Escape rooms in Canterbury (NZ)

Looking for the ultimate team building event, family day out, or group activity in the region?

If you want to challenge your mind and test your puzzle-solving skills, discovering the best escape rooms in Canterbury, New Zealand is the perfect place to start. From traditional locked-room mysteries in Christchurch to cutting-edge virtual reality adventures right here in Ashburton, the local escape scene has something for everyone.

To help you plan your next group event or weekend outing, we’ve curated a comprehensive list of the top Canterbury escape rooms, comparing popular local favorites like Code Breakers, Escape Artists, NZ Escape Rooms, and our very own immersive VR escape room experiences at Virtual & Retro. We also have a unique hybrid category that combines puzzles with shooting/action.
Read on to find prices, providers and rooms.

• Code Breakers ($40 pp)
  1. Conspiracy
  2. The Ward
  3. Echos of the Damned
  4. The Mindbender
  5. The Time Machine
• Escape Artists ($40 pp)
  1. Memories of Nikola
  2. The Dark Wizard
  3. Crime In The Alley
  4. Riddle Ridge School
  5. Under the Big Top
  6. Lost Without Hue
• NZ Escape Rooms ($45 pp)
  1. Mad Scientist
  2. Psycho Motel
  3. The Gingerbread House
  4. Bunker
  5. The Time Machine
• Virtual & Retro ($38 pp)
  1. Alice
  2. Atlantis
  3. Beyond Medusa’s Gate
  4. Chernobyl
  5. Christmas
  6. Cyberpunk
  7. Dream Hackers 0: The Prologue
  8. Dream Hackers 1: The Book of Memories
  9. Dream Hackers 2: Prison of the Ancient Ones
  10. Dream Hackers 3: The Conspiracy of the Weavers
  11. Dream Hackers 4: The Riddle of the Sleeping God
  12. Escape the Lost Pyramid
  13. Escape the Worlds (7 different worlds/games)
  14. House of Fear
  15. House of Fear: Call of Blood
  16. House of Fear: Cursed Souls
  17. Jungle Quest
  18. Jumpers
  19. Mission Sigma
  20. Prison
  21. Sanctum
  22. Signal Lost
  23. Survival
  24. The Dagger of Time

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