Best of Morty (2025)

Finalist (2025)

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Finalist (2024)

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Finalist (2023)

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It was the perfect vacation, white sandy beaches, a beautiful self serve resort, a talking fish? … til you lost your wallet! How are you and your friends going to pay your tab now?! Rumor has it that this seemingly quaint tiki bar was built on the site of a long lost pirate treasure… maybe you can find something to get that crazy manager off your back! Will your team solve the mystery and live to tell the tale?

One of the best experiences I’ve had. We played both Flynn’s arcade and Treasure island. Let me start off by saying Greg the game master was the best. He did both of our games and was amazing. My kids 7 and 5 enjoyed as our GM as well. Both sets are top tier. There is plenty to do in both rooms. I say play them back to back. You won’t be disappointed. Brain Games know what they are doing. They will immerse you in the best way that you won’t want to leave the world you are in.

Brain Games Escape Room

Treasure Island

Escape room

Finalist (2022)

Finalist (2021)

#5 - Best Escape Rooms in Los Angeles (2020)

#41 - Top Rooms (2020)

#30 - Top Rooms (2019)

#15 - Top Rooms (2018)

Golden Lock Winners (2018)

Best Storytelling (2018)

You arrive at a nondescript black door with a green light...
You knock. The door slowly swings open and you're invited in...

Welcome to Stash House

Your group has been invited to a seemingly-normal Koreatown apartment owned by a local entrepreneur to discuss a business opportunity.

Shortly after arriving, you discover the apartment belongs to Ray Jones, notorious Los Angeles drug kingpin, and that Ray has a test in store for you: find all the drugs hidden in the space and flush them before the cops arrive or face the consequences.

Stash House is a ninety-minute escape experience that explores the dark underbelly of crime in Los Angeles. Does your crew have what it takes to pass the test?

This was an amazing escape room. There were unique and challenging puzzles, the set was fantastic, and there were opportunities to split up our team and to work together!! The flow was amazing. The game recommends 4-6 players, and we did it with 3 experienced players and escaped just in time. I definitely wouldn’t want a massive group, but the ability to split up and work in separate puzzles makes having more people helpful. I definitely wouldn’t recommend having fewer than 4. This game is challenging and would not be great for beginners. Overall, this is one of my favorite escape rooms that my group has ever done. I would definitely check it out.

Stash House

#85 - Top Rooms (2023)

Best Overall "In-Person Escape Room" Of The Year (2022)

#63 - Top Rooms (2022)

#45 - Top Rooms (2021)

Silver - Best Story (2021)

Silver - Best Story (2020)

#1 - Best Escape Rooms in Los Angeles (2020)

#21 - Top Rooms (2020)

#12 - Top Rooms (2019)

Gold - Best Story (2019)

#8 - Top Rooms (2018)

Most Creative (2018)

Lab Rat takes place in a laboratory where giant rats are doing odd experiments on human beings, specifically you! The somewhat unhinged Ratkenstein, a doctoral student in the field of human intelligence (or, in his estimation, the lack thereof), has tasked you with completing a series of tests and puzzles. If you succeed, he can finally write his dissertation. If you fail, he’s going to put you and your friends in the old test-subject chipper (like a wood chipper, but for test subjects!). You’ll have one hour to complete the tests and attempt to get out of the laboratory for good, before Ratkenstein turns you into mulch!

Great room, lots of fun to play. Not too complicated with fun interactive puzzles. A light and joyful kind of room. Didn’t care for the creepy rat guy but that was just story that got a little unnecessarily uncomfortable for me, but the room was solid.

Hatch Escapes

Lab Rat

Step into an ’80s-style arcade and relive the golden age of gaming. But beneath the glow and sound, something isn’t quite right. The machines are glitching… and their creator has disappeared.

To find him, you’ll need to do more than play. Leap into a glowing world beyond the circuit board. What starts as nostalgic fun becomes a neon soaked digital adventure as you uncover a reality hidden beyond the screen. Step inside. The games are more real than you ever imagined.

