My husband took me here for my birthday back in March as a surprise and I return I took him here back in May as well. Both groups of friends including ourselves were very surprised how well the rooms were done for being inside a mall; very immersive. We have done close to 100 escape rooms and this is one of our favorite locations, only have two rooms left to complete. Our favorite so far was Hidden Temple (thinks 90s). The only thing I would recommend, is if you're an experienced gamer let your game master know otherwise they tend to give too many clues too fast. Can't wait to come back to complete the last rooms! read more

60 to Escape - Incredibly immersive and so much fun! - Escape Games Near Me - Gurnee, Illinois

We did the Farm room with 3 adults and a 12 year old. There was plenty for the 12 year old to participate in, and nothing too scary for her. Our guide person (I think her name is Kaylee) was amazing!!! Very impressive escape room, I've done over 100 and this one was definitely in my top 10. We will be back! read more

Staff was really friendly to me and my 6 year old daughter. Even turned on the overhead lights in one room because she was nervous. We had a blast and saved the world on Dukes Farm! read more

Super friendly staff. Clean and fun for everyone! We had some kids in our group younger than 10 and they didnt find it scary or intimidating. read more

We had fun here! We tried out the hardest room-Contamination? It was tricky but fun, there was a ton to do in the room which I like. We had a group of 5 and we all had a job the whole time. I think it gives you clues every few minutes but this wasn't clear to us so I believe we missed a few. I have been to quite a few escape rooms and I enjoy when the host of the room lets you know at the end what you missed or where you went wrong, etc - kind of gives you an inside scoop but we didn't receive that here so it was a bit disappointing. Nice service though. The building is nice and you get a photo taken at the end. I would recommend checking this out! read more

60 to Escape - Outside - Escape Games Near Me - Gurnee, Illinois

Went back today for a company group outing and did Mystery Manor - we had a great time and it was fun watching our team work together to solve the puzzles! We were able to escape with just under 10 minutes remaining. That was with us splitting up towards the end - if we had a smaller group it could have been harder to escape in time. read more

60 to Escape - Escape Games Near Me - Gurnee, Illinois

Phenomenal experience. My group and I did the Cheesiest escape room. We had 8 people so we were all able to work fast. However, we were really experienced with escape rooms and found this one to be quite challenging in the good way. We had 7 minutes left to spare. The staff are very attentive to your questions and concerns. they are also really passionate about explaining brief descriptions of the rooms hosted at this location. I would most definitely come back here. Always book ahead of time read more

First time escaper and is was so much fun! Our game master, Charlie was absolutely amazing! This is totally an awesome event to do with a group! So fun! read more

Good difficulty to these escape rooms! I escaped by technicality but this is proof!!!

Had a fun team event here today. The room theming and puzzles were nicely done and in great condition. Kayla, our guide, was incredibly attentive, informative, and made a big difference in our enjoyment of the experience. Would definitely recommend! read more

We were visiting family in the area and decided to try one of the rooms ! we did duke's farm and it was sooo much fun! it was exciting and had us all working our skills to figure it out. staff was extremely friendly and helpful and I will most certainly be coming back next year to try another room. read more

60 to Escape - it's a farm, there's gonna be cows there - Escape Games Near Me - Gurnee, Illinois

Took my children (9 and 7) and their cousin (7) to try Blast from the Past. Room was well executed, with just the right amount of challenge. Staff was extremely helpful and supportive. Can't wait to go back with others! read more

Did the Blast From the Past room. It was great! We were a group of 4 (2 moms and 2 daughters - 9 and 11). We had all done escape rooms before and found this one to be of high quality, fun and not too hard or easy. Would like to come back to do more of the rooms here now. read more

My partner and I did the Blast From the Past theme game tonight, and it was a total, well, BLAST. There was a LOT to do in this game, tons of puzzles and things to do. It kept us immersed and engaged the entire time. I really loved the little jokes and bits of humor you could find throughout the game. Tying in the old school arcade games was super cool, too. This was certainly challenging, I don't know if I would recommend it for beginners, but even if you don't win, you'll appreciate the props, atmosphere, and aesthetics! I really wish we could remember the name of our game master, but she was awesome- super energetic and very prompt with clues when we needed them. We will definitely be back to try the other games! read more

60 to Escape - Escape Games Near Me - Gurnee, Illinois

Blast from the past was well engineered and very fun. Clues were creative. We will be back to try a few of the other rooms

Lots of fun, we went for my son's birthday. It was our first escape room experience and we're definitely going back! Loved the mystery!

