Popular escape rooms in Chicago
The players find themselves in a strange prison and attempt to learn its secrets and escape. 2 – 6 60 min.
A strange professor is working on a mysterious project at the Asylum of Heaven Falls, where visitors disappear. 2 – 6 60 min.
If you succeed in your mission you will become national heroes! If you fail, you will be treated as a common criminal by the authorities. 2 – 8 60 min.
Escape the prison before it's too late! 2 – 8 60 min.
You have exactly 60 minutes to repair your ship and launch if you ever want to see Earth again. 2 – 8 60 min.
You've been tipped off the location of the gold stash... But so has the mob. 2 – 8 60 min.
A zombie virus escaped from the lab and the team has to find a way to stop it. 2 – 6 60 min.
The Heist - Vol. 1: Chasing Hahn is a fully digital experience that you can play right at your house. All you need is an internet connection and a bit of wit! 2 – 4 120 min.
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We transport you back to school and your childhood. 2 – 6 60 min.
The team has to find a way to escape from El Dorado without losing a treasure. 2 – 6 60 min.
During the cold war, an agent escapes with a nuclear bomb with a goal of destroying the world. 2 – 6 60 min.
It started as a routine operation... 2 – 8 60 min.
Epic adventures + stress-free booking = Next-level team building 2 – 40 60 min.
This town is not known to be a tourist destination and its motel is shady at best. 2 – 6 60 min.
The goal of the game is to discover Shogun’s secret without being noticed. 2 – 6 60 min.
Escape From Iron Gate is a prison break themed board game with unlimited replays. Act, draw, solve your way to freedom! 2 – 8 120 min.
Can you brave the heights, unlock the secrets, and recover your possessions in time? 2 – 6 60 min.
The cemetery beckons you to uncover its secrets. Do you heed its call? 2 – 6 60 min.
You’ve never had a doctor’s appointment as puzzling as this! 2 – 4 30 min.
Tick, tick, tick! Spin those brain gears and unravel the temporal stitches in time! 4 – 10 60 min.
Can you channel your inner game show contestant and solve your way into the winners' circle? 3 – 8 60 min.
New escape rooms in Chicago
You have stumbled upon old WW2 Bunker and accidentally set off the detonation of a Nuclear Missile. The problem is... half of your group is trapped in another room and they have the materials you need to halt the launch and save the world. 2 – 8 60 min.
It's the night of your reunion and you and your friends decide to cut thru Mr. Ashford's haunted woods. Ever since you were young, you have seen signs posted... 2 – 8 60 min.
What can be worse for mafia than to disappoint their Godfather? The rival mafia clan has stolen a million dollars from your Godfather, but there is a chance to fix the situation! 2 – 6 60 min.
Casino Heist
Escape gamePlay your own movie... 2 – 2 30 min.
You and your friends traveled to a country that is not very hospitable to foreign visitors. You thought the thrill is worth the risk, but your luck has run out and you were arrested by corrupt cops. The ransom requested for your freedom is too high. 2 – 10 60 min.
Can you escape from the clutches of a killer? An intern is helping show off the Marley Center for Mental Health to investors when he gets trapped in the psych ward with the institution’s most dangerous inmate: Kevin. 1 – 8 80 min.
Alone in Ward 6 Online
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Escape rooms in Chicago
Based on a true but bizarre kidnapping out of Chicago that took place in the 1930's. 2 – 6 60 min.
One person can keep a secret, but not two. 2 – 10 60 min.
Your team is dispatched on a special ops mission to abort the launch. You are the world's last hope... 2 – 6 60 min.
This is your only chance for liberty. Are you quick-witted and resourceful enough to escape? 2 – 6 60 min.
If you locate and crack the safe in time, you will be rich beyond your wildest dreams. Stumble, and you will end your career of crime behind bars. 2 – 6 60 min.
Gather all of your cash, and escape the headquarters before the mob arrives! 2 – 7 60 min.
Do you have what it takes to save humanity in this time-traveling adventure? 2 – 8 60 min.
Sherlock Holmes invitation from Scotland yard! 2 – 6 60 min.
