Escape Artistry

I did this with my work for a team building event and it was awesome! Great fun and very challenging. I was very pleasantly suprised with the entire railcar experience. Drew was super nice and did a great job explaining and made the event that much more fun! We didn’t escape in time but I would absolutely recommend this to anyone.

We JUST got out of this activity and it was a BALL!
We had two teams of coworkers, 8 – 9 members each. This worked really well!
I don’t want to spoil anything, but I’ll just say — it’s so much more fun than you’d even guess it is! And very challenging without being claustrophobic or too frustrating.
Our show runner, so to speak, was named Drew, and he was encouraging, kind, and thorough. He really helped make the event even better.
I highly recommend this for any group of friends, family or coworkers. Just so so so fun!

I took a group of 8^th graders here as a completion of Middle School advisory team building and memory making reward field trip. It was a ton of fun! The puzzles played to all of our students’ strengths, which was awesome to see everyone engaged and celebrating each others personalities and puzzle solving wits!
Here is some feedback from my students:
The puzzle made me feel good about myself for working with my classmates.
My favorite part was towards the end, where we all started rushing before our time ran out. Overall the experience was beyond amazing.
The puzzle experience was a very fun opportunity, it was challenging yet very fun and creative.
It was kind of difficult but it was cool because it made me think.
The experience made me feel good and smart because we had to figure things out.
The experience staff (Drew) was very kind and did a very good job explaining what the experience was about and giving us a background about how this came to be etc.
I highly recommend this entertainment service to bring any group of staff, students, or family closer together ;-) We’ll most likely plan more trips here.

Has a great time with our conductor Malissa! This is not your run of the mill room Escape. As a room Escape veteran I appreciated the quality of the railcar and look forward to their new projects.

I’ve done room escape games in a lot of different cities, and I must say this one is my favorite! My friends and I booked the room last minute, but our hostess was very responsive and accommodating, great customer service all around. The set itself is an art piece, and the puzzles were great — creative, fun, and challenging. Such a great experience, and my friends and I all agree, it was one of our favorite things we did during our visit. If you’re looking for an escape room in the Chicago area, this is the one to do!

did this with my co-​workers as part of a Team Building experience and let me tell you boy was it!!! this is by far the hardest or should i say most challenging escape (i’ve personally done a few) we definitely needed teamwork brainstorming. It was great experience and well put together. we all had a blast deciphering all the clues and I hope they weren’t recording us b/​c i jumped thru a window! jajaajajaj

My husband and I first heard about this escape room through Goldstar (before we realized what a big thing escape rooms are) and we weren’t sure what to expect. The first pleasant surprise was that it’s definitely more puzzle-​based as opposed to trivia-​based. So you don’t need to know the president of Uganda in 1973 or any arcane stuff like that. We were a little disappointed that only one other couple signed up for our time slot, but they were game & so were we, and it turned out to be a really fun time. We escaped with less than 2 minutes to spare (although I think Drew, the kindly, helpful conductor running the show, had a little mercy on us since we were a small group of four).
Overall, a great experience that made us want to try more escape rooms! If you’re into puzzles, rebuses, creative problem solving, gather up a few friends and give it a try! You’ll have a good time!

This was my second room escape. Before we started, we were told it was one of the hardest in the area, so I wasn’t expecting our group to escape in time! But we did! I would say The Railcar wasn’t as fun as the first room escape I did perhaps because 10 people were too many to be crammed into that space and it seemed like a lot of the time most people were standing by idly while only a couple worked on a puzzle. At the same time, it was challenging and exciting and we escaped just in the nick of time. It was fun afterward to take our picture with a bunch of props and show off that we escaped!

My wife booked tickets for us and a friend for a 10:30 am escape on the Railcar. None of us had ever tried an escape room, so we weren’t sure what to expect. Our hostess was great. She did warn us that it would be difficult with only 3 of us when they usually have groups of 8 – 10, but she would provide us clues along the way to help us if we got stuck.
We had a great time, and 60 minutes flew by and we wanted more time to try and disarm the bomb. I would definitely recommend this escape, and I plan on doing another escape soon.

