Tag: 60out
ESCAPE ROOMS – 60out Houdini – CA
ESCAPE ROOMS – 60out Cartel DEA Undercover – CA
ESCAPE ROOMS – 60out Escape Rooms: Outbreak – California
I love this company and Outbreak happens to be at my favorite 60out Escape Rooms location in Marina Del Rey. Not only is there easy parking, awesome staff, amazing food walking distance from the location, but they also have some of my favorite escape games at this venue. Outbreak is one of those favorite games.
Outbreak is a wonderfully immersive experience. The set design, props, decor, use of technology is outstanding. The puzzles are not your standard “puzzle room” style conundrums, but rather a more hands on approach to figuring out what you might really do in the situation. I find this makes the experience all the more immersive and fun. However, if you are looking for a more puzzle heavy, mentally challenging game you may want to choose one of the other games at this location. However, if you want to really feel like you’re in a high stakes situation or a character in a video game that is going to save the planet, this is a perfect game for you.
There is a serum that you must find to save the world from a deadly virus. I know it’s not the most original concept in the world of escape rooms, but they do such an amazing job of executing the game that the over-used theming that it’s perfectly fine. I mean, just because I’ve played games with that theme before doesn’t mean newer players have anyway. Besides, people love being a hero and saving the world.
Overall Outbreak is one of my favorite games in the nation for it’s creative out of the box style, beautiful set and incredible immersion. It’s like spending an hour being in your own science fiction action movie, instead of just sitting at a theatre watching one. I highly recommend this game for players of all levels.
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WHERE TO EAT NEARBY:
One of my favorite bakeries is walking distance from this location. The Sinners & Saints Bakery has a large selection of delicious baked goods (including gluten-free) as well as unique coffee options.
I’ve eaten here every time I’ve come to play games at the Marina Del Rey 60Out location. They have great Thai food with a good variety of gluten free options. It’s reasonably priced and always yummy. They have quick service. They are a couple of blocks from the games. I think they may be in a converted Taco Bell, so not a fancy place but a great local find.
ESCAPE ROOMS- 60out Escape Rooms Hangover Game – California
60OUT ESCAPE ROOMS HANGOVER GAME
60out Escape Rooms is one of my favorite companies for escape games. They are creative, immersive, high-tech games. They always have outstanding set design and impressive decor. Hangover Game is another beautiful room that gives the players the feeling that they are in an actual game room/bar. It looks great.
The theme was unique. I’ve seen mafia rooms and I’ve seen hangover rooms, but this is the first mafia hangover room. It was a clever story idea. They had a fun way of delivering information throughout the game that helped move the story forward, too.
They have top notch customer service. The gamemaster was professional and on top of the action in the room for the most part. She wasn’t aware that one of the tech puzzles was malfunctioning at one point, but she was aware of the other tech glitches and let us know immediately. She gave us guidance without being aggressive with hints, usually waiting for us to ask.
Unfortunately Hangover Game didn’t quite live up to my expectations of a 60out game when it came to the actual puzzles and game play. The high-tech room was a bit glitchy. We had trouble with a couple of the puzzles because the tech wasn’t functioning properly. When we spoke to our gamemaster she tried to explain that the room wasn’t properly beta-tested and they were still working out the bugs a month after opening to the public. I found that to be very frustrating. Most of the puzzles were not difficult to solve per se, but with poor execution they became more difficult than they should have been. There were a few puzzles that used props and set pieces in clever ways and others just didn’t make sense to the story and felt oddly out of place in the room.
Overall, I love the 60out Escape Rooms company and think they create beautiful, fun games. However, in my opinion the Hangover Game is one of their weakest. If everything worked properly, it would be a fun game for new players.
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WHERE TO EAT NEARBY:
My favorite chicken place is a couple of blocks west on Melrose. It’s soooooo good and pretty healthy. They have gluten-free breading for their chicken strips and gluten-free cookies. The fountain soda machine has unique choices and so does the cooler. The staff is great too.
Congratulations 2016 Skeleton Key Award Winners
Congratulations to all of the 2016 Skeleton Key Award winners!
