Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis

Overwhelmingly Positive (197 ratings)

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It’s 2062. One year since the TCR1 toxin spread across the world. You are exploring an abandoned area on the outskirts of the city, when you find what looks like the entrance to an underground bunker. You wrench the hatch door open to find a rickety ladder leading downward, to darkness. You know that mutants have been seen in this area and you need to find a place to hide. Fast. You have no choice. You climb down. What is the mysterious underground bunker, and who resided here? Will you be safe in here from the creatures above? If you survive the night, how on earth will you get out? Game located in Sydney, Australia

  • 2-6
  • 60 mins
  • Medium
  • Spooky

Ratings

All ratings (197)

Overwhelmingly Positive

Gameplay
Very Positive
Atmosphere
Very Positive
Customer service
Very Positive

Reviews

@BokChoyWithSoy
BokChoyWithSoy

116 escape rooms

This is an amazing room but I think there are some things that didn't allow me to fully enjoy the room. The puzzles are great, they flow very well and mostly follow the metamorphosis theming of the room and ties into the story. The variety of puzzles are very different from each other and none of the puzzles feel the same as well. The set is where the room shines, like the other two rooms at the venue, it makes use of the very large vertical space of the venue. There are also times where you stop to listen to a video that plays on the screen as well, unfortunately there is use of AI here which did ruin some of the immersion for us because we were laughing at it instead. The ending did feel a bit disappointing as well because it ends up being a bit cliché. Still a great room though and definitely worth doing!

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Scary

Spooky

Apr 23, 2026
@jordanmay8
jordanmay8

41 escape rooms

This room sent me! It was such a fun, scary, experience and had the same wonderful charm and design that Cipher does with ease. The ending made both my and my mates jaws drop to the floor. Another awesome room!

Apr 9, 2026
@EscapeRoomExplorer
EscapeRoomExplorer

260 escape rooms

‘Metamorphosis’ was spectacular. I approached the game with a sense of nervousness, having (im)patiently waited for a follow-up to ‘La Rébellion’. What awaited us within ‘Metamorphosis’ were gorgeous, textured sets, varied puzzles, and a wondrous sense that the world was bigger than the bunker we were in. While I have a tendency to tilt my reviews towards the verbose, I don’t want to here. If you’re reading this, just book yourself in to experience ‘Metamorphosis’ and prepare for an enthralling 60-minute escape room. For those wondering, this game doesn’t include any live actors and the scare level is primarily spooky. Those who don’t love horror are still likely to thoroughly enjoy ‘Metamorphosis’ and shouldn’t be dissuaded by the premise. With the brilliance of each experience The Cipher Room designs, I wondered how the team could reimplement their already stellar designs and how they can use their space in new, unexpected ways. Particularly when they have already successfully completed this feat previously. Even after ‘Metamorphosis’, this feeling remains—what might their next experience be like? I can’t wait to find out.

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Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Spooky

Minimum age

14

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Very

Easy to find location

Yes

Safety

Yes

Apr 7, 2026

W

Wearyt

90 escape rooms

Having done all of the Cipher Room rooms, the ones in St Peters are definitely a step up from Newtown. However this one is the weakest of the 3 so far at St Peters. It felt very obvious that the game designers really wanted to do something multi level but didn't put as much thought into the (IMO) most important part of the room - the actual puzzles themselves. The puzzles were not as dazzling as other rooms and at times way too easy. Otherwise, the actual design of the room is fantastic, as are all of them. It's just the least enjoyable of the 3 new ones.

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Mar 11, 2026
@EscapeArtistsReviews
EscapeArtistsReviews

60 escape rooms

Metamorphosis is a brilliantly designed post-apocalyptic bunker experience packed with clever puzzles and impressive tech. The room makes excellent use of space, including vertical movement that keeps the layout feeling bigger than expected. Puzzles flow naturally with the story and deliver satisfying “aha” moments without feeling unfair. We escaped with about 5 minutes remaining using two hints. Another fantastic room from The Cipher Room.

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Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

High tech

Strong elements of both High Tech and Mechanical

Ideal number of players

4

Great use of space, but I wouldn't be trying to squeeze more than 4 into this room

Scary

Spooky

Minimum age

13

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Stairs and a Crawl Space

Accessibility

Not accessible unfortunately

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Medium

Friday night in Newtown/St Peters was a bit fun for parking, give yourself plenty of time and you'll find something

Safety

Yes

Mar 10, 2026 | Experienced Mar 6, 2026
@melanielaura
melanielaura

136 escape rooms

This was another high-quality, excellent Cipher Room special! Our usual team of 5 really enjoyed this room. The storytelling, setting, attention to detail and puzzles remind us why Cipher Room are leading the charge with Sydney escape rooms. We loved the twists in this room and kept talking about it for the rest of the day!

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Feb 15, 2026 | Experienced Feb 14, 2026

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Agromania

26 escape rooms

Another banger from the Cipher Room. Zombies/Mutants usually aren't my bag, but the story is well-told and the puzzles are top-notch. Features all the high level of production quality I've come to expect from here and as usual they stuck the landing with a great finish

Gameplay
Atmosphere

Incredible use of space, felt appropriately cramped and dingy

Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Hard

Game tech

High tech

Not a padlock in sight. And yes, there are lasers

Ideal number of players

4

The game is mostly linear, but there are a couple of points where our group split up to work on parallel puzzles.

Scary

Spooky

Minimum age

10

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Quite a few stairs, plus some more involved physical activity for one team member

Accessibility

Not wheelchair friendly in the slightest, one colour-based puzzle

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Medium

Safety

Yes

Feb 11, 2026

L

LeeKD

56 escape rooms

Copper does not disappoint! A fantastic experience. The only downside is now we have to wait till their next room is available

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Gameplay

Great flow and momentum

Atmosphere

Great as always

Customer service
Particularly interesting or different

Yes

Story
Difficulty

Medium

Game tech

High tech

Ideal number of players

4

Scary

Not scary

Minimum age

16

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Accessibility

Stairs involved

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Medium

Safety

Yes

Feb 8, 2026 | Experienced Feb 7, 2026

b

blacko11

65 escape rooms

We love all of Cipher’s room and this was no exception to that. The atmosphere and way they have built the room was amazing! Definitely such a strong skill of theirs. We were lucky enough to be able to chat to one of the owners before going in, which made a big difference to our experience as she was so lovely. The only feedback we have is that we would have loved more puzzles to solve - we found it to be more about the story (which was fabulous) but we love having lots of puzzles to solve. But it is not a criticism… it was such a great room and we are hoping that their next room doesn’t take as long to open because we love them ❤️

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Story
Difficulty

Medium

Scary

Not scary

Was anything broken?

No

Live actors

No

Physically active

Somewhat

Easy to find location

Yes

Parking

Easy

Safety

Yes

Feb 6, 2026

S

Sarapalm

36 escape rooms

Hands down the best room we've ever done

Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Scary

Not scary

Feb 6, 2026

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