What is an Escape Room?
An escape room is a fun and unique activity for all ages. In an room escape, you put your critical thinking, logic and puzzle solving skills to the ultimate test as you try to complete the objective of each room within the one hour time limit. Escape rooms encourage communication and team building in a fun and exciting way. They are a great activity for date night, friend outings, work outings, team building events and much more. Come experience the satisfaction of solving puzzles and escaping our one-of-a-kind rooms.
Why Escape Rooms?
Perfect for Large Groups
Host your bachelor or bachelorette party with Escape Factor! Celebrate your child’s birthday with us! With FOUR one-hour escape rooms available, we’re the best Chicago escape room to provide any large group a memorable experience!
Corporate Team Building
We’ve hosted countless company activities and would love to host your next outing at Escape Factor! Escape rooms are perfect for team building as they encourage communication and critical thinking. With four rooms, we can accommodate up to 35 people at once!
Family Fun
We Have Four Unique, One-Hour Escape Rooms
The Timekeeper's Trapped!
You’ve been summoned to the lab of the Official Interplanetary Timekeeper. Using your unique blend of skills and teamwork, you and your guests must work together to free the Timekeeper.
Bonus Fun Time Game Show Challenge
As a contestant on this vintage game show set, you’ve made it to the final round and have just minutes to win the grand prize! The plot thickens, however, in a bizarre turn of events.
Treehouse Raid at Fort Knocks
The neighborhood punk has stolen your valuables. You have a short one-hour window to brave the heights, break into his hideout, unlock the secrets, and recover your possessions.
Ghost in the Graveyard
Mysterious noises are disturbing residents living near Resurrection Memorial Cemetery. Will you be able to uncover the haunting secrets and save the graveyard from being destroyed?
Why Choose Escape Factor?
Five Star Ratings ★★★★★
Escape Factor boasts a 5.0 rating on Google (with over 850 reviews)! There’s a reason why escape room enthusiasts and newcomers alike rave about our rooms. FIVE STARS on Yelp, rated 5 out of 5 on TripAdvisor, a perfect 5.0 on Facebook! We were a finalist for the Top Escape Rooms Project! The people have spoken, come see for yourself!
Amazing, UNIQUE, and 100% HOME GROWN PUZZLES
Every puzzle has been developed by the puzzle-obsessed owners of Escape Factor. We’re not a chain, and we’re not associated with ANY other escape room outside of Forest Park, IL. So know that you’re getting something that is different, unique, fun, and widely known as one of the best Chicago escape rooms!
Voted #5 Favorite Venue
“Original games with great gameplay!! Strongly recommend playing all the games!!”
“WOW! We’ve played escape rooms all over the country… we picked this one based off the reviews and that it is a small/local business. LOVED IT, definitely in our top handful of favorites. Creative and hands-on puzzles… what a blast!”
“Surprised this is a small business, they should be so much bigger for the quality of their rooms!”
About Escape Factor
Locally Owned
We’re not one of those multi-million dollar escape room chains. We’re a minority-owned small business, integrated with the community, working with multiple Chamber of Commerce groups and frequently donating to local organizations! We’re proud to be serving the Forest Park and Oak Park areas.
Always UNLOCKED
Our escape rooms are about completing your mission in a fun and safe way. You are never actually locked in any of our rooms, allowing for easy exit in case of emergencies. Plus, most of our rooms are pretty large so they won’t make you feel claustrophobic!
Playing it Safe
Escape Factor is committed to following strict guidelines to provide a safe and healthy experience for you and your guests. Private rooms, staggered performance times to support social distancing, HEPA filters and a robust sanitizing procedure ensure you play in a clean environment.
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ABOUT US
We're a local, minority-owned small business dedicated to bringing high-end escape room experiences with mind-boggling environments to Forest Park, Chicago, Rosemont, Elmhurst and surrounding areas.
HALL OF FAME
We've had some fun and famous guests come play our escape room. Check out our escapee hall of fame!
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