Revealed: The best escape rooms in Victoria
Can you escape within the time frame? Victoria’s most difficult escape rooms have been revealed. It’s time to go on a puzzle-solving adventure.
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Are you looking to challenge yourself, test your knowledge, quick-thinking and resourceful skills?
Head on down to Victoria’s best escape rooms for a unique, quirky experience — but beware — some escape rooms have a terrifying thrill to them.
Whether you are celebrating a birthday or going out socially, these rooms will likely take you out of your comfort zone.
Former Leader journalists Rebecca David, Greg Gliddon and Michael Gleeson went on their very own adventure to the Exitus escape rooms in 2014 that were once open.
Former Monash Leader journalists Jesse Wray-McCann and Christine McGinn also took a trip to a Haunted escape room in Glen Waverley back in 2017, which was the very first interactive escape room to arrive in Australia.
See below where you can explore the state’s coolest, themed escape rooms you may or may not be able to escape from.
EscapeXperience
Level 1/38-40 Eaton Mall, Oakleigh
Located just down the road from the Chadstone Shopping Centre is the EscapeXperience.
EscapeXperience has three different rooms that can put you into another dimension.
In the “Amnesia” room, players awaken in an unfamiliar environment with no memory of who they are or how they came to be there.
The door has been locked behind them and the window is boarded up and outside, chaos reigns on the streets as there is a threat of a new catastrophe looming over the world.
Inside the “Burlesque” room, players have gone undercover to investigate a series of mysterious disappearances.
Behind the glitz, glamour and mystery lies a dark secret someone is desperate to keep hidden — and players have to find out before it’s too late.
If players select the “Clockworks” room, players go back almost a century ago when Robert Spear vanished, just days before he could reveal his masterpiece invention that was going to change the world.
After years of searching it has all led to here, this time, this date and this place — and players have to discover the answers that were never revealed.
EscapeXperience is open from 10am until late seven days a week.
LOST in MELBOURNE
298 Flinders Ln, Melbourne
A group of fun-loving individuals founded Lost in Melbourne with a passion for escape rooms, gaming, and adventure.
The LOST team believe escape rooms can be so much more than solving generic puzzles and unlocking chests.
From the moment players step in, LOST‘s escape rooms aim to deliver a “truly immersive” experience.
LOST in MELBOURNE offers players a unique theme, being entirely the genre of horror and players have one hour to complete the puzzle.
The “Survivors” room fast forwards to the year 2026, where a deadly Zombie Virus has spread rapidly across the world.
Earth is relying on you to find the vaccine inside a hospital and save the human race — but zombies are trying to stop you from doing so.
“Before Midnight” sets players inside a film studio in Shanghai, where a famous actress died 50 years prior.
Ever since then, strange paranormal activity has occurred throughout the studio, which caused the film crew to shut it down.
However, since the players are prop assistants, they are required to return to the haunted studio.
The famous “Annabelle” doll has even gotten her own room to scare people of Victoria.
Players are set in Ed and Lorraine Warren’s home, where the evil Annabelle doll has escaped the Occult Museum.
Their mission is to return Annabelle back to the Museum before things get out of control.
LOST in MELBOURNE is open from 1pm until late on weekdays and 10am until late on weekends.
Red Herring Escape Rooms Crown Melbourne
1/8 Whiteman St, Southbank
Take part in a story that requires you to solve riddles, piece together puzzles, and solve clues at Crown Towers in Melbourne, in escape rooms that feature AI technology.
Inside the “Alien Invaders” room, you are part of a military team sent in to serve as the last line of defence against the invasion.
The only way out means players have to face their fears.
“The Old Haunt” is where players approach a deserted home.
There is a strange past and an uncertain future to the home and now players find themselves trapped within it.
A spirit lives in the property, creating an unsettling environment and making players want to flee as quickly as possible, but there is only one way out.
