Detective vs. Dillinger

It was a perfect mix of good vibes, teamwork, and a sense of shared joy.

CaraAugust 21, 2025

We were all fully engaged in the fun, and the positive atmosphere made it so much better.

dibaJune 4, 2025

The fun never stopped, and we all left feeling great and more connected than before.

JohannaMay 18, 2025

The experience was a reminder of how joyful shared moments can be, especially with good company.

KaleighJuly 16, 2025

We left with big smiles and a sense of connection, making it an unforgettable time.

MollyJune 28, 2025

Did their pirate and dillinger room 10/10 great experience. Highly recommend.

ChristopherSeptember 24, 2024

I did the Dillinger escape this weekend with my friends, it was so fun! The hosts clearly enjoy what they're doing and did a great job making this challenging and engaging. Highly recommended!

JuliaFebruary 6, 2024

We had a great time playing Detective v Dillinger. It was a well-balanced escape room, challenging but fair (and I've done a lot of escape rooms!). The room had an immersive ambience, a beautiful array of puzzles, and was not so linearly designed as to be boring for a group of 4 looking to all dig in at once. Plus we had a super enthusiastic and funny time traveling agent help us out -- thanks, Jace!

DanielleJune 5, 2024

I went with 3 friends on Saturday and we traveled in time 3 times. I've played plenty of escape rooms before and these are definitely some of the best I've played! Agent Jase and Agent Croke were both fantastic, very friendly and fun! I will definitely be going back to experience the other adventures they have available, and would highly recommend this to anyone looking to have fun with friends and stretch their brains!

ElizabethMay 7, 2024

Pretty good escape room, we did the 1930s themed one. Finished with 13 seconds left haha

KevinJuly 27, 2024

Everyone was amazing. We did the Detective Dillinger room with Scooter. He was so much fun! Highly recommend!

ConnectorAugust 3, 2022

Really enjoyed solving the Detective vs. Dillinger room as a group of 9 people. About half of us had done an escape room or two before and half of us had no escape room experience. We also really appreciated learning about some of the historical research that had gone into creating the room! I hope to come back and try the other rooms soon.

RachelOctober 6, 2022

Our group of 10 completed the Detective vs. Dillinger room this past weekend. We came so close to escaping, but just managed to miss it. Every second counts and communication is key!

Our agent RED did an excellent job in giving us the rundown on how the room works and how to make the best experience for ourselves and it really paid off!! He was super helpful in preparing us to enter the room and even helped make us feel better when we didn't quite make it out in time.

Overall, this room is the 2nd hardest in all of Chicagoland from what we have heard and it lives up to that prestige. The clues are tough and teamwork is paramount to success.

The room itself was wonderfully put together and made us feel as if we almost were back in 1934. The attention to detail was fantastic and it really added to the whole experience.

This wasn't your average escape room and it was a perfect event for my birthday weekend with friends. I HIGHLY recommend Escape Artistry and absolutely LOVED this room. Now it's just time to get the gang back together and take on Operation G.R.A.N.I.E. which is supposed to be the toughest one out there.

Thanks Escape Artistry for putting on one heck of a show for us. I can't wait to come back again really soon.

LeviNovember 21, 2022

Awesome experience! Bandit and Bijorn were really great, made us very comfortable and feel welcome. Definitely went above and beyond for us. Detective vs. dilinger was very challenging and kept us on our toes. Will definitely come back!

AsilNovember 14, 2022

Fabulous job by E.A., Rosie, and her team. Our group of detectives managed to beat the clock and put Dillinger away. Wholly recommended and we can't wait to do it again!

CraigDecember 19, 2022

From the orientation (Bandit was the absolute best) all the way through the puzzles were tricky, inventive, clever and authentic. I cannot say enough good things about this experience. For my first escape room I feel like the bar was set incredibly high, and look forward to more outings to Escape Artistry.

CruiserMarch 6, 2022

We are a family of four with two teens and we've been to over 100 escape rooms, definitely escape room enthusiasts. We did two of escape rooms today - the Railcar and Detective vs. Dillinger. Both rooms use traditional locks and have both challenging puzzles and unique ones. The Railcar is set in a Chicago "L" train car, and for all of the escape rooms you "travel in time". We can't say much more without ruining the experience. In the Detective vs. Dillinger you play detectives. The puzzles were more of a challenge than other rooms, which one of my teens loves. We escaped railcar just in time with lots of nudges and clues. Detective vs. Dillinger we finished with about 10 min left. One unique thing about this set of escape rooms in the game masters are much more "in character" and add to the overall experience. Call up from the street if you can't get into the buildings or find the place once you are at the right address. One is on the 3rd floor and the other the 2nd floor.

If you are new to escape rooms, it's like a 3D puzzle, with many different types of puzzles. Definitely tell your gamemaster that it is your first game. That will help them tailor the clues. The game master will also sometimes offer nudges if you don't know what to do next or are going in the wrong direction. So if you like mysteries, cross-word puzzles, Sudoku, riddles, word games, etc.. these are for you. The first part of any escape room is usually a seek-n-find. Communication while you are in the room is very, very, very important. Sometimes letting your team members know that you found a place for a key just to find out they found a key (for example). Make sure to look at the escape rates of the rooms and look for one with a higher escape rate to begin. Again, the game masters will usually accommodate if you let them know ahead of time. Happy gaming!! A great activity for families with teens.

EscapeRoomJunkyMay 28, 2022

We did the Dillinger room and it was both challenging and a lot of fun. Agent Zed was a great mission supervisor. Will definitely go back here for the other rooms.

JasonJanuary 24, 2018

A great experience! Balanced puzzles with just the right about of guidance and clues, very satisfying results, fun themes, and immersive environments add up to an hour well-spent!

KatjeFebruary 6, 2017

We just did the Dillinger room and we loved it!!! Bandit was the best!! She was so fun and really got into the theme. We loved the set up before the actual game and she was fun and helpful. We've done a few escape games and really loved the theming and puzzles of this room. I would recommend it to anyone....we'll def be back for a different room!

CarrieFebruary 6, 2017