ESCAPE ROOMS CARDIFF
THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE
Choose your team of 2-6 players (per room).
Select your theme from our 7 immersive game rooms.
You’ll be given an objective and you’ll need to find objects, codes and clues in the rooms.
With 60 minutes on the clock, you’ll need to think quick, think smart and work as a team if you want to make it out in time.
Find out more about each of our game rooms, click the posters below.
ARE THERE ANY AGE LIMITS?
All players aged 12 and under must be accompanied by an 18+ player.
Due to their complexity, we recommend our games to players aged 13+, however, younger players always enjoy themselves (even our creepier games in the basement), so it’s up to them if it sounds like fun and up to you if you think the theme is suitable.
WHERE ARE YOU?
We’re on St. Mary Street – Just down from the Cardiff Castle and across from the Cardiff Market. There’s a map at the bottom of this page and a button under it to give you directions to take you straight to our door.
ARE THE GAMES FRIGHTENING?
All the games in their nature are thrilling, but there’s nothing scary to worry about! Some may contain a small jump-scare. Please contact us if you are concerned.
Although our creepier basement games, ‘Z – The Zombie Apocalypse’ and ‘Oculus The Serial Killer’, are horror-themed, they are not horror experiences. We aim for excellent design, immersion and gameplay, not a high scare factor! We do not use live actors in our games.
WHAT IS YOUR CANCELLATION POLICY?
Once a game has been booked, it cannot be moved or cancelled.
All of our games are non-refundable and non-transferable.
CAN WE GET HELP DURING THE GAME?
You can get hints from the Game Masters who supervise your game via the cameras and microphones in the room. They will send you help at the appropriate time if you really are struggling!
WHAT TIME SHOULD WE ARRIVE?
Please be punctual and arrive 5 minutes before the start of your time slot.
This will allow time for your brief, lockers & toilets etc. We will do our best to accommodate you if you are late, but we can’t guarantee that you will still be able to play.
ARE YOUR GAMES ACCESSIBLE?
Our games rooms may involve a little crawling, ducking, and climbing up a few steps.
If you struggle with any of these activities, have any health issues you think we would need to know about, or, if you struggle with stairs, please call before you book and we can offer some best advice based on your needs.
Unfortunately we do not have wheelchair access as all our games are on floors 1, 2 or in the basement.
WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDED NUMBER OF PLAYERS PER TEAM?
Our rooms are designed for 2-6 players. The more of you there are, the easier and cheaper it is per person. The rooms are private and for your party only and not shared with any of the public.
CAN YOU ACCOMMODATE LARGE GROUPS?
Absolutely. Large groups often come and play our games. Our 7 available game rooms hold 2-6 players, so we can accommodate up to 42 players per hour session. For groups larger than that, please give us a call at 029 2167 9700. Also, we have a great food & drink discount with Franco Manca! Every booking with us gives you 15% off the bill, most of our groups make the most of that offer.
I’M CLAUSTROPHOBIC, CAN I PLAY? I'M PREGNANT CAN I PLAY?
Yes, you can! The rooms are all of a reasonable size and you will not find yourself in an enclosed space. You can leave the room at any point if you so wish. We quite often get players with claustrophobia and we are surprised at how little of an issue it is to them.
None of our games is overly physical, and we have had many pregnant people playing our games. See the ‘Are your games accessible?’ FAQ for details on health.
WHO SHOULD PLAY ESCAPE ROOMS?
One of the things that have made Escape Rooms successful around the world is that they can be enjoyed by everyone for every occasion. From babies to grandparents, we’ve seen all ages of friends and families take on the adventure. We also see gamers, couples and school trips coming by the busload, all enthusiastic about their 1-hour game. Some people celebrate, while others book corporate team buildings for all of their colleagues.
Talking about celebration, we have had 4 proposals here!!!
And OH, don’t forget! We are dog friendly, so bring the pup along!
TRIP ADVISOR, GOOGLE & FACEBOOK RATED
WITH 3000+ 5 STAR REVEIWS
Always have a great experience here!! We were slightly late due to traffic and Arron was very kind to wait for us. The escape room itself was excellent!
