The Great Escape Room Chicago is one of the most popular and beloved escape room experiences in the city, offering visitors a thrilling and immersive way to challenge themselves and their friends. The company is known for its focus on storytelling, teamwork, and problem-solving, and its commitment to creating immersive and engaging environments for visitors to explore.
The Great Escape is a real-life room escape game based on the popular computer and mobile phone games. After entering a room with your team, the door is closed, and you have entered into a new and immersive reality. Within a timeframe of 60-120 minutes (depending on the escape room), it is up to you and your teammates to work together to uncover a series of clues and solve challenging puzzles that will lead to your great escape.
The owners, Howard, Scott, and Nelson, had a dream to create a three-dimensional experience in which participants could see, hear, and fully immerse themselves in clues and puzzles that have captivated people for many years. They also wanted to make sure teamwork was a big part of escaping their rooms. The family devised a clever series of puzzles that inspire lateral thinking and, most of all, a sense of fun and adventure. The Great Escape Room is an ideal experience for team-building events, birthday parties, a night on the town, or just an outing with the family. The unique structure of the rooms is compatible with larger groups so that nobody is ever left without anything to do.
The Great Escape Room Chicago offers a range of different escape rooms, each with its own unique theme and storyline. These include the Special Ops, a military-themed room that challenges visitors to solve puzzles and uncover a secret mission, and the Museum Heist, a heist-themed room that requires visitors to use their wits and cunning to steal a valuable artifact.
Each room is designed to be both challenging and immersive, with a focus on storytelling, teamwork, and problem-solving. Visitors must work together to solve a series of puzzles and clues in order to unlock the secrets of the room and find their way to safety. The rooms are meticulously designed and built to create a sense of immersion and realism, with detailed set pieces and props that bring the story to life.
The Great Escape Room Chicago has had a significant impact on the city’s entertainment and tourism industries, and has provided a unique and thrilling way for visitors to experience the city’s history and culture. The company’s focus on teamwork, problem-solving, and communication has helped to promote a sense of community and collaboration among visitors, and has provided a fun and challenging way for people to connect with each other and with the city.
New ideas and rooms are in constant development as there is no limit to imagination. The Great Escape Room Chicago continues to push the boundaries of what is possible in the world of escape rooms, and its commitment to providing a fun, challenging, and immersive experience for visitors will undoubtedly keep it at the forefront of the industry for years to come.
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What is The Great Escape Room®?
The Great Escape Room® is an award winning and exciting Sherlock-themed escape room adventure that has proven to be a favorite around town. After entering our intricately themed room with your team the door is locked behind you and then the fun begins… Our rooms are part scavenger hunt and part puzzle-solving, and all groups must work together to escape. You have just 60 minutes… will you escape?!
Are children under the age of 16 allowed to play?
Yes, but children under the age of 16 need to be accompanied by an adult.
How much time do I need to visit The Great Escape Room®?
You will need about an hour and a half for your visit.
Do I need any special knowledge or skills?
No, escape rooms are suitable for anyone who is willing to have fun, work as a team and keep an open mind.
Are bookings refundable?
No, due to the limited time slot of the escape room being reserved, bookings are not refundable. If you contact the location of your booking in advance, we are often able to accommodate a rescheduling to another time slot.
Can I have an event at my office/convention/party?
Yes! We offer a On The Run, our spectacular portable event that can be customized for any number of participants. Please visit your nearest Great Escape Room location for more details!




