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Can you and your fellow field agents investigate an area's local market as you are about to wrap up you encounter a twist never expected?
- 2-8
- 60 mins
- Hard
- Not scary
Awards
- Nominee (2023) - TERPECA
- Finalist (2022) - TERPECA
- Finalist (2020) - TERPECA
- Finalist (2019) - TERPECA
All ratings (119)
Very positive
Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive
Reviews
fozooka
20 escape rooms
Successfully done with 2. Really cool set!! So much detail. Really cool transition and effects, leading to a wow moment. Actual puzzles were just okay.
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Lexus60068
11 escape rooms
Escape Game Chicago is a great location with several great rooms. Special Ops was a lot of fun. Having 4 people max is optimal for this room (5 was too many, as a few of us felt bored and cramped at times).
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Tlis
184 escape rooms
Not our favorite from this company, we did 2 of their other rooms at this point so this one was just ok
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plewdoh
2 escape rooms
This was my first escape room, and I loved it. It was a really entertaining immersive experience that just the right amount of challenging for a group our size (8). The story started off a little weak, but the ambiance and the clever puzzles made up for it. The story took a turn halfway through the experience, and the second half of the puzzle were very narrative-driven and satisfying. We finished with 8 seconds left on the clock.
Gameplay
Lots of different, cleverly designed puzzles that worked well with the story that was being told.
Atmosphere
The props and set design were very well done. Definitely an immersive experience.
Customer service
Staff were all very friendly and encouraging.
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Some of the puzzles were pretty tricky! But none of them felt frustratingly difficult.
Story
The story started off a little weak, but the ambience made up for what felt like a lacking narrative. Halfway through the puzzles, the story took a turn, and the second half of the experience was very narrative-driven and satisfying.
Difficulty
Medium
It was a little bit harder than I was expecting, which is a good thing! We did ask for a couple of hints, but for the most part, we were able to solve all of the puzzles on our own.
Game tech
High tech
I would say it was a satisfying mix. A lot of the puzzles were purely mechanical, and the ambiance was created using plenty of normal, everyday objects, but we received a couple of video transmissions throughout the experience, and some of the later puzzles involved buttons and touch screens. All of it felt appropriate to the story.
Ideal number of players
6
We had a group of 8, which at times felt like a bit too much. I would say the ideal group size for this room would be somewhere between 4 and 6. It might be too difficult for just 4 people, because there were a lot of puzzles, and usually there were people working on different ones simultaneously. But eight felt like a bit of a crowd. So maybe six?
Scary
Not scary
The storyline took a turn that I thought was quite dark, but the kids in our group did not seem bothered by it at all, and it’s probably not too different from what they see in movies and on TV.
Minimum age
8
We had some young kids in our group, and they seemed to enjoy it, but I think kids younger than 8 might not get that much out of the experience.
Was anything broken?
No
As far as I could tell, nothing was broken and everything was working smoothly.
Live actors
No
There were actors that delivered video transmissions from time to time during the experience.
Physically active
Somewhat
Toward the end, we were scrambling to try to finish the final puzzles on time, which got our heart rates up a bit.
Accessibility
Unfortunately, I don’t think this experience would have been super accessible to someone in a wheelchair. I don’t remember if there were captions during the video transmissions, but I think those were the only parts of the experience that might have been inaccessible to someone that was hard of hearing. There were a couple of puzzles that might have been challenging to someone who is colorblind.
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Medium
I’m not sure what the parking situation was. We arrived via rideshare.
cupofjoe18
79 escape rooms
Definitely a challenge for 2 players, but we got the job done! This room is everything you wouldn’t expect and then some. Great theming, great puzzles, and great staff!
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dickie
101 escape rooms
It’s easy to see why this chain is successful enough to be nationwide. The rooms are so immersive and well done. Special Ops is no different. It’s a very impressive room. There are some really cool props and mechanics, one of which I’ve never seen in an escape room before. There’s also one mechanic which is really well done but way too fiddly and time consuming.
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srcobra427
58 escape rooms
This was a solid game, a few too many red herrings for my taste. Good puzzles but we were told to use our phone flashlights when the flashlight they provided was too dim. Entertaining storyline and ambiance.
Panda
339 escape rooms
One of the most unique escape room experiences I’ve had thus far! Without heavy spoilers, this escape room utilizes novel sensory challenges and features a story that impacts the actual escape room flow in an interesting way.
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Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Sensory differences and plot twists
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Difficulty
Medium
Game tech
High tech
Scary
Not scary
Was anything broken?
No
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Limited
Britt25
276 escape rooms
This room is a must at this location. I can’t say more without spoiling the rest. Exactly as the page lists “you encounter a twist you never expected”.
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Ideal number of players
4
We played with a group of 4 enthusiasts. More could fit, but I think it’s a tight squeeze
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