Escapism
Escape Rooms Auckland
Are you looking for something exciting to do in Auckland?
Escapism offer the very best escape rooms in Auckland, an unforgettable challenge for friends, families, parties and corporate teams right here on the Hibiscus Coast. With immersive storylines and thrilling puzzles, we’re the top destination for fun and games in Auckland, perfect for a day trip or special event.
We create innovative and unique escape room experiences and focus on weekend availability Friday-Sunday 8am-10pm - The rest of the week we are busy building, improving and creating awesome! But don't worry, if you need a custom booking time during the week, please Contact Us to discuss the options. We're open most public holidays, with extended availability on Wednesday & Thursday (2pm-10pm) during school holidays.
EXPECT DIFFERENT - EVERY EXPERIENCE IS UNIQUE.
Please read the room and booking information carefully, as we don't offer standard escape rooms.
Our rooms feature many props, and the gameplay isn't in the 'usual' escape room format.
You find yourself in a post apocalyptic world and you are infected with the zombie virus!
Explore this challenging and realistically styled escape room which is strongly driven by it's story and characters.
Find Scott - Get the Vaccine.
60 min time limit.
4/5 difficulty rating, 6 payers maximum.
Not recommended for children under age 11.
Prices per person: Adult $45, Child $27
ACCESSIBILITY: Wheelchair accessible. Low light environment.
Zombie Bite
Post-apocalyptic survival
MAX PLAYERS 6
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DIFFICULTY
Multi-Room Experience
Experience a cute gnome's house with lots of puzzling fun. As you step through the doorway into a fantasy world and you find plenty of unique and challenging puzzles that your Uncle has set up for you to prove yourself adventure ready!
Complete Puzzles - Find where your Uncle has gone.
60 min time limit.
5/5 difficulty rating, 6 payers maximum.
Recommended for Adults and Children aged 10+.
Prices per person: Adult $45, Child $27
ACCESSIBILITY: Low light environment. Requires crawling or bending. Stairs.
Gnome's Adventure
Fantasy adventure
MAX PLAYERS 6
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DIFFICULTY
Multi-Room Experience
A dark fantasy version of the Gnome's Adventure room.
You are chased by an evil wizard!
As you try to hide in your uncles house, the wizard knows he can break in, it's just a matter of time.
You must find the secret exit and escape the wizard.
60 min time limit.
4/5 difficulty rating, 6 payers maximum.
Recommended for Adults and Children aged 10+.
Prices per person: Adult $45, Child $27
ACCESSIBILITY: Low light environment. Requires crawling or bending. Stairs.
Escape The Evil Wizard
Dark fantasy adventure
MAX PLAYERS 6
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DIFFICULTY
Multi-Room Experience
This is a re-playable puzzle room, a very different style of escape room.
There are more than 50 possible puzzles, the Mad Hatter will select 10 and you complete them sequentially (one after another). The room has more focused puzzling and less exploring.
Complete 10 puzzles, puzzles are completed in order.
60 min time limit.
3/5 difficulty rating, 7 payers maximum.
Recommended for Adults and Children aged 5+.
Prices per person: Adult $45, Child $27
ACCESSIBILITY: Requires crawling or bending. Stairs.
The Mad Hatter's Hat
Fantasy based with lots of puzzles
MAX PLAYERS 7
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DIFFICULTY
Single Room Experience
Your crew of professional thieves must steal the jewel-covered crown.
The plan is solid, the studio is empty for 1hr, but heists are never easy. Your team mate Sam has hacked into the security cameras and is available to help out in any way he can.
Search the photography studio, find the crown and escape.
60 min time limit.
5/5 difficulty rating, 7 payers maximum.
Recommended for Adults and Children aged 10+.
Prices per person: Adult $45, Child $27
ACCESSIBILITY: Stairs.
Steal The Crown
Crime adventure
MAX PLAYERS 7
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DIFFICULTY
Single Room Experience
Prices - Per Player
$45
$27
$35
Adult
Child
Student / Gold Card*
FAQs
- Pay Online to receive a $2 per person discount.
- Child pricing under age 15 & must be accompanied by an adult.
- Student and Gold Card holders must present their card on arrival.
- Large bookings of 10+ people will receive a 20% discount,
if booked 1 week or more in advance. Contact Us
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Getting here
By car – Set your GPS to 65 Karepiro Drive, Stanmore Bay 0943. There’s a free off-street car park right outside our front door; overflow parking is available along Karepiro Drive.
