Excido Escape Room

I have done the amazing escape rooms in Hollywood and Los Angeles and was looking forward to doing one closer to home. Very disappointed. First of all: where is your air conditioning? You cannot throw a group of 6 people into a small room with no air and expect them to even be able to think and solve clues. We were literally dripping sweat and ready to throw up. When we told the girl up front, she acted like it was no big deal. Not OK. It must have been 100 degrees in there.
The clues are terrible and there is no sense to them. They can be interpreted a million different ways. Do not make this your first escape room experience. There are so many better ones. For starters, I highly suggest Paniq Room. They pay much better attention to details and storylines. Their clues are strong and make sense. And you won’t find yourself drowning in your own sweat and vomit. 2 thumbs down Excido. If I could give zero stars, I would. Wish I could get my money back. If I wanted to sit in a sauna for 45 minutes I would have gone to the gym. As we were sweltering and trying to escape what had become our personal boiling «hell», the smell of feces crept under the door of which we were trying to escape. Apparently someone was having diarrhea from THEIR wonderful escape room experience. Can’t wait to shower and forget today.

Although we didn’t escape we had a wonderful experience. The staff was outstanding and made it very fun. The puzzles were hard enough to be challenging but not so much that it was over our heads. Would absolutely go back to do the other room available.

Fun experience! On the pricy side but definitely a cool time. The guys that own it are nice. I would come back to try the other room if we could do the groupon with a bigger group for a better deal. It was definitely a good and fun challenge!

wasn’t allowed to take a photo but the room was very difficult. Make sure you don’t over think it and use your clues before 10 minutes… have fun.

I love escape rooms. They really get you thinking & it’s not based on just intellect alone. We did the less difficult room, but we still couldn’t escape, even with a room full of pharmacists, nurses, a doctor & an engineer! What the heck. You really have to think outside of the box.
I’ve only done one escape room prior to this. I liked that my previous experience had an actual plot to this. For the Excido one, the guy just said «you’re in a room. escape.» Didn’t like how he was not enthusiastic at all. In the end, we were trying to take a picture & he kept rushing us out of the room, annoyed. Understandable if there were other customers waiting after us… there weren’t. Definitely could improve in customer service, especially since this is supposed to be a fun experience. Cheer up guy! 1 star down for that

My girlfriend and I are escape game junkies. We brought along another couple of escape game newbies, and were placed into a group of six with two strangers (also newbies).
Making puzzles that are not too easy and not too hard must be tricky, but the guys at Excido got it right. We solved most of The Casino puzzles with around eight minutes to spare, but the last puzzle was a doozie, so we finished it with only a few seconds left! We’re already planning on coming back to try The Studio.

It was VERY EXPENSIVE for what you get. I was fortunate enough to get a discounted price, however it was not worth the money. It was fun, the people working there were nice, but I will never go back again.
It would have been great if there was an explanation of the room and what the plot was so we at least knew what was going on.

This place was a lot of fun! We entered the Excido and the guy working was very nice, explained everything to us very well. There were six of us locked in a room, trying to beat the clock to get out. We were in the cinema room. The place is clean and organized. He gave us a radio for us to communicate with him, you can receive a hint. We used that up pretty quick.
They have another room, called the Casino room. That one is supposed to be a harder room. We will try it soon.
It takes patience, a good group and mostly, work together.

I have been curious about escape rooms and when this one opened up in Ventura County, I had to check it out. Me and 5 of my friends came down and did both rooms. We had trouble and didn’t «escape» the studio room but we made it out of the casino room. Both were a ton of fun though. It actually feels like you are in a studio or casino when you are in these rooms. And the puzzles are great, especially if you have people who think different ways. At one time or another, every one of us figured something out. It was a great team effort.
The owners Jeremy and Kwang are cool too. They will give you hints if you ask (although we hated asking) and their hints are not giveaways. You still have to figure stuff out.
We all had a great time and we definitely want to come back. I think I’ll bring my wife and kids next time. My kids are young (7 and 10) and will have trouble with the puzzles, but they will enjoy the experience.

Of the 20 or so rooms I have done this might be the worst.
Puzzles that don’t make a ton of sense, can be easily interpreted different ways and can be moved from where they need to be and thus be lost forever. It also commits the greatest escape room sin of all: blacklight clues.
As soon as we left my girlfriend said «if that had been my first escape room it also would have likely been my last.»
I’m glad escape rooms are working their way out of Los Angeles. Hopefully another one will open soon so Ventura county will have better representation.
We did the casino and other reviews seem to say the studio is better. We had such a bad experience that we have no intention of finding out.

