Sessions, prices, house rules and directions for Cathy’s house at Escape This Sydney CBD.
In short: The Possession plays at Escape This Sydney CBD, 630 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000. Teams of 2–8 pay from $55 each, every player must be 15+, one wheelchair fits per session, and 69% of teams here escape.
Times not loading? Book on escapethis.com.au or call (02) 9173 8535.
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 | $55 |
| Friday – Sunday | $65 |
2–8 players. Saturday sessions need four or more. Smaller teams can call (02) 9173 8535 on the day or walk in, subject to availability.
| # | Escape time | Time to spare | Clues | Players | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27:52 | 32:08 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2 | 31:36 | 28:24 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 33:47 | 26:13 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | 34:07 | 25:53 | 2 | 7 | |
| 5 | 35:16 | 24:44 | 5 | 7 |
Leaderboard from Escape This’s ER-OS operations system, updated 25 October 2026.
Alec and Charlie both were amazing and we went to the possession which was scary and really good
Posession was very elaborate and fun! Belle and the team were very pleasant on interactions.
Fun experience with Escape This and Hubert was very accommodating! Highly recommend the room The Possession!
You gotta go to this place really fun! Hubert made the experience better 😅 Would recommend the Possession room!!
Alex did an amazing job setting our big group up for our trip!! it was so fun and we solved the possession room within the time limit!!
Thanks to kodi for a great experience. Possession was a great room which really challenged us and pushed the group to its limits
Sydney’s Possession is wheelchair accessible and fits one wheelchair per session. A few puzzles are trickier to reach from a seated position, which the rest of the team can pick up. There’s no crawling and nothing tight to squeeze through.
Cathy’s Sydney house hides behind a George Street frontage in the middle of the CBD. Town Hall station is less than a ten-minute walk, and there are metered street spots and paid car parks in the surrounding blocks.
Got a big group? Book several rooms at the same time.
Cathy’s house also stands at Escape This Northbridge and Escape This Melbourne CBD.
630 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000. Cathy’s Sydney house hides behind a George Street frontage in the middle of the CBD. Town Hall station is less than a ten-minute walk, and there are metered street spots and paid car parks in the surrounding blocks.
The Sydney CBD team, on (02) 9173 8535. Ring them about ID and the 15+ rule, small teams at peak times, or access before you book The Possession.
Cannibal, Wizard's Chamber, Pirates, Kraken: Nemo's Revenge, Buried Alive, Asylum, Frankenstein Resurrection, Zombie Apocalypse. 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 6, out in 27:52. Overall, 69% of teams in Sydney CBD make it out of The Possession.
Only the opening. In Sydney CBD and Melbourne CBD, The Possession begins in a decaying building that has stood abandoned behind the city’s glass towers, a place you wrote off as rumour until you were shut inside. The fate to avoid is identical: ending up as one more piece of Cathy’s collection.
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.
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.
