S-CAPE

What S-CAPE does

S-CAPE is a privately held, direct-to-consumer escape game operator based in Saint-Étienne, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The business runs two physical venues — one at 198 rue des alliés and a second at 46 rue du bois d'avaize near the STEEL complex — and staffs approximately six employees. Its core product is themed, narrative-driven 60-minute immersive puzzle experiences delivered in person. The portfolio comprises six distinct rooms: L'ASILE (psychiatric asylum), BACK TO THE 90'S (1990s nostalgia/time travel), PAN (Peter Pan / Captain Hook, with a dedicated child-friendly variant for ages 7+), LA FETE DE TROP (post-party amnesia mystery, 14+), LA MINE (1939 Saint-Étienne mine collapse rescue), and BRAQUAGE A L'ESPAGNOLE (banknote-printing heist). The L'ASILE room was originally created at another Saint-Étienne venue and adopted with modifications. The technology layer is physical and experiential rather than digital — atmospheric set design, themed props, and puzzle engineering — with no software platform or AI components disclosed.

The commercial model is straightforward retail leisure. Customers book timed sessions through the company's own booking storefront at 4escape.io (the e-commerce arm of the escapegamesaint-etienne.fr website), or via phone and email. Pricing is publicly disclosed and tiered by group size on a per-person basis: €30 per person for a single booking (€90 minimum), €26 for four players (€104), €23 for five (€115), and €20 for six (€120). Group discounts effectively subsidize larger bookings. A secondary revenue stream covers corporate and private events — team building, seminars, committees d'entreprise, EVJF/EVG, birthdays — sold via direct outreach with bespoke quote-based packages that include venue privatization, meeting room access, and additional services. Gift vouchers (bons cadeaux) are sold through the same 4escape.io storefront. The customer base is primarily consumer (friends, families, social groups aged 10+, with a 7+ child option and 14+ mature themes) with a secondary B2B corporate events layer; no named enterprise customers, ownership, funding, partnerships, or management team details are disclosed in the source material.

Name

S-CAPE

Legal name

S-CAPE

Website

https://escapegamesaint-etienne.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

S-CAPE is a private, direct-to-consumer escape game operator in Saint-Étienne, France, running two venues with six themed 60-minute rooms for leisure groups, families, children (ages 7+), and corporate/private events, with bookings handled through the 4escape.io platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Escape Room Entertainment

NAICS

Amusement Parks and Arcades (7131)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Family Entertainment Centers & Indoor Amusement (Arcades, Trampoline Parks, Indoor Play) (THAAAAAD)

Keywords

• Escape room games
• Themed entertainment venue
• Team building events
• Immersive leisure experiences
• Private event hosting

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Étienne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Escape Game Session Fees: Customers pay per person for timed escape game sessions at one of six themed rooms. Pricing is tiered by group size, with larger groups receiving a lower per-person rate. Sessions last approximately 1 hour.
2. Corporate Events & Private Bookings: Bespoke packages for corporate seminars, team building, and committees d'entreprise. Includes venue privatization, meeting room access, and additional services. Quoted on request.
3. Gift Vouchers: Sale of gift cards (bons cadeaux) available for purchase through the company's 4escape.io storefront.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

S-CAPE operates immersive themed escape game experiences across two physical venues in Saint-Étienne, France, offering six 60-minute themed rooms (L'ASILE, BACK TO THE 90'S, PAN, LA FÊTE DE TROP, LA MINE, and BRAQUAGE À L'ESPAGNOLE) for leisure groups, families, and corporate clients. The company also sells gift vouchers through its online storefront and provides bespoke corporate and private event packages including venue privatization and meeting room access.

Product overview

S-CAPE is an escape game entertainment company operating 6 themed escape rooms in Saint-Étienne, France. The company offers individual themed rooms (L'ASILE, BACK TO THE 90'S, PAN, LA FÊTE DE TROP, LA MINE, and BRAQUAGE À L'ESPAGNOLE) that players book as 60-minute team experiences. The rooms vary in theme (asylum, time travel, Peter Pan, party, mining disaster, heist) and include age restrictions. S-CAPE also provides corporate event services for team building and seminars, along with private event options for birthdays and bachelor/bachelorette parties. Pricing is structured per person with discounts for larger groups.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• L'ASILE Escape Room

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• 60out Escape Rooms: Los Angeles-based escape room operator with multiple themed rooms and corporate team-building offerings. Comparable multi-site themed escape room model, though operating in the US market.
• ClueQuest: London-based escape room operator with multiple themed rooms and corporate event services. Comparable multi-room themed product and B2B focus, though operating in the UK rather than France.
• Enigmatic Live Escape Game: French escape game operator with themed rooms in multiple cities. Comparable themed-room product and group booking model, operating in overlapping French geographies.

Broad incumbents

• The Escape Game: US-based escape room chain with multiple locations and a broader portfolio of themed experiences. Comparable themed escape room product and corporate event focus, though operating at significantly larger scale in a different geography.
• Escape Hunt: Globally franchised escape room brand with locations across multiple countries. Comparable themed escape room offering with established brand and franchise model; relevant as a potential franchisor or scale benchmark.

Direct peers

• HintHunt: Paris-based escape game operator with multiple themed rooms and corporate event offerings. Closely comparable in business model — themed physical rooms, group bookings, and B2B team-building packages.
• Escape Game France: One of the largest French escape game franchise operators with multiple themed rooms in Paris and other cities. Directly comparable as a multi-site themed escape room operator targeting both consumer and corporate clients in France.
• Get Out! Escape Game: French escape game operator with several locations offering themed rooms for groups, families, and corporate clients. Comparable themed-room product and pricing structure targeting the same leisure and team-building segments.
• Team Break: French escape game chain operating multiple locations nationwide with themed rooms and corporate services. Directly comparable multi-site themed escape room business serving both consumer and B2B segments.

Others

• Phobia Escape Game: European escape room brand with locations in France. Thematically related competitor in the same broader market, illustrating the fragmented competitive landscape S-CAPE operates in.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/s-cape-escapegame

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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