Sherlock Holmes has enlisted your help in foiling Professor Moriarty’s latest deadly scheme. Can you stop him in time before he releases a deadly virus in the halls of Parliament? 2 – 10 60 min.
Can you restore power before whatever lies within breaks free? 2 – 8 60 min.
Is there a secret agent hidden inside, eagerly waiting to sharpen his logic or are you the one they all call Indiana Jones? 2 – 6 60 min.
Can your team find the antidote and save the lives of those infected before it is too late? 2 – 7 60 min.
Your team must travel to LeFay’s haven to search her lair and try to escape with not only her infamous book but also your lives. 2 – 6 60 min.
Steal back an ancient artifact that was stolen from you by the Museum. 4 – 8 60 min.
You have 60 minutes to find evidence of his bootlegging operations before Al Capone and Machine Gun Jack return with tommy guns in hand – and they will show no mercy upon finding you on the premises. Good Luck! 2 – 8 60 min.
Will it be game over for the mayor, or can your team save him in time? 2 – 8 60 min.
Will you be able to escape from death row before the warden returns to make you a statistic? 4 – 7 60 min.
You will have to smell, listen and touch, in order to solve the mystery of the tavern and escape. 2 – 10 60 min.
You need to find major evidence against the gangsters before they sniff you out. 2 – 6 60 min.
Jack is looking for revenge. He has invited you to visit his new art gallery to help him finish his new masterpiece. Your only chance at survival is to help him finish his twisted vision. 1 – 4 20 min.
You have 60 minutes to escape the hospital before Doctor Death arrives to kill you all! 2 – 10 60 min.
You have one hour to clear the only evidence against you and avoid the prison 2 – 10 60 min.
You are part of a Special Task Force Team know as the Revenant Corps. Your team’s mission is to break into the terrorist base. Stop the Zombie Warhead Missile from launching an infectious disease that will destroy the human race. 4 – 12 60 min.
Foil an evil Sorcerer's plot against your uncle and escape his magic lair before the curse is irreversible. 2 – 10 60 min.
You have only 60 minutes to escape, or the next body in a morgue will be yours. 2 – 5 60 min.
The Greater Retired Alliance of Intelligence and Espionage needs your help! 2 – 10 60 min.
Your escape room mission is to quickly uncover secrets, solve clues and locate the codes to launch missile interceptors to save the White House before time runs out. 2 – 10 60 min.
Unravel the mystery and unveil the killer's identity before you are cast in their sinister sequel. 2 – 8 60 min.
To prove yourself to the mob boss, steal as much cash as you can and escape the Schaumburg bank in 60 minutes. 2 – 10 60 min.
Escape the time-and-space warp before the time machine runs out of power. 2 – 10 60 min.
Make your escape from this high-tech spy lair to demonstrate your mastery of spy-craft and prove yourself to Control. 2 – 10 60 min.
Plata o Plomo 2 – 10 60 min.
Solve the puzzle to escape with the money from the police station 2 – 10 60 min.
No Government is Safe 2 – 8 60 min.
SCARY VR Escape Room! 2 – 6 60 min.
Can you steal the jewel, or will this be the job that finally puts you behind bars? 2 – 8 60 min.
You and a group of friends take a trip to the Lake House to find out what’s really been going on there! 2 – 6 60 min.
A zombie themed escape room kit that transforms your living room into a nail-biting adventure. 2 – 200 60 min.
It’s up to you and your team to stop the cloning experiments and save Chicago! 2 – 8 60 min.
During a walk in the park, you found a portal that leads to the mysterious world. An amazing sanctuary populated by animals appears in front of you. But how do you get back? 2 – 6 60 min.
Working on behalf of the mysterious ONEIROS company, your team is tasked with investigating a research site deep underground... 5 – 8 60 min.
The command center for the nuclear missile program has been compromised. You have 60 minutes to regain control before nuclear Armageddon is unleashed. 2 – 10 60 min.
Will you solve the mystery and escape in time to become legendary? 2 – 8 60 min.
Top secret mission! 2 – 10 60 min.