The following games are all incredibly fun and unique in their own ways. Below you can see them listed by the category in which they shine especially bright.
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ESCAPE ROOMS -60out: Titanic – California
I have never been aboard the Titanic, but I have explored the Queen Mary ship while ghost hunting and let me say that when I entered this Titanic themed escape room I felt like I was actually below deck on a real ship. The set design is incredible. I really did forget that I was in a building in Marina Del Rey during game play because it is so well decorated. The puzzles are integrated into the story seamlessly. This game has very few traditional locks. Instead you are solving puzzles in a way that feels organic to the storytelling. The puzzles are challenging and unique enough for experienced players, but logical in a way new players can still solve and enjoy. I love the creativity they use in creating puzzles that are actual activities you might do on a ship. I also quite enjoy the way they took a common puzzle I have seen a hundred times and recreated it as a large prop that belongs on a ship. Overall the room is well designed, immersive, used creative puzzles to forward the storytelling and has beautiful set decor. It is everything you could ask for in an amazing escape game.
60out is one of the top escape room companies in the nation and they keep expanding, creating new games that are each more impressive than the previous. I highly recommend this and their other escape rooms.
ESCAPE ROOM – 60out Escape Room: Doctor Psycho – California
60out Escape Room: Doctor Psycho
I’ve played A LOT of psycho killer rooms and honestly I thought I was “over” that theme until I played Doctor Psycho. This new room in Los Angeles is a refreshing change from the typical psycho killer escape rooms. It is innovative and fun. There is a great creep factor and comfortableness about it that I haven’t felt in a while. The decor is good. The puzzles are great. Yeah, there are still typical locks and some standard puzzle logic that I’ve seen before, but they also did some new and creative stuff that I just love! (Honestly I’m almost at my 200 room mark, so chances are the puzzles I have seen before will still be fresh and new to most players.) I especially love the way they integrate the players into the story in such an immersive way. Normally when I play a room that just opened I expect a few glitches and growing pains, but this room didn’t have them. I am looking forward to seeing what these guys come up with next.
CALIFORNIA ESCAPE ROOM LIST
Below is a list of the Escape Rooms I’ve played roughly in order of MY favorite to least favorite. Note: I prefer strong storytelling and immersion, especially in horror, paranormal & magic themed escape rooms, so my preferences may be different than yours.
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GROUPED BY REGIONS: LOS ANGELES AREA, “THE VALLEY”, ORANGE COUNTY, INLAND EMPIRE, HIGH DESERT, VENTURA COUNTY, PALM SPRINGS, BIG BEAR, SAN DIEGO, SAN FRANCISCO
LOS ANGELES AREA ESCAPE ROOMS
Glass Onion Knives Out Escape Pop-Up Experience
Quest Room: Warlocked
60out: The Orphange
Quest Room: Red Giant
Quest Room: Bloody Elbow
Maze Rooms: They’re Coming
60out: Hyde Circus
Planet Escape Rooms – Wise Guys
