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Secrets of the Reading Room

Secrets of the Reading Room

Let Us Out! Escape Rooms

  • Escape room
  • IRL
Very interesting experience. There are both good and bad elements to this game. There is barely a sign outside for this company, they have no lobby, and the game master is just watching you from a desk a few feet away from the room. The room is small and has do not touch stickers on basically everything. The set is just random items. The game is very simple and straightforward. There is no concept of flow, but it is so simple that it doesn’t really matter. However, the game master was very friendly and welcoming. Also, his cat roams the room which was cool. There weren’t any real logical leaps or anything like that though, so the game was mostly fair. I recommend this to people looking for a unique escape room experience if you happen to be passing through this small town. If you go in with the right expectations you will probably still have fun!
Wild, Wilder West - The Midnight Heist

Wild, Wilder West - The Midnight Heist

60 to Escape - Schaumburg

  • Escape room
  • IRL
Very strong set and many layered puzzles made this a fun, but flawed, game. There were many spots were I felt like additional signposting would’ve been helpful, and a few issues with flow. Strengths- + The set evolved in exciting ways and was able to make a small physical footprint feel much bigger than it actually was. + The set looked extremely refined, one of the best at this location. +1 puzzle that required close observation, matching, and communication felt particularly satisfying. +I saw elements for the other side of gameplay, but they never felt like red herrings or obstructive to our gameplay. + 1 fun physical interaction made us feel like mischievous outlaws. Areas to improve/ Personal preferences -1 moment felt like it could’ve easily been moved to later in the game to improve game flow and reduce unnecessary confusion. This moment also had a logical inconsistency that further confused us. -Common escape room wisdom is once you use something, you’re done with it. It’s okay to break that rule, but players should know that when going in, or through additional signposting. -The ending didn’t make enough narrative sense, and we were left wondering what to do. It makes sense in retrospect, but there wasn’t enough in the room to clue you to do said thing. The ending also lacked the visual effects one might be used to from this company. - 1 input mechanism did not feel satisfying to use, we felt like we were gonna break it, even if we weren’t.
Game Night

Game Night

CU Adventures in Time and Space

  • Escape room
  • IRL
A fantastic game from start to finish! I know nothing about D&D but it didn’t lessen my enjoyment of the game. Strengths- + Lots of puzzles, and all of them were tactile and fun +Legendary finale sequence +Unexpected twists and turns in the storyline +Multi linear/Non-linear flow worked well and never felt confusing or overwhelming +Super memorable live actor interactions that made us feel like we were real characters in the story + This game required even more communication than normal escape rooms, and it was awesome. + The set, lighting, and music really immersed you Areas to improve/ personal preferences -One prop was begging to be used and never got used, sadly. - The set looked good, but some spots upon closer inspection were showing their age a bit.
Cabin Murder

Cabin Murder

Just Escape Room

  • Escape room
  • IRL
(Played during beta testing) Fun from start to finish. My group and I did not want this game to end, as we were having so much fun solving this cabin’s thematic, varied, and satisfying puzzles. I would recommend a small group (2-4) for maximum enjoyment. Strengths- +This room, just like the other game I have played at Just Escape Room (Floor 66) had some genuinely good humor for my taste. + Every puzzle felt fair and well-thought out. +Just Escape Room made a beautiful and cozy set. +There was never any confusion on which code went with which lock. +This game’s flow just felt right. + One puzzle was so thematic and cool (so memorable). Areas to improve/personal preferences- -This game felt a little short, but it was still long enough to feel satisfying. -The background info for the story felt too complicated and had no bearing on the game at all (this was a puzzle-focused game). -The ending could be stronger as it felt like it needed a stronger puzzle or bigger moment (some pizzazz)
Floor 66

Floor 66

Just Escape Room

  • Escape room
  • IRL

𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 �𓅝𓃄 �𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿 𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 𓂨𓅝𓃄 𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿

Tacos & Trouble in Tijuana

Tacos & Trouble in Tijuana

Panic Escape Room - Hoffman Estates

  • Escape room
  • IRL

𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 �𓅝𓃄 �𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿 𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 𓂨𓅝𓃄 𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿

Crane Manor

Crane Manor

Clue IQ

  • Escape room
  • IRL
Fun game! We played this game with 2 players and escaped with about 10 minutes left, with no hints, so even though there are a lot of puzzles, it always felt doable and fair. The puzzles felt very fair and progressed nicely in terms of complexity. It was lacking some elements that would really take it to the next level of escape room, however. Strengths- +Large set +Good puzzle variety. There was something for everyone. +Flow felt very clean and smooth, and even though it was non-linear, we never felt like we didn’t know what came next. +Some puzzles were layered and multi-step, making them extra satisfying! Areas to improve/ personal preferences -The set felt a little bare bones at times -The storyline felt underbaked and this cool of a theme felt like it deserved a better storyline throughout Great room for puzzle lovers!
Home Alone

