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Buried Alive is rated 8 out of 10, among the hardest grades Escape This uses. The puzzles are complex in their own right, and working them lying down, in the dark and apart from your partner adds pressure. The gamesmaster still sends hints whenever you ask.
No. Escape This doesn’t recommend Buried Alive for first-timers, because the intensity can overwhelm people who haven’t played a standard room yet. Start with a lighter adventure, such as Pirates or The Wizard’s Chamber, and come back to the coffins once you know how escape rooms work.
Buried Alive costs $59 per player Monday to Thursday and $65 per player Friday to Sunday, at both Northbridge and Sydney CBD. Since every booking is two people, that is $118 or $130 for the pair. Sydney’s listed prices exclude public and school holidays.
Online is quickest: choose Northbridge or Sydney CBD on this site’s booking page, pick a free session and Buried Alive is confirmed instantly. You can also call (08) 6118 0286 for Northbridge or (02) 9173 8535 for Sydney CBD.
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Buried Alive only ever takes two, so a bigger group takes turns in the coffins or splits up. Escape This’s multi-room booker lets the rest start another room at the same time, and Asylum, Cannibal and The Possession all play at both Buried Alive venues.
For the right couple, yes. Escape This highly recommends Buried Alive for date nights, and its two-player format has made it a pick for anniversaries, Valentine’s Day and even proposals. Just be sure your date actually wants to spend an hour in a coffin first.
Yes. Escape This gift vouchers cover Buried Alive in Perth and Sydney, and they’re sold on escapethis.com.au. It makes a memorable 18th-birthday present, as long as the person receiving it and their plus-one are both 18 or older.
No. Buried Alive holds exactly two players and every session is one booking, so the only other person underground is the one you brought.
18. Buried Alive is strictly adults-only at every venue, with no exceptions, and staff may check ID if you look young. Under-18s cannot play or come in as spectators.
Exactly two. Buried Alive has two single-person coffins, so it is never played by one person or by three. Each booking is one pair.
No. Buried Alive is built for a pair, and the puzzles need both coffins working together. Bring one other adult, someone you trust in the dark.
1 March 2027. Buried Alive is coming to Escape This Melbourne CBD at 259 Collins Street, the venue where Asylum, its sequel, already plays. Prices and session times will be released when bookings open; until then it runs in Perth and Sydney.
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