Planet Escape Rooms – Game of Swords
Maze Rooms: World of Illusions
60out: Alice in Wonderland
60out: Time Machine
Maze Rooms: One Way Ticket
60out: Houdini
60out: Amityville
Quest Room: Da Vinci’s Challenge
Maze Rooms: The Dragon’s Lair
Maze Rooms – SteamPunk Samauri
Planet Escape Rooms – Cntrl-Alt-Reality
Fox In The Box – Tesla
Maze Rooms: Jack the Ripper
60out: Jumanji Welcome to the Jungle
Hypnotic: Project 5150
60out: Grandma’s Masterplan
Roomescape LA The Bank (now Fox in a Box)
60out Escape Rooms: Doctor Psycho
60out Escape Rooms: Cartel DEA Undercover
60out Escape Room: P.U.T.I.N. (now Red Alert)
60out Escape Rooms: Ghost Ship
60out Escape Rooms: The Mystery of Senator Payne
Roomescape LA: Prison (now Fox in a Box)
60out: DaVinci’s Secret
Maze Rooms: Castle
60out: Nautilus
Mobile Escape Room LA: MacGuffins Cocktail Room
Roomescape LA: Bunker (now Fox in a Box)
The Laboratory Escape Room (original location)
Horror Escapes LA: Captive Chamber
Horror Escapes LA: Dr. Office
Back in Time – Salem Witch Hunt
Maze Rooms: Motel
Roomescape LA: Zombie Lab (now Fox in a Box)
MagIQ Room: Secrets of Wizardry
Maze Rooms: FBI
Quest Room: Polar Station
60Out Escape Rooms: Hangover Game(now Mafia)
Hatch Escapes – Lab Rat
Escape Room LA: The Pyramid
“THE VALLEY” LOS ANGELES ESCAPE ROOMS:
The Basement (Basement, The Elevator Shaft & Study) *NEW GAME* The Courtyard
Maze Rooms: Wizard’s Tower
Maze Rooms: Lord of the Swords
Escape the Room: Cartman’s Escape (South Park)
Maze Rooms: Whatever Happened to the Garretts
Escape the Room: Jurassic Escape
Exit Artists
Theme Quest Escape Room: Houdini (now Architect)
Maze Rooms: Tombstone
Theme Quest Escape Room: Bonnie and Clyde (now Architect)
Nodus 805 Escape Room
Arcane Escape Rooms: The Hideout
The Bunker Experience (the original version)
Arcane Escape Rooms: The Agency
The Room Live Escape Room: The Cabin
Escape the Room: Clock Tower
Enchanted Escape Room: Spellbound
ORANGE COUNTY ESCAPE ROOMS:
I now own an escape room in OC: EXIT GAME
CrossRoads Escape Game: Weeping Witch
Scenario Escape Rooms: Mad Rapper
Unlocked Escape Room: Game On! Unlocked Arcade
The Escape Game: Playground
Mission Escape Games: Escape the Hydeout
Unlocked Escape Room: The Return of the Magician
Hidden Donkey – Irvine School of Wizardry
Not Another Escape Room: Battleship
Cinema Escape Room – The Strange Thing
Puzzle Workshop: CSI Hollywood
Puzzle Workshop: Secrets of the Illuminati
Crossroads Escape Game: Funhouse
Escapade Games: The Last Experiment
Not Another Escape Room: Time Machine
Nerdy by Nature: The Initiation
EscapeX: Odditorium Emporium
Deceptive: The Butcher
Legacy: Sugar Rush
Nerdy by Nature: The Lost Treasure of Captain Blackbeard
Detectives Society Escape Rooms: Da Vinci’s Lost Workshop
The Escape Game: The Depths
Legacy: Cabin 13
Legacy: Georgie
Deceptive: Return to Coulrophobia
EscapeX Rooms: Mafia Heist
Escape ERA: Ben Franklin
PuzzleMazement Escape Room: Paranormal
Immersion: The Cursed (now Entangled)
Kryptic: The Mystery of Stillwater Asylum
PuzzleMazement: The Dollhouse(original version)
Square Room: Harry Potter (now Sorcerer’s Study)
*DeadRingers by Escape Bus (seasonal 15 minute Escape game)
*Crossroads: The Asylum (ScareLA mini-game availability varies)
INLAND EMPIRE ESCAPE ROOMS:
Wizards & Wires: The Ghost Chamber
Breaking Point: Whitmore Estate
