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Contact a spirit and puzzle your way through their story in a unique, seated escape room experience! Calling all ghost hunters! The new owner of the Abercrombie mansion needs your help… Gather your crew, it’s time to perform a seance! After discovering a strange box inside the mansion, the new owner has tasked your team of ghost hunters to make contact with a haunting spirit said to hold the key that unlocks the box. The task is fairly simple, gain the spirit’s trust and get the key. What could possibly go wrong?
All (210)
Overwhelmingly positive
Gameplay
Very positive
Atmosphere
Very positive
Customer service
Very positive
1 escape room
I've done dozens of escape rooms, but this is one of the greatest rooms I've done. It isn't a simple copy paste of other rooms, it is unique, cleaver and a lot of fun. Thanks to the awesome host Daniel for take us through how the room is done behind the scenes. It's great to talk to hosts who are truely passionate about their craft. Will be attending their next room as soon as it is released. :)
7 escape rooms
Fantastic experience. Thanks to Daniel for setting a great mood for the game. Perfect balance of difficulties with jump scares to keep it interesting
Yes
Medium
Scary
No
31 escape rooms
Incredibly unique concept that was expertly executed. Definitely a one of a kind escape room experience!
148 escape rooms
Seance is a game that is simple proof that sometimes less is more. Playing the game almost entirely seated never feels like a hindrance, but instead enhances the room’s vibe and forces you to work together as a team. Any puzzler will love this room, it felt very inspired by puzzle hunts with lots of tabletop work and a great culminating moment at the end. The room’s decor and special effects were also simple yet extremely effective and perfectly executed. This is a hidden gem in Sydney and I’m excited to see what Cool Space does next!
Yes
Medium
High tech
4
Spooky
13
No
Yes
Not at all
Yes
Medium
19 escape rooms
WOW, this room was phenomenal. The idea of a “sit-down escape room” sounds really hard to execute, but this room takes the concept and runs with it HARD. The sheer density of puzzles and clues in a single, small room is something to behold. If you’re okay with a little spook, I HIGHLY recommend this room.
I don’t even think I can name a puzzle that I didn’t adore in this room. The flow was immaculate throughout and the clues were all clear and deliberate.
Every bit of this room oozes style and charm. The lighting changes are immaculate to add to the atmosphere. There wasn’t a single moment I wasn’t completely immersed in the world they built.
Upon hearing that Wil (blountwil2) was an escape room veteran and that we were from the States, the two that ran the room let us peek behind the scenes for the room and even into one of their upcoming rooms. They were extremely helpful and friendly throughout and some of the best DMs I’ve ever had. Wonderful people with a clear love for the craft.
Yes
As mentioned, this room is done almost entirely while sitting down. The mere concept is what drew us to the room in the first place, and I can’t imagine just anyone can pull it off, but they did an amazing job. Never did I feel like the sit-down nature of the room detracted from the experience, only added to it.
I mean, the story wasn’t anything necessarily impressive, but the experience was integrated into the story well and it was gripping throughout.
Easy
Mechanical
Y’know, I probably would have said high-tech at first, but then we saw the behind-the-scenes and how much was done manually, so
4
I will say normally linear rooms result in more players being left out, but I never really felt that here.
Spooky
Not the scariest thing, but definitely not one for the overly faint of heart.
14
No
Yes
To a limited amount.
Not at all
It’s literally done sitting down
Yes
Medium
13 escape rooms
A really unique (and hair-raising) experience.
Set, lighting and sound design were all top notch
An experience like this doesn't work without a good GM, and ours was stellar
Yes
Hard
We ended up doing reasonably well, but the lack of any visible clock really adds to the pressure
High tech
There are a few puzzles that are solved in a non-traditional way
4
Quite doable with two
Scary
16
No
Yes
Not at all
We got up a few times because there were just two of us, but with enough people the entire thing could be completed sitting down
I have some hearing issues but all audio components were clear and easy to understand
Yes
A short walk from Redfern station
23 escape rooms
My partner and I had an amazing time experiencing The Cool Space’s first escape room, Seance. The atmosphere, setting, live actor, and storyline had us on the edge our seats the entire time. Very unique puzzles that fit the storyline perfectly. Very keen on what The Cool Space has to offer next!
Great flow. Very interesting and fun puzzles that really fit in well with the story.
Extremely immersive setting and atmosphere. Very high tech with a perfect mix of old school locks.
Daniel was an amazing and welcoming GM.
Yes
Very unique, one room seated experience that we haven’t seen in other escape rooms before but Seance did it perfectly!
Moving storytelling that really gets your mind running.
Medium
High tech
2-4
Spooky
No
Yes
Not at all
Yes
Limited
185 escape rooms
The atmosphere within this room was brilliantly engineered. Despite knowing this is a mostly seated escape room, we had no idea what to expect at every stage of the game. The puzzles are all enjoyable and well suited to the theme.
Yes
Not at all
11 escape rooms
Had an absolute fun doing the seance today Usually single room escape rooms raise an eyebrow but was pleasantly surprised with how this experience went down. It's definitely a unique experience with things usually a short distance away from the seat. Have to say the puzzles were innovative enough that it kept us on our toes. The set design and atmosphere are great. Extra props to the designers for completely blocking out all the lights and getting us immersed in the room. Along with the sound design which was top notch. It's also great to have any "do not touch" stickers within the room as it feels like the owners trust us as the escapees with the puzzle not to touch anything that doesn't need to be touched. It's also great for immersion. Me and my partner were able to complete the room with some time to spare and have a great conversation with owners to learn more about escape rooms and the puzzles in the seance. Would highly recommend!
Great hosting by Daniel
Yes
Single room experience with unique mechanics and intricate set design
Cohesive and immersive with an interesting plot twist at the end
Medium
Mechanical
Excellent sounds design
3
Spooky
A few environmental jump scares here and there, best to close your eyes when it happens if you're a bit scared of it.
14
No
Yes
Not at all
A few puzzles may be hard to reach for those with wheelchairs as the room is tight
Yes
Limited
Best to access by walking
148 escape rooms
All the reviewers before me say it all. Very clever, very original and very good. It also shows a good escape room doesn’t require high budget tech and expensive props.
Scary