Something many players are curious about is what it’s like to be a games master. What happens behind that mysterious desk, and how does it all work? Are we sitting there with a bag of popcorn and watching in amusement as hapless players bumble through the puzzles? We thought we’d give you a glimpse ofRead more about A session in the life of a games master[…]

We’ve been doing a lot of work in the past few months, and a major component is now complete! We’re incredibly excited about this room, and trying to do something different to other escape rooms you’ve seen around Sydney so far. Also, our nerd flag is flying high! Have a teaser below, and let usRead more about We’re hard at work on our latest room, The Artefact![…]

We love our puzzles at Next Level Escape, and there was something that caught our attention in the final episode of Sherlock Season 4. If you haven’t watched it yet, TURN BACK NOW. THERE ARE SPOILERS AHEAD – YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! SPOILERRead more about Off-topic: Sherlock Season 4, Episode 3 – The Final Problem [SPOILERS][…]

You’ve probably been told that cognitive biases are bad. In real life, they are. But how about in escape rooms? Our handy-dandy infographic explains all!

Escape rooms found their beginnings in puzzle games, where the player is tasked with using or connecting items in certain ways to open a locked room or access the next area. Needless to say, all of us here at Next Level Escape are huge puzzle fans, and this feeds in to our room designs. ToRead more about Love escape rooms? Then try these puzzle games![…]

Innovation in escape rooms may seem like a funny idea – aren’t escape rooms intrinsically innovative? In a way that’s true: although they first came on to the scene almost a decade ago, escape rooms still are relatively novel. Even in Sydney, a city of almost 4 million people, there are only around a dozen room escapeRead more about Innovation and escape rooms[…]

Next Level Escape was founded by Daniel Thomason and Aaron Hooper, an unstoppable duo with a passion for puzzles and too much nervous energy to remain in their jobs as economists. Allow us to introduce them – here’s Aaron!

Next Level Escape was founded by Daniel Thomason and Aaron Hooper, an unstoppable duo with a passion for puzzles and too much nervous energy to remain in their jobs as economists. Allow us to introduce them – first up, Daniel!

The Blitz Room – what is it? At Next Level Escape, we are all about innovation. Like many before us, we’ve found problems that are yet to be solved, and we’ve put our heads together to find a solution. There were two big problems we had with escape rooms: 1) when we found a company we loved,Read more about Blitz Room – The Inside Scoop[…]

Next Level Escape is on its way – we’ve just signed the lease for our new premises on the second level of 37 Bligh Street, and are hard at work creating props, testing puzzles, and spreading the word. Stay tuned for more updates and for the chance to score tickets to our VIP room sessions!