Wizards & Wires: The Curiosity Shop
MindTrap: Taken
The 13th Room: Chapter 2 The Silence
Quest Tavern: Last Supper
Breaking Point: Headcase
MindTrap – Jingle Bells
Mind Trap Escape Room: Gold Rush
Quest Tavern: The Bridge Between
Clever Fox – Book of the Dragons
Mind Trap Escape Room: Conspiracy (original version)
Quest Tavern: Witches Cauldron
Trapped: Pandora’s Box
Confusion: The Last Job
Chronos: ChronosTopia
Chronos: Jurassic Island
Unity Escape Rooms: The Cabin
Unity Escape Rooms: The Temple
HIGH DESERT ESCAPE ROOMS:
CENTRAL VALLEY ESCAPE ROOMS:
VENTURA COUNTY ESCAPE ROOMS:
House of Clues: Pirate Ghost Ship (original location)
PALM SPRINGS ESCAPE ROOMS:
Escape Room Palm Springs: Dark Shadows Room (Vampire’s Lair)
Escape Games at the River: The Great Candy Challenge
Escape Room Palm Springs: Saw Room (now Locker Room)
Escape Room Palm Springs: Titanic
Escape Games at the River: Mutiny Skull Island
Escape Games at the River: Secret of the Dragon’s Spire
BIG BEAR ESCAPE ROOMS:
Mountain Room Escapes Big Bear: Alpine Ski Lodge
SAN DIEGO ESCAPE ROOMS:
Quicksand Escape Games: China Town
Steal and Escape: The Neighbor
Quicksand Escape Games: The Diner
The Unlockables: The Escape
Escape Game SD: Japanese Thriller Room
Top Tier – Outside In
Quicksand Escape Games: The Speakeasy
Boss Play – Chocolate Factory
The Entrapment: The Disappearance at Fogmore Manor
Top Tier – Undercover escape the safe house
Escapology San Diego: TH3 C0D3
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA ESCAPE ROOMS:
Enchambered – Whispering Halls
Enchambered – Containment Breach
Palace Games: Houdini
R.I.P.
These are rooms that I have played in California but are no longer available:
The Purge Truck
CrossRoads Escape Game: The Psych Ward
Level Games: The Menagerie
Enigma Escape Rooms: The Seance
Level Games: Doggy Dog World
Countdown Live: PsychoCountdown Live: Spaceship
Countdown: Mrs. Jezebel’s Tea Party (original version)
School of Hard Locks: Halloween Room
CatCon Animal Planet Escape Box
Exit Game The Ai (Los Angeles location)
Exit Game The Villains Lair (Los Angeles location)
Exit Game: The Chamber (Los Angeles location)
Trapped! The ChamberTrap House (Think Tank)
Real Escape Room: Treasure Island
Countdown: Special Event Beta Test
Kaien (the game we beta tested, but isn’t open yet)
School of Hard Locks: Principal’s Office
SCRAP Real Escape Game Escape from the Cursed Forest Event
SCRAP Real Escape Game Escape the Magic Show
Salvation Room: The Inferno
Ace Escape Game The Pharaoh’s Treasure
SCRAP Real Escape Game: Escape from the Time Travel Lab
The 13th Room (ScareLA mini-game)
Trapped! Escape Room: Jailbreak
Room of no return: Jail
Escape the Night (VidCon)
The Cromwell Estate (Midsummer Scream mini-game)
Maze Quests: Queen Anne’s Revenge
Countdown Live Escape: Krampus
Evil Genius Escape Rooms
Mobile Escape Room LA: Sleep Study
Captured LA: The Starlet Killer
Logiquit: Warehouse of Jack Travis
Logiquit The Laboratory of Dr. Lev Pasted
Escape Room Treasure Hunt: The Alchemist’s Lab
Amazing Escape Room: Operation Desert Storm
Famous Escape Rooms: The Great Redemption
S.H.A.D.I.E. Grove Escape Room
Hollywood Escape House: The Royal Indian Dungeon
Eskape Rooms: Operation Dream State
PuzzleMazement Escape Room: Professor S!
Escape the Place: The Chamber
PuzzleMazement Escape Room: Saving Christmas!
