Did you guys know that escape rooms are a fairly recent invention? The concept has been around for almost 30 years, I honestly thought they were around for longer 😭
Escape rooms have since achieved a massive upgrade in quality, with some featuring animatronics, live actors, and movie-set level immersion. Singapore may be small, but we’ve got our fair share of excellent escape rooms too! Here’s our list of the best ones to check out on your next outing 🤩
01 • Lockdown Escape SG
If you’re not quite ready for live actors or horror storylines, this place has the perfect solution. For the same price as the regular ones, you can try out Lockdown’s VR escape rooms! Just slap the headset on, hop into the game world, and solve various puzzles like you normally would IRL. Try not to crash into your friends while you’re walking around in the real world 😆
P.S. The main website also has a fun minigame you can play with your cursor 👾
🕵️♀️ The story of my escapade: My Resident Evil-obsessed friend insisted I join her for the ‘Bearsident Evil’ non-VR escape room. The puzzles were on the harder side, but the ambience was great and not too scary. Despite my lack of brain cells, I scraped together enough to help me win 😎
📍 Address: 6 Raffles Boulevard, #03-149, Singapore 039594
⏰ Opening hours: Daily, 12pm – 9pm
💸 Cost of entry: Weekdays ($24/pax), Weekends & PH ($30/pax)
📞 Contact: 8081 5160
🌐 Website: lockdown.sg
02 • Trapped
A lot of escape rooms specialise in horror or thriller themes, but it’s nice to have a little more variety.
At Trapped, you have the option of exploring investigation, sci-fi, fantasy, and even comedic storylines. Some rooms even have hidden chambers and animatronics; talk about fancy! I really want to try their prison-themed one, but only to ragebait the actor playing the prison guard. There are funnier things to do in life than trying to win a game 😌
📍 Address: 176 Orchard Rd, #03-26, Singapore 238843
⏰ Opening hours: Daily, 11am – 10pm
💸 Cost of entry: Off-peak hours and student discount ($31.50/pax), Peak hours ($38/pax)
📞 Contact: 6994 3430
🌐 Website: trapped.sg
03 • LOST SG
Good news for scaredy cats, none of the rooms here feature live actors, so don’t worry about someone popping out of a dark corner to scare your socks off. Instead, LOST SG uses sound effects and lights to set the appropriate mood for each room. Unfortunately for scaredy cats, other reviewers say that the experience is still spine-chillingly spooky even without actors, so make sure to wear your tightest socks before going.
If my sources are correct, Aokigahara and Castiglione are the two must-try rooms 👀
📍 Address: GR.iD Mall, 1 Selegie Rd, #B1-03/04, Singapore 188306
⏰ Opening hours: Daily, 10am – 10:30pm
💸 Cost of entry: Off-peak hours ($23.90/pax), Peak hours ($29.90/pax)
📞 Contact: 6717 1688
🌐 Website: lost.sg
04 • E.S.C @ Science Centre
For escape rooms with a more educational angle, there’s no better place to go than the Science Centre.
The puzzles are STEM-themed and aren’t too difficult to solve, and tickets come with free entry to the Science Centre’s permanent exhibits. It’s the perfect idea for a family outing with kids ☀️ The selection of experiences is a little lacking (there are only 3), but it makes up for it with superb aesthetics. One of the rooms has a chamber full of retro appliances and it took everything within my power not to spend the next 15 minutes snapping pictures for the ‘gram 📸
🕵️♀️ The story of my escapade: I tried out the ‘Museum of Humankind’ with my sibling and we were paired with another family. At first, our groups were separated into different glass capsules so communicating with each other was difficult. We were able to escape in time though! I’ll even give y’all a hint: the light you carry can do more than illuminate 😉
📍 Address: 15 Science Centre Rd, Annexe, Singapore 609081
⏰ Opening hours: Tues to Sun, 11am – 4:30pm
💸 Cost of entry: Weekdays ($25/pax), Weekends & PH ($30/pax)
📞 Contact: 6425 2500
🌐 Website: science.edu.sg/escape-at-science-centre
05 • INMERS
How many places do you know make mini trailers for their escape rooms? Look at this one filmed for INMERS’s ‘The Medium’. It’s no longer a want, I NEED to visit this place!