Your tribe has been placed on a deserted island and must work as a team to solve puzzles and riddles in search of your immunity mask. 2 – 6 45 min.
You and your friends traveled to a country that is not very hospitable to foreign visitors. You thought the thrill is worth the risk, but your luck has run out and you were arrested by corrupt cops. The ransom requested for your freedom is too high. 2 – 10 60 min.
A time travel escape room kit that transforms your home into an immersive activity that will engage your kids. Without leaving your home! 2 – 30 45 min.
YOU MAY HAVE SEEN A GAME LIKE THIS BEFORE… 4 – 8 60 min.
Supervillains have been spotted at the mall. Will you be able to stop them? 1 – 6 45 min.
Protect your house from these bandits by setting traps before they come! 2 – 8 60 min.
Can you find your pistol in time before the shootout at High Noon? 2 – 6 60 min.
Once the game has started, the game must be finished. 2 – 8 60 min.
This 40-minute room has 18 puzzles, one lock and no keys! 1 – 6 60 min.
Escape the pyramid or be trapped inside forever 4 – 12 60 min.
Lord is about to rise and gain unprecedented power. 2 – 10 60 min.
See what clues you can find to uncover what’s really going on behind closed doors and collect the info needed to save the animals! 1 – 7 60 min.
It is up to you to solve the mysterious circumstances surrounding the disappearance of those before you, and if possible - recover the relic. 2 – 8 60 min.
Defend your homeworld 2 – 6 30 min.
Dr. Watson and his team of elite cardiac surgeons have been locked out of the operating room. Now, it is up to you to perform the heart surgery before the patient expires! 2 – 8 60 min.
Your mission is to figure out who the crime boss is and gather enough evidence to arrest him. 2 – 8 60 min.
Oxygen is already RUNNING OUT! 2 – 8 60 min.
A very puzzle-oriented and non-linear experience requiring organization and multitasking. 3 – 6 60 min.
You must disarm the bomb in order to save the world from a devastating release of the deadly viruses. 4 – 10 60 min.
It looked like a great place to hide until the door clicked behind you. Now you have 20 minutes to find a way out. 2 – 4 20 min.
Failure means A LIFE BEHIND BARS! 2 – 8 60 min.
Try to locate the files proving your innocence in the security office, or go down for the crime you didn't commit. 2 – 8 60 min.
MWAHAHAHA! 1 – 7 60 min.
Unbound Fighting League 2 – 6 30 min.
You and your team will need to work together to restore the power and prevent a nuclear meltdown. 2 – 8 60 min.
This kids escape room kit will transform your living room into an exciting Egyptian adventure! 2 – 200 45 min.
You only have an hour to find the sacred scarab and escape the room before the curse devours your soul! 2 – 10 60 min.
Save Leonardo da Vinci's most treasured work before it's stolen by a band of thieves. 2 – 8 60 min.
Your special police force has been cracking down on criminal gangs for years and taking no prisoners. The last major operation left several corrupt police heads rolling. 2 – 6 60 min.
Scooby-Doo and the Spooky Castle Adventure - can you save your town from disaster? 2 – 8 60 min.
You only have 60 minutes before the Ripper flees London forever, depriving Great Britain of the truth…who is Jack the Ripper? 2 – 8 60 min.
Find the treasure before it’s too late 2 – 8 60 min.
Sherlock has been framed and Dr. Watson is counting on you to be able to piece together the evidence they’ve collected to clear the great detective’s name! 1 – 10 60 min.
Your goal is to find all the clues hidden within the room, then use your detective skills to solve the case and correctly identify the murderer. 2 – 6 60 min.
13 people have gone missing in the woods since the last full moon, and you were hired to track one of them down. 2 – 7 60 min.
Sherlock Holmes is missing! Help find him before the clock runs out. 2 – 8 60 min.
You must find it within an hour before the spirit enters you. 2 – 7 60 min.
Restore the Holy Grail to its altar 4 – 15 60 min.
Be brave... Stay calm... Work together... But remember... Time is of the essence... 2 – 8 60 min.
Can your team of private investigators get to the bottom of this strange case? 2 – 8 60 min.
