YEE: Countdown Live Escape Games

Spent a great evening here!
Brian and staff were friendly and explained everything we needed to know in order to play the game, but surviving was up to us. Sadly, we didn’t make it out but we were thisclose…
Our group worked well together, and were able to figure out many clues up until the very end. The last 15 minutes or so were spent figuring out one particular course, and once we discovered where we went wrong, we let out that typical collective groan, having overlooked something so obvious. And yes, I embarrassed myself by being a jumper during a part of the game.
Happy to say I was with a great group of Unilocalers who all contributed their very best. I had a fun time, and I hope everyone else did as well.

It’s so much fun. I’ve been addicted to these escape rooms for awhile since it started popping up everywhere so when Unilocal offered it as an event, I definitely sign myself up to be thrown into the Tiki Room for an adventure of a lifetime. We had, I think 10 people, which may had been too many (makes communicating and keeping track of clues more difficult), but our host explained that it’s usually a smaller group anyways. This room really requires collaborating, at least if you plan to get out alive! I don’t want to give away too much, but the puzzles involved with this room is definitely a challenge, and so satisfying to solve! I felt smarter walking out.
And kudos to all of our hosts! They were all so knowledgeable about their product (escape rooms) and patient with explaining the puzzles during and after! Thanks, guys!

Arrrgh so close! Got tripped on a puzzle and we were at the last step from escaping the confines of the creepy apartment of the Krampus Killer!
Simply: the most polished escape room experience I’ve had. The creepy ambiance was perfect. Every kind of problem solving was thrown at us and there was a nice interaction with the room and items found inside. Obviously I can’t say too much since it will spoil it for others. But the room was so well done, you didn’t think it was just a endless cycle of obscure puzzles — in order to get a key or a code — rinse & repeat.
The Countdown staff were awesome! Really friendly and energetic. And of course will be your team photographer at the finish. They radioed in from time to time to see if we were stuck, but we worked it out on our own.
My Unilocal team was amazing! It’s tough to be thrown together with a bunch of strangers and work through the challenges; yet they tackled it all quickly! 5 stars for you gals!

This was my first YEE and second escape room experience. I had such a fun time! Countdown was waaaay better than the other escape room I went to. The décor, clues, back story, all of it was so well put together! My team and I were in Krampus’ apartment and it was eery in there! I screamed a couple times and I know at least one of my teammates was on heightened alert! The clues were well thought out and required some critical thinking but nothing too crazy. Multiple rooms were incorporated as well which was pretty cool. Overall, a wonderful team building experience and I am planning to return with some friends to try out another room soon — spaceship or tiki. Thanks to Unilocal,Countdown, and Katie B. for this event and Jessica H. for being a wonderful host!

To be honest with you, I almost chickened out of this. Since I’d never been to an escape room before, I had no idea what to expect – but expected the worst. Volunteering to be trapped in a room with scary effects for 45 minutes seemed like a panic attack waiting to happen, but I survived. It was fun! Perhaps my hands were shaking at one point (as one of my teammates pointed out) but I survived!
I chose the Spaceship room, and I’m glad I did. I’d recommend this room to people most interested in the problem solving and teamwork aspects of escape rooms. There weren’t too many jarring effects; it was mostly about looking for clues and putting them together! Maybe all of the rooms are like this and I was completely wrong to think that something epically scary would happen… then again, we did have to sign a liability waiver before we went in… The scariest part may have been the extremely dark hallway to the bathroom, lit only by strings of neon green lights.
I’m so happy I had the opportunity to try out the escape room at Countdown with Unilocal,and I can definitely see myself coming back! The location is prime for a post-​Downtown-​dinner adventure without the hassle of parking.

countdown has 3 themes: tiki room. space odyssey. psycho 45 mins to match your wits for a great escape!
boy did we luck out! we were slated to do the psycho theme, but we actually got to experience their new krampus themed room that is set up for the movie’s imminent release
they just launched the room last friday so we were definitely guinea pigs since they don’t have particular statistics for that theme
the clues were fun and the ringing phone was slightly startling… the riddles challenging, but we had an awesome team! our teamwork was great~~^^
if the other rooms are anything like krampus in terms of décor and difficulty, you are in good hands for a fun experience!
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thank you to countdown live. Katie B. & Jessica H. and of course my fellow teammates: Shannon N. Neekoh P. Arezou A. Christina T. and Jeff H.

