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1. Room Escape Adventures
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1,273 reviews
ROOM ESCAPE ADVENTURES brings to life the mental challenges and adventure of online Escape Games, the pressure of Minute To Win It and the sleuthing of Sherlock Holmes to create pulse pounding team building activity that will have your mind racing and adrenaline flowing. Our interactive team building/interactive theater sessions allow for ticket holders to be the protagonists in an exciting plot that evolves differently each session based on the groups personalities and past experiences. Bring some friends and prepare to see a side of them you may not have seen before while you laugh, fret and beam with pride as you work together solving riddles and racing against the clock to escape! This event is ideal for: *A Team Building Function. If you don't work together, you won't escape! *The Coolest Date Night Ever! *An Exciting Family Outing. *Birthday Parties. *Crazy Fun With Friends!
Reviewed By jackkR3189JD
Eddie was our “Axepert” for the night and compared to other axe throwing businesses he by far made this one the best experience. His super positive attitude and great game ideas bring strangers together in friendly competition and if you are struggling with the axe throwing he will press pause on the games so that he can one on one mentor you. Great for couples would highly recommend Ragnarok Axe Throwing to anyone as well as having Eddie as the Axespert
2. Fox in a Box Chicago
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1,261 reviews
Experience the ultimate reality escape at Fox in a Box - Chicago! Our exceptional escape room adventures are ideal for families, corporate team-building groups and friends just looking for a fun and engaging brain-twisting challenge. Themed missions are designed for teams of 2-6 people and have a 60-minute time limit.
Reviewed By nstrubing - Saint John, United States
Fantastic escape room! Bruce was super enthusiastic about explaining, and he was very patient with us, all around a great employee!
3. Escapades
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
4. Escape Artistry - The Railcar
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 917 reviews
Chicago's Original Escape Games are built by local artists and tell Chicago stories for all to enjoy. The Railcar is Escape Artistry's Flagship escape room game, built in 2015, it has garnered attention from across the world of escape game enthusiasts. Tucked into the maze of art that is the Flat Iron Arts Building, The Railcar itself is an art installation with a twist. Modeled after the EL cars you can see from the studio's windows, The Railcar is built out of recycled materials and is approximately 3/4 the size of a proper CTA train car. This puzzling adventure is a hit for corporate teams, families, bachelor/bachelorette parties, birthdays, and rainy days. Can your team escape in time?
Reviewed By jcooney711
Our group of four managed to escape the railcar with just over two minutes to spare! None of us were first-timers, and this is my favorite escape room I've tried so far. The train car is a pretty unique setting with a cool story and theme. Big shoutout to our "conductor" Scooter for being welcoming, funny, helpful, and generally a great host. We love you Scooter! The puzzles were interesting and there was a lot of variety between them. I really like that they provide a dry-erase marker so your group can take notes on the train windows. (They ask that you don't bring your phone into the railcar.) The space is smaller than escape rooms I've done in the past, and I feel like it may feel crowded with a group larger than ~8 people, although there are plenty of puzzles for everyone to work on and they're well-distributed around the train car. We would definitely try another one of Escape Artistry's rooms!
5. Paniq Escape Room Chicago
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 229 reviews
It's the perfect time to PanIQ! Whether you're looking for a fun team-building activity, something new for your "tribe" to do for fun, or an inspired date night, PanIQ Rooms offer the hottest themes and challenges in escape rooms. Choose your theme, find a time, and get ready to test your mettle. You and your team will have 60 minutes to find the clues, decipher the puzzles, and solve the mystery to conquer the room and escape!
Reviewed By MegMZ - Chicago, United States
The title says it all - this experience really was so much more fun than I could have expected. I know escape rooms sometimes get a rep for being a little cheesy or only for team building, but this was seriously FUN. It made us feel accomplished and was a great way to start the night! Heidi and our game master Jeff were so helpful and Jeff did a great job thoroughly explaining everything, without giving anything away. We loved the decor and the puzzles were just the right amount of challenging (we're newbs). We'll definitely be back to try the others!
6. Mystory Room Escape Chicago
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
Who's played Escape Games on your phones and wondered what if it is real? Anyone? Aha I see a lot of hands up. We heard your voice and we are finally here! Mystory Room Escape Chicago is a real life physical adventure Escape Room game. You and the team will be locked in a room. Your task is to use elements of the room to solve a series of puzzles, find clues, and unlock yourself within 60 mins!
7. Room X Escape
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 158 reviews
Your group has 60 minutes to find its way out of a mysterious room. This is accomplished by using logic, searching for clues and using unique items in the room to help you get through obstacles like locks and doors, etc.
Reviewed By CarenC123 - New York City, United States
We had a lot of fun although spent too much trying certain puzzles before asking for clues. The hour goes by fast..a lot of fun and hope to be back. Some puzzles were really difficult and it’s a divide and conquer exercise. Highly recommended!
8. The Escape Game Chicago
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2,648 reviews
The Escape Game is a live 60-minute adventure. You and your team will select a challenge and will have one hour to complete your mission and escape. We offer several unique experiences, all happening in a completely immersive environment. You may be in prison planning an escape, on Mars trying to repair a spaceship or in a museum stealing back a piece of art.
9. EscapeHouse Chicago
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 691 reviews
During the course of a 60-minute room escape experience, you and your group will be tested on your ability to search for clues, solve puzzles and work together to get out before your time expires. Save the White House: You and fellow teammates are being trained as secret agents and find yourselves locked down in the White House during an attack. It's up to you to Save the White House! Escape the Safe House: Your spy skills are being tested in a high tech spy lair, requiring a mastery of spy-craft to complete your mission in time! After your escape, visit the next door SafeHouse bar and restaurant to continue your adventure, with a fun scavenger hunt, spy-themed food and cocktails, and a secret escape route when you leave.
Reviewed By bluehour95
This was my 6th Escape Room experience and definitely the best. There were a lot of fun, creative puzzles and unlike a lot of Escape Roos, where you could “shortcut,” you had to be very methodical in this one. It didn’t recycle a lot of the common Escape Room puzzles like black lights and coding wheels and a lot of times I was surprised at how and where new keys appeared. Agent Cassidy was great, very attentive and did a good walk through when we were finished. Would do again!
10. Team vs Time
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 443 reviews
Team vs Time is a premier room escape offering event spaces with immersive environments, logic and tactile based puzzles and thrilling experiences! We are the room escape for room escape enthusiasts!
Reviewed By debbieax1968 - Glenview, United States
Our family loves going to escape rooms and this is definitely one of our favorites. Great puzzles, just the right amount of challenge and super friendly staff. We can’t wait to come back so that we can try one of their other rooms!
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