Confirmed facts are kept apart from history and from open questions. Last updated 27 October 2026.
In short: What’s confirmed about the Packhunt return, kept apart from history and from the details Escape This hasn’t announced, so nothing on this page is out of date.
This page is updated as Escape This confirms details. Cite as “Packhunt — what we know”, packhunt.com.au/facts/, October 2026.
A Packhunt is a self-guided outdoor scavenger hunt from Escape This that blends a classic treasure trail with escape-room-style puzzles and augmented reality. Teams carry a backpack of clues through real streets, following a story from one landmark to the next. Packhunts aren’t running at the moment and are due back in mid-2027.
Some Packhunt puzzles existed only on screen. Teams used a Packhunt app on an iPhone or Android phone to reveal augmented-reality clues along the route, then combined them with the paper and physical clues carried in the pack. Whether the 2027 hunts use the same app hasn’t been announced.
The legacy Packhunt pages billed each game at 90 minutes, or roughly two hours including the briefing and debrief, although one page mentioned 60 minutes on the clock instead. The running time of the 2027 Packhunts has not been confirmed, so neither figure should be treated as current.
Packhunts were designed for teams of two to six, with one pack per team. Bigger crowds were split across several packs that set off at the same time. Escape This hasn’t yet said what team sizes the returning Packhunts will allow.
The old Packhunt site recommended players be at least nine years old to get the most out of the puzzles. Escape This will set the age guidance for the 2027 Packhunts when bookings open, so treat nine as history rather than a rule.
Four Packhunts appear on the old site: The Crooked Eight, Mindcraft and The Buckens, which started from Manly, and Lost in the City, which wound through the Perth CBD from a Northbridge start. Escape This hasn’t said which of them, if any, come back in 2027, so a familiar game could return, be reworked or make way for new stories.
No. Packhunts are not running at the moment, and the old Packhunt booking pages aren’t taking sessions. Escape This has confirmed the hunts return in mid-2027; until then, its indoor escape rooms are the nearest thing to a Packhunt.
Escape This says Packhunts return in mid-2027, across all of its cities. No exact launch day has been set, so keep an eye on this site or join the Escape This coming-soon list to hear when Packhunt bookings open.
Packhunts are set to return from all five current Escape This centres: Perth CBD and Northbridge in Western Australia, Manly and the Sydney CBD in New South Wales, and Melbourne CBD in Victoria. Each centre is expected to be a starting point; individual Packhunt routes haven’t been released.
Escape This hasn’t announced Brisbane Packhunts. The old Packhunt site described Brisbane and Gold Coast hunts as coming soon, but the mid-2027 return names only Perth CBD, Northbridge, Manly, the Sydney CBD and Melbourne. Escape This Brisbane CBD is due to open its escape rooms in the first half of 2027, which is a separate launch.
Prices for the returning Packhunts haven’t been announced. The per-person prices on the old site come from an earlier run and shouldn’t be relied on; Escape This will publish current Packhunt pricing when bookings open.
The booking method for the 2027 Packhunts hasn’t been announced. To hear first, register on the Escape This coming-soon page, or call your nearest Escape This centre on the number listed on this site’s Packhunt start-point pages.
Don’t count on them. The 1300 number and the bookings address printed on the former Packhunt site may no longer be monitored. For Packhunt questions, use the Escape This centre phone numbers on this site or the contact options on escapethis.com.au.
Packhunts were previously sold for team building, staff rewards and end-of-year functions, with large groups divided into teams that raced on separate routes to a shared finish. Corporate Packhunt options for 2027 haven’t been announced; for team building now, Escape This runs Team Escapes across its venues.
Packhunts were promoted for both grown-up and children’s birthdays, with bigger parties split into rival teams. The old site noted that collection points didn’t serve food or cake, so groups ate nearby afterwards. Birthday options for the 2027 Packhunts will be confirmed when bookings open.
Yes. School excursions were one of the uses the old Packhunt site advertised, aimed at students aged nine and up working outdoors in small teams, with Mindcraft suggested for younger classes. Escape This hasn’t said whether excursion bookings will be offered when Packhunts return.
Packhunt is a brand of Escape This. 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, and it is the company bringing Packhunts back.
