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Rush Escape Game Hawthorn - escape rooms in Melbourne

Rush Escape Game Hawthorn (Hawthorn)4.9 (796)

From $70pp

Every room here is designed and built in-house by Rush, with puzzles based on symbols, objects and logic rather than heavy reading.

How Escape Rooms Actually Work

Glenferrie Road's shopping strip hides a three-room puzzle venue at number 606: Rush Escape Game Hawthorn. Every game lasts 60 minutes, and with the welcome, rules talk and a group photo at the finish, a visit takes about 90 minutes all up. Matching the room to the players:

Thrill-seekers aged 16 or over: HackSaw, a trap-filled horror game modelled on Saw, with some cramped spaces but moderate puzzles.
Serious puzzlers: Strangest Thing, an 80s monster mystery that is unsettling rather than scary and carries the hardest puzzles on site.
Younger players and the faint-hearted: The Nine-Nine, a light-hearted detective caper with zero scares, pitched at kids' parties from about age seven.
Squads of two to six: that's the range for each room, so three teams of six can play side by side.
Groups larger than 18: the venue books them in consecutive waves.

Prices are from $70 per person. No actors, no locked door, and on request the staff will turn up the lights, turn down the sound or brief anyone nervous before the game starts.

A birthday crowd with mixed tastes can send the horror lovers one way and everyone else into a gentler game, then meet up after.
A work team or hens group of up to 18 fills all three rooms at once and compares results at the end.
Competitive groups who care about difficulty should head for Strangest Thing.
Everyone leaves with a team photo from the debrief.

Getting to 606 Glenferrie Road

Glenferrie Road trams stop right outside, and Glenferrie Station is close.
Parking in the side streets is free.
Companion Card holders aren't charged.
Shops and eateries line the strip around it, handy for a meal before or after.

Escape Rooms, Explained

How long should we allow at Rush Escape Game Hawthorn?

Games last 60 minutes; with arrival, briefing and the photo at the end, budget about 90 minutes.

Which room suits a child's birthday?

The Nine-Nine – a comedy detective caper with no frights, suited to kids from around seven. HackSaw is meant for 16 and over.

What if someone is nervous about tight spaces?

Nobody is ever locked in, and staff can lift the lights, drop the volume or brief players beforehand. HackSaw has tight spaces, so pick a lighter room for anyone uneasy.

How much is an escape room in Hawthorn?

From $70 per person at Rush Escape Game Hawthorn; Companion Card holders play free.