Escape Room for Kids in Australia

An exciting, fast-paced team game that gets the brain buzzing and the adrenaline rushing is bound to be a big hit with Kids in Australia! First introduced in Japan in 2010, escapism quickly caught on all over Asia and is now taking off around the world. And Australia is certainly keeping up with this fast-growing trend, with escape rooms opening up across the country.

Escape Rooms Explained

An escape room game is a challenge in which a team of people are locked in a room and have to figure out how to escape within a time limit, usually of one hour. It’s a race against time to find clues, crack codes and solve riddles and puzzles to get out of the room before the clock stops ticking!

In most escape rooms, the search is ultimately for a key or keys to unlock the room’s door, but the challenges and experiences differ in every room and many have interesting themes, from murder mysteries and jail breaks to secret gardens and treasure hunts.

Why Take the Escape Room Challenge

Doing an escape room challenge is a great way to spend time with family or friends. It’s a fun activity that mixes mental challenges with time pressure to create an adrenalin-filled exhilarating experience that’s great for building teamwork skills and quick thinking. We think everyone will enjoy the exciting, bonding experience of taking the challenge together, and best of all, you could get the satisfaction of beating the clock and escaping the room!

Who can take part?

Team sizes range from two players to ten, depending on where you go. The age limits for taking part also vary, but because the experiences are designed to be quite challenging, they often tend to be more suitable for older kids, usually from around thirteen up. Younger children usually have to be accompanied by an adult.

Most escape rooms are great for birthday parties and many venues also offer customised experiences for larger groups.

Where to Find Escape Rooms

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Canberra

Riddle Room (coming soon)

NEW SOUTH WALES

Paramatta

Labyrinth Escape Rooms at Suite 3/85-93 Victoria Road, Paramatta

http://labyrinthescaperooms.com.au/

Sydney

Clock-Locked at Suite 101, Level 5, 330 Wattle Street, Ultimo

http://clocklocked.com.au/

The Escape Club at 24 Gardeners Rd, Kingsford

http://roomescape.com.au/new/

Escape Hunt at Level 4, 393 George Street, Sydney

http://sydney.escapehunt.com/

Escapism at Strike at 22 The Promenade, King Street Wharf, Sydney

http://strikeescaperooms.com.au/escapism/escape-room-sydney/

Mission at Suite 301, 332-336 Pitt St, Fortuna House, Sydney

http://www.missionsydney.com/

No Way Out at Suite 3/57 Denison Street, Camperdown

http://nowayout.com.au/#3

Paniq-Room at 40 Gloucester Street, The Rocks

http://www.paniqroom.com.au/

ParaPark at 2/119 Wicks Road, Macquarie Park

http://paraparksydney.com.au/

The Enigma Room at Suite 602, Level 6, 262 Pitt Street, Sydney

http://www.enigmaroom.com.au/

The Mystery Puzzle at Level 1, 37 Bligh Street, Sydney

http://www.themysterypuzzle.com/

QUEENSLAND

Brisbane

Escape Hunt at 77 Russell Street, West End

http://brisbane.escapehunt.com/

Escapism at Strike Wintergarden, Level 1 Wintergarden, Queen Street Mall

http://strikeescaperooms.com.au/escape-room-brisbane/

Fort Locks at Unit 12 / 887 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley (entrance from Wandoo Street)

http://www.roomescapelive.com.au/

Puzzled Room Escape at 2/1177 Logan Rd, Holland Park West

http://puzzledroomescape.com.au/

Solve & Unlock at 3 Zamia Street, Sunnybank

http://www.solveandunlock.com/

Gold Coast

Escape Hunt at 2/162 Scarborough Street, Southport

http://goldcoast.escapehunt.com/

Hervey Bay

BreakOut the Room at 564 Charlton Esplanade, Urangan

http://www.breakouttheroom.com.au/

Sunshine Coast

Escape Room Oz at Shop 10a, 51-55 Bulcock Street, Caloundra

http://www.escaperoomoz.com.au/

VICTORIA

Melbourne

Escape Hunt at Shop 3, 190 Queen Street, Melbourne

http://melbourne.escapehunt.com/

Escape Room at Shop 9 & 10, Level 1, Paramount Mall, 108 Bourke Street, Melbourne

http://www.escaperoom.com/melbourne/

escapeXperience at Level 1, 38-40 Eaton Mall, Oakleigh

http://www.escapexperience.com.au/

Escapism at Strike at Cnr Lonsdale Street and Russell Street, Melbourne

http://strikeescaperooms.com.au/escapism/escape-room-melbourne/

Exitus at 23 Salmon St, Port Melbourne

http://www.exitus.com.au/

Orz Escape at Level 3, 180 Bourke Street, Melbourne

http://www.orzescape.com.au/

South Yarra

Rush Escape Game at Suite 4, 230 Toorak Road, South Yarra

http://www.rushescapegame.com.au/

Werribee

Escape Realm at 3 Riverside Avenue, Werribee

http://www.laserrealm.com/

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Cannington

Mystic Clue at Unit 7/ 1451 Albany Highway, Cannington

http://mysticclue.com.au/

Perth

Escape Hunt at U29A/36 The Piazza, South Terrace, Fremantle

http://perth.escapehunt.com/

Are you up for the escapism challenge? If there isn’t an escape room near you yet, there will be soon!

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Ngaire has lived in Australia her whole life, raising her three kids in Brisbane. She has qualifications in journalism, PR and early childhood teaching and spends what spare time she has advocating for Australian wildlife.

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