Are you looking for something exciting?
Escapism offers amazing experiences. Try an escape room or puzzle room, an unforgettable challenge for friends, families, parties and corporate teams. With expertly themed rooms and challenging puzzles, you won't find anything else like us.
Our standard availability is Friday-Sunday 10am-10pm - The rest of the week we are busy building, improving and creating awesomeness! 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.
PUZZLE ROOM - ESCAPE ROOM - WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
We have created two styles of Escape Room. Both are team-based entertainment where you complete a mission within a time limit, but there are key differences between them.
Our puzzle rooms have a more linear gameplay design and your attention is focused in a single-room experience. Puzzle rooms also have in-game help with a game character able to provide you more info or hints as you play.
Want a multi-room experience, and perhaps a bit more mystery, chose an Escape room.
Every one of our experiences is unique, so we provide game information to help you choose the right one.
EXPECT DIFFERENT - EVERY EXPERIENCE IS UNIQUE.
Please Read carefully - We don't offer standard 'Escape Rooms'
If you are an Experienced Escape Room Enthusiast - We recommend Zombie Bite or Gnome's Adventure.
To ensure you find the room that is right for you, read the experience information and recommendations. If you enjoy a certain style of gameplay and aren't sure which experience is the best fit for you, please contact us.
We recommend this room if:
You want a realistic environment and more logical puzzles. You are okay with low light environments.
What makes this different?
This room is built from the story up, which means the puzzles and the answers revolve around the characters - there is also a deeper story aluded to if you are willing to read into the details. Due to the realistic setup, there are plenty of props and not everything you see is a clue, so keep focused on your mission and treat this as if it's really happening...
Story:
You find yourself in a post apocalyptic world and you are infected with the zombie virus!
Your leader Scott left two hours ago to find a potential vaccine in an old military bunker, but he hasn't returned. It's now up to your team to find Scott and save yourself.
Find Scott - Get the Vaccine.
Recommended for teams of 2-5 people.
60 min time limit.
4/5 difficulty rating, 3/5 scare 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
Escape Room Experience
60 min
We recommend this room if:
You like fantasy theming and a decent challenge - there is quite a lot to complete within your 60 minute time limit. If you are considering trying all our rooms, we recommend playing Escape The Evil Wizard, before attempting this room.
What makes this different?
A beautifully themed fantasy house, it contains lots of props and a rich level of detail. With a lantern in one hand you explore this cute and mysterious gnomes' house. This room has two different stories you can play - Gnome's Adventure is the Standard Mode and Escape The Evil Wizard is the Dark Mode.
Story:
Your uncle is often away adventuring, and always returns with fantastic stories, some are so epic they are hard to believe! Today your uncle has invited you to his house to prove yourself, if you can complete the challenges and find out where your uncle has gone, you can join him on his latest adventure. Are you ready!
Complete Puzzles - Find where your Uncle has gone.
Recommended for teams of 2-4 people.
60 min time limit.
5/5 difficulty rating, 1/5 scare rating, 6 payers maximum.
Recommended for Adults and Children aged 10+.
Prices per person: Adult $45, Child $27
ACCESSIBILITY: Requires crawling or bending. Stairs.
Gnome's Adventure
Gnome's Adventure Standard - Fantasy adventure
MAX PLAYERS 6
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DIFFICULTY
Escape Room Experience
60 min
We recommend this room if:
You like fantasy style games and enjoy playing in the dark. You are searching for a spooky style game, but don't want jump physical scares. If you are considering trying all our rooms, we recommend playing this before attempting Gnome's Adventure.
What makes this different?
A beautifully themed fantasy house, it contains lots of props and a rich level of detail. The room remains dimly lit for the entire experience and creepy sound effects and music fill the room. Escape The Evil Wizard is an alternative Gnome's Adventure story, which enables you to play the same room again but with a very different experience and fresh puzzles.
Story:
You are chased by an evil wizard!
You run to your uncle's house, who is an adventurous gnome... but he is away on an adventure at the moment, so he can't help you. You find safety for a moment, but the wizard knows he can break in, it's just a matter of time.
You must find the secret exit and escape the wizard.
Recommended for teams of 2-4 people.
60 min time limit.