Players can also select to play “Shutdown”, Where players have been sent in to override the kill code and get the IRIS — a world-first in artificial intelligence system — back up and running.
The system was shut down by a bitter employee who attempted to sabotage the company’s success.
However, a plot twist throughout the puzzle may reveal the employee wasn’t so bitter after all.
The Red Herring Escape Rooms are open seven days a week until late — head over with your friends today.
The Curium Experience
28 Cromwell St, Collingwood
In Collingwood, the Curium Experience redefines what an Escape Room can be.
Players are taken into a new world where their mission is to obtain an item — held in a secret lab in Area 51.
In order to complete their mission, players must make their way through an action-packed adventure set across multiple levels with loads of physical elements.
The escape room suits players who are fans of Mission Impossible, James Bond and science fiction.
Players begin their mission in “The Society”, hidden within an abandoned Collingwood warehouse, then off to the “The Briefing” that includes a time machine to transport players, to “The Mission” and then ending at “The Club Lounge” where players can enjoy a well-deserved drink during their post-mission debrief.
Friends can also book in events at the Curium Experience and their very own unique party at the venue.
For six players, it is $49 per person.
The Curium Experience is open Thursday to Saturday from midday until 10pm.
The Mystery Rooms
303 Napier St, Fitzroy
10 Essington St, Grovedale
The Mystery Rooms can keep players entertained for hours, or even weeks — featuring eight escape rooms across their two locations.
The Mystery Rooms can be found in Fitzroy in Melbourne’s CBD and down in Grovedale near Geelong — about an hour away from each other.
The Fitzroy and Grovedale locations share five escape rooms each.
The Fitzroy location features “The Lost Tomb”, “The Medieval Quest”, “The Last Stand”, “School of Magic” and “The Haunted House”.
The Grovedale location features the “Puddington‘s Toy Shop”, “Jurassic Island”, “School of Magic”, “Dragon Magic” and “Galaxy Rebellion”.
Both locations are open seven days a week from 10am to 5pm Monday to Wednesday, 10am to 5pm on Thursday and Friday — then reopening at 5.30pm until 10pm — and then 10am to 10pm on Saturday and Sunday.
Rush Escape Game
160 Toorak Rd, South Yarra
Level 1/100 Barkly St, St Kilda
606 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn
Are you a huge movie fan? Rush Escape Rooms in Melbourne can give players the all-time movie experience.
Spanning across three different locations in Melbourne, players are spoilt for choice which allows them to return for a new adventure on each visit.
The St Kilda location features “Alice into Darkness”, “Evil Residents”, “The Black Pearl / Pirates” and “The Conjuring”.
The Hawthorn location features “hackSAW”, “Strangest Thing” and “The Nine-Nine”.
The South Yarra location features “The Last Knight Rises”, “Its nightmare”, “Monsterz INC”, “Cluemanji”, “Matrix: Loaded” and “Secret Agent Man”.
Richmond has also featured a pop-up escape room, “hackSAW”, however players may be in for more surprises in the future.
The South Yarra and St Kilda locations are open daily from 10am to 10pm, and the Hawthorn location is open daily from 9am to 11.30pm.
Containaphobia Escape Room
22 Chipperfield Dr, Moolap
The Containaphobia Escape Room in Geelong is sure to get the heartbeat going.
Players have a challenge to solve the puzzle in 70 minutes — or else they fail.
Containaphobia was a nominee for the Enthusiasts’ Choice Awards in 2021 and is well suited for players who are fascinated by horror.
It features a room called “Mayhem Manor”, where a friend has texted the players pleading for help and has been missing for 48 hours.
Players will have to face their fears and explore Mayhem Manor in order to save their bestfriend.
Another room that is currently under construction is the “Carnivorous” room, where players wake up in a dark basement at 3am.
It appears their worst nightmares are coming true as they are being hunted by a crazed serial killer and have to find their way out before it‘s too late.
Containaphobia is open daily from 11am to 9.30pm.