By bus – Hop on Auckland Transport routes 981 (Waiwera ↔ Hibiscus Coast Station) or 982 (Gulf Harbour ↔ Hibiscus Coast Station). Both stop at “Stanmore Bay Leisure Centre” on Brightside Road—about a 3-minute stroll to us via Karepiro Drive. Buses run every 30 min ± at peak.
Arrive relaxed
Please arrive 15 minutes before your booking so we can brief your team, lock away belongings and start on time (we have fee lockers). Late arrivals may have playing time shortened to keep the schedule fair for the next group.
Pre-game coffee & post-game bites
Need fuel for those brain cells? For day time bookings, walk two minutes to Phoenixia Café & Bar (Suite 6, 15 Karepiro Dr) for espresso, cabinet treats and evening drinks, or pop 750 m up the hill to L-G Café (570 Whangaparāoa Rd) for all-day brunch. tripadvisor.comlgcafe.co.nz Coast Plaza’s food court and supermarkets are also close if you’d like to grab picnic supplies for the beach. thecoast.co.nz
For night bookings, call in the Z petrol station for a coffee bit to eat or if you are wanting something more the are a number of nice food spots in close by such as BurgerFuel, Sir Ji's, Better Burger and Beer Spot
We also have a small selection of drinks and snacks on site.
Make a day of it on the Hibiscus Coast
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Stanmore Bay Beach – soft-sand swimming and a coastal playground 10–12 minutes on foot down Brightside Road.
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Coast Plaza – shops and eateries for souvenirs or dinner.
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Shakespear Regional Park – a 10-minute drive for native-bird sanctuaries and cliff-top walks. en.wikipedia.org
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View our adventursonthehibiscuscoast.com website for a big list of awesome local attractions and activities!
What to bring
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Comfortable clothes and closed-toe shoes.
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Reading glasses if you need them for small clues.
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Beach towel & sunscreen if you’re planning that post-escape dip!
Accessibility & families
Our venue is single-level with step-free entry. Only one of our escape rooms has wheelchair-friendly access, the others are up stairs. Lighting in most rooms can be adjusted if required - please let us know in advance if you have any accessibility requirements and we'll do our best to accomodate.
Looking for something new to do in Auckland?
Our Mad Hatter's Hat escape room is also available as a board game room.
With a growing list of both classics and exciting new titles, get a team together and escape into a world of board games!
Prices start from $20 per person for a 1 hour session.
Escape
About
Escapism Escape Rooms
Discover the ultimate escape room in Auckland at Escapism – ranked #1 in New Zealand on TripAdvisor. Located just 30 minutes from central Auckland, our Whangaparāoa escape rooms offer thrilling, immersive adventures perfect for families, friends, and corporate groups.
EXPECT DIFFERENT - EVERY EXPERIENCE IS UNIQUE
Escapism escape room experiences are simply different.
Our escape rooms are skillfully themed and filled with lots props and details, you won't find anything like it in Auckland.
We are innovative, and constantly fine-tuning and improving the rooms, so our experiences don't always follow the 'usual' escape room format, we offer something refreshing and sometimes unexpectedly difficult.
Everything at Escapism is conceived and built in-house, ensuring a one-of-a-kind escape room experience that you won’t find anywhere else.
As our owner, David, likes to say: “It’s all my weirdness.”
Are you ready to face the challenge at Escapism?
Your next adventure awaits.
Want to learn more?
CONTACT US
Team building, school trip or need a booking outside of our usual hours?
Please send us an email with the full details and we'll get back to you soon.
ADDRESS
65 Karepiro Drive, Stanmore Bay,
Auckland 0932
TEL
021 190 85 80
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL
OPEN
Only open - Friday-Sunday.
Weekday schedule expanded during school and public holidays.
OPEN HOURS
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8am - 10pm Fri-Sat-Sun.
Dress-up and Costumes
Costumes aren't required, but they are appreciated :) Dressing up to fit the theme can help with the immersion and make for great photos!
Phones & Cameras
Phones and Cameras are not permitted in the escape rooms, so we offer free locker storage to all players.
FREE Parking
Onsite carparks and roadside parking available - Free of charge.
Food & Beverages
We have snacks on site and you are free to bring along lunch. No drinking or eating is permitted in the themed rooms. Alcohol is not available for purchase and we are not licenced for BYO.
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