Review: Resurrection, Quest Room, Redondo Beach, CA
Fun Factor 7
Quest Room
South Bay Galleria 1815 Hawthorne Blvd, Redondo Beach, CA, 90278 (Los Angeles)
Date we played: May 4, 2025
Booking size 2 to 6 (we recommend 2 to 4)
Game time: 60 minutes
Objective: Enter the house of your late friend – a recent victim – of an at-large serial killer to see if you can get to the bottom of these murders and put an end to their spree.
Horror Theme: Yes. Here are a couple of sentences from Quest Room’s write-up…”A serial killer has been plaguing the people of LA for months now…Resurrection is a terrifying but comedic horror room with a live actor.”
Difficulty: Intermediate
Our Experience
We had fun playing Resurrection at Quest Room’s Redondo Beach location and recommend it with a Fun Factor of 7. That rating reflects the quality of the set, the consistently strong storyline, puzzles that rise a notch above what’s typical for horror-themed rooms, and props used in organic ways we have not seen in other escape rooms.
Yes — this is a horror experience, but the scares are not constant. Instead, like a well-written story, they ebb and flow, building tension and then easing off before ramping back up toward a cinematic, high-energy finale. That pacing makes the game more engaging and, at times, surprisingly dramatic.
Here are portions of the set we can show you without spoilers. Thanks to Quest Room for allowing us to take these photos for our readers…and for providing the one in the upper right.
The room features a live actor, whose presence is not constant but used effectively to heighten intensity and advance the story. If you tend to avoid actor-driven horror rooms, this may not be the right fit. But if, like us, you appreciate when a company integrates horror elements organically into both the puzzles and the story, you’ll likely find Resurrection rewarding.
“As a reminder...we play a lot of escape rooms – and we only recommend rooms that we had fun playing”
Story & Gameplay
According to Quest Room’s own description, Los Angeles has been terrorized by a serial killer for months. The police are stumped — and now one of your friends has become the latest victim. Fed up, you decide to investigate their home yourself. But the clock is ticking: the police will arrive in an hour, and if you haven’t uncovered the truth, you’ll be arrested as suspects. There is a lot to this story - but you’ll get no more from us as we avoid spoilers in our descriptions and photos.
We particularly enjoyed the range of set pieces and clever prop use. Several puzzles asked us to interact with everyday items in ways that were both logical and unexpected — including one prop that we initially dismissed as a red herring until it turned out to be part of a satisfying solution.
The puzzles span scavenging, observation, and light logic, often requiring you to manipulate objects as they would be used in real life rather than in contrived “escape-room” ways. Attention to detail is very important. The overall difficulty is intermediate, with enough content for experienced players while remaining accessible to newer teams. The room can be booked by two to six players - it is playable with two, but we think a good size is up to four - ultimately it depends on the group’s experience and preferences…as sometimes horror rooms are best played with more people. The set is reasonably sized, but there are portions where it might be bottlenecked for a larger group.
Atmosphere & Design
Quest Room consistently delivers high-end set design, and Resurrection is no exception. The environment convincingly creates the feel of a real house — complete with an “outdoor” area — making it easy to forget you’re actually inside a shopping mall. When an escape-room company can immerse you like that we consider that a success.
Lighting and sound cues are used skillfully to build tension. There’s a brief, but critical, sequence with strobe lighting, so at least one team member should be comfortable handling puzzles during that effect. Physical activity is moderate, with a few moments requiring crouching, scurrying, and light climbing.
Tone & Interactivity
Marketed as a “comedic horror” experience, Resurrection weaves in dark humor that combines with the scares without undermining them. The actor interactions are brief but intense — more about presence and timing than dialogue — and they add just the right touch of unease. The combination of creepy atmosphere, strong theming, and clever puzzles keeps the game immersive from start to finish.
Final Thoughts
This game is for players who enjoy a enjoy a bit of horror, rich set design, and interactive puzzles that feel organic rather than part of a haunted house. We appreciated how Resurrection balanced intensity with story and horror with comedy…and avoided cheap jump scares. The result is a horror room that’s immersive, clever, and fun without being overwhelming. We are particularly picky in recommending horror-themed rooms because we require them to stand on their own as puzzle-rich escape rooms.
We recommend Resurrection at Quest Room Redondo Beach, and we’ve also reviewed their Warlocked game — a standout you can read about on our site.
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Most importantly: have fun… and remember — if the lights flicker, it’s probably fine. Probably…