Escape or Die
61 Lygon St, Brunswick East
The Escape or Die venue is not for people with weak stomachs and the faint-hearted.
According to a Time Out review, it was one of the “goriest” escape rooms people have experienced.
The venue was a nominee for the Enthusiasts’ Choice Awards in 2021 and 2022.
Escape or Die features the room “Who is the finished thing...?” which is an old tale told to scare children.
However, players are placed in the exact environment of the tale — with only 90 minutes to escape.
Escape or Die is open Wednesday to Friday from 1pm to 10pm, and Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 10pm.
Adventure Rooms Melbourne
Basement/306 Little Collins St, Melbourne
The name says it all — players will certainly go on an adventure.
The venue suits all types of audiences such as tourists, families, school groups, work teams and gamers.
Players have the option of selecting the standard escape consisting of 2-7 players, or the “Duel Adventure” consisting of 8-14 players.
Adventure Rooms features three energetic-inducing rooms, such as “The Mad Scientist”, “The Black Queen” and “Gaol Break”.
“The Mad Scientist” is the original Adventure Rooms game — played in more than 20 locations worldwide.
The game takes place inside the house of an ingenious madman.
Upon entering the escape room, players will need to complete the madman‘s experiments and get inside his mad mind.
“Gaol Break” locks players in the cells deep below Causeway house — and this room requires effective teamwork skills.
Players have try and escape from the cells before the clock ticks.
“The Black Queen” room sets players locked inside a dark castle and requires them to use their senses and think like “royalty”.
Each clue players find assists them to gain an understanding of the Black Queen and figure out how to defeat her — and they must do so in an hour — or the Queen wins.
Adventure Roms is open from Monday to Thursday from 11.45am to 10pm, Friday and Saturday from 10am to 11.45pm and Sunday from 10am to 10pm.
Escape Room Melbourne
12-18 Yarra St, South Melbourne
9 Lee St, Flemington
Escape Room Melbourne is Australia's first live puzzle game in the state.
Independently owned and was designed by two puzzle-makers with PhDs in psychology, the South Melbourne venue features three escape rooms — “Mine Escape”, “Kellar’s Magic Emporium” and “Fractured”.
In “Mine Escape”, players are attending their shift down in the mines, realising people have gone missing and need to find them.
The “Kellar’s Magic Emporium” is where players have been shortlisted as the magician’s assistant — and must prove their competency and pass the test.
In “Fractured”, players enter the mind of World War II war veteran Robert who has fallen into a coma.
Players must spark Robert’s consciousness by reconnecting his most important memories of the past.
Over to the Flemington location features the “Original Escape Room” where players are put in a room that has been abandoned for more than 50 years.
Players must figure out who the owner was and why they left the place abandoned.
The South Melbourne location is open Monday to Friday from 1.45pm to 10pm and Saturday to Sunday from midday to 10pm.
The Flemington location is Thursday to Friday from midday to 8pm and Saturday to Sunday from 11am to 7pm.
Escape Hunt
190 Queen St, Melbourne
Escape Hunt is a worldwide escape room venue suitable for players who love a heist and investigation type of experience.
The venue features three rooms with an hour time limit on each — those including “Odditorium”, “Zodiac Heist” and “Law & Disorder”.
“Odditorium” urges players to solve a problem where curators have been going missing in a museum.
Over to “Zodiac Arrest”, players must stop a thief who has been breaking into vaults in Melbourne — and clues lead the players down to an abandoned mine but the lift they’re taking shuts down.
Players must catch the thief before he causes more havoc in the city.
If players select the “Law & Disorder” room, they are now undercover detectives who must gain evidence to convict a boss gangster of murder.
The group must reveal clues and unfold mysteries throughout the game to achieve their goals.
Escape Hunt is open Sunday to Thursday from 10am to 8.30pm and Friday to Saturday from 9.30am to 9.30pm.
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