Escape Yourself

What Escape Yourself does

Escape Yourself (legal entity ESCAPE YOURSELF, RCS TOURS 808 802 276 00010) is a privately-held French escape game network founded in 2015 and headquartered in Tours. The company operates France's largest escape game network with nearly 30 locations across secondary and mid-sized French cities, offering 60-minute themed room-escape experiences with 40+ original scenarios across frissons, family, and adventure categories. The underlying technology is purely physical: custom-designed puzzle mechanisms, locks, props, and immersive themed environments, supplemented by a web-based booking platform with real-time availability and a connected mobile app for the Escape Outdoor urban treasure hunt format.

The company's revenue model is built on per-player session fees (typically €18–30 per player, with peak/off-peak, group-size, and age-based price discrimination across locations), supplemented by birthday packages (€180–200 for 4–6 participants), gift cards, a portable escape box rental product (€50 / 24h), corporate team-building packages, mobile escape games deployed at client sites, and franchise/license fees from territorial partners. Primary customer segments are families and friends (consumer-led) and corporate/enterprise (B2B team building), with secondary segments for event celebrations and youth/school groups. Distribution is omnichannel: owned/franchise physical centers, an online booking platform, corporate direct sales, and partner-operated locations (e.g., Otopia, Le Temple, Altagame). The company has no external investment, no public listing, and discloses no revenue figures.

Name

Escape Yourself

Legal name

ESCAPE YOURSELF

Website

https://escapeyourself.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Escape Yourself is a French escape game network founded in 2015, operating nearly 30 franchise locations across France with 40+ original themed scenarios, serving consumer groups and corporate team-building clients via per-player session fees and franchise royalties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Escape Room Entertainment

NAICS

Amusement Parks and Arcades (7131), Amusement Arcades (713120)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Escape Room Games & Mystery Puzzle Boxes Retail (CRALALAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Escape game rooms
• Immersive puzzle experiences
• Corporate team building
• Themed entertainment venues
• Mobile escape games

Headquarters

HQ city

Tours

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices24 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Per-player session fees: Players pay per person for escape game sessions. Pricing varies by location, group size, and time slot (peak vs off-peak). Standard 60-minute sessions.
2. Gift cards and vouchers: Gift cards sold with customizable amounts or session value, valid for 1 year. Cards can be purchased in-center or online.
3. Birthday packages: All-inclusive birthday party packages including game session, drinks, candy, cake, private space, and surprises. Example: 200€ for 4-6 participants at La Rochelle.
4. Corporate team building packages: Enterprise packages for team building, committee of enterprise (CE) discounts, and corporate events. Mobile escape games installed at company locations.
5. Escape box rental: Portable escape game boxes (La Malle Viking) available for 24-hour rental. 50€ rental fee with optional 10€ delivery within 10km. Includes game materials for home or event use.
6. Franchise fees: Franchise model allowing entrepreneurs to integrate the Escape Yourself network with territorial exclusivity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Escape Yourself operates a network of nearly 30 escape game centers across France offering 60-minute themed puzzle experiences for groups of 2-8 players. The company also provides mobile escape games for corporate events, portable escape boxes for home rental, outdoor treasure hunts, quiz games, and themed birthday party packages, supplemented by a franchise model for territorial expansion.

