Surf's Up

Phenomenal room! Surfs up is incredible family fun, very great for all ages to get involved. Really enjoyable tech and theme that made me laugh a bunch and smile the whole time!

This is a pretty easy family-friendly game with some fun moments and a regional-specific theme. I’m giving the game a thumbs down due to a malfunction that occurred during the game and how it was handled. In the final act of the game, the game master came in and told us we’d won even though we had multiple puzzles left to solve. When we asked about the unfinished puzzles, the game master said that something had malfunctioned and he was unable to fix it without restarting the entire game. There was a significant amount of puzzling that we missed because of this. Thankfully, they gave us a full refund without asking. At other escape rooms when there are issues in the game, they can be remedied by putting the game on pause and fixing the issue. In this case they told us that was not possible. I’d encourage Surf City Escapes to rework their technology to allow for mid-game adjustments because this will undoubtedly happen again and people should not have to miss out on multiple puzzles because of it.

We had the best time!! Such a fun room to do with the family. Definitely recommend and will be back to do the rest of the rooms!

This room really made a splash in the OC scene! Our experience was a tidal wave of fun and clever puzzles. Ben and Katie, the escape room owners, should win an award for how fantastic this room was. Storyline is hilarious. Puzzles actually made me learn about surfing culture and there is something different for everyone to work on. It’s refreshing to have such a creative idea as this. A respectful homage to surfing that also has top-of-the-line production value in such a small place, Surf’s Up is totally rad and is a must play!

This room was totally RAD DUDE!! The waves were gnarly and the puzzle surfing was sweet. Fantastic room with some fun surprises. I felt that me and my girl were cruising in the beginning, feeling great, but eventually got stuck on a puzzle that required a few nudges from the GM who was kind enough to help us. I am never above asking for help and the puzzle is pretty tough. Overall an excellent room and worth a drive to Huntington Beach

intro is great! liked the theme, something different. something for everyone to work on. must do!

Yeah, dude! 🤙 Surf was definitely up when we played this room! A refreshingly beachy take on an escape with a surfboard to boot, what’s not to like? Even mix of puzzle modalities, multilayered puzzles and an ocean aesthetic. Fun cinematic moments, clever reveals and teamwork puzzles that were fun to solve. An easy recommendation and a great addition to the scene. A unique game that celebrates the spirit of Huntington Beach perfectly. Ben was a great owner and host, and we can’t wait to return for their next games!

The room is really well done with some puzzles that are a little different - in a good way! The environment is really well-themed and the story is fun. The owner is very friendly and welcoming. Joseph was a great gamemaster

This room is an absolute delight. Fun premise, clean puzzle design. Great aesthetic. It’s a must play in the area

An absolutely must-play experience! GM Joseph along with owners Ben and Katie outdid themselves. Joseph’s introduction to the game was hilarious and combined with the immaculate set design we were instantly immersed in the room. This is an homage to surfing, with multiple puzzles that reward those with surfing knowledge. The cool part, is that is absolutely not necessary to have any prior knowledge of surfing to succeed or have fun in this room; there’s a ton of mechanisms around the room that give you the information that you need to know. The puzzles were varied and felt super satisfying to solve. Please do yourself a favor and play this room!