Summary
Scalable, transportable, and ready to grow – from Adelaide’s heart to the regions and beyond. Perfect for pop-up events at museums, libraries, festivals, schools, regional tours, and more.
Revenue
$25,000 pm
Rent
$2,000 pm
Expenses
$15,000 pm
Net Profit
$8,000 pm
Location Details
All of SA - Where discovery meets adventure
Operates as pop-up at museums, libraries, schools (after-school-care, OSHC), corporate events, and festivals (Fringe, History Fest, Science Week). Also with options for fixed location in heart of Adelaide city with wheelchair accessibility.
Potential
Carefully designed educational escape room with rich narratives and local themes inspired by South Australia's fascinating history and scientific achievements. Each experience offers a journey through time and discovery, providing a fresh, culturally relevant twist on traditional learning and engagement. This creates a unique opportunity to expand awareness of Australian history in a way that is truly engaging and memorable for all ages — fun and educational all in one.
Skills
No prior escape room experience needed — full training and support available during handover. Suits a genuine passion for history and the ability to make complex ideas engaging and meaningful for all generations — particularly by showcasing South Australia’s contributions to science in innovative ways. Strong skills in event planning are recommended. Our ongoing support will help you build a strong foundation for success, giving you the tools and experience needed for long-term growth.
Hours
Flexible and seasonal options. Currently, Wednesdays-Sundays 12noon-1pm
‘Where discovery meets adventure.’
Lease
Currently leasing central Adelaide location (terms negotiable). Donga/truck installation options (not included).
Employees
The business is run with a lean and flexible staffing model using trained casual contractors, allowing for scalable operation without high overheads.
Reason for Sale
Founder is stepping back due to other commitments and is seeking a values-aligned buyer to continue this socially impactful business. It would be a shame to allow this one-of-a-kind and popular escape room to disappear with the potential to entertain, educate, and celebrate South Australia in a truly unique and intelligent way. This is an important opportunity to keep history literally alive by passing on the torch to other like-minded and enthusiastic business owners.
About the Business
Combining hands-on play with meaningful content, the room casts players as time-traveling scientists solving puzzles based on real South Australian inventions - from life-saving medical breakthroughs to everyday innovations.
Growth:
The global escape room market size was valued at $7.9 billion in 2022, and is projected to reach $31 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 14.8% from 2023 to 2032.
Offerings:
• Interactive educational experiences that combine entertainment with learning outcomes, edutainment
• Flexible session formats including short-form options for beginners, children, or those with limited time
• Opportunities for solo or group participation, encouraging both community engagement and individual exploration
• Custom-designed content for schools, events, and businesses to support training, recruitment, and corporate development
Market Position:
Featured on ABC Radio, CityMag, InDailySA, Three D Radio, and Stage Whispers. Nominated for 2024 South Australian Historian of the Year Awards. Google reviews are all 5-stars!
School teacher review: "Best incursion we've ever had! Students were fully engaged with the historical material and didn't even realize how much they were learning while having fun."
Puzzles feature SA inventions like:
Hamilton Sunscreen
Stobie Pole
Plastic Glass Lenses
Medical Grade Plastic Syringes
X-ray Crystallography
Hills Hoist
$50,000:
- 12 puzzles including spare parts and clue materials
- Marketing resources: posters, flyers, promo videos, photos, filmed footage, recorded radio interviews, copies of reviews
- Bookings website
- Training resources: videos, checklists
- Introductions to past and future clients/partners (councils, schools, museums)
- Customer databases
- Rights to local music use of original SA tracks composed for this escape room
- Installation and transition consultation support, onboarding and strategy handover
$60,000 also includes:
- Lights
- Sound equipment
- Electrical equipment: chords, power boards, adapters
- Cameras
- Furniture
- Room Decorations
- Hardware materials: adhesive, tools
Host/Game-Master or customer-use costumes can be negotiated to be included.
Vision:
SA Inventors Escape Room envisions a world where learning is active, accessible, and deeply engaging. Through creative, hands-on storytelling and thoughtfully designed challenges, it turns complex ideas into shared adventures — connecting people to each other, to history, and to the possibilities of the future.
History
Launched 2024, supported by Adelaide Fringe Artist Fund
1,000+ bookings during Fringe one-month debut
Expanded into schools, festivals, and corporate events
Developed portable classroom kits and curriculum-aligned materials
This strong response highlighted demand for off-screen, interactive learning. In an era where traditional methods struggle to capture attention, this escape room offers hands-on tools to spark curiosity, boost participation, and reimagine how people learn through experience.
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