Home Alone

La Crosse Escape Room - Valley View Mall

  • Escape room
  • IRL
This was a joyous and charming game that reminded me why I love escape rooms. You could still do this room if you haven’t seen the movie but fans of the movie would definitely enjoy it more. We didn’t know what to expect going in, but I’m definitely glad this was a game we played. This would be good for kids or adults. There are enough puzzles to keep enthusiasts busy. This was a pretty linear game so go in with a small group (2-4). Strengths- + Elevation changes added to believability of environments + Set was cute and immersive + Puzzles and environment were full of direct references to the movie + One physical puzzle utilized teamwork in an especially memorable way + All of the puzzles were logical, with some very clever ones. This room never had me thinking “How could we have solved that?” + It was generally clear which codes went with which lock + The tech, although limited, was used very effectively and never malfunctioned. +Final puzzle concluded the story nicely Areas to Improve/ Personal Preferences - One area didn’t look as well put together as the other areas. - One puzzle may have been reaching the limits of “common knowledge”. I don’t know what would’ve happened if someone didn’t know this information before going in. - 1 special effect seemed potentially dangerous for taller people
Heist Havoc

Heist Havoc

Redacted Escape Rooms

  • Escape room
  • IRL
This was an all around very good game. It was all tech and everything worked. The game master and one of the owners, Nick, was very good at hint-giving, and both the set and puzzles helped to elevate immersion into the storyline. This room did not have as many puzzles as I had expected but most puzzles had multiple parts. Our group of 5 worked as the game moved between non-linear and linear puzzle tracks, but more people would’ve been too many. Strengths + Multi-step, layered puzzles that were satisfying to solve + Flawless tech integration that felt and looked like magic, adding to storyline immersion + Good accessibility accommodations for mobility and color blindness + High-stakes, adrenaline-pumping, fun ending + The recruit’s toolkit given to us really made it feel like we had agency in stealing this diamond, and made it feel less “escape room-y” and more like an action movie. Areas to Improve/ Personal Preferences - 1 or 2 areas of the set felt not as detailed as other areas - 1 computer puzzle overstayed its welcome
Pirates Curse

Pirates Curse

60 to Escape - Milwaukee

  • Escape room
  • IRL
A dynamic and exciting experience! Immersion is high from the moment you walk in with a very detailed set from floor to ceiling. One room in particular stood out as especially beautiful and well crafted. The puzzles were all solid, on theme, fun, engaged multiple people, and varied. They ran with a pun that was pretty cool, too. The main track puzzles weren’t very challenging, but it didn’t take away from the room since there were a set of bonus puzzles independent from the main puzzle flow that served as an extra challenge. The bonus puzzles were not as well integrated into the set though, and one puzzle from the main track seemed to overlap with a bonus puzzle, causing confusion. Also, the final puzzle on the main track could’ve been much harder, it was kind of anticlimactic. Overall it was wonderful, polished, exciting, and great for people of any experience level.
Starship: Final Frontier

Starship: Final Frontier

60 to Escape - Gurnee

  • Escape room
  • IRL
60 to Escape continues to level up in the immersion department. The intro to this room helped us understand the storyline but was too long, and no visuals made it a little boring. The set was strong and the highlight of this room, and the puzzles all made sense with the story and ranged in difficulty, with a good dose of communication puzzles, correlation/observation puzzles and logic puzzles. There was one minor time suck puzzle, one annoying puzzle towards the end and maybe a slight reliance on color puzzles, but they were solid overall, with one endgame thematic communication puzzle being a highlight. This room didn’t have the personality of other 60 to escape rooms, but I still think it is was quite a good room. The ending was memorable as well.
Behind The Curtain

Behind The Curtain

Twisted Limits Escape Rooms

  • Escape room
  • IRL
This is such a high-quality room. Just from the puzzle design and flow it is apparent that it’s a bit on the older side, but this was a well-executed gen 1.5 room. The set looked great, and there was a wide range of different types of puzzles. No logical leaps were ever required. Excitement was built throughout, and everything culminated nicely at the end of the room. This was a physical room and I was actually sweating by the end. Joe and Damian are amazing and were more than willing to talk about escape rooms!
Legend of the Yeti

Legend of the Yeti

The Escape Game - River North

  • Escape room
  • IRL
Almost as good as the room it replaced, gold rush. This room had many multi-step puzzles that made players make one extra connection more than may be expected in a room like gold rush. The puzzles were the standout feature, aside from one that was unexpectedly difficult due to darkness and one technological glitch. The puzzles were on theme and required collaboration. This room had a lot of locks, but it didn’t take anything away from the room, and there still was a good amount of tech. The set design was solid as expected from the escape game, and one transitional scene stood out as a highlight for the way that the dynamic set was able to control your attention to make some magic happen. The story was a bit confusing and it felt like we were just solving puzzles for the sake of it, but they were so fun that I didn’t mind. I think special ops is still the best room I’ve done at this location for the strength of its set design and storyline.
Gold Rush

