Room Escape Artist

Latest update: January, 2025

Famous for its beautiful harbor, beaches, and the Sydney Opera House (which has its own virtual escape room!), Sydney is also one of the top Australian hubs for creative escape rooms.

Between innovative game mechanics at Next Level Escape and jaw-dropping set design at The Cipher Room, we were blown away by the creativity and polish of Sydney’s escape room scene.

Here are a few of our favorites broken out by category.

Market Standouts

• Forest of Echoes, Next Level Escape 🔒
• Intruders, Mission Escape
• La Rébellion, The Cipher Room 🔒
• Mr Pepper’s Toy Shop, The Cipher Room 🔒
• The Game, Next Level Escape
• The Marlowe Hotel, The Cipher Room

Set & Scenery Driven

• Espionage, The Cipher Room
• Forest of Echoes, Next Level Escape
• La Rébellion, The Cipher Room
• Mr Pepper’s Toy Shop, The Cipher Room
• The Cabin, The Cipher Room
• The Marlowe Hotel, The Cipher Room
• Unstoppable, Mission Escape

Puzzle Centric

• End of the Road, Next Level Escape
• Espionage, The Cipher Room
• Ex Libris, Next Level Escape
• La Rébellion, The Cipher Room
• Mr Pepper’s Toy Shop, The Cipher Room
• Seance, The Cool Space
• The Artefact, Next Level Escape
• The Bank Heist, Social Escape Rooms
• The Cabin, The Cipher Room
• The Game, Next Level Escape
• The Marlowe Hotel, The Cipher Room
• Torquay, Elude Escape Rooms

Narrative Centric

• Forest of Echoes, Next Level Escape
• Intruders, Mission Escape
• The Sacrifice, Mission Escape
• The Show Must Go On, Next Level Escape

Newbie Friendly

• End of the Road, Next Level Escape
• Espionage, The Cipher Room
• Perpetual Motion, Elude Escape Rooms

Large Team

• The Game, Next Level Escape

For more about some of these games, check out REPOD Season 4, Episode 3, with Leanne Yong and Aaron Hooper of Next Level Escape.