AMAZING! – I’ve been here quite a few times for leaving do’s, birthdays, office Christmas etc. The staff are always SO friendly, and the rooms are incredible!! So much attention to detail,… read more and the serial killer room was so scary! The guys who helped us through were so brilliant, Riley I think, and Rauri! Excellent staff 10/10
Fantastic time – The Tomb room was fun and engaging, and our game host Kenz was fantastic! Will definitely be coming again!
Fun time here with 2 friends, first time trying an escape room and enjoyed it, the tomb was challenging enough to be enjoyable but not so hard that it frustrates… read more you. Amelia was a great host also.
Awesome escape room! – We’ve done many escape rooms and this is definitely one of the best! Rauri was a great host and we can’t wait to go back for more!
We went as a family for a 21st birthday celebration and we had a really great time.
A Christmas gift from my family resulted in a most entertaining hour in the Sherlock Room. Solving some of the clues to progress the case gives great satisfaction. Having to… read more accept an outside clue because you have missed something really obvious raises the 'Doh!' factor....More
The Castle Escape Room – Brilliant time in ‘The Castle’ escape room. Our ‘Escape Master’ Dom is as lovely, welcoming and great fun.
A fun night – what a great, fun, night. We completed the Cardiff Castle room and then the Astro Quest room. Both were very good and we needed the occasional tip! Toni our gamesmaster… read more was great, really enthusiastic and informative about the process of setting up and the work that goes in to make the games so successful. Would thoroughly recommend.
Truly incredible – The whole experience was really fun and exciting, like being a child again with many rooms to chose from!! Our game host, Toni was fun and enthusiastic and really added… read more to the joy of the room. Would definitely recommend as a fun family activity all the way through to a couples date night!
Sherlock 2 is a great follow on from the original, with a good flow of challenges. Massive thanks to Grey for a great intro and explaining the locks and codex.… read more We can’t wait to try another room soon!
Blast off to top marks! – What a great way to spend a raining, cold, cloudy morning! My friends and I do like an Escape Room and this did not disappoint. Booked easily online a few… read more days before we wanted to go, but it’s worth booking in advance if you want more choice of time slots as all 6 Escape rooms are popular! Sign-in was simple, all participants scan a QR code and we wait for one of the Games-Masters to show us to the room. Big Shout out to Meg here for being a fantastic host and for providing us with the odd clue when we were struggling! We chose Astro Quest and it was amazing! So engaging, and so much fun! Recommend this 100%.
Lots of fun – We had a lot of fun, even though for two of our group it was their first time doing an escape room. The room was well set up with a… read more nice cross between difficult and more straightforward clues. Out host Amelia was lovely and was clear at the beginning that if she felt we were close to solving a clue, she wouldn’t give us a hint even if we asked for it – which was reassuring for us during the game! We’re already planning a second trip.
Had an amazing experience in the oculus room, with the help of many hints ended up close to escaping in the time limit, was a lovely day out and many… read more thanks to our host Tod who was a massive help and very welcoming!
Excellent Escape Rooms – Did The 13th room.
Excellent game, host and experience – looking forward to retuning to try another room – We booked into the Castle Room, as a family of 4 (2 adults & 2 children). The room and challenges were excellent (a lot better than the previous escape room… read more we had done elsewhere), super detailed and realistic, we had such a great visit. Our game host ‘Luna’ was great too and made the trip really enjoyable, and she was great when explaining it all to our kids (aged 11 & 9) who have never experienced an escape room.
This is the sixth Escape Room I’ve done this year and unfortunately the first real disappointment I’ve had (which is a shame because this was my first visit to this… read more particular place). My partner and I did the Sherlock Holmes themed room for my birthday which I was excited about because I’m a fan of the Great Detective. Literally one of the first puzzles to solve malfunctioned, that is, the lock wouldn’t open despite the fact we had the correct solution (and before you ask, yes, we had clicked it twice). I’ve had Escape Rooms malfunction before, I get it, it happens, it’s hard to make it work perfectly every time, but usually the staff have the grace to acknowledge it. Instead we were told there was ‘no issue’ which was weird because, ya know, we had, in fact, just HAD an issue. If we can’t open something despite having the correct solution then there demonstrably IS an issue, made us think that we hadn’t got the correct solution meaning that we wasted a lot of time and rather spoiled the game for us right at the beginning (had another lock malfunction later in the game too but not quite as badly, I don’t know, maybe it was the cold weather). Many of the ‘hints’ came long after we had already solved the puzzles, despite being told that we could be seen and heard at all times (this was a problem on the very first puzzle where we found the solution quickly but couldn’t progress because of the malfunction). A shame really because I liked the room broadly, it had some clever and unexpected puzzles though the anachronisms somewhat spoiled the immersion for me, but I am a stickler for theme so that is just personal taste I guess. Out of the three Escape Rooms I’ve been to in Cardiff it is the only one I’ve had a bad experience at. All in all, I left in a bad mood and it makes me reluctant to go back.