My first time at Countdown and hopefully not my last. I really had no idea what to expect as a first timer but enjoyed every minute.
Parking is super convenient. There is a lot next to the place and plenty of street parking. The location is near that unfortunate university that’s name I have forgotten. Not the best area to be in DTLA, but not the worst, so I promise you will survive.
Went inside and was greeted by Jessica, our hostess, alongside the wonderful Countdown team. Immediately filled out a waiver before mingling with everyone. There are some mind puzzles to get the brain juices flowing. Besides that, constant reminders to use the bathroom before entering the rooms because remember folks, you signed up to be locked in a room for forty-​five minutes.
This was an interesting experience because the majority of us did not know each other and just met for the first time. Luckily, we all worked together surprisingly well. I was in the Krampus room, think creepy Santa Claus. Lots of interesting deco around the room and the puzzles were all around everywhere. Definitely requires communication so make sure to constantly talk to everyone in your group.
We probably should have made it out but Krampus got the best of us. Would love to come back and try one of the other rooms. Definitely something I would recommend doing with your friends if you all like a good challenge!

My first escape room! I have been hearing more and more about these rooms which seemed to have popped up in the area all over the place within the last year. I generally like interactive participatory themed events… and I love puzzles, so when Unilocal posted this opportunity, I was super excited to finally try it!
The location was in an area that I feel is a bit sketchy, but just down the street from where I work in DTLA, so pretty convenient to anyone in DTLA, or coming from the 110 or 10 fwys. I was concerned for a sec about parking, but drove into an unmarked gated parking area next to the building. Turned out that was where I was supposed to park, so, that was convenient. Everything ran like clockwork… checked in, met by the super friendly Jessica H, and got my free drink w/​Yelp check in.
I was unsure which theme to select, so opted for spaceship. I was tempted by the other themes, Tiki & Krampus (formerly Psycho), but once I met my spaceship team, I was excited to try it. The 45 minutes went quickly and there were more than enough things to explore, solve, and discover. It really does require teamwork and communication to be able to solve everything in the allocated time frame. The puzzles were challenging, and made you think, but not impossible. Unfortunately, we did not escape in time… almost… but we all had a great time and made new Unilocal friends.
I would like to go back and try the other themes!
Thank you much to Countdown Live Escape Games, Unilocal,Katie B, and Jessica H!

5-​star for teamwork!
This was actually the 3^rd room escape I’ve tried and overall it was a really fun experience! Normally it would cost $ 32 per person to play a single 45-​minutes game, but Unilocal teamed up with Countdown Live Escape Games and gave us a second opportunity ( Unilocal hosted its 1^st escape event about a month ago) to try it out for free!
Countdown Live Escape Games offers three different rooms (Psyco [the Krampus], the Spaceship, and the Tiki Palace) and you are allow to use up to 3 hints in 45 minutes. I chose the Spaceship and our group was one lock away from escaping the Spaceship, but we didn’t succeed and launched into space … to infinity and beyond! Each clue is well-​thought-​out and somewhat related to the main theme (in this case — the Spaceship) and it is definitely not impossible to solve all these clues. We used up all three hints, but everyone ultimately contributed a little and it was definitely a great team building experience.
Thank you Jessica H for organizing this amazing event and here’s a quick shout out to my fellow teammates: Jes A, Valerie P, Maggie D, Adriana K, and Yvette A.

This was so ridiculously fun! My first ever escape room and Countdown Live Escape Games brought it on! The staff at CLEG was so welcoming and organized. Totally did not know what to expect at the tiki room. My group worked so well together, everyone brought something to the table. We were able to escape at the very last nanosecond. I don’t want to spoil anything so I won’t even attempt to describe the madness inside the tiki room. However I will say this about the tiki room about the scariness: I get scared super easily and so I picked Tiki because it was the least scariest of the three, there were still scary elements, but that’s mostly because it’s dark and the ambient music and sound effects were scary too. Our team had used two hints during the forty five minutes towards the end. We weren’t sure if we would make it out, but we miraculously did.
Thank you so much YEE for another fun evening. Jess was such a great host and made sure everyone got some sweet Unilocal goodies, thank you! Parking is free and plentiful, which is rare for Los Angeles. Thank you Countdown Live Escape Games for our YEE discount in the future, I will definitely return with a group! The facility was safe, clean, and very well managed. I like that your belongings are inside the room with you safe in a box.
Such a fun evening playing the escape rooms with other Unilocalers! Thank you a million times over again! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Had an absolute blast. Our team rocked! We made it out of the Tiki room before the lava engulfed us all in a fiery ball silliness.
It was a very high energy, slightly frantic and exciting experience. There were a couple bugs due to our room being a beta test, but it was still a great setup.
Looking forward to coming back with another group and try one of the other rooms.
Thanks guys!

