The PassageTwisted Limits Escape RoomsEscape roomIRLSo amazing. Puzzle-wise maybe not the greatest but in terms of certain aspects of the set design it is iconic. They really downplay it in your introduction. Our GM was like, “you might find a water feature in this room, but just know there are no clues hidden in the water so you don’t have to reach in.” And then you walk in, turn the corner and have a very WTF moment. There’s also a very trippy portion of the room which my group found immensely entertaining but I could see it actually preventing certain people from continuing through the room.
Cheesie's Pizza Party60 to Escape - SchaumburgEscape roomIRLIf animatronic puppets make you uneasy definitely don’t do this room. I was terrified the entire time. If you can get past your fears then you’re in for in for a fun and challenging room. Make sure you read everything and search thoroughly!
Pirates Curse60 to Escape - MilwaukeeEscape roomIRLVery immersive, well-designed and decorated. Some of the puzzles are pretty difficult and you REALLY have to search thoroughly. We missed or ignored 3 things that we ended up needing hints to find.
Hidden Temple60 to Escape - GurneeEscape roomIRLSuper polished, super immersive. Definitely one of my favorite rooms. Lots of clever puzzles and props.
PlaygroundThe Escape Game - San FranciscoEscape roomIRLThis is a well done room. Very clean, puzzles are clear, and plenty to do. Such an awesome experience. We were really excited to do more of The Escape Game rooms.
Magic Heist60 to Escape - SchaumburgEscape roomIRLSuper immersive and just absolutely gorgeous room. There’s just some really fun and clever puzzles that make you feel really accomplished and proud after you solve them.
Prison BreakThe Escape Game - ChicagoEscape roomIRLIn typical prison-themed escape room style you start off in separate cells. There were 8 of us I think that did the room and it was a bit tight in some places. There are plenty of puzzles but maybe not quite enough to keep a group of our size busy. There were definitely moments where we were all just stuck on 1 puzzle to proceed but only one or two people could look at it at a time so there were 6 of us just waiting and aimlessly searching. One prop was a bit beat up and nearly impossible to use/read properly so that held us back for a while. Still it was a fun room and like the other rooms with this franchise was really well made.
Duke's Farm60 to Escape - GurneeEscape roomIRLVery well made/well designed room with some unique mechanics. Fun premise/plot, puzzles weren’t very challenging but it’s still a great experience. Side note: at least one of your team will need to be able to get on the ground and crawl.
Mystery Manor60 to Escape - GurneeEscape roomIRLThis is a creepy room. There’s nothing actually scary about it but it is so well designed and decorated that you just can’t help but let it get to your head. I was terrified the entire time. There’s some really fun and clever puzzles.
Bonus Fun Time Game Show ChallengeEscape FactorEscape roomIRLOur GM was AMAZING, very surprising, very funny, and just a bit awkward and we loved it so much. This was a very fun room, it’s almost like a game within a game.