Great first time escape – Great family time, mind challenging tasks, we really enjoyed and,, of course, we escaped Lovely and engaging staff Bebe was our host, she was amazing. First timers, so not sure… read more what to expect, but we loved it. Thank you!
Fantastic evening visit to the Escape Rooms! We had four boys, aged 12-18, who had a ball doing two escape rooms. A special mention to Toni, who made our visit… read more so enjoyable – they were fun, friendly, kind and really added to our overall experience! Thank you!
Fun experience – Booked for my birthday fab fun experience and fab host Toni Thankyou. Will be back again soon.
What can I say we went to the escape rooms on Friday 4th December as a surprise birthday treat for our daughter as she always wanted to do one, as… read more this was our first time doing any escape room we didn’t know what to expect, we booked the Tomb and watched a short video on arrival about how things work etc and regarding safety for covid, then we was taken upstairs to enter the room, and all I can say was WOW what an amazing experience we all had, we all had such a great time and many laughs solving the puzzles and managed to escape with over 3 mins to go phew !! My daughter thoroughly enjoyed her birthday treat so much that we fully intend on returning when you’re open after the shut down enforced by the welsh government, if you’ve never been to an escape room I would highly recommend this place as the whole experience and the staff are amazing, we can’t wait to come back, it’s all my daughter has been talking about with her friends at how amazing and great it was, you made someone’s birthday very special so I can’t thank you enough and we will see you all again as soon as we can to pit our wits against another room !!
This was a first escape room for my 11yo and her friends. Needless to say they had a blast, I am am quite proud of myself for doing it as… read more a surprise. We did the Tomb and have to say, even I , Iwas thrilled :))) the host, Bebe, she was great and so helpful and approachable, the girls felt like VIP. We will defo do it again,this time, maybe without any extra hints :))
10/10 for The 13th Floor and GM Jo! – We visited tonight, hosted by the incredible Jo! (Thank you Jo!!)
So immersive! – We originally booked to come and play the Oculus room, and we ended up loving it so much we also played Astro Quest and The Tomb! On top of that… read more we’ve booked to come back again next month! The staff were so passionate about what they do and I would wholeheartedly recommend a visit here!
The Sherlock 2 escape room was great fun. Easy at the start but a bit tricky near the end. My group solved it relatively quick. Thanks fo Kayleigh for being… read more our GM.
December 23, 2022
December 15, 2022
December 7, 2022
November 19, 2022
December 19, 2022
It was our first escape room experience and we would definitely recommend Escape… read more Rooms Cardiff to friends and family, we opted for The Tomb.
Our Game Master Bebe was excellent and really made it a memorable experience, thank you Bebe, we hope to return again soon.
November 19, 2022
January 9, 2019
We’ll be back for more.
February 18, 2023
December 2, 2023
December 20, 2022
April 17, 2022
Group photo after completing the room which is emailed to everyone who scanned the QR code at sign-in which is also uploaded to their Facebook page.
Highly recomment this place. Go enjoy yourself and exercise the old grey matter!
December 18, 2022
March 4, 2023
December 9, 2023
Very good- makes you think.
Meg a good hinter!
Got out with an extra 3 minutes.
This is our 3rd time at this Escape Room.
… read more />
Thoroughly recommend
December 9, 2023
December 10, 2023
December 13, 2022
December 4, 2022
January 3, 2023
December 9, 2022
December 12, 2020
December 11, 2022
We played The 13th Floor, which was a really cool, unique game, and I’ve never played a theme… read more like this before.
GORGEOUS set design, just totally stunning. So so much work has clearly gone in to this room. All the puzzles were memorable, none of them were unfair, and I liked all of them individually as well as part of the game as a whole. I have no negative feedback at all.
We are visiting again tomorrow and I’m really excited ♡
December 5, 2023
January 18, 2023
December 3, 2022