This is only the second escape room we have gone to, and found this one much more enjoyable. I like the fact that on a date night it could just be my wife and I doing this together instead of having other groups join us. They have rooms that are large enough for groups from 2 to 6 people and rooms for 2 to 10 people. The puzzles were tricky, some quite difficult, but a lot of fun to solve. Kristen was our game master and she did a great job. She was full of energy and got us hyped up before we went in. There were items in the room that you could tell people had been a bit rough with, but overall the place was well kept, clean, and fully functional. Also, and importantly, the restroom was clean. We definitely intend to go back and try their other rooms. read more

Countdown Louisville - Escape room victory. - Escape Games Near Me - Louisville, Kentucky

This place was amazing! Our "guide" was so welcoming and happy! He definitely likes his job and it shows. We would definitely go back!! Thank you for 45 minutes of fun :) read more

Countdown Louisville - We won! - Escape Games Near Me - Louisville, Kentucky

There's a reason this place has a five star rating: it was awesome! Me and my wife have never been to an escape room, well we finally got a chance to go and dragged some buddies along for the ride. Our host was friendly, and very helpful. We did the electric room, and it was very fun! I felt as though it was very challenging, yet not so hard that it was beatable. Lots of genius things in the room that come into play at some point. The whole experience makes you think all while having a good time. Having a hard time? Ask to use one of your free clues! You get three, and can earn a fourth--which you'll have to figure out yourself. Would definitely go again and try the other rooms. And oh, if you're wondering we escaped at 49:11 and left 2 clues!! read more

This was my first experience in an escape room, and we had such a great time!! We played the Electrovault room. The facility is clean, they are prompt, courteous and knowledgeable. They also were very accommodating to our group size. Rex was our guide for the escape room and he made the experience that much more enjoyable! Highly recommended this place if you are looking for a fun challenge. read more

Countdown Louisville - Escape Games Near Me - Louisville, Kentucky

This was such a fun team building experience for our group. We did the paranoia room and made it out before the allotted time. I believe we had 58 minutes to find everything in the room we needed. I would say to look at everything in the room as a clue. Everything! I will definitely do this experience again. read more

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Super fun! This was our first escape room experience and it was perfect for my kids (10 & 13) and me. The challenges were fun and required us to work together. We also enjoyed the story behind the challenge, which added some nice ambience. Staff was friendly. read more

My husband and I (avid escape room players) and my father-in-law (total newbie) had a great time escaping Phobia! We are so thankful for the wonderful customer service provided by Greg when my husband accidentally booked for the wrong day online. Greg was able to correct it promptly over the phone. And Rex , I think was his name, was a splendid game master and was kind enough to chat with us and then let us in the room early when we arrived early. Shame we have to fly back home so soon and can't enjoy the other rooms this year, but will definitely make a booking next year! read more

I have wanted to experience an escape room for quite a while! This weekend, as part of my birthday celebration, the family and I participated in the The Ransom escape!! Everything from entering the lobby until we left was top notch! The staff are super friendly and encouraging. We were taken to our room by our guide, Alex (he was awesome!) and given instructions about the situation, the various locks, and other details. There were 3 separate rooms full of clues and puzzles. It was amazing how the clues demanded group thought and participation to be solved! While challenging, the clues and puzzles could be mastered if one approached each from various angles until things fell into place! Three hints can be requested from your guide during the allotted time, but any further hints take time away. It was amazing how your guide watches you progress via video and sometimes offers a little gentle guidance! We escaped with 9 minutes to spare. Our group had members with a variety of ages, and each member later discussed how much fun the experience was. Definitely something for any group! We used a Groupon to help with the cost and at the end of our experience we were give a coupon for 10% off next visit (within allotted timeframe). I would love to go back and experience the other rooms that are available! Parking is plentiful as the venue is in a complex of multiple buildings. It was a slight big confusing upon arrival to find the entrance. When you find the 1500 building, look down a long walkway between it and another building, the entrance is down that walkway! I highly recommend this experience and this venue! read more

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The owner is super nice and friendly and always up for a chat. Weve gone and done two different rooms here and each time he stopped and took the time to tell us about his vision and his inspiration for the rooms. The puzzles were on the easier side for me, but I do a lot of escape rooms so I think that I may be bias. Also their hardest room was closed for a redo when we went. I'll be excited to go back and give that one a try! The theming is on point! I would definitely recommend going to this place if you are new to or a pro escape room player. read more

This place rocks!! We came with a group of 15 people and completed the ransom and electro vault rooms. The clues were challenging enough that you had to work for them, but still accomplishable. Our game master, Megg, was absolutely wonderful! She was very helpful and patient with us as we asked for clues. Overall, I would highly recommend this place to anyone who enjoys a challenge, it was a great family bonding experience for us! We will be sure to come back soon :) read more