The Cromwell Estate
The 13th Room: Alchemy & Wizardry
The 13th Room: Jack the Ripper
The Game Maker Escape Room (temporary room at Coffin Creek)
Funhouse Escape 60 Minutes to Curtain & Another 60 Minutes to Curtain
Real Escape Room: Bomb
Broken Chains Escape Games: Caught In A Rumple
Real Escape Room: Crazy Secret Laboratory
One Way Out: Apocalypse (now Exodus)
Escape This! Mosi’s Curse
Rooms of No Return: The Classroom
Rooms of No Return: Dead Silence
The Great Escape: Mafia Bomb Squad
Bakersfield Escape Room: Winter Fall
Real Escape: Bootlegger Warehouse
Real Escape: Wizards Lair
Escape Room Palm Springs: Mystery Room
Divergent Realities: The Informant
Great Room Escape San Diego: Houdini’s Hidden Workshop
Great Room Escape San Diego: The Lab
School of Hard Locks: Art Class
Maze Rooms: VR Cosmos Game
Escape Room Police
Spookador
Escape SF: Escape from Antique Room
Kaein LLC: The Alien
Suite 201
Escape the Night – PopUp at UTA
LA Dragons – Knights of the Round Table
Escape From Godot
Exit Game: The Lab (Los Angeles location)
Exit Game: The School of Sorcery (Los Angeles location)
Exit Game An Hour To Kill (Los Angeles location)
Escape Room Long Beach: Bad Blood
60out: Wizard’s Workshop
60out: Zen Room
Trapped in a Room with a Zombie & Still Hungry
Countdown Live: Pandorus (now 60out Galaxy Quest)
Maze Quests: Clinic
60out Escape Rooms: Quest in a Box (temporary popup)
Countdown Live: Tiki Palace (now 60out)
Escape Hotel: Day Care
Escape Hotel: Witchcraft
Escape Hotel: Jack Reacher (renamed Espionage)
Horror Escapes LA: Edmond’s Attic
Escape Haus LA: Masquerade Ball Room
Escape Chronicles
Amazing Escape Room: The Starlight Lounge
Amazing Escape Room: Escape the X Corporation
Amazing Escape Room: Black & White
Amazing Escape Room: Mystery of the Red Dragon
Unlocked Escape Room: The Professor’s Basement
Hidden Passage: Pharoah’s Curse
TrapZone Escape Rooms: The Asylum
Legend X Iteration(original version)
MindTrap – Wizard of OZ
Containment: Carnival
Gaslamp: The Sword in the Study
Containment – Cabin
Hall of Shadows: Shadow Menagerie
Trapped! Escape Room: Puzzlemaster (original version)
Trapped! Escape Room: Sector 13 (original version)
Xscape Pods: Galaxy Adventure
Xscape Pods – Pharaoh
Xscape Pods – Government Secrets
The 13th Room (original)
Open Door Escape Games: The Study
Get a Clue Room Escape: The Toy Shop
The Ultimate Escape Rooms: We Are All Mad Here
One Way Out: Bank Heist (now Exodus)
Xcape Room Fresno: Murder Scene (original version)
Breakout Fresno: Sabotage – Code Red
Bakersfield Escape Room: RESCUE (now Puzzle Effect Bakersfield)
Escape the Asylum (All Saints Lunatic Asylum)
Escape Games at the River: Baker Street Mystery
3rd Day Escape: Harvest Motel
Top Tier – Atlantis Dive to the Forgotten City
Mighty Awesome: The Office of Professor R.K. Alogee
Nightwalker Caverns Escape Room: Clownotorium (original)
3rd Day Escape: Hourglass (original version)
Escape Room Movie 2 Pop-up Subway
Stranger Things Mini-Game Pop-Up
Cryptic Escape Rooms
ESCAPE ROOMS- Escape Key Entertainment: Senator Payne – California (60Out Escape Games)
(When we played the company was called Escape Key)
This is a fun, professional, high tech escape room company. I’ve played both of the current games, The Casino & Senator Payne.
This escape room is incredibly unique and fun in theme and presentation. I’ve seen some similar puzzles before, but they overall have a fresh room. (I’ve played over 60 games, so I’ve seen a lot of puzzles.) Our group got stuck on the more simplistic things like finding things and quickly understood some of the more complicated puzzles. I think you’d need at least two people to complete this room. Teamwork is highly important. The second half of the game is a little “scary” but nothing extreme. I personally found this “medium” level room much harder than the casino. Sometimes that’s the case depending on the way you think compared to the puzzles.
I highly recommend this escape game company.
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