Gold Rush - CLOSED

The Escape Game - River North

  • Escape room
  • IRL
This is a good all-around room. There is nothing super standout in terms of puzzle design apart from one puzzle that comes to mind, but the puzzles were all logical and fun to solve. 0 duds. The on-ramping of the puzzles was done very well, with puzzles starting off easy and relatively uninteresting and progressing to becoming more unique, complex, and satisfying. The set design was nice and detailed. The story was close to nonexistent, but it clearly wasn’t a story-based game, it’s more puzzle-focused. The gameplay did stutter at points when bottlenecks arose with only one person being able to do anything. Also TEG needs to follow the model of the escape room industry and make all games private. Packing 7 people into this room was insane. 4 max.
Sorcerer's Academy: Dormi Cito [prev. Hogwarts: Dormi Cito]

Sorcerer's Academy: Dormi Cito [prev. Hogwarts: Dormi Cito]

Panic Escape Room - Hoffman Estates

  • Escape room
  • IRL

𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 �𓅝𓃄 �𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿 𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 𓂨𓅝𓃄 𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿

Kong

Kong

Lock Chicago

  • Escape room
  • IRL
This was a fine room. It was definitely a step up from Matsuri at this same location in terms of puzzle design. The puzzles were pretty easy and there weren’t many of them. It was still enjoyable for an escape room outing. Strengths- -The puzzles were logical, and varied in their nature, and fun to complete for the most part. -The set design looked nice and used lights and sounds to enhance immersion -The ending was cute -All the tech worked Areas to Improve/Personal Preferences - There were not enough puzzles, as there were only a handful of relatively simple puzzles. - The puzzles didn’t feel very satisfying to complete as most of them were self contained and didn’t connect to anything else in the room, and were not layered or multi-step in any way.
Unity

Unity

LIVE Corp. Escape Game Montpellier

  • Escape room
  • IRL
What an interesting game! This game was played in the English version, and it only seemed to hinder the game only a little bit. Definitely worth your time if in the area, especially for experienced escape room goers. Strengths- + The starting puzzle for this room was a communication puzzle so unlike anything I had ever done before, it requires EXTREME levels of communication and patience. But it was super satisfying to slowly complete it. + That same communication puzzle was so daunting, but it was broken up into 3 parts to make it feel like you were progressing. + You are allowed to bypass the first communication puzzle if you spend longer than 25 minutes on it, so you can play the rest of the game. + The transition scenes and ending added drama and excitement! + The set was sleek and contrasting Areas to Improve/Mixed Feelings - The game master did well speaking English, but we might’ve missed important briefing information that could’ve helped us in the first part of the room, and the story ended up being a little more blurry than it should’ve. - Tons of red herrings in the latter portion of the room (the only part that plays as a traditional escape room) - One of the final puzzles had extremely precise tech that didn’t fully work, and we didn’t need to fully solve the puzzle but we didn’t know it at the time. - There were no “push to exit doors”, you were actually locked in. Bad for fire safety.
Storyteller's Secret

Storyteller's Secret

Boxaroo

  • Escape room
  • IRL

𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 �𓅝𓃄 �𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿 𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 𓂨𓅝𓃄 𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿

Dr. Gem’s Time Trap

Dr. Gem’s Time Trap

Maine Escape Games

  • Escape room
  • IRL

𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 �𓅝𓃄 �𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿 𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 𓂨𓅝𓃄 𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿

The Heart of the Mountain

The Heart of the Mountain - CLOSED

Beyond Escape

  • Escape room
  • IRL
This was such a unique game that should not be missed. Bigger groups would have enough to work on the whole time, and smaller groups can still finish if they work fast. We met one of the owners and he was so nice. Difficulty: Medium Strengths- + This game had a super unique storyline that was really refreshing in a world full of prisons, tombs, and serial killers. +There was a little character in our room that made this room felt whimsical and added to the fun. +All the puzzles were logical and fun to solve. + This room just felt lovingly built and well-tested and felt like it had a soul (that was on purpose). + This room had a lot of locks, but we were never confused on which code went where. + The set looked warm and inviting + The soundtrack was beautiful + In general, puzzles progressed from simpler to more complex + Many puzzles required communication Areas to Improve/ Personal Preferences - Definitely used a lot of escape room logic, not necessarily a bad thing but just something to note. - It is more of a gen 1 -1.5 room with tech sprinkled in, if you’re not into that maybe you won’t love it.
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