I loved my escape room experience here! I was with 3 other people and we did the Museum Heist. It was challenging but not too difficult to complete. It is great for a group of 4 as well because it is non-linear, so people can be doing different tasks at the same time. Probably the best escape room experience I've had so far, and I will definitely be going back to complete their other scenarios! I highly recommend this place! read more

First escape room- was really fun and tbh, the people that work there made it even better! They were so nice and welcoming and fun to joke around with! Our guide was Nick and he was great and made it even better! I'd say give it a try. It feel expensive for an hour but was worth it! Our group was from aged 13 to 55 and we all had fun and participated and contributed! read more

I enjoy escape rooms and the challenges in the puzzles, but the room(s) have to be a little intuitive and not just off the wall ideas. The Hidden Temple room was so dark as to be difficult to see what was in the room. The clues were so obscure that it was a constant challenge to figure out the next steps. My advice is to use every clue you get if you don't figure out the next step within a few minutes. I personally feel there are too many rooms in the challenge and I do understand why the completion rates are so low. read more

There are many reasons why I rated this place five stars.. I've been to an escape room and it was a fun experience so I was anticipating this one to be just as fun, but it certainly exceeded my expectations. FYI - our group did the "containment" scenario. You have to enter through the mall to find this place. It was easy for me to locate it, maybe because I am familiar with the mall but I also did call just to verify. The person I spoke with was very friendly and energetic so, so far it's been pretty good (I'm big on customer service). When my husband and I got there, we were greeted by the person behind the counter. This place was nicely set up, there are stools you can sit on and tables with items that can get your brain started (rubix cube, chain links, etc.). Right away I noticed the screen that showed teams who have completed the rooms and their escape time. There's an iPad on the counter where you can self-serve and sign your waiver. Albeit minor, I was still impressed because the first escape room I went to didn't even have a waiting area. Now to the good part...the person who worked there took us to the room where we needed to start. She explained some rules and how the game is played. She then turned our attention to a tv in the room and was even more impressed! They are able to communicate with us through there. The time is displayed there, clues, time remaining and how many clues we have used (you get three freebies). At first I thought the space was SUPER small but turns out there was a way to get to the other side. In total there were three rooms with different chambers within. The set up was nice. The riddles got us thinking and definitely made us work. They weren't too tough but hard enough to challenge you. There were six of us and we came so close to figuring out but ran out of time unfortunately. I HIGHLY recommend this place. It was a lot of fun!! I actually took my husband and a friend for their birthdays and we are now planning our next escape room which will probably be here, but Bombsquad this time. Definitely thumbs up! read more

60 to Escape - Celebrated a friend and my husband's birthday by doing an escape room! - Escape Games Near Me - Gurnee, Illinois

You will not be disappointed. This was our second escape room here. We really enjoyed it! We were surprised because originally we thought we were just going to be in one room, but other doors opened as we progressed. We did Duke's Farm. The effects and storyline are amazing! We definitely want to try and complete all of them here. read more

Mystery Manor was awesome! Place was clean, organized, and everything worked in the room. Our guide/advisor, Kayla, was kind, patient, and helpful (where needed). We are big fans of this location and the complexity of the room designs. Way to go! read more

My twins enjoyed their 12th birthday party. So many rooms to select from. We all had a great experience. Highly recommend.

Very cool thing to do with a group of friends. But I was there for a work team building event which was fun but definitely will do with friends next time. When we got there we were given the option of which scenario each team wanted to challenge. Once you enter the room you watch a video that explains the rules and the story of your scenario. Then the countdown begins and you have to find the clues in the room which will lead you to your next set of challenges. As you go from challenge and room to room you have to work together as a team to complete the tasks. So it will force you to work together. But it was fun though out the whole time. And lastly this was not easy...I was expecting it to be corney and easy clues. Boy I was Wrong! That stuff was hard. So bring your A GAME if you are competing with another team. Enjoy.... read more

Room: containment Moderator: Alyssa Hint system: 6 by request This is one of my favorite rooms I've done. We were able to escape with about 7 minutes left with a room of 8 people. It was extremely well themed, exhilarating without being scary, and had solid puzzles. After tons and tons of rooms it's hard for me to feel impressed, but this one blew me away in many ways. There's a lot to do though so I recommend extra hands on deck! Alyssa also provided two wonderful timely hints that nudged us in the direction when we requested them! I think their website info claiming you'll see something "totally new" is just like every other escape room I've seen advertise that - it's not. But it's a dang good escape room with all the usual escape stuff, and solid puzzles with a believable theme. read more

What a great adventure!! From the moment I called to make reservations to the time we left great customer service and fun!! Would highly recommend this particular location and good luck! read more

I forgot I made a reservation so I had to cancel it. I thought it'd be difficult, but when I called, Josh helped me out and made everything really easy. Josh was really nice in helping me with the cancellation and helping me figure out when to reschedule in a manner that was easy for me, and it's because of people like Josh that this destination is not one of the best but THE best in escape rooms. Believe me, I'm an escape room fanatic. Did most of them in Chicagoland and nationwide, and nothing beats 60 to Escape for their creativity, originality, and of coarse, their super nice team workers like Josh. Josh is the man!!! read more

