Escape Rooms Sunshine Coast

An escape room gives a small team a locked room, a set time and a chain of puzzles to crack. On the Sunshine Coast, the group-friendly option sits inside a Maroochydore entertainment centre, so the room can be one part of a bigger night.

Packages that combine the room with bowling start from about $22 per person.

Escape rooms reward a little planning. Before you book, check:

• Team size per room: most rooms suit small teams, so a bigger party splits up and races in parallel or takes turns.
• Theme and difficulty, especially if first-timers or younger players are in the group.
• What the rest of the group does while one team is inside, such as bowling lanes, karaoke or arcade games.
• Food timing, so a meal lands before or after the puzzles rather than in the middle.
• Arrival time: rooms run to a strict schedule, so late guests can miss the briefing.

Puzzle rooms suit team-building days well, because everyone has to talk and share clues. For other ideas across the coast, see group activities.