My husband and I had such a fun date here! We joined up with eight others to form our team, and even though we didn’t know them before our game, I felt like we all collaborated really well together.
The creator/​conductor was great and very welcoming, and she gave us clues (via a monitor) when we found ourselves crazy stuck. We found the railcar concept creative and were entertained and engaged for the full 60 minutes of the show/​game. Loved it!

Did this today with my husband and friend and was joined by 4 more adults and 2 children. Had a lot of fun and would highly recommend. We were able to escape with only seconds left on the 1 hr clock. This was my first escape room and I found the puzzles highly challenging but very fun and obviously you can escape, since we were able to. Excited to try the others in the city.

Took my team here for an event and it was a ton of fun. Prior to arrival our conductor checked in via text message. When we arrived our conductor was dressed as such and gave us the directions. We didn’t know what to expect and it was a great activity. We did struggle a bit however was given «some help» in order to work as a team to figure out our escape. Puzzles were challenging and the divide and conquer method worked best for us.
Would highly recommend as a team building event

This was my first escape experience and I enjoyed it so much that now I want more!
The thought put in it and the people involved make it amazing.

This was such a blast! I went with 9 of my friends and everyone left so happy and surprised at the artistry and craft that went into the production. I recommend this for anyone 10 and up (we were all 25 – 35 in age)! The puzzles challenge you in a variety of ways and really makes you appreciate all the different ways you and your friends think. It has just the right amount of cheese with plenty of challenge.

This was a total blast! Maren is super friendly, very funny and devoted to her art. The puzzles themselves are difficult enough to present a legitimate challenge, and diverse enough to warrant having a well rounded group. Highly recommended way to spend an hour of your day.

This was my first escape room attempt. The puzzles were fun, but we were in a group of 9, which was way too many people for the number of puzzles and size of the room. I think a group of about five would be better suited for the space and materials.
The people who run Escape Artistry are great. You can tell they have put time and effort into their product and care about the experience.
One small annoyance beyond their control was the people in the group who either not understand the concept of an escape room and did not work well on a collaborative environment. That being said, I will still try their sister company. Hopefully, they offer smaller group escape rooms in the future

What an awesome experience. We had a group of 8 and managed to buy out the room the night after Christmas. We were with our kids who have done more than 30 escape rooms in the Los Angeles area. Also in our group were three «newbies,» including a very bright 12 year old. All of us LOVED this experience.
Designed by a theater set designer, this room truly has the look and feel of a Chicago «L» train. There are puzzles galore, most challenging enough for even our veteran escape roomers. But those of us who are less experienced could also contribute, including the 12 year old.
The designer of the room ran it for us and, as of 12÷26÷15, we set the record! She’s so enthusiastic and appreciative, which just adds to the great time. If you’re in Chicago, definitely do this room!

I’ve done over 30 rooms in LA and this one makes most of them seem pretty forgettable. Unique theme, puzzles I’ve never seen before, and some twists along the way that made the experience exactly what you want out of an escape room.
This room is tough, but there are puzzles for everyone. I’ll be recommending this room to all of my friends in Chicago. Anyone who doesn’t give it a shot is missing out!

I’m an escape fanatic from LA and got a chance to visit Chicago over Christmas. Currently heading home from Escape Artistry, my 34^th escape room (I AM currently accepting donations to fuel my addiction.)
All I have to say is, WOW. I can confidently say this is in my top 5, but I’m having a hard time thinking of a room I’ve enjoyed more.
The Railcar is a completely unique theme with a scrappy yet incredibly ambitious set design. Every inch of the space is used, and there is a TON for everyone to do. It has several very original puzzles and a couple details I found really brilliant.
The only possible downside to this room is that it’s very hard. If your entire group is brand new, you might not make it out of this one. But that’s no reason not to go. If you’re a veteran like me, you’ll find a perfectly paced and balanced game.
It’s in a super cool art community thing, and the young lady running it was a real delight. Chicagoans, get in here!

My friends and I came to The Railcar to celebrate my anniversary a few months ago and we had a total blast!
Having only done one other escape room before this, we found this one very challenging and inventive, but were still able to solve the puzzles and escape in time to save the city! (Yes, I’m bragging, but just a little.)
Highly recommended for ages 13+ (or younger kids who really love puzzles). We’ll definitely come back to Escape Artistry with more friends when they design another room.