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Intake questions
Probably not. Escape This recommends playing a few rooms before you check into Asylum, because it’s both hard and intense. First-timers in Sydney or Melbourne could start with Pirates instead and come back for the ward later.
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Asylum is priced per player. Northbridge: $49 Monday–Thursday, $65 Friday–Sunday. Sydney CBD: $55 Monday–Thursday (outside public and school holidays), $65 Friday–Sunday. Melbourne CBD: $55 off-peak, $69 peak. There are no child prices, because every player is an adult.
Choose Northbridge, Sydney CBD or Melbourne CBD on the Asylum booking page, pick a time and pay; your booking is confirmed straight away. You can also call Northbridge on (08) 6118 0286, Sydney on (02) 9173 8535 or Melbourne on (03) 7078 8118.
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Not in one cell: Asylum holds four players at most. Larger groups split up and book Asylum alongside other rooms starting at the same time, using the venue’s multi-room booker. For parties and work events that need several rooms at once, Team Escape plans the whole night.
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No. Every Asylum booking is private to your group, so the only people in the cell with you are the ones you brought, plus whoever is on the intercom.
Yes. Escape This gift vouchers, sold on escapethis.com.au, can be used for Asylum, which makes it an unusual present for a horror fan’s 18th birthday or later. Just check the recipient is ready for an extreme room.
Two to four players at Northbridge, Sydney CBD and Melbourne CBD. Asylum’s limits are fixed: a solo player can’t book it and a fifth person can’t squeeze in.
Yes, two is the minimum for Asylum and plenty of couples play it as a date with a difference. Expect to lean on each other: with only two of you, every puzzle and every scare is shared.
Fifteen minutes before your Asylum session. That leaves time for the lockers, ID checks and the safety briefing, so none of your hour in the cell is lost.
Three cells are open. The original Asylum opened on Lake Street at Escape This Northbridge in Perth; copies of the same ward now run on George Street in Sydney CBD and at 259 Collins Street in Melbourne CBD. A fourth is being built for Escape This Brisbane CBD, due in the first half of 2027.
Yes. Asylum at Northbridge costs $49 per player Monday to Thursday and $65 Friday to Sunday, so a midweek booking saves each patient $16.
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