Sessions, prices, house rules and directions for Cathy’s house at Escape This Northbridge.
In short: The Possession plays at Escape This Northbridge, 48 Lake Street, Northbridge WA 6003. Teams of 2–8 pay from $49 each, every player must be 15+, the room isn’t wheelchair accessible, and 35% of teams here escape.
Times not loading? Book on escapethis.com.au or call (08) 6118 0286.
Ten years after your first escape, you’re inside Cathy’s house again, and she has made changes.
Her collection fills every room. Work through it within the hour without angering her, or stay as decoration.
One price for every player. The midweek price excludes public and school holidays.
| When | Per player |
|---|---|
| Monday – Thursday | $49 |
| Friday – Sunday | $59 |
2–8 players. Saturday sessions need four or more. Pairs and trios can phone (08) 6118 0286 on the day or walk in, subject to availability.
| # | Escape time | Time to spare | Clues | Players | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33:08 | 26:52 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | 34:23 | 25:37 | 5 | 3 | |
| 3 | 35:38 | 24:22 | 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 36:43 | 23:17 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | 36:59 | 23:01 | 0 | 5 |
Leaderboard from Escape This’s ER-OS operations system, updated 25 October 2026.
Michael was a great host! Made it out of the possession room with 36secs to go!
had a fabulous time doing the possession room and michael was so lovely and helpful throughout the experience. definitely recommend!!!
We did the possession and it was super interactive and had us jumping!! The puzzles were really good and we had a lovely afternoon there! Dan was really friendly and even took us back in to go through the puzzle we were stuck on!
Played possession and loved the experience so much! Lachie and Matt were so amazing we decided to play cannibal right after! Definitely recommend coming and doing any of the escape rooms! Amazing experience :)
Played the Possession room today with my friends and it was great! The puzzles make you think outside the box and in general closed really well. Big thanks to Lachie for being so helpful and helpful!
Today my friends and I attempted to escape the Possession room, and saying it was scary is an understatement. I don't doubt that people outside the venue heard us screaming at points! The puzzles were intriguing to solve and the hints were very helpful. The atmosphere of the room was extremely well created and we were jumping at every little thing. Thank you to our games master Lachie who gave us extra time when we were struggling to escape and answered any questions we had about the puzzles after we were done.
The Northbridge Possession isn’t wheelchair accessible. It does have no crawling and no tight spaces, so Escape This lists it as suitable during pregnancy, for limited mobility and for claustrophobic players. For a wheelchair user, ask the team to recommend an accessible room, or book The Possession in Sydney or Melbourne.
The Possession is upstairs in the heritage-listed Escape This building on Lake Street, right in Perth’s nightlife district. It’s about six minutes on foot from Perth Station, and the City of Perth’s Aberdeen Street car park is under 100 metres from the entrance.
Got a big group? Book several rooms at the same time.
Cathy’s house also stands at Escape This Sydney CBD and Escape This Melbourne CBD.
48 Lake Street, Northbridge WA 6003. The Possession is upstairs in the heritage-listed Escape This building on Lake Street, right in Perth’s nightlife district. It’s about six minutes on foot from Perth Station, and the City of Perth’s Aberdeen Street car park is under 100 metres from the entrance.
The Northbridge team, on (08) 6118 0286. Ring them about ID and the 15+ rule, small teams at peak times, or access before you book The Possession.
The Haunting, Cannibal, Dracula, Buried Alive, Asylum, Pirate Island, Zombie Apocalypse, Frankenstein Resurrection. All of them run in the same building as The Possession, so a second room on the same night is easy to line up.
A team of 8, out in 33:08. Overall, 35% of teams in Northbridge make it out of The Possession.
Ideally, yes. The Haunting is chapter one and The Possession is chapter two: the same house, a decade apart. Escape This says you can walk into The Possession cold, but knowing Cathy’s home from the first visit makes the return hit harder. The Haunting only plays at Escape This Northbridge, so Perth teams can take both chapters in order on one night.
Yes. The Northbridge telling of The Possession names the building as Atkins House and calls it Perth’s most haunted house, the scene of twelve macabre deaths over 125 years. Escape This built the room inside its heritage-listed Lake Street venue, a building it describes as having a dark past of its own.
Most of the week. The Possession takes pairs except at peak times: Northbridge and Sydney CBD want four or more on Saturdays, and Melbourne CBD wants four on Fridays from 4pm and Saturdays from midday. In Perth and Sydney a pair can still ring on the Saturday or walk in and grab any spare slot.
Sydney CBD and Melbourne CBD, one wheelchair per session at each. Some puzzles are harder to reach seated, and in Melbourne one or more chambers may be out of reach depending on the mobility aid. The Possession at Northbridge isn’t wheelchair accessible, and the team there can suggest an accessible room instead.
Northbridge or Sydney CBD. Escape This lists both versions of The Possession as free of crawling and tight spaces and a good choice during pregnancy or with mobility difficulties. Melbourne’s version includes crawling, so skip that one. Theatrical smoke is used at all three, so raise any breathing concerns when you book.
Upstairs, in the part of the venue Escape This calls its Hall of Horrors. The Possession shares the heritage Lake Street building with The Haunting and the rest of the Northbridge horror line-up, so the prequel is only a few doors away.
Yes, by a wide margin. 69% of teams have escaped The Possession at Sydney CBD, against 35% at Northbridge, the original Perth build. Both carry the same 8/10 rating on paper; the game records say the Lake Street house is far less forgiving.
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.
Book The Possession in Perth, Sydney or Melbourne. Two to eight players, 15 and over, one hour with Cathy.