The cost is on the pricier side, but it’s because you get 90 minutes worth of playtime and live actors to set the scene. I live for the longer escape rooms with a heavy storyline, so I’m definitely going here for my birthday next year🤞
📍 Address: 27 West Coast Highway, #02-10, Singapore 117867
⏰ Opening hours: Daily, 11am – 9pm
💸 Cost of entry: $48++/pax
📞 Contact: 9132 8088
🌐 Website: inmersplay.com
06 • Myth Jinn
Just opposite of Bugis Junction, Myth Jinn is joining our list as the new kid on the block.
This China-born establishment features 7 escape rooms, most of them being horror-themed. In one of them, you get locked in an abandoned convenience store while surrounded by deadly red mist (fittingly, this one is called ‘Red Mist’). I love a good old-fashioned end-of-the-world scenario 😁 Many rooms feature strobe lights, so please consult the gamemaster for an epilepsy-friendly experience if needed 💙
📍 Address: 237B Victoria Street, Singapore 188028
⏰ Opening hours: Mon – Thu, 12pm – 12am | Fri – Sun, 12pm – 12am
💸 Cost of entry: $25++/pax
📞 Contact: 8878 7976
🌐 Website: mythjinn.sg
07 • Xcape
You can’t talk about escape rooms in Singapore without mentioning the GOAT. Xcape is number 1 in the country for two reasons: immersion and discounts.
In 2024, GetGo hosted team building exercises here, so I can say for a fact that the immersion quality here is top notch. Also, with all the crawling, running, and climbing, you’re basically getting a body workout on top of the brain training. Regarding current promos, if you join with 8 players, you only pay for 7, and if you flash your student card, you get $6 off for sessions after 6pm. Perfect for large friend groups looking for a thrilling nighttime adventure 🌙
📍 Address: Bugis Village, 161 Rochor Road, Singapore 188436
⏰ Opening hours: Sun to Thur, 11am – 11:30pm | Fri & Sat, 11am – 1am
💸 Cost of entry: Off-peak hours ($29.90+/pax), Peak hours ($35.90+/pax)
📞 Contact: 6908 1918
🌐 Website: xcape.sg
08 • Captivate Escape Rooms
Do you ever feel like you’re too big-brained and escape rooms are wayyy too easy for you?
In Captivate, you can experience a moment of smooth-brainedness as you try and fail to solve the complex puzzles provided. Difficulty level aside, the setting of each room really makes you feel like you’re going through the respective theme. For example, the Harry Potter-themed one begins with you jumping into a suitcase 🤯 It’s bigger on the inside!
📍 Address: 190 Clemenceau Ave, #06-28, Singapore 239924
⏰ Opening hours: Daily, 10:45am – 9:30pm
💸 Cost of entry: Weekdays ($30/pax), Weekends & PH ($38/pax)
📞 Contact: 6837 0870
🌐 Website: captivateescaperooms.com
09 • Grounded Escape Room
My sibling came back home one day and showed me a hilarious black-and-white footage of them and their friends running away from a scare actor. Naturally, I went to experience that escape room for myself. I won’t give too many details about this place, all I’ll say is that if you’re looking for scares, this place is more than happy to provide 😉 Also, if everyone in your group gives a review on Google, you get all the CCTV footage of your session for ✨free✨
🕵️♀️ The story of my escapade: My friends and I played ‘The Morgue’, and I was working on a wall puzzle when a scare actor ran towards us. I was trampled by a herd of “wildebeests” like Mufasa from The Lion King 😂 To no one’s surprise, we did not escape the room in time.
📍 Address: 277 Orchard Rd, #02-02, Singapore 238858
⏰ Opening hours: Mon to Fri, 11:30am – 10pm | Sat & Sun, 11:30am – 10:30pm
💸 Cost of entry: $29++/pax
📞 Contact: 8381 7318
🌐 Website: escaperoomsg.com
(Featured photo from: Xcape)
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