You have one chance to plant the virus on the server to complete your mission. 2 – 6 60 min.
You and your group have a reservation tonight at Area 50-Yum, an alien-themed pizza restaurant in town. When you get there, your waiter pulls you aside and tells you that they think something...strange is going on there. 2 – 8 60 min.
Search the apartment to gather intel on the whereabouts of a missing agent. 2 – 8 60 min.
Can you identify the perpetrators and solve the crime? 2 – 8 60 min.
A 1920's Gatsby style murder mystery game of debaucherous luxury and deadly feuds. Get ready for a stay-at-home night of velvet gloves, blood-stained. 2 – 200 60 min.
A multi-room adventure of up to 100 minutes set in ancient Rome where you must follow Spartacus’ path to freedom! 2 – 6 100 min.
Your team is charged with restoring Project ICARUS, an ancient interplanetary defense system that was abandoned centuries ago in the jungles of an unknown planet. 2 – 8 60 min.
The year is 1929. You and other notorious bank robbers of the Dylan gang were ambushed by a rival gang. They’ve locked you in the cell of your own safehouse and set a bomb to go off in 20 minutes! 1 – 4 20 min.
Travel back in time and find yourself in the 90's! 4 – 10 60 min.
A daring escape from ruthless pirates! 1 – 8 60 min.
Will you be able to destroy the blackmail they have on you? 2 – 6 60 min.
Your team of 8 must solve puzzles to regain control of the wacky performance before curtain call. 2 – 8 60 min.
A tour of CDC goes horribly wrong after a deadly virus is released into the ventilation. You have only 60 minutes to find a cure and escape before your whole team is infected. 2 – 10 60 min.
Play your own movie... 2 – 2 30 min.
Take part in the maelstrom of events and put yourself in Alice's shoes! Plunge into a world of real magic! 2 – 6 60 min.
One unfortunate agent needs your help recovering radioactive materials misplaced by the Manhattan Project before all of Chicago must duck and cover! 2 – 8 60 min.
A detailed experience with many hidden clues to find, oriented around critical/analytical thinking. 3 – 8 60 min.
Find your stolen playbook before the championship game without getting caught. 2 – 6 60 min.
The Psychiatric Facility 4 – 10 60 min.
South American Jungle, 2015 2 – 6 60 min.
The year is 1692, Salem Massachusetts. Zelda has been captured by witch hunters. You must find and read the amnesia spell to free Zelda and save witchcraft from certain doom. 1 – 5 20 min.
Will you escape from Dr. Trauma's captivity, or will you face a gruesome premature demise? 2 – 10 60 min.
Will you be clever enough to step into Sherlock’s shoes and solve the mystery? 2 – 8 60 min.
Escape the curse 2 – 6 30 min.
You must hurry but must not panic as the water rises and time runs out. 2 – 12 60 min.
Hello. And welcome to...Cartman's Escape Room™! 2 – 8 60 min.
You and your friends have to race against the clock to save yourselves and your host from an evil entity. 2 – 6 60 min.
“Sentence against an evil work is not executed peedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.” - Ecclesiastes 8:11 2 – 7 60 min.
Find out who was the Real Jack-the-Ripper before it's too late! 3 – 12 60 min.
As members of the royal court, you will travel to 14th-century England, where you have unearthed a diabolical plot by a cabal of errant knights bent on unseating the Queen. 2 – 8 60 min.
You have a mere 60 minutes to navigate through the treacherous waters and find your way back to the surface. 2 – 8 60 min.
Break in and neutralize a nuclear warhead before it goes off! Collaboration required to solve plot-driven puzzles. All inside virtual reality! 2 – 6 60 min.
Can you solve his puzzles and make it out of his thrilling house of horrors or will you become another piece to his growing collection? 2 – 10 60 min.
A more practical and hands-on experience dealing with clues that are discovered along the mission. 3 – 8 60 min.
You have 60 minutes to find the treasure before the bank evicts Grandma. 2 – 8 60 min.
Away Mission 2 – 6 30 min.