My boyfriend and I went today, randomly and we had a good time. We got $ 10 off each with the promo they are having and honestly that made it worth it. $ 35 a person is pretty steep for this 45 minute adventure.
The challenge itself was really fun though! We did the casino room with just the two of us. It’s the harder of the 2. We didn’t end up making it through but we did a dam good job! It was nice to do an activity that makes you really think. It’s also a great team building exercise; could be used for co workers, friends, romantic partners, etc.
I was scared going in, thinking I wouldn’t be able to solve anything. But then you get into it and it’s so fun when solve each small step!
Overall, I would say it’s a great time and a fun experience. I wouldn’t pay $ 35 but with the discount it’s totally worth it!

They did a great job. Our group tried Studio E room and it was challenging but fair. Can’t wait to try the casino!

Went to the Studio E room with my husband, son, and a couple of friends this evening. It was the first escape room adventure for all of us, and it was an incredibly fun and challenging experience. Although we failed to escape the room, we were able to piece together various clues and tasks, with the help of the non-​condescending and non-​judgemental voice over the walkie-​talkie. Even the little walkie-​talkie itself was non-​threatening.
My ten year old son and his friend were very engaged and excited just to be there. I’m sure they were glad that there weren’t any zombies or chainsaw-​wielding psychopaths added to the mix. I know that they have done escape games on their iPads in the past, but the immersion into such a tactile and complex environment demanded much more emotional and intellectual involvement than the swipe of one finger.
The two gentlemen who greeted us and welcomed us into their lair were pleasant, low-​key, and reassuring. They are like those college tutors who know much more than you do, but only give you the concepts you need to know to pass the next test.
The cost of participating in these great escapes is not cheap, but to put it in real, ten year old boy perspective, it is way more memorable and fun than the equivalently priced Lego set.
We are already planning to try the Casino room next. We feel that we now have a better appreciation for the intricacies of the puzzles. I don’t think we expected the designers to be as creative as they were and they obviously did not insult our «intelligence» by providing us with an easy and obvious pathway out.
Thanks Excido for the ultimate escapist entertainment!

My husband and I are new to room escaping and are too lazy to drive to LA where most of them are held. So when we heard that there was a room escape adventure opening in Ventura County, you better be sure I was booking the escape adventure as soon as we were free!
Because my husband is lame and has an aversion to doing anything that doesn’t involve sitting on a couch, I had to drag him along with promises of me doing something lame with him like looking through a junk yard or something. I booked the casino room over the «easier» studio E, not because I’m super smart, but because I thought my husband would enjoy the casino room more and since he’s a lot smarter than me and a super nerd, I figured he’d enjoyed the challenge.
Well, let me say that the two guys who explained the room to us were very helpful and polite. Once the game actually got started, I thought we might be in over our heads, but once the guys helped us with our first clue, everything started to slowly come together. In the end, we didn’t make it out, but came pretty darn close — and it was just the two of us! My husband even had a good time and admitted that he was glad I dragged him along. All in all, a fun adventure and easily the best thing I’ve done all weekend! I’m not that smart and even I figured out a few of the clues (husband did most of the heavy thinking though). You should book it today!!!

My husband and I love escape rooms. We did both the studio & casino. We liked the Studio more. It was more linear than the Casino. We liked the theme more too since we are in the movie industry in Los Angeles. The puzzles were unique and fun.
Overall these rooms have a combination of puzzles and searching/​finding things. I like searching/finding…my husband doesn’t. The studio has less «work around» opportunities to solve the puzzles than the casino, too.
(When you’ve done enough escape rooms you start to see certain ways to solve puzzles without legitimately «solving» the puzzles. Some people say it’s cheating, I say if you don’t want me to solve it that way then design it in a way I cannot «cheat».)
The guys that run it are super nice too. Oh & nothing scary in these rooms so totally good for families. Get a group together and go do it!

These guys are great! First time coming to a place like this. Tried the Studio E and it was ridiculously fun, and very well thought out. It’s hard to say how easy or hard it is because well, everyone will have a different experience and thought process, but I’ll definitely say it wasn’t easy. If you haven’t tried it yet. Come here! Looking forward to you guys growing and adding more rooms. I’ll definitely be back :)