What Escape Lab does

Escape Lab (legally THE ESCAPE LAB SAS) is a Paris-based multi-brand escape game complex and immersive entertainment venue located at 21 Rue du Sentier in the 2nd arrondissement. Founded in 2016 and opened to the public in 2017, the company operates a 1,300+ m² facility that hosts eight distinct escape room and virtual reality experiences, serving individual leisure consumers (couples, families, friend groups, tourists) and corporate clients (team-building, seminars, meetings for 10 to 100+ participants). The company positions itself as the first collaborative escape game complex in Paris, aggregating multiple independent French escape game creators under a single venue rather than producing all content in-house.

The product portfolio combines five physical escape room themes (T.REX Mission, RAPTOR Project, 1987, Maya Jungle, Mystique) with three wireless 4D VR experiences (Jumpers, Jumpers Revenge, Manoir des Ombres) and the Echo Squad submarine simulator. The VR technology stack is licensed from Backlight Studio and uses wireless headsets with motion sensors and 4D environmental effects (vibration, wind) designed to eliminate motion sickness. Capacity is significant for the category: the complex accommodates up to 75 simultaneous leisure players (and 150 with rotation for corporate events) and can process more than 100 players per day with proper scheduling. Several themes are duplicated (1987, Maya Jungle, Echo Squad) to support competitive group play.

Revenue is generated through per-person game bookings (€28-€33 per ticket, €84 for duo), corporate event packages (custom quotes for team-building, seminars, conferences), private event space rentals (five dedicated rooms including Les Voûtes, Louvre, Le 5 Rooftop, Lounge 21 & Patio, and POP Life), and gift card sales. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via the company website booking engine, supplemented by phone bookings, in-person reservations, and Facebook Messenger. The company maintains a partnership with the European Youth Card Association (EYCA) to drive youth traffic through 10-15% discounts. The company is privately held, founder-led (editorial manager Clarisse Bougon), and has no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity.

Name

Escape Lab

Legal name

THE ESCAPE LAB SAS

Website

https://escapelab.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Escape Lab is a Paris-based multi-brand escape game complex operating eight physical and 4D VR escape experiences plus corporate event spaces, serving leisure consumers, families, tourists, and corporate clients for team-building events across 1,300+ m² of facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Escape Room and Immersive VR Entertainment

NAICS

Amusement Parks and Arcades (7131)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Escape Room Games & Mystery Puzzle Boxes Retail (CRALALAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Luxury MICE & Conference Resorts (THAGACAN)

Keywords

• Escape room experiences
• Virtual reality entertainment
• Team building events
• Immersive adventure games
• Corporate event venues

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Escape Room Game Bookings: Per-person pricing for escape room and VR experiences. Full payment is required at the time of reservation. Price varies by game type and team size, with discounts available for youth cards (Carte Jeunes).
2. Private Event Space Rental: Rental of private meeting rooms and event spaces including Les Voûtes Rue du Jour (250m²), Louvre (20m²), Lounge 21& Patio (30m²), POP Life! (50m²), and Le 5 Rooftop (90m²) for meetings, conferences, seminars, cocktails, and team-building events.
3. Catering and Hospitality Services: Food and beverage services including breakfast, lunch, cocktails, buffets, and gourmet breaks provided through service providers and caterers.
4. Gift Cards and Vouchers: Sale of gift vouchers for escape game experiences, customizable with different escape room themes, available for purchase online.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Escape Lab Paris is a multi-brand escape game and 4D virtual reality entertainment complex at 21 Rue du Sentier, Paris 2e, offering themed physical escape rooms, wireless 4D VR escape games, and a life-size submarine simulator. The venue also runs corporate team-building, seminar, meeting, and private event services with catering for groups of 10–150 people, and sells gift cards/vouchers. Customers book directly online, by phone, or via corporate quote requests.