Flynn’s Arcade is a room that feels as good to play as it is to look at. Pictures give off the exact 80s aesthetic the room is going for. I won’t spoil anything but the progression of the room is surprising, from entrances that reveal themselves to the rooms you get to explore, there’s so much hidden and it’s satisfying the whole time. In our game one piece did not activate automatically which stuck my team in one spot a little longer than we wanted but even then we got out with some 25 minutes remaining. The puzzles are a mix of classic codes and locks and Survivor-esque challenges that keep gameplay exciting. Highly recommended this one.

Flynn's Arcade

A brand new waking nightmare presented by The Basement: A Live Escape Room Experience, Dead & Breakfast is a private escape adventure designed to test you in ways you never thought possible! You and your friends have been kidnapped by Edward Tandy -- a cannibalistic serial killer with a hunger for taxidermy, strange mechanisms, and of course human flesh. He has created a twisted game in his deceased mother's home, designed to weed out those who are unworthy of escaping with their lives.

Beginning at 10am, Mondays-Thursdays only, guests are invited into the Tandy household for a day they’ll never forget. Featuring ALL FOUR of our escape room experiences: play them back-to-back in a private, VIP setting. Ever felt like you needed MORE TIME during your game? During Dead & Breakfast, you and your team will play until you complete each experience!

As a birthday party of 4, this was an awesome experience. Back to back story was really fun. The GMs were really cool and nice and made our experience rad. We were the only ones there and no matter how quick we finished a room we were only given a few minutes in between, which was confusing to me because we were supposed to have 90 minutes for each room (way too much, I think the whole place could make all their rooms 1 hour and give way fewer hints) and got out in the usual 45 minutes as they gave us hints all the time a whole lot. If you’re in it for story, this was great. If you’re in it to solve puzzles and feel smart and see amazing novel ideas or tech, this might not be for you. I loved it for my birthday party although none of the rooms were amazing stand outs.

THE BASEMENT: A Live Escape Room Experience

Dead & Breakfast

Reopening for 2026. Hours, dates, and admission may vary — check official site for current details.

Last verified: 8/31/2026

The Terrifier Isn’t Clowning Around

Nothing can prepare you for this grisly haunted house based on all three of Damien Leone's Terrifier films. Try your luck against the sadistic Art the Clown in his twisted funhouse. Witness Art’s gleefully grotesque handiwork of torture. You’ll be left literally dripping with terror and drenched with fear. It’s a whole new level of gore!

This was my favorite house this year, which really surprised me because I’m not a massive fan of Terrifier. It was less scary than I thought it would be, but a lot more fun! Each scene was super distinct and memorable, and the attention to detail was immaculate! I always love some good gross-out horror when it’s done with a slightly comedic tone. All of the Arts also really sold their performances.

Halloween Horror Nights

Terrifier

Haunted house

Haunt

If ever there’s a reason to be afraid of Klowns, this is it. The Killer Klowns from Outer Space have landed in this haunted house. And the joke’s on you if you get trapped in their cotton candy cocoons — becoming a gooey, gruesome snack.

Wow!  They did a great job showing the highlights from the movie.  Cotton candy and all!  A couple of rooms didn't work and were dark which was disappointing.

They had confusing ADA processes and two people told us wrong information.  We ultimately had my daughter with a boot walk it instead of navigating the wheelchair process.

Killer Klowns From Outer Space [Season 2026]

Reopening for 2026. Hours, dates, and admission may vary — check official site for current details.

Last verified: 8/31/2026

Three Legends. One Terrifying Journey.
One wails. One bites. One beguiles. La Llorona, La Muelona and La Siguanaba await in the dark. Three legends La Muerte wants you to meet, but you’ll wish you never did.

This maze is always one of my favorites each year. I think I like it because it’s not based on a specific movie and more of just a general scary haunted maze. This year they scaled up the monsters noticeably and I thought it was extra horrifying! Would definitely recommend!