Within 60 minutes, the tower will be engulfed in flames. Your objectives are to ensure the evacuation of the occupants, enable fire suppression systems, shut down all electrical junctions and escape to the roof to await helicopter extraction. 2 – 10 60 min.
The original horror 2 – 6 30 min.
It's a classic Whodunnit with an escape room twist! You've never played a game like this before! 4 – 12 60 min.
Behind this door, you will find a VERY special land. A land filled with memories and dreams, family and friends, and traditions to enjoy and share. 2 – 6 30 min.
You have 1 hour to escape the ship before it fully capsizes. 2 – 10 60 min.
One young detective needs your help to bring down the infamous John Dillinger and his gang once and for all. 2 – 10 60 min.
Both players who are kids and those that are kids at heart will enjoy tackling the puzzles that the Playground has in store for your team! 1 – 8 60 min.
Each piece of the puzzle you find brings you closer to your timely escape. 2 – 10 60 min.
Dad has been working on a new hobby and keeping it a secret. You have 60 mins to find out what it is before he gets back. 2 – 8 60 min.
It’s the beginning of the 22nd century. Society has collapsed amid rapid technological progress. People are modifying their own bodies extensively... 2 – 6 60 min.
The Superhero Task Force has recruited you to aid them in responding to an urgent distress signal for the city of Megatropolis... 1 – 7 60 min.
Uncover the mysteries that surround this bizarre home and take home an immense fortune, or suffer a fate worse than death! 2 – 8 60 min.
Your Show. Your Games. Our Rules. 2 – 8 60 min.
The Only Way Through is Back 4 – 8 60 min.
You must figure out what is happening before things get disasterous. 2 – 6 60 min.
Popular printable escape room that will thrill your friends and family! 2 – 100 60 min.
The Disappearance of Mr. George
Escape gameCan you escape without a trace? 2 – 10 60 min.
Can Anabelle come out and play? 2 – 8 60 min.
A new kind of video escape room! 1 – 8 60 min.
Hunt for the Crimson Fang Online
Escape gameSurvive in a small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean 2 – 6 60 min.
Survival VR
Escape gameSeveral years ago some extremely gruesome events took place at the local mental institution... 2 – 4 60 min.
Granny hides a secret in the attic. You and your cousins have decided to break into the attic while she is at the doctor only to find... You now have only one hour to escape. 2 – 10 60 min.
You'll have to use your brain and teamwork to solve the traps in the hideout of the thief and recover the fireworks. The village of Matsuri depends on you! 1 – 10 60 min.
While the warden is quelling a riot, you have one hour to escape from your cell to freedom. 2 – 10 60 min.
Master Diaphugius is the greatest name in wizardry in a handful of generations, and he selected you to be his apprentices. 2 – 7 60 min.
It has stolen the families inheritance, breaking into the house should be easy...or so you thought. Inside trapped in his traps you must escape with all the items on the list before it returns. 2 – 10 60 min.
As the placid undersea world begins to turn on you, will you be able to escape? 2 – 4 60 min.
Once Upon a time, several distant travelers came upon a small seaside town... 2 – 4 60 min.
Kids escape room kit! 1 – 100 45 min.
Escape From Jigsaw Island
Escape gameCan you reactivate the system and save mankind? 2 – 6 60 min.
Will you find your wallet before the 60 minutes is up or will you have to face a sink full of dishes? 2 – 8 60 min.
The No Escape Room in Buffalo Grove is excited to be the first in Chicago land to introduce the Virtual Realty (VR) escape room that offers fully immersive experience. 2 – 4 60 min.
Welcome To Your Worst Nightmare 2 – 8 60 min.
Could you sneak into Cliff’s room and save your toys and get out or will it be too late? 2 – 8 60 min.
You and your friends discover a mysterious cabin. You enter the cabin and undo a spell that conjures a demon. Surrounded by trinkets and artifacts of a powerful witch, you and your friends must find the missing pages to reverse the curse and escape alive! 2 – 8 60 min.
You and your engineering team have 60 minutes to repair the engine room before the life support fails dooming you and your crew. Do you have what it takes to be the hero? 1 – 10 60 min.
