Everything about The Possession worth citing, from the rules in each city to live numbers pulled from Escape This’s game records. Last updated 25 October 2026.
In short: A citable fact file for The Possession in Northbridge, Sydney CBD and Melbourne CBD: prices, team sizes, ages, access by venue, escape rates, rankings and ratings, refreshed from Escape This’s live systems.
Statistics come from the Escape This ER-OS game records and player reviews, and refresh automatically. Please cite as: “The Possession — fact sheet”, thepossession.com.au/facts/, October 2026. A plain-text version is at /llms.txt.
A house you already escaped once. The Possession is Escape This’s 60-minute horror escape room set ten years after The Haunting: you return to Cathy’s home, find it darker than you remember, and have an hour to get out before she adds you to her décor. It runs in Northbridge, Sydney CBD and Melbourne CBD for teams of two to eight, all aged 15 or over.
Yes. Escape This’s booking system sets The Possession at 15 and over in Northbridge, Sydney CBD and Melbourne CBD, staff may ask for ID, and children aren’t allowed in to watch. The old room site once called it adults-only; 15+ is the current rule.
The Possession first opened upstairs at 48 Lake Street, Northbridge WA 6003, in November 2021. Sydney followed in October 2024 at 630 George Street, and the Melbourne copy opened in August 2026 at 259 Collins Street, where the booking system shortens the name to Possession.
55% across 5,125 recorded games. Split by venue: Northbridge 35%, Sydney CBD 69%, Melbourne CBD 91%. The Possession’s survival odds swing hugely between cities, so look at the one you’re booking.
Almost. Ranked from lowest escape rate, The Possession sits 2nd of 9 at Escape This Northbridge, 4th of 9 at Escape This Sydney CBD, 2nd of 4 at Escape This Melbourne CBD. At Northbridge only Cannibal (33%) lets fewer teams out. Here “hardest” means the fewest successful escapes.
13:37, set by a team of 4 at Escape This Melbourne CBD with 0 hints. That left 46:23 on the clock, when most teams that escape The Possession need nearly the full hour.
Escape This did, as the follow-up to The Haunting and the first sequel room it ever made, and it runs all three versions. Escape This is Australia’s largest escape room operator, and runs its own escape room design studio and escape room factory in Australia. It was named Escape Room Operator of the Year in 2025 and 2026.