4/5 difficulty rating, 3/5 scare 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
Gnome's Adventure Dark Mode - Dark fantasy adventure
MAX PLAYERS 6
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DIFFICULTY
Escape Room Experience
60 min
We recommend this room if:
You are new to escape rooms or just want something very different. The room has more focused puzzling and less exploring as it's a single room experience.
What makes this different?
This is a re-playable puzzle room, a very different style of escape room. While this is a single room experience, you'll still need to search and explore to find the correct puzzles. Puzzles are completed sequentially (one puzzle at a time). We add puzzles to this room over time, at last count there were more than 50! If you play this room more than once, most of the puzzles will be new, it's always a unique selection.
Story:
The Mad Hatter heard you love puzzles... he has shrunken you down and put you in his puzzling hat! Before you can escape, you must complete 10 puzzles that the Mad Hatter has selected for you.
Complete 10 puzzles, puzzles are completed in order.
Recommended for teams of 2-4 people.
60 min time limit.
3/5 difficulty rating, 1/5 scare rating, 7 payers maximum.
Recommended for Adults and Children aged 5+.
Prices per person: Adult $36, Child $22
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
Puzzle Room Experience
60 min
We recommend this room if:
You enjoy challenging puzzles and are happy with a focused single room experience that starts in the dark. You enjoy liner 'lock and key' gameplay, as this room focuses more on the puzzles and less on creative lock mechanics.
What makes this different?
This single room experience is designed with challenging puzzles and an extra team member, your hacker Sam. Like any good heist or spy film, you have a man on the outside ready to provide info and ideas to help you complete your mission. You may use Sam as much or as little as you like, but remember he is part of your team, part of the game and expect this to be a real challenge without his assistance.
Story:
Your crew of professional thieves must steal the jewel-covered crown.
The plan is solid, the studio is empty for 60 minutes, 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 - Sam has resources you don't, he is vital to you completing this mission.
Search the photography studio, find the crown and escape.
Recommended for teams of 2-4 people.
60 min time limit.
4/5 difficulty rating, 1/5 scare rating, 7 payers maximum.
Recommended for Adults and Children aged 14+ (due to challenging puzzles).
Prices per person: Adult $36, Child $22
ACCESSIBILITY: Stairs. Low light environment.
Steal The Crown
Crime adventure
MAX PLAYERS 7
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DIFFICULTY
Puzzle Room Experience
60 min
Escape Room - Per Player
$45
$27
$35
Adult
Child
Student / Gold Card*
Puzzle Room - Per Player
$36
Adult
$22
Child
$26
Student / Gold Card*
FAQs
-An Adult fare is required as part of any booking.
- 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 - a deposit is required to secure the booking.
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Escape Rooms - What to expect
Complete a mission, solve puzzles, open locks
Whether you have booked an escape room or puzzle room, the main play elements are the same:
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Firstly, if you are new to escape rooms, perhaps you are nervous about how well you'll do, you can take comfort that there is a Game Master who looks after your game, they are there to ensure you understand your game, can answer any questions you have and are on call for assistance while you are playing.
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You'll be in a room for a set time limit (usually 60 minutes) - don't worry, the entry door will remain unlocked for safety reasons, so if you need to leave you can.
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There will be a mission to complete. Some of the rooms have a rich story, while others might be more puzzle focused, but there will always be a clear mission that will be given to you, so you'll know why you are there.
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As part of completing your mission, you'll be solving puzzles - this is the main challenging aspect of escape rooms and expect to be challenged - you will however always have a way of asking for help and most teams will ask for 4 or more clues.
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Locks, probably lots of them. Escape rooms have locks to help control game play, tell a story and help you focus. The locks could be keyed, combination or some kind of electronic or mechanical mechanism. For all of the locks you won't need to guess the answers as they will always relate to a puzzle or hidden answer you can find in the room.
Arrive relaxed
Please arrive 15 minutes before your booking so we can brief your team, lock away belongings and start on time (we have free lockers). Late arrivals may have playing time shortened to keep the schedule fair for the next group.
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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An inquisitive mind and open to asking questions and asking for help when needed.
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 accommodate.
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About
Escapism Escape Rooms
Discover the ultimate escape room Escapism – ranked #1 in New Zealand on TripAdvisor. We 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 NZ.
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.
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