Countdown Louisville - Escape Games Near Me - Louisville, Kentucky

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This place is amazing, a great way to team build and hang out! I did the randsom room with three other girls 12 years old and even though we didn't escape it was an opportunity of a lifetime! I definitely would love to try more rooms and have more fun with it! The only thing i would recommend is that when the operator speaks on the speaker there should be a sign that he is speaking. My friends and i got so scared of the voice that we didn't even hear what it was saying! Other than that which, made it more fun, we absolutely loved it and recommend it to anyone and everyone! read more

Countdown Louisville - We had so much fun and I recommend it for anyone and everyone! - Escape Games Near Me - Louisville, Kentucky

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We had soooo much fun here! We did the Ransom room and it was just awesome. We went to dinner after and couldn't stop talking about how much fun we had! I'm glad we had six people, we were all able to contribute one way or another and ended up working well together! Our family loves to do fun stuff together, and this was just perfect for us! My dad said it was the most fun he's had with the family in a long time! And that is saying a lot because we go to a lot of music festivals as a family, etc. We will definitely recommend this place to other friends/family! And we'd love to come back and try the other rooms! We escaped with a little over a minute to go... it was very exciting! read more

Countdown Louisville - Escape Games Near Me - Louisville, Kentucky

Our family had a wonderful time at Countdown Louisville. Mackenzie is the ultimate game master providing the right clue when needed. The staff was friendly. The room has many puzzles with varied difficulties. I recommend bringing a flashlight as the room is dark so you can read more easily. read more

I had the chance to visit Countdown Louisville this past weekend for a friend's birthday party and we all had an incredible time! As soon as we arrived the staff was friendly and welcoming (even though we were crazy early). They not only allowed us to hangout while we waited, but the staff spent time answering all our questions (and my husband had A LOT) about their experiences with escape rooms, the differences in the rooms, etc. It was great hearing how passionate they were about their jobs. We did the ransom room and it was a blast. We loved the music theme and the clever ways in which they incorporated it. We also enjoyed the multiple room aspect of it. It was very linear in nature which at times made it hard for our whole group (7 of us) to all be doing something at the same time, but that was also part of the fun of it! For the most part, we all got to experience each one of the clues and work together to figure them out rather than doing our own thing. After we escaped (yay!), our room guide took us through the room and answered any questions we had. He gave us information about where people get the most stumped, the things we did well, and showed us some other ways to solve specific clues that we had missed. I liked that there was more than one way to solve a clue which was different from some other rooms I've done. We can't wait to go back and try the Survival room! read more

I met some Kentucky friends at Countdown Louisville for a fun outing. We did the Ransom Room which was awesome. We escaped with 30 sec to spare. The time flew by as we were having such a good time. The facility was clean and well kept. Give them a try! read more

Girls weekend. Had a blast playing this game. It was a rainy day so it worked out perfectly. The girl that took care of us was awesome! I am horrible with names and I wish I would have written it down. The game we played was ransom and it was a blast! Took us a bit longer to finish it. So much fun! read more

Countdown Louisville - Escape Games Near Me - Louisville, Kentucky

We had so much fun! The room was challenging, and the facility was clean. We'd definitely go back again!

A blast! We did the Phobia room and it was so much fun! Having fun during covid season is needed and they deliver fun and safety!

I've been to a few different escape rooms around Louisville, and this one immediately stood out. The place is very clean and well-organized, and the staff is super-friendly and helpful. We did Electrovault. It was much more challenging than the simple "look everywhere and find random keys hidden underneath stuff" that we've gotten at other escape rooms - this one clearly took some thought and real ingenuity. Without giving away any spoilers, there are a lot of really cool, very interactive aspects that clearly took some time to come up with and to develop, and that definitely make it all seem much more engaging, fun, and realistic! The staff was incredibly responsive whenever we were using clues (even kind enough to throw a few random ones out there just because they noticed us stuck at one place or another). I think a lot more went into these games, their setup, the building and development of the props, etc. than you will see at any other escape room in town. And yet it is also one of the most affordable. If you're into this sort of thing, then this is definitely the place to check out (if you haven't already)! read more

Went to Countdown Louisville for the first time a couple weeks ago and we had so much fun. Unlike other escape rooms we had done, this one had multiple rooms within the same game which made it much more exciting. We did Survival and Ransom and both were great. We killed it at Survival, having the fastest escape yet surprisingly enough, Ransom took us a little longer than expected even though it is supposed to be easier. The rooms are really well thought out and there is incredible attention to detail. The staff is very friendly and I would highly recommend this place to anyone. read more

We used a Groupon for the Ransom room and it saved us a bunch off the regular rate. We were greeted by Joey, our host, and he did a great job welcoming us and explaining the rules to our group. We enjoyed the room and solved it with four minutes to spare but did have to use our clues to complete it. Was a very fun way to spend an hour with our family! Very detailed room with interesting puzzles! read more

