Escape Rooms in Melbourne's CBD, Southbank & Docklands

How Escape Rooms Actually Work

Locked-room games in this part of the city are split between the CBD and Southbank. Escape Hunt Melbourne is a dedicated escape venue on Queen St, while Strike Bowling Melbourne Central and Holey Moley Crown Melbourne fold escape rooms into a bigger night of bowling or mini golf.

Picking the right one comes down to:

Dedicated rooms: Escape Hunt Melbourne runs themed games against the clock, from the family-friendly Aladdin & the Magic Vault to Zodiac Heist in a mineshaft lair.
Team size: most of Escape Hunt Melbourne's rooms and both of Strike's take two to six players, so a large party splits into squads across rooms.
A second activity: Strike pairs its two rooms with ten-pin lanes, laser tag and augmented darts on level 3 of Melbourne Central.
South of the river: Holey Moley Crown Melbourne in Southbank houses Red Herring Escape Rooms – Alien Invaders, Old Haunt and Shutdown – alongside two mini golf courses and karaoke rooms.
Cost: Escape Hunt Melbourne starts From $45 per person, while Red Herring's rooms at Holey Moley are priced lower early in the week than Thursday to Sunday.

For a birthday, bucks or hens group, or a work team that wants to compete and then eat, Strike and Holey Moley both have a kitchen and cocktail bar on site, while Escape Hunt Melbourne can arrange catering and leaves the surrounding CBD streets for dinner afterwards.

Gentler start: Shutdown, a tech-themed story about rebooting a hijacked artificial intelligence, is the easier of Strike's pair.
Something spooky: The Old Haunt at Strike is a medium-difficulty ghost story set in an abandoned mansion.
Period piece or secret base: Escape Hunt Melbourne's Law & Disorder is set in the Prohibition era, while Redacted sends players into a secret outback facility.
With children: Aladdin & the Magic Vault is the most family-friendly of Escape Hunt Melbourne's rooms, and under-16s play with an adult aged over 18.

Ages, timing and work bookings

Escape Hunt Melbourne games are PG unless stated; allow about 90 minutes in total including the briefing, and lockers hold bags and phones.
Strike's escape rooms are for players aged 15 and over, kids are welcome until 8pm with an adult, and the venue is 18+ after that.
At Holey Moley Crown, under-18s can visit until 5pm, need a parent or guardian from 5pm to 8pm, and everyone needs photo ID after 8pm.
Escape Hunt Melbourne offers team-building and excursion packages for corporate groups and schools, and its staff help plan in-venue Christmas parties.

Escape Rooms, Explained

How many players fit in one escape room?

Most rooms at Escape Hunt Melbourne take two to six players, and both rooms at Strike Bowling Melbourne Central do the same. Bigger groups book several rooms to play side by side, which is how birthdays and end-of-year teams usually handle it.

Which escape room venue suits an end-of-year work party?

Escape Hunt Melbourne runs team-building packages and its staff help plan in-venue Christmas parties, with catering arranged on request. Strike sells set packages for adult groups of eight or more, adding a reserved area, a host, finger food and drinks to the games.

Can we combine an escape room with other games?

Yes. Strike Bowling Melbourne Central has ten-pin bowling, laser tag and augmented darts beside its two rooms, and Holey Moley Crown Melbourne puts Red Herring Escape Rooms under the same roof as 18 holes of mini golf and Juke's private karaoke rooms.

Do the doors actually lock at Escape Hunt Melbourne?

No – the doors are never actually locked. Game masters offer hints if the team gets stuck, and comfortable clothes are the only dress code.

Escape Rooms in CBD, Southbank & Docklands

Escape Room Options Across CBD, Southbank & Docklands