St Kilda · Bayside Melbourne

Escape Rooms in St Kilda

Four escape rooms a block back from the St Kilda foreshore, from an all-ages pirate ship to two of the scariest games we run. Rush St Kilda sits on Barkly Street, minutes from Luna Park, Acland Street and the beach, the indoor adventure for a bayside day whatever the weather is doing.

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We are St Kilda locals, not a chain that dropped a pin on the map. The venue is upstairs on Barkly Street, by the National Theatre, a short walk from Luna Park, the Esplanade and the bay. St Kilda is one of Melbourne’s great days out, beach, cake shops, live music and all, and an escape room is the part of that day that still works when the weather turns. Get the group off the sand for an hour, win or lose, then spill back out onto Acland Street.
4rooms at this venue
2-6players per room
60 minon the clock
4.9★across 2,700+ reviews

The 4 rooms at Rush St Kilda

A real spread: an all-ages pirate adventure, a dark fantasy, an approachable scare that first-timers handle fine, and our toughest St Kilda game. Two to six players per room, sixty minutes on the clock, and all four can run at once for a bigger group.

All ages · pirate adventure

The Black Pearl

Stowed away on a cursed pirate ship, you and your crew have to find the stolen treasure and break the curse, or share the fate of the rest of the crew. The all-ages, everyone-can-play room.

Players 2 to 6   Difficulty ★★★☆☆   Time 60 min
Best for All ages, the family pick
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Dark fantasy

Alice in Darkness

Wonderland is not the fairy tale you remember. Work through a maze of riddles, illusion and quiet madness to find your way back out. Eerie and atmospheric rather than gory.

Players 2 to 6   Difficulty ★★★☆☆   Time 60 min
Best for Teens and up
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Approachable horror

The Conjoining

Two paranormal investigators vanished on what should have been a routine haunting. Two years on, it is your turn to step in. Our gentlest scare, a good first horror room.

Players 2 to 6   Difficulty ★★★☆☆   Time 60 min
Best for All skill levels, first-timers welcome
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Post-apocalyptic · our toughest here

The Last of Them

The year is 2038, twenty-five years after a pandemic brought society down. On the edge of a dead city you get one shot at saving what is left of humanity, if you can outrun the infected. The hardest room at St Kilda.

Players 2 to 6   Difficulty ★★★★☆   Time 60 min
Best for Teens and up, for groups who want a real fight
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Book a St Kilda room

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Getting to Rush St Kilda

Where we are

Address

Level 1, 100 Barkly Street, St Kilda VIC 3182

On Barkly Street near the corner of Carlisle Street, by the heritage National Theatre, in the heart of St Kilda.

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Trams, driving and parking

Public transport

The 96 light rail runs straight from the city to St Kilda Beach, and the Carlisle Street and Acland Street tram stops are a few minutes' walk away. From the CBD it is around 25 minutes on the tram.

Parking

Metered street parking on Barkly Street and the surrounding blocks, with more off-street parking around Acland Street and the foreshore. Allow a little extra on summer weekends and during events.

Call 03 9972 6286 or email stkilda@rushescapegame.com.au.

When to come, and what is on around St Kilda

St Kilda runs hot from late summer into autumn, and a few of Melbourne’s biggest events land right on our doorstep. If you are coming for one of these, book your room early, the whole bayside fills up.

Every March
Australian Grand Prix, Albert Park. The Formula 1 season opener is a few minutes from the venue and pulls close to half a million people over the weekend. A St Kilda escape room is a sharp way to fill a practice morning or wind the crew down after a day trackside. Book well ahead.
February
St Kilda Festival. Australia’s biggest free music festival takes over the foreshore for a weekend, with 400,000-plus down on the beach. The rooms are the cool, quiet flip side: get out of the sun for an hour, then back to the music.
February
Midsumma Pride March. The march runs along Fitzroy Street and the foreshore, and St Kilda is packed all weekend. An easy add to the day for a group already in the neighbourhood.
Dec to Feb
Summer and school holidays. The beach is at its busiest and so are we, so weekends book out first. Rooms run rain or shine, which makes them the obvious move when the bay turns grey.
Year round
Birthdays, work nights and hens or bucks. Four rooms running at once suit a bigger group splitting up, then everyone compares escape times over a drink on Fitzroy Street.

Make a day of it

You are a short walk from some of Melbourne’s best-known bayside spots. Easy to build the rooms into a full day or night out.

Acland Street, the famous cake shops and bakeries, Readings bookshop and a row of cafes, a few minutes’ walk.
Fitzroy Street, bars and restaurants for before or after the game.
The Espy (Hotel Esplanade), a St Kilda institution for live music and a drink.
Luna Park, the world’s oldest operating amusement park and that famous clown-mouth entrance on the Esplanade.
St Kilda Pier, walk out to the breakwater at dusk to catch the little penguin colony coming in to roost.
St Kilda Sea Baths and the Sunday Esplanade Market, heated seawater pools and weekend arts and crafts on the foreshore.
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Rush St Kilda questions

Where exactly is Rush St Kilda?

We are upstairs at Level 1, 100 Barkly Street, St Kilda, near the corner of Carlisle Street by the National Theatre. The 96 tram from the city stops a few minutes away, and there is metered street parking around the venue.

How many people can play?

Each room takes 2 to 6 players. All four rooms can run at the same time, so a group of up to about 24 can split across rooms and still be together. For bigger groups, school groups or corporate sessions, see our St Kilda group bookings.

Which rooms are scary, and which are not?

The Conjoining is an approachable horror room that first-timers handle fine, and The Last of Them is our toughest St Kilda game, post-apocalyptic and intense. Alice in Darkness is dark and atmospheric rather than gory, and The Black Pearl is an all-ages pirate adventure with no scares at all.

Is it suitable for kids and families?

The Black Pearl is all ages and the family pick. Alice in Darkness and The Last of Them suit teens and up, and The Conjoining is approachable but is still a horror room, so use your judgement for younger players. Tell us the ages when you book and we will point you to the right room.

Can we book a birthday, work night or hens or bucks?

Yes. Groups are what St Kilda does best, with four rooms running at once. Start with group bookings for crews, or celebrations for birthdays and parties.

Do we need to book ahead?

Yes, especially on weekends and around the Grand Prix and the St Kilda Festival, when the whole bayside is busy. Booking online locks in your room and time.

How long does it take?

Sixty minutes in the room. Allow around 75 to 90 minutes all up with the briefing and a photo at the end.

Ready when you are

Grab a time below, or sort a bigger group or a party and we will set it up.

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Level 1, 100 Barkly Street, St Kilda VIC 3182  |  03 9972 6286  |  stkilda@rushescapegame.com.au