THANK YOU Katie B. for such a thrilling experience! It’s my first Unilocal Elite event in a while!
When we RSVPed, we had to pick a themed room among Tiki, Spaceship, and Psycho. I might have been out of mind to be crazy enough to pick Psycho, not knowing what I am getting myself into.
We got locked inside the room. The room was dark and scary with disturbing sounds. It was just right in time for the Halloween mood. I was inside the room afraid of any scary objects, people, or ghosts popping out. Luckily, my Unilocal friend Diana H. was nice enough to lend me her arm so that I could have my arm around hers
It’s all about team work, and our team was great. We get to really exercise our brains and squeeze out our brain juice to figure out the puzzles. We failed the escape in 45 minutes, but we got pretty close! I think Psycho room is the scariest and hardest room! It really, really fun though! Also, free drink with Unilocal check-​in!

This is my first escape room experience. Joined a group of Unilocalers with one purpose: to dominate the Psycho room. And failed. Kind of disappointed for not making it out, but in retrospect, very fun and challenging. Weird clues and you have to figure out their use with 45 minutes ticking. If you want a challenge; this is the one.

Had a wonderful time tonight at the Countdown! I participated in the Tiki Room which is a newer concept to the facility. It definitely wasn’t a piece of cake, but it also wasn’t impossible. This was my very first escape game and going into it, I was expecting it to be easy peasy. But to my surprise, YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO THINK! I’m not going to spoil anything for you future participators, but I’d highly recommend giving this room a shot.
Parking: Free parking right around back! It’s located to the left of the facility. Drive through the tunnel and park right around back. Upon exiting, drive up close to the gate and it will magically open.
Service: Love the people here! Friendly, helpful, and very detailed. Gave us all the information we needed and then set us free to sail.
Venue: When I came, there were three themed rooms. The psycho, spaceship, and the tiki. I can’t speak for the rest of the rooms, but the tiki room was very clean and beautifully decorated.
Price: Around $ 32 which is really good for an escape room. Most places I’ve come across on even living social and groupon can range from $ 15 if your lucky to $ 70 per person!
Tip: Checking in will get you a free drink from their mini fridge :)

This was a lot of fun!
I’m a huge fan of escape rooms and this was my 4^th time doing an escape room, 1^st time at Countdown. We did the Spaceship room, which is supposed to be the most challenging. We were allowed to ask for 3 hints during the 45 minutes.
We only asked for one hint during the time we were in there and managed to escape with 20 seconds to spare.
The room was definitely challenging and very detailed in décor.
I really want to come back to do the Tiki room. The Psycho room sounds too creepy for me to be able to focus on the puzzles.

Best first Unilocal Elite event that I could have imagined! Everyone was so friendly and I loved getting to meet my fellow food enthusiasts!
I had no idea what to expect for the Escape Room, but it was so fun! Team Spaceship was the smallest, but we escaped with just 19 seconds to spare! The puzzles were well thought out, and it was so rewarding when we finally made it out!
Katie B is a rock star for organizing this event! Thanks for the adrenaline rush, I hope to come back to Countdown again soon!

This was my first elite event and it was so much fun! I have done escape rooms before, but this was probably the most high budget one I have been into. Although some of the tiki puzzles were still in beta, everyone in the group had a blast!
Thank you to Katie for organizing it!

Thank you Katie for organizing this wonderful event! I had a GREAT time and it was nice to bond with other Elites!
We had a small intimate team in the Spaceship room and we barely made it out with 19 seconds left! Our team felt extremely happy and satisfied that we were able to solve all the puzzles together. Remember team, «IT’S A CIRCLE, NOT A ZERO!»
I will be sure to check out Live Escape Games again!

Super fun event. I was on team tiki and we did the newest room. 45 minutes to solve a puzzle and be let out of the room. Our team did it with 9:47 to spare. A fun group activity!

It’s pretty rare for me to write a review immediately after having visited the establishment, but I felt compelled to write one for Countdown and this great Unilocal event because I enjoyed it so much!
The folks who work here truly care about guest experience and take customer service very serious. I think that made it so much enjoyable, to know the staff truly cared that you were having a fun yet challenging time.
Katie B was a great host per usual. She was thoughtful and got participants swag to match the escape room they participated in.
Everybody seemed to genuinely enjoy their time here and it was fun to meet and bond with other Unilocal Elite. Shoutout to the Tiki room folks! Apologies if I came off too strong – I really wanted to solve the damn puzzles and escape!
We escaped, but not really properly because we lucked out on a clue and didn’t have to solve a puzzle to obtain the solution, but they will be fixing that. It was a great deal of fun overall!