Two venues with a few differences between them. Here’s what to know before your Frankenstein Resurrection session.
In short: Before Frankenstein Resurrection: arrive 15 minutes early, and every player must be 13 or older. Pacemakers aren’t allowed because of electromagnetic puzzles, and there’s theatrical smoke and flashing light. Sydney takes one wheelchair per session; Northbridge can’t.
| Northbridge · Lake Street | Sydney CBD · George Street | |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 48 Lake Street, Northbridge WA 6003 | 630 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000 |
| Players | 3–6 (4–6 on Saturdays) | 3–8 (4–8 on Saturdays) |
| Price | Monday – Thursday: $49 Friday – Sunday: $59 | Monday – Thursday: $55 / $45 Friday – Sunday: $65 / $55 |
| Ages | Strictly 13+ | Strictly 13+ |
| Wheelchair access | No | Yes (1 per session) |
| Escape rate | 46% | 78% |
| Phone | (08) 6118 0286 | (02) 9173 8535 |
Child = under 16. Holiday pricing differs by venue — see each venue's pricing note.
The Northbridge laboratory can’t take wheelchairs, and Escape This’s listing warns it may involve crawling or tight spaces. Call the team before booking if anyone is pregnant or has limited mobility; they’ll suggest a better-suited room if needed.
The Sydney laboratory takes one wheelchair per session. A few puzzles are harder to reach when seated, which teammates can pick up. There’s no crawling and nothing cramped, so it also suits pregnant and claustrophobic players.
Unsettling rather than terrifying. Frankenstein Resurrection is gothic horror, with darkness, flashing light, specimen jars and a stitched-up body, but no live actors leaping out. One reviewer who normally avoids horror called it just the right amount of fun and spooky.
Tactile and mechanical. In Frankenstein Resurrection you scavenge for organs, decipher ink-stained journals and anatomy charts, and work the switches, coils and contraptions that carry power to the creature. Some puzzles create an electromagnetic field, and plenty depend on careful reading.
Allow about 90 minutes. Turn up 15 minutes before your Frankenstein Resurrection start time for the briefing, spend up to 60 minutes in the laboratory, then leave roughly 15 minutes afterwards to recover. Groups that wake the creature early head home sooner.
Never. Every Frankenstein Resurrection booking is private, so the only assistants in the doctor’s laboratory are the ones you brought with you.
Thirteen, and it’s strict. Every Frankenstein Resurrection player must be 13 or over, and staff may ask for ID from anyone who looks younger. At Northbridge, children under 13 can’t come in to watch either.
Yes, from age 13. Frankenstein Resurrection mixes classic literature, anatomy and crackling electrics, which suits teenage groups and families with older kids, and Sydney CBD charges the child fare for anyone under 16.
Quite a lot. Frankenstein Resurrection relies heavily on reading the doctor’s notes, and the story and hints are spoken in English only, so Escape This recommends that most of the group reads English fluently.
No. Some puzzles in Frankenstein Resurrection generate an electromagnetic field, so players with pacemakers can’t take part at any venue. Every other Escape This room is safe for them, and the team will help you choose one.
In Sydney, yes; in Northbridge, no. Frankenstein Resurrection at Escape This Sydney CBD takes one wheelchair per session, with a few puzzles harder to reach from a seat. The Northbridge laboratory isn’t wheelchair accessible, so ask that team to suggest another room.
Yes: theatrical smoke rolls through Frankenstein Resurrection’s laboratory in both cities, so assistants with asthma or breathing trouble should think carefully before booking.
Yes, along with total darkness. The storm in Frankenstein Resurrection brings flashing light and blacked-out moments, and Escape This’s Northbridge listing advises against it for people with epilepsy or light sensitivity. Raise any concerns with the venue before booking.
In Sydney, yes: Frankenstein Resurrection there has no crawling or cramped spaces, and Escape This rates it a good choice for claustrophobic players too. The Northbridge listing warns that crawling or tight spaces may be involved, so phone (08) 6118 0286 before booking there.
Yes, with the group’s support. Frankenstein Resurrection’s narration and clues are delivered as audio, so teammates pass them on, while the organ hunting and machinery are hands-on and visual.
Press the panic button. Frankenstein Resurrection has panic buttons that let a player out straight away, and a gamesmaster watches on CCTV the whole time. Anyone under the influence of alcohol or drugs won’t be allowed to start.
Go ahead. Lab coats, Victorian black, a hunched assistant or a mad professor all fit Frankenstein Resurrection, and reviewers say playing in character makes the night better.
Book Frankenstein Resurrection at Northbridge or Sydney CBD. Three or more of you, one laboratory, one hour of lightning.