This was such a fun experience. A bit pricy, but worth it if you don't do it that often. We had 8 people and at times it felt a little cramped. I think 6 people would be perfect. And you pay person so it really doesn't matter how many you have. We almost made it out; needed about 2 more minutes. Wish we would have pressed the clue button after we got each door open to lead us in the right direction of what we needed to try and figure out for each room. If we would have done that, we would have made it out! Gurnee Mills Mall Entry J (between theater & the room place) Enter the mall, turn left, & it's on the left Good luck! read more

I. Love. Escape. Rooms. I find them really exciting and when well done, very challenging. We did the Hidden Temple Room, which if you are like me and loved Legends of the Hidden Temple you too will enjoy. I obviously will not spoil the room... or rooms (who knows!) for you, but we found it quite challenging. We ALMOST got out. WE WERE SO CLOSE! It really was a lot of fun, and I highly suggest giving this room or probably any of them a try. read more

This is an awesome place! I highly recommend it. We did four rooms here and we enjoyed all of them! I have 40+ rooms experience and this place is my favorite. All four rooms I did here would probably make to my top 8. Production quality is phenomenal. They put a lot of efforts into room design and small details that it really added to my overall experience. Puzzles are pretty unique. Some require out of box thinking. Very different from the traditional rooms we have done in the past. We did the following rooms: 1) Mystery Manor. Supposedly the easiest according to their website. But we actually found it pretty challenging...in a fun way! 2) Blast to the past. My personal favorite! We did really well in this room and we all think some of the puzzles are pretty cool. 3) Hidden Temple. The second hardest... according to them. This was the first room we did here and we failed in this room. But we all loved the whole atmosphere! 4) Containment. Supposedly the hardest room. But we didn't think it was that challenging. Maybe we were used to their puzzle design philosophy at that time? We still asked two clues because we had the difficulty expectation and we were anxious about not completing it. Overall I was super impressed with everything here. Not a single puzzle made me feel like a flaw. read more

I loved this escape room! We did the Mystery Manor and escaped with 51 seconds left. The clues were very well put together and a little bit challenging. This escape room was great, the perfect combination of jump scares and mystery. I definitely would love to come again in the future. Also, the worker, Molly (I think that was her name) was really kind! read more

60 to Escape - Escape Games Near Me - Gurnee, Illinois

We scheduled a team building event here and had a fabulous time. We were all pretty much beginners so we had some difficulties getting started but once we got clues it went pretty well. It takes the whole team to figure out the next clues. We are definitely coming back for another event soon. Also the people here are very nice and fun! read more

Went here for a work "team building" event and when I heard about it, I didn't really get why it would be team-building but it really is. They have 3 rooms with 3 different experiences. We had 22 people and it worked perfectly for our group. The challenges are definitely difficult and absolutely require a team effort. It helps if there is one point person to kind of keep people on track. There are some clues you get and you can ask for help 3 times.... the catch? Every one of your teams members must agree to get help. They are watching you so they can trigger things and send the help clue when needed so that always feels a bit odd cause you know you probably look so ridiculous! The people there are super friendly and get you in the mood to play. Recommend wearing sneakers or flat shoes cause you will be on your feet for 60 minutes. I would definitely recommend this for team building exercises! It wasn't hard to get to - go to main entrance J in the mall (to the left of the movie theater) and take a left and then it's on your left. read more

I have played all of 60 to Escape's rooms (Containment, Bomb Room, Museum, Blast from the Past, Mystery Manor), and I've loved every single one. They are challenging, but fun, and the game masters always know when to chime in to make sure the team keeps moving and enjoying themselves. What really sets 60 to Escape's rooms apart, in my opinion, are the effects and production value. My family played Mystery Manor this weekend, and OMG, it was SO WELL DONE. The effects were very cool and so immersive that it actually felt like you were in a spooky mansion. I'm so happy to see 60 to Escape expanding, and I hope they have continued success so I can keep playing their rooms. A+ read more

Great rooms with amazing theming. We did three rooms today and we can not wait to go back and finish the remaining rooms. Brandon was a great and wonderful game master. read more

Really fun! Went today and did the Manor with a group of 4. Challenging but really good room

Great family activity during the pandemic. Highly recommend - my wife, 11-year old son, 7-year old daughter, and I throughly enjoyed the Haunted Manor experience. Since it was our first time, we purchased unlimited clues, and I would recommend that for first timers. Our room was very well done and the staff members are great. read more

My group had a blast at 60 to escape! It was easy to book, and they were very responsive and accommodating (i booked a few rooms for a large party). We all had a super fun experience doing the escape room. It much tougher than I/most of us anticipated, but in a great way. It was perfect for getting us all to work together! read more

These rooms are amazing!!! We did Blast from the Past. There was a lot of detail in the puzzles and they were fun and challenging. Our game master was Jacob and he made the experience really fun I'd recommend asking for him definitely a great guy! Will definitely do the rest of the rooms! read more

I went with my sister and father. It was just the three of us. We played the museum and blast from the past. Both rooms were challenging but super fun. I want to go back and try their other rooms. read more