Monstruos 3: The Ghosts of Latin America

Set in a brothel in 1920’s New Orleans, you play agents of a secret organization on an impossible task. Guests will become part of a sadistic and supernatural tale of horror, mystery, mobsters, monsters and of course, vampire prostitutes.

I really enjoyed this year's season of Delusion--great acting, made sense thematically, and took us on a fun romp around the mansion. We did, unfortunately, have an audience member in our group who decided he was the show and that threw off some of the last few scenes, but these things happen. This season wasn't overly scary, for those that worry about that type of thing, but had some dark elements, fun surprises, and a few very cool technical elements.

Delusion

Delusion: Den Of The Mosquito [Season 2026]

In 1930s Mississippi, libations flow freely and guitar screams fill the air at the Smokestack twins' jukepoint. But the blues become red when Remmick's troop of bloodthirsty vampires crash the party - and test blood's true bonds - as you brave this terrifying new house based on the award-winning original horror film, Sinners

This was one of favorite houses this year. Mostly because of the glowing eyes and some of the iconic scenes played out. The pacing in the maze could be controlled better. There were moments that stopped the flow but it was not too big of a deal. If this one comes back, they should build it somewhere else in the park.

Sinners

Nominee (2025)

Nominee (2024)

It's been over a year since your friend has gone missing, however you've never stopped searching. Newly discovered photos and information has led you to the largest wetlands in south central Louisiana. Knowing that your friend is a dedicated hiker and daring explorer, all signs point to the Haddonfield Territory, a sovereign region, off the grid, at the base of the Appalachian Mountains.

It's uncharted, dangerous and uninhabitable. To make matters worse, you've learned that a string of missing person cases litter the surrounding area leaving locals to believe that there's more than just the dense thicket and treacherous wildlife within. For you, the path is clear: If you want to find your friend, you must head to Louisiana and venture deep inside the Haddonfield Territory.

The atmosphere of this game was top notch! So immersive! It felt as if you were truly outside when you first enter the room. We took a little bit to get started, but once we did, the flow between puzzles was really smooth. We had no problems solving the room with three people and only struggled on the final puzzle. Probably our favorite set design of the three rooms at this location (though it’s stiff competition). All of the puzzles were unique and non-conventional. There was only one key used in the room, but its use fit the theme perfectly.

Maze Rooms

Something's Out There!

Nominee (2023)

A serial killer is on the loose! You know the most recent victim. The police haven't gotten anywhere and it seems the case might be going cold. Perhaps, the best place to start is where the last victim was killed. You think you're on the right path but you soon find not all the decisions you make are the right one.

Resurrection is a terrifying but comedic horror room with a live actor. Can you solve the murders and escape? This room has a lot of physical activity.

We may have been the very final Resurrection at this location on closing night. I’m a scaredy cat…and this was scary…but there were definitely humorous moments to break up the tension. Our GM Jason did an excellent job scaring the pants off of most of our party while also leaving me alone to not have a panic attack. Also, freaking phenomenal immersion and excellent acting. Definitely more immersive theater game than escape room, but the production value is very high. I hope it works as well at the new location

Redondo Beach Escape Rooms

Haunted Evidence [prev. Resurrection]

We found a murderous hotel that no one really knows about. It was built in 1882 as a mansion for a happy family but became a graveyard for these “happy” parents and their eight children. For more than a hundred years, unfortunate accidents have regularly happened in room 100, until it was closed.
No one has entered this room for a very long time, but 60out can story port you there. If you dare…

Such an awesome room! The story line was great and it was indeed very scary! It had a lot of really cool elements but a majority of the room is done in the dark/very very dimly lit so be sure to watch for that! Lemi was our game master and truly was so awesome! I think 50% of the experience was him adding to the room!

60Out

Hotel On Road 66

The world as you know it is over. Society has crumbled, and the ravenous dead now walk the earth.  Whatever life you had before is gone; now you’re all each other have left. You all were fortunate enough to find this ranch, but time is running out. The hordes of undead will find this place eventually, and you don’t have the means to defend it for long. Miraculously, the old radio in the barn still works, and through it you learned about a safe zone just a few counties over that promises food, clean water, medicine, and security.  Your only hope is an old motorcycle in the barn. If you can find the keys, new spark plugs, and some fuel, you can make a run for the safe zone and the hope of a new life. But work quickly... the dead are coming!

