This place is fantastic. The staff was super attentive and professional, the games were fun, and…read moreeveryone had a great time. There was some miscommunication during the party booking and the time slot stated in the email was only for the game part and not the entire party package - that could be improved. They did try to make that right though, so no star deduction from me for it. My child has played both available games and enjoyed them both. Now if only they had more games to play! I'm sure that's coming in the not-too-distant future.

+ We had a great team building experience here. Super fun trying to figure things out. I don't want…read moreto give too much away, but communication is key, and it helps to work together. I love how you can't move on without your whole team. - I did get a little motion sickness, but that didn't deter me from having fun. Will definitely be back to try out the other rooms.

This was one of the coolest things I've ever done in my life! This was great for my kids and I as…read moreit wasn't scary and it was doable - especially with the help of the very friendly staff at the location.

If you love VR and have never played VR with other people before this would blow your mind. Each…read moreperson gets put into their own room with a Vive headset, and then are connected together in a virtual world. I played Time Travel Chapter 1 with 2 other people, and found that while being in the virtual world interacting with my friends was fun, the overall game was a bit simple. It boiled down to passing items around or a simple point and shoot. I would still recommend it, but I hope there VR Experiences get more interactive.

Had a chance to try the free trial with the whale which blew my mind- so got an hour and spent most…read moreon Google Earth visiting places and reliving travels.. the guys were great and were always on hand when I had a question.. thanks guys Sonia

I went there on the weekend with my family, and we had the best time! The staff are so lovely and…read morethe equipment is very clean. The upkeep to make sure everything is clean was excellent! Will go again!

Please just go to this place with an open mind and with no expectations. You won't regret it !read more

From the owner: VRXP = Virtual Reality Experience. A Newcastle studio providing the best 'room scale' virtual…read morereality technology in Newcastle and The Hunter. At VRXP we have created a beautiful studio in the heart of Newcastle's CBD. It has been designed to allow anyone to walk in and experience high-end 'room-scale' virtual reality. Explore underwater worlds, create 360° interactive paintings and defend your castle as a medieval archer...anything is possible in 'room scale' virtual reality. What can I expect from a booking? One of our friendly VR hosts will guide you through how everything works and show you how to select the various VR titles. We are more than happy to make recommendations and love guiding people's first experience in virtual reality.

Best room we played in Sydney and one of the best we've played anywhere... La Rebellion. Great…read morebuild out with good puzzles and effects. Fun fun! No leaps of logic.

Just for context, My partner and I have done around 30+ different escape rooms in different…read morelocations (mostly in Sydney but some in North America). My partner and I did their first room, Espionage, a few years ago when The Cipher Room opened. Since then, it has been the standard that we have measured every other escape room against. We have been out of the country for a few years but were very excited to come back and try another one of their rooms. We recently came back and completed The Marlowe Hotel and were almost a tiny bit worried as we had held Espionage in such high regard that we might judge it unfairly. Fortunately I can say that everything we loved about the first one was replicated for us here! The Marlowe Hotel is just as carefully executed and well-thought out, there is care and precision in terms of the theming and story-telling elements and we were just as impressed! As far as difficulty goes, their puzzles are challenging without being frustrating and even if you get stuck, the welcoming game masters (who watch you throughout the whole run) will jump in to offer help and suggestions so that you don't get stuck. I would recommend this place to anyone from complete beginners to experienced escapees. One of the best parts is that they typically offer better locks/puzzles than a lot of other escape rooms, which leave you with a sense of satisfaction and plenty of good "Aha!" moments. To conclude I would still comfortably say that The Cipher Room is the absolute best set of escape rooms in Sydney and we are very excited to get back and try their other room, The Cabin and whatever else they dream up in future! Thank you again to the friendly staff and the minds behind the different themes and puzzles!

New escape room opened in Redfern. Such an immersive escape room with super friendly staff…read more Strongly recommend and best of all, free car parking!

From the owner: An escape room is a physical adventure game in which players are placed into a specifically…read moredesigned room and must use various elements within the room to solve a series of puzzles and escape within a set time limit. Each room has its own unique theme and story line, which players must follow in order to gather clues. The clues are designed to be solved in a particular order and should ultimately lead to your escape. Each room requires different forms of critical thinking, pattern recognition and problem solving. Therefore, to escape the room within the time limit, all players should aim to work together and communicate with each other. Expedition Escape Rooms first opened in the heart of Canberra city with three rooms before opening up the Redfern location. More information can be found at: Expedition Escape Room Canberra.

Such a cool night out! We went for a birthday night out - great fun! We did the bank heist and…read morealthough the reviews said it was tough, Mark recommended it with a large group - great tip we were all able to work on a range of puzzle solving in the room. I have never experienced an escape room before and was a little anxious - but now I am looking forward to going back next week! SO GOOD!! Mark is lovely and has a great approach to his business. He builds the rooms himself, some take a year! He was generous with his time, added extras (post Covid) and support when needed to solve clues when we were so close or missed something! Support this business by going along!!

Truly wonderful rooms…read more Fully themed.. with music, great intro, beautiful decoration. Many interesting, difficult and fun puzzles to do. Mark is an expert in his field and a self starter - so big congratulations to him and hope he continues for many years... I look forward to his rooms to be opened in future.

This was really well done. We had a blast and the puzzles were well executed. I'd highly recommend…read moreit.