Best Escape Rooms in Melbourne (2026): Top 8 Compared, Including VR

Looking for the best escape rooms in Melbourne? Below is a fair comparison of eight of the city’s top venues, from classic locked-room games to VR escape rooms, so you can pick the right one for your group. We run Entermission VR Melbourne ourselves, so we say that up front and still give every venue a straight run. Venue details were last checked in October 2026, so confirm session times and prices on each venue’s own website before you book.

Best escape rooms in Melbourne at a glance

Entermission VR Melbourne: the VR escape room in the CBD

Entermission is at Level 1, 164 Bourke Street, near the corner of Russell Street. Instead of a locked room, you put on a VR headset and move freely through the game with your team, so the “room” can be a spaceship, a haunted house or anywhere else. It is rated 4.9 from 1,265+ Google reviews. Browse our VR escape room games, try the VR challenge rooms, planning something bigger? See large group bookings, or go straight to booking. Call us on 03 8060 0683.

Why choose a VR escape room?

A VR escape room removes the limits of a physical set. Each game can look completely different, nothing is locked or cramped, and the experience suits mixed groups of gamers and non-gamers. If you have done a few classic rooms already, VR is the easiest way to try something new in the same trip into the CBD.

Escape Room Melbourne (ERM)

Escape Room Melbourne is the original name in the city, with venues in South Melbourne and Flemington, four themes and 70-minute sessions. A solid pick if you want the classic format.

Escape Hunt

Escape Hunt runs several escape room experiences in the CBD on Queen Street, handy if you are already in the city.

Adventure Rooms

Adventure Rooms has two CBD locations, on Little Collins Street and Bourke Street, with puzzle-focused rooms that suit groups on a lunch break or after work.

The Mystery Rooms

Based in Fitzroy, The Mystery Rooms offers five themed experiences, including a Harry Potter-inspired room.

Ukiyo

Ukiyo in Brunswick has three worlds: fantasy, sci-fi and an anime-inspired room. Children aged 6 and over can play with supervision, so it works for families.

Rush Escape Game

Rush has 16 themed rooms across South Yarra, Hawthorn, St Kilda and Chadstone, which makes it a good option if you are not staying in the CBD.

LOST in Melbourne

LOST in Melbourne is a horror-focused venue at 298 Flinders Lane, with rooms themed around a zombie hospital rescue, a Shanghai murder mystery and an Annabelle storyline. Not one for the faint-hearted.

Escape rooms near the CBD

Entermission, Escape Hunt, Adventure Rooms and LOST are all within walking distance of each other in the city centre, so you can easily combine an escape room with lunch or drinks nearby. ERM, Ukiyo, The Mystery Rooms and Rush are a short tram or train ride out.

How to choose the right escape room

First-timers usually do best with a classic room or a VR escape room with a host. Birthday groups and corporate teams often prefer a venue that can fit everyone in one booking. For groups of eight or more, check our large group options. Horror fans should look at LOST, and families with younger kids should look at Ukiyo.