PanIQ Escape Room

Zombie Outbreak

Haunted: This is not a game this is a next-level horror experience. Expect fully immersive, adrenaline-pumping, warehouse-scale terror, full-scale, heart-racing, scream-worthy horror. Not for the faint of heart.


Undead Arena: Fight your way up a multi-level arena for the enjoyment of a crowd hungry for mayhem. Win, and become legends. Lose, and join the horde.

Player One VR World 

Haunted [VR]

Nominee (2022)

It was a normal summer, just like you’ve always had. The sun was getting closer to setting and you knew you needed to be home soon- but those lights. Those blinking, hypnotic lights. They called to you. You weren’t sure if you had ever seen something so beautiful. Curiosity drove you and your friends forward- ducking between branches as you pushed deeper into the neighboring forests hoping for just a second to hold the light in your hand.

You’d seen these forests every day for so long but they began to look foreign to you. Where were you? Was there always a house here? The lights were gone. But maybe (just maybe) if you open the door you can find them. Only the truly Brave would push forward- are you ready to enter?

Warlocked is an Adventure Fantasy game like no other. Set in a magical kingdom known only as Questoria, you and your friends will be tasked with saving a wizard, his heir and their kingdom from doom at the hands of an evil Warlock. You only have 60 minutes to free them and restore the magic of Questoria! Are you Brave enough to open the door?

I rate this escape experience a 5/5 (ck out my bio for rating system). This game was filled with surprises at every turn (literally). It was definitely enchanting! 
The set was off the charts great - 2 pts here! I did not expect this from an escape room hidden in a mall. Each part of the experience was filled with adventure and great special effects. The theme flowed well and ended with a unique and quite humorous ending with fun- loving characters sprinkled in between to assist you. 

Puzzles got 1.5 pts. They also flowed well with the theme and involved quite a bit of interactive play. Lots to do so it was somewhat challenging for 2 people. Thank goodness for our trusty sidekick! 🐻 

I rate my enjoyment 1.5 pts. The only thing that did not go well was that their AC system was broken and my copious amounts of sweat did not feel so enchanting in the middle of summer. Hopefully they've fixed this by now because morning should distract from this amazing room!

Enchanted [prev. Warlocked]

IntelliCo is hiring! The boundary pushing neuroscience company that seems to have more questions than answers is looking for a new cohort of big brains and curious minds. On the precipice of a major breakthrough that has the potential to make history,  Dr. Gordon Goobler invites you to stand on the shoulders of giants with him as you work toward that breakthrough together. Utilize the time tested power of the scientific method to complete unusual experiments and collect valuable data. The mysteries of the human brain are waiting to be discovered in this atomic age sci-fi odyssey. Are you ready to change the world, with science?!

I have done many escape rooms but this one takes the cake. This room was so well constructed and you could tell so much thought and effort went into it. I loved every second of it and didn’t want it to end. 2 people is the perfect amount for this room. It isn’t super difficult, we only needed one hint. I had a smile on my face thoroughly the entire room. I didn’t feel stressed, and I loved how instead of solving a case or problem, it was just fun mini games that lead to one big finish. I have never experienced anything like this and this defiantly makes the number one spot without a doubt!

Big Brain Labs

#14 - Best Escape Rooms in Los Angeles (2023)

The evil wizard Haladrax is plotting his next diabolical scheme. The key to stopping him has been locked away inside his impenetrable magic vault. You’ll have to sneak into his domain while he is away, and unravel his magical machinations to get to the bottom of what he is up to next. Catch lightning, stop time, and craft spells as you unlock the secrets of the Wizard's treasure.

This was a fantastic set with well-themed and well-sequenced puzzles. A good one for a mixed party of experienced and inexperienced puzzlers. Kim was a great host from start to finish. We were drawn in from the very beginning.

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