Product overview

Escape Yourself is France's leading escape game network offering immersive room-based puzzle experiences. The core product is the standard Escape Game (60-minute themed room puzzles for 2-8 players), complemented by Quiz Yourself (quiz competition format), Escape Box (portable puzzle trunks including mobile versions), Light Jumper (physical reaction game), Escape Outdoor (city-based treasure hunts), and various event packages including birthday formulas and corporate team building. The company operates approximately 30 franchise locations across France, with Game Park operating as a secondary sub-brand in Cherbourg.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Escape Game (Standard Themed Rooms) Traditional 60-minute escape room experience where teams of 2-8 players are locked in a themed room and must solve puzzles to escape within the time limit. Available in 40+ original scenarios across nearly 30 locations in France, spanning horror, family-friendly, and adventure themes. Targeted at families, friends, and groups seeking immersive entertainment.
• Quiz Yourself A quiz-based entertainment experience where teams compete in a game-show style format testing general knowledge, with buzzer mechanics and 60-minute gameplay sessions.
• Escape Box (Portable Escape Game) A portable escape game contained in a locked trunk that can be played at home, in offices, or at events. Includes mobile versions such as L'Arlequin, Le Pacte du Diable, La Recette Secrète de Grand-mère Madeleine, and Le Dernier Millésime. Available for in-center play or 24-hour rental for home use.
• Light Jumper A physical reaction-based activity where players must step on blue tiles while avoiding red tiles to reach the highest level, with 15-minute sessions at 15€ per session.
• Escape Outdoor (Urban Quest) An outdoor adventure combining escape room elements with a city treasure hunt using a connected app. Teams solve puzzles and complete challenges around cities such as La Rochelle.
• Mobile Escape Game (Corporate Installations) Mobile escape room setups that can be installed in corporate offices, event venues, or seminar locations for team events. Includes scenarios like Le Pacte du Diable, L'Arlequin, and La Recette Secrète de Grand-mère Madeleine. Used for corporate team building sessions with enterprise clients.
• Course Sous Tension A timed investigation and puzzle game where teams race to defuse a bomb at a racing event, playable as 4-20 players on-site or 20-30 players mobile.
• La Malle Viking (Escape Box Rental) A portable escape game featuring a mysterious Viking chest with varied puzzles including observation, logic, and manipulation. Rented for 24 hours at 50€ with optional 10€ delivery within 10km. Available for home or event use.
• Apéri'Box A take-home escape game themed around aperitifs and férias festivals. Players unlock their drinks progressively by solving puzzles, with a 100€ security deposit required.
• Team Building / Corporate Packages Corporate team building packages including private sessions, corporate events, and seminars with capacities ranging from 16-40 people depending on location. Includes committee of enterprise (CE) discounts and mobile escape games installed at company sites.
• Birthday Package (Formule Anniversaire) All-inclusive birthday celebration package including 60 minutes of gameplay, unlimited drinks and sweets, birthday cake, private space with surprises. Priced at 200€ for 4-6 participants at La Rochelle and 180€ at Angers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95%+ customer satisfaction rate
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• OtopiaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership arrangement where Otopia operates Escape Yourself branded locations in Le Havre and Bordeaux.
• Le Temple (La Rochelle)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner location in La Rochelle offering Escape Yourself scenarios including Disco Night Fever and Dracula at 12 Rue Alfred Kastler.
• Altagame (Porto-Vecchio)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFranchise partner operating escape game services in Porto-Vecchio under the Escape Yourself concept.
• FranchiseescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEntrepreneur partners who operate Escape Yourself locations with territorial exclusivity, following the franchise model.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Direct peers

• Mystic Room: French escape game network with multiple locations, comparable themed scenarios, and team building offerings for corporate clients.
• ClueZone: UK-based escape room operator with multiple locations and themed scenarios. Comparable physical escape room format targeting families and corporate groups.
• Breakout: One of France's main escape game franchise networks with multiple locations across major French cities. Closest direct competitor in the French market, operating a comparable multi-location, multi-scenario model.
• The Escape Game: US-based escape room franchise with multiple locations offering themed 60-minute puzzle experiences. Operates a similar franchise-style model with multiple original scenarios, directly comparable to Escape Yourself's core offering.
• Escape Hunt: UK-origin escape room franchise that has expanded internationally with similar themed puzzle experiences and franchise model, comparable to Escape Yourself's network approach.
• HintHunt: European escape game operator with locations in France and elsewhere, offering themed puzzle rooms for groups and corporate events. Comparable experience format and target market.
• Game Park: Escape game network in France with multiple locations and themed scenarios. Notable that Escape Yourself operates Game Park as a sub-brand in Cherbourg, indicating close operational and brand overlap.

Others

• Smartbox: European gift experience aggregator in the leisure category. Represents an adjacent channel partner that could distribute Escape Yourself experiences to a broader audience through gift box partnerships.
• Wonderbox: French gift experience box aggregator that includes escape game offerings (potentially including Escape Yourself's) in its gift box catalogues. Acts as a distribution channel for the leisure experiences category.

Emerging players

• Otolab: French mobile/teambuilding escape game provider that competes with Escape Yourself's mobile escape game offering for corporate events.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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