms.

Panic Escape Room is a live 60-minute adventure! Start by picking your theme – from classics like The Conjuring, Hostel, or The Purge to favorites like Split or Narcos – then team up to follow clues, solve puzzles, and complete your mission in under 60 minutes! Our games provide a unique hands-on experience, designed for families, friends, couples, corporate groups, and anyone else looking to be the protagonist within some of their favorite movies.

HOW TO PLAY

Relive the stories,
escape the rooms.

Panic Escape Room is a live 60-minute adventure! Start by picking your theme – from classics like The Conjuring, Hostel, or The Purge to favorites like Split or Narcos – then team up to follow clues, solve puzzles, and complete your mission in under 60 minutes! Our games provide a unique hands-on experience, designed for families, friends, couples, corporate groups, and anyone else looking to be the protagonist within some of their favorite movies.

HOW TO PLAY

Relive the stories,
escape the rooms.

Panic Escape Room is a live 60-minute adventure! Start by picking your theme – from classics like The Conjuring, Hostel, or The Purge to favorites like Split or Narcos – then team up to follow clues, solve puzzles, and complete your mission in under 60 minutes! Our games provide a unique hands-on experience, designed for families, friends, couples, corporate groups, and anyone else looking to be the protagonist within some of their favorite movies.

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