This is the second escape room I've done in town. I won't name the other here in this review, but I will say Countdown was SO much better. I think our host's name was Chris (now thinking I may have gotten that wrong, sorry!), and he was friendly and helpful. I had bought a Groupon and booked online, and the whole process was very easy. We only brought four people despite the Groupon being for up to eight. This was intentional on our part, because one of the people in our group didn't want to do it with strangers, haha! The room we did (Ransom) is meant for up to 8 people, so if we hadn't bought out all the spots we could've been paired with people we didn't know. The experience inside the room was good. You definitely need to hit the ground running and be in a frame of mind to do logic puzzles. I'll admit we got a slow start, but we pulled it out in the end and escape with about 100 seconds to spare. It's hard to review without revealing any spoilers or clues, but I will say that we had a lot of fun and I'd return to do another room if I had friends/family who wanted to. I'd certainty recommend Countdown to other people who are interested in an escape room experience. read more

I've done over half a dozen of these kinds of games but this was my first time at Countdown Louisville. Highly recommend! We brought some Girl Scouts here (ages around 12-13) and we had a blast! The game master was great and super responsive to what we needed. I will definitely be back. read more

Went for my daughter's birthday and had a great time. There were 4 of us and we did the phobia room. The puzzles were challenging but not too hard (although we did have to use all three of our clues). It was a blast. We'll definitely be going back. Caitlin took great care of us. read more

If I have to be locked in a room with anyone it would be Caitlin. She was so sweet and helpful. We had a great time!!

This is the best Escape Room place we've tried yet! (I've done four total, but this was my first time at Countdown Louisville) Last week we did the Ransom Room and were so impressed with the owners passion and the extra care that was put into the small details were heading over to do another room tonight. I highly recommend this adventure. read more

Awesome time! Our usual Escape room team got back together to check out Electrovault, it was a great room. Our leader, the Escape Room Fiend, called ahead and got us a private slot and Greg was our personal game master, he was awesome. We all loved to talk room theories with him and compare locations and themes. Really look forward to coming back to town and checking out his other rooms, and the new one he's putting together. If you're in the Louisville area and looking for some rooms, Countdown is the best. read more

Had a great time! We escaped the Ransom room! Caitlin was amazing, she made it super fun!

We had an awesome time tonight at Countdown Louisville! We did Ransom and it was really good! Kaitlyn was really helpful and super sweet, as well as the young man training with her! Thank you so much for a fun night! read more

This was such a great time .. thank you for such a fun time .. was fun and challenging def worth the money .. will be back to do another

We went with our two young children (age 8 and 12) and completed the Ransom room. My husband and our youngest had never done an escape room before and they both LOVED it. It was a fun experience to do as a family. The 8 year old felt useful turning keys and entering codes we deciphered but it was certainly a challenging room for the rest of us. We really enjoyed the whole experience! read more

Eight of us did the Ransom room. A non linear room (you can work multiple directions at once and not be held up by one clue in order to go to the next) - this makes a big difference when you have a group of people with varied opinions and problem solving abilities. We used 3 of the 4 free clues and got out with a little over 10 minutes to spare. Can't wait to go back for another Would be great for team building, birthdays or anytime you want to do something that's fun but also uses your brain and brings you together with people you enjoy. read more

We did this for our first family outing since Covid. Makenzie was our guide and she was amazing! We really had a great time and it was very organized and overall a wonderful experience. Until after we accidentally left a light on and we needed a jump for our truck. When I went in to ask if anyone could give us a jump really fast, Makenzie was very nice and she was not able to leave to help. So, she asked the owner and he was so rude I was taken back. He was so sh***y about it and sot pretty nasty with me. So then the people would were going in to do an escape room were going to give us a jump, so they went in to tell him and he got nasty with them and pretty much said they could not give us a jump! This guy was super rude and it was so uncalled for. Needless to say the people told him they were coming to help us and he was mad about it! I can not believe he was so rude. read more

Awesome place! My kids ages 17, 16, 12 and 10 had a blast! Definitely going back! The best part was the scary voice that gives you tips in the background. Although I must admit I felt pretty dumb after my 17, 12 and 10 year old came up with more ideas than me! Come to think of it, i offered nothing! Ha! The staff was extremely friendly and enjoyed their job. read more

WE LOVED COUNTDOWN! I went with a group of my friends for my 19th birthday and it was so much fun! We played the ransom room, and as someone who has played many escape rooms in the past, it was very fun and a great challenge. The theme of the room was really cool with lots of fun music memorabilia from the sixties. Our game master Greg was awesome! He designed all of the rooms at Countdown and the care and thought he has put into his rooms is very clear. He was very kind to our goofy bunch. He even shared with us the psychology behind his rooms and even gave us a sneak peak into his work in progress. We plan on going back tomorrow to play another room! 6/5 highly recommend Countdown! read more

This was our first time EVER doing an Escape Room, and of course we were all a little nervous. Greg immediately put us at ease, with tips and a thorough explanation of how it works. It was so much fun! We can't wait to play again when we get home to Colorado, but I'm afraid Countdown Louisville may have set the bar pretty high!! read more

This place was so much fun loved the escape room we had a blast and the workers there where really nice ,the only bad thing is that you have to look for this place to find it . read more