Agency file · est. 2015

The O.G. escape artists

We opened in 2015 as Wellington's first escape game provider, and the second in New Zealand. A decade on, every puzzle, prop and storyline is still designed and built by our own small team.

Players investigating a carved temple mask
2015First escape room in Wellington
2016–19TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence, every year
#1Most Google reviews in Wellington
YearlyScenario refreshes for returning agents
Field agents

Meet the makers

Izabella Venter

Izabella Venter

Puzzle Master & Director

Izabella designs the scenarios, themes and puzzles. She invents intricate contraptions, storylines and witty game flows, and builds dramatic, theatrical sets, down to the tiniest prop.

Rory

Rory

Technician · Handiest man alive

Rory designs, programs and builds the hardware and software behind the high-tech puzzles, from sleek touch-screens to rugged mechanical devices, and even a time machine. He makes them interactive, unexpected and indestructible.

Karolina

Karolina

Artist & Visual Designer

Karolina turns walls, props and recycled materials into murals, statues and immersive sets. Her life-size statue Lilith was remade as the Cyborg, encased in glass.

Hand-painted Atlantis muralHand-painted in-house
Our promise

More than escaping

  • Fun, brain-twisting puzzlesCreative and challenging, and designed to keep you on your toes.
  • Epic storytelling & setsEvery game tells a story in an environment that feels like another world.
  • Goal-oriented adventuresEvery room is a mission with a satisfying finish.
  • For all ages & occasionsCorporate teams, kids' birthdays, reunions, hens and stags.

We also run WellyPutt, which has 16 adventure-filled mini-golf holes with mechanical and interactive features at 5 Wigan St.

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Special request?

Custom events, accessibility questions or a surprise proposal in the Temple? Send us a message. We can't wait to hear from you.

booking@escapemate.co.nz
+64 21 0225 4443

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The world won't save itself.

$40 per agent ($25 under 12). 60 minutes of play, about 90 minutes in total. Book online, or call us for anything custom.

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