Product overview

Escape Lab Paris is a multi-brand escape game complex and immersive entertainment venue in Paris 2e (21 Rue du Sentier), offering 8 current escape rooms and VR experiences plus corporate event services. The portfolio includes themed physical escape rooms (T.REX Mission, RAPTOR Project, 1987, Maya Jungle, Mystique) combining cinematic decor with puzzles, wireless 4D VR escape games (Jumpers, Jumpers Revenge, Manor of Shadows), immersive adventure experiences (Echo Squad submarine simulator), and corporate team building/meeting room services. The venue accommodates 2-75+ simultaneous players across 1300m² of space including 600m² of escape games, 300m² of private areas, and 200m² of enigmatic workshops. Some games offer duplicate rooms for competitive team challenges.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• T.REX Mission Ultra-immersive dinosaur-themed physical escape room set in the Genesis Lab, where players must save a baby T-rex while a velociraptor threatens to wake. Features live actors, cinematic decor, sound, and visual effects. Intermediate difficulty, designed for adults but family-friendly from age 12 with adult accompaniment. Priced at €33 per person.
• RAPTOR Project Ultra-immersive dinosaur escape room in which players investigate strange noises in the basement of the Genesis lab after the RAPTOR project goes wrong and scientists disappear. Features live actors, life-size dinosaurs and a moderate-difficulty scenario. For 3-8 players, accessible from age 15 with family. Priced at €33 per person.
• 1987 Stranger Things-inspired escape room set in the 1980s with a parallel-dimensions theme; players must find a missing friend while facing the demogorgon. Available in 2 identical rooms, supporting up to 16 simultaneous players, ages 15+. Priced at €28 per person.
• Maya Jungle Adventure escape room set in an abandoned Mayan temple in the Mexican jungle where players act as archaeologists seeking priceless treasure while avoiding looters and wild animals. Available in 2 identical rooms for up to 14 simultaneous players, easy/intermediate difficulty, ages 12+. Priced at €28 per person.
• Mystique Haunted/paranormal-themed escape room set in a cursed family house with disappearances, specters, potions and spells. Low-light environment with surprising scenarios and original puzzles. For 2-6 players, ages 12+. Priced at €28 per person.
• Jumpers 4D VR (and Jumpers Revenge) 4D virtual reality escape game where players are Unravel Corp special agents traveling through parallel dimensions to recover an ancient artifact (Jumpers) and, in the sequel Jumpers Revenge, escape a maximum-security prison using shooting, sabotage, and harpoon actions. Wireless VR headsets, realistic graphics, and 4D effects without motion sickness. For 2-5 players. Priced at €28 per person.
• Manor of Shadows VR (Le Manoir des Ombres) Horror-themed 4D virtual reality escape game set in an anxiety-inducing manor with deaths, body parts, and an oppressive atmosphere. Players must survive a frightening environment with realistic graphics and varied puzzles. For 2-5 players. Priced at €28 per person.
• Echo Squad - The Submarine 360-degree immersive submarine simulator created by Gear Prod in which players command the Red Squid submarine at -335m depth, with roles for captain, pilot, gunner, mechanic and sonar operator. New 2022 version with enhanced fun and scenery. Up to 12 players in 2 identical submarines.
• ALMA 3.0 Sci-fi themed escape room in which an AI called ALMA threatens to take over the world's computers; players must enter a hacker's lair to neutralize the AI within 75 minutes. Available in 2 identical large-capacity rooms for 4-10 players each.
• Team Building & Corporate Events Private corporate event services for 10-100+ people including team-building activities, meeting room rentals, seminars, conferences, cocktail parties, and catering. Features five configurable spaces (Les Voûtes 250m², Louvre 20m², Lounge 21 & Patio 30m², POP Life! 50m², Le 5 Rooftop 90m²) located in central Paris.
• Gift Cards / Vouchers Online-sale gift vouchers for escape game experiences, available in various denominations and customizable with escape game visuals. Purchasable online and collectable via Click & Collect at the venue.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.4 rating on Google based on 1353 reviews
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• EYCA (European Youth Card Association)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerEscape Lab partners with EYCA to offer discounts (10% for 2-4 players, 15% for 5+ players) to European Youth Card holders aged 12-30. The partnership aims to provide more benefits and enriching experiences to young people across 38 European countries.
• Backlight StudiocoreTechnology or IntegrationFrench VR studio (founded 2008, Paris) specializing in immersive experiences in augmented reality, virtual reality, and hyper-reality. Creates award-winning VR games including Eclipse VR 4D and Ascenders VR 4D used at Escape Lab.
• Gear ProdcoreTechnology or IntegrationFrench production company from Montpellier (since 2016) creating interactive adventure experiences. Gear Prod created Echo Squad, the submarine simulator experience at Escape Lab, combining technology, role-playing, and storytelling.
• Oneway EscapecoreTechnology or IntegrationLyon-based escape game specialist (since 2015) in Urbex-style exploration of closed/forbidden places. Created the B423 Military Base rooms (PC Security and PowerStation) at Escape Lab.
• Philips HueminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPhilips partnered with Escape Lab to create 'Follow The Light' escape room featuring Philips Hue connected lighting technology. An ephemeral experience showcasing Philips smart home technology.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Escape Hunt: UK-listed global escape game operator with locations including Paris, offering themed escape rooms targeting the same B2C leisure and B2B corporate profiles.
• The Escape Game: US-based multi-location chain with themed escape rooms and corporate offerings; closely matched to Escape Lab's multi-room, multi-theme operating model.
• Hint Hunt: Paris-based escape game venue offering themed rooms for groups, directly competing with Escape Lab on product offering, target audience, and operating model.
• Lock Academy: Paris-based multi-location escape game chain targeting both leisure and corporate clients with themed rooms; comparable on product mix, geography, and B2C+B2B channels.
• Prizoners: Leading Paris escape game operator with themed rooms and corporate offerings, occupying nearly identical positioning to Escape Lab in central Paris.
• Virtual Room: Multi-location VR escape game operator providing team-based virtual reality experiences in physical venues - directly comparable to Escape Lab's 4D VR escape games.
• Sandbox VR: Global multi-location VR entertainment chain offering immersive multiplayer VR experiences in physical venues, highly comparable to Escape Lab's VR entertainment strategy.

Broad incumbents

• Zero Latency: Global free-roam VR entertainment chain with multiple large venues; broader scale and broader offering than Escape Lab's VR escape games, but overlapping VR entertainment market and customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/escapelab.fr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/escapelab-paris
• Xx.com/theescapelab

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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