Do you have what it takes to apprentice with Sherlock Holmes and join the League of Masters in Elementary Deduction? 2 – 10 60 min.
Can you escape from the clutches of a killer? An intern is helping show off the Marley Center for Mental Health to investors when he gets trapped in the psych ward with the institution’s most dangerous inmate: Kevin. 1 – 8 80 min.
Alone in Ward 6 Online
Escape gameIt's the night of your reunion and you and your friends decide to cut thru Mr. Ashford's haunted woods. Ever since you were young, you have seen signs posted... 2 – 8 60 min.
Do you have what it takes to clear your name? 2 – 8 60 min.
What can be worse for mafia than to disappoint their Godfather? The rival mafia clan has stolen a million dollars from your Godfather, but there is a chance to fix the situation! 2 – 6 60 min.
Casino Heist
Escape gameYou have one hour to find the rings and escape before the bomb blows! 2 – 8 60 min.
You have stumbled upon old WW2 Bunker and accidentally set off the detonation of a Nuclear Missile. The problem is... half of your group is trapped in another room and they have the materials you need to halt the launch and save the world. 2 – 8 60 min.
Do you have what it takes? Find out on ‘The Railcar'! 2 – 10 60 min.
Can your group finish your beloved professor's research before the volcano erupts? 2 – 8 60 min.
Can you find the recipe, produce the candy, and save the factory? 2 – 8 60 min.
Find the antidote and SAVE THE WORLD! 2 – 8 60 min.
Are you logic and order or creativity and passion? You must figure out how to bring your two sides together to save the patient... 2 – 14 60 min.
Off With Your Head 2 – 6 60 min.
The intelligence world is cloaked in secret, but one of those secrets has slipped out. The Fixer, a shadowy foreign agent, has been identified by MI5 agents in London, and he is believed to be planning a terrorist attack here in the city. 2 – 7 60 min.
Welcome to the Purge 2 – 10 60 min.
What happened on the night of the accident? What happened after? Questions that remained unanswered until the day when something unusual was found. If only we could change the past or witness the events that changed the world... 2 – 6 60 min.
You have only 60 minutes to stop a meltdown and keep your city from utter disaster. 2 – 8 60 min.
A treasonous escape room kit that transforms your home into a daring Adventure. 2 – 200 60 min.
Do you have the skills to find your way back to the surface in under 60 minutes? 2 – 10 60 min.
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Latest reviews of escape rooms in Chicago
Escape game: Meltdown
This room is awful. It's the only room I've ever walked out on. The first 20 minutes are designed to upset you until a door opens where the real room resides. Do not let them steal your money.
Awful room designed to waste your time.Escape game: The Disappearance of Mr. George
I was skeptical at first about the George game but it ended up being a lot of fun! We played it at a family get together and even the 7 year old had fun. Used posters but not invites. Couldn’t figure out Spotify so we came up with our own music 🎶 ( aka stranger things1)
BethEscape game: The Disappearance of Mr. George
This game was a fun party evening for my family game night! The puzzles were great and fit right into the concept of the room. Fun tip, switch out your lightbulbs for fun colors to complete the experience! 😃 Thanks My Escape Room Party!
SteveEscape game: Escape From Jigsaw Island
My niece, nephew, and I had fun with the Jigsaw Island printable the other day! Interesting puzzles and fun video.
YvonneEscape game: Storm Surge
I really enjoyed the escape room, I was a bit worried to be in a group of 10 and worried that I may not get a chance to join in on the fun. But, there was lots to do and my team made it! The staff is also super helpful and the place is very clean
MariaEscape game: Storm Surge
We had an absolutely amazing time with our game master Jaylen guiding us to victory! We can't wait to come back and try another room. Also, shout out to David for showing us a great time axe throwing. We had an incredible time and will be back soon!
Samantha
Escape rooms are taking the United States by storm! The goal of the game is to find a way out of a locked room within the given time limit. Work as a team to solve logical puzzles, uncover clues, and follow the storyline to unravel the mystery. Each riddle brings you one step closer to the ultimate escape! Escape room games are great for a night out with friends, a date, a birthday celebration, or a team-building activity in the United States.