What LockedUp Escape Game does

LockedUp Escape Game is a French single-site live entertainment operator founded in 2016 and headquartered in Lieusaint, Île-de-France, at the Westerfield Carré Sénart shopping center. The company operates eight themed 60-minute escape rooms (Pirates, Far West, Horreur, Magie Noire, Planète Interdite/Alien, Prison, Mafia, and a Blind Test musical quiz room) within an approximately 600m² facility, positioning itself as the first and largest escape game operator in both the Seine-et-Marne (77) and Essonne (91) departments. Gameplay combines physical puzzle-solving with electronic mechanisms, special effects, in-room cameras and microphones, live Game Master oversight, and (in the Horror room) live actors. Since inception the company has served 130,000+ players across 28,000+ teams and holds 1,897 Google reviews with an 'EXCELLENT' rating.

The business operates on a direct-to-consumer go-to-market anchored by online reservations through its proprietary website and the 4escape.io platform, supplemented by an in-person retail counter and a dedicated B2B inquiry form. Revenue streams include per-person session fees (from €20), birthday packages (from €18/child plus catering from €9/child), private event privatization for up to 40 guests, corporate team-building with an optional psychologist-led behavioral debrief (custom-quoted), gift cards (bons cadeaux) with 1-year validity, beverage sales from a licensed Category 3 establishment inside the Blind Test room, and recurring Mega Escape Game events accommodating 50 to 5,000+ participants at external venues. Payment is accepted via credit card, cash, ANCV holiday vouchers (physical and dematerialized), and UP Sport & Bien-être cheques.

The company is structured as a SASU (Société par actions simplifiée unipersonnelle) registered at RCS Evry under number 818 924 045, with €10,000 share capital, no disclosed external investors, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and approximately 10 employees. Strategic partners include Westerfield Carré Sénart (anchor landlord and MEGA event co-promoter), Virtual Adventure and Labyrinthe de Senart (Mega event co-organizers), and payment-voucher partners ANCV and UP. The firm is owner-operated and has not raised institutional funding, funding rounds, or completed any mergers, acquisitions, or restructuring events on record.

Name

LockedUp Escape Game

Legal name

LOCKEDUP SASU

Website

https://lockedup-escapegame.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LockedUp Escape Game operates eight themed 60-minute escape rooms and a Blind Test quiz room at the Carré Sénart shopping center in Lieusaint, France, serving families, private groups, and corporate clients across the Seine-et-Marne and Essonne departments through direct online bookings, B2B events, and large-scale Mega Escape Game experiences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Entertainment / Escape Room Experiences

NAICS

Amusement Parks and Arcades (7131), Amusement Arcades (71312)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Party Games, Activities & Interactive Entertainment (HSACACAJ)

Keywords

• Escape room experiences
• Live entertainment venue
• Team building events
• Immersive puzzle games
• Birthday party packages

Headquarters

HQ city

Lieusaint

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Escape Room Session Fees: Core revenue from individual and group bookings of 60-minute escape room sessions. Priced per person with tiered rates that vary by team size and time slot (peak vs. off-peak). Sessions booked online via the company's website or 4escape.io booking platform.
2. Birthday and Private Event Packages: Birthday party packages for children including game sessions plus optional birthday catering (cakes, drinks, sweets) from ~9€ per child. Private events for bachelor/bachelorette parties, family celebrations, and other group occasions.
3. Corporate Team Building and B2B Events: Corporate sessions, team-building events, seminars, and cocktail receptions. B2B pricing handled via custom quotes. Includes options such as game design workshops, cocktail-making workshops, and team cohesion sessions with psychologist-led debrief. Venue privatization available.
4. Gift Cards (Bons Cadeaux): Pre-paid gift cards sold online and on-site, redeemable for any session within 1 year of purchase. Gift cards are non-refundable and non-exchangeable per CGV.
5. Quiz Room / Blind Test Sessions: The Blind Test musical / quiz room operates as an autonomous space where teams of 2–15 players play independently for 60 minutes. As a licensed Category 3 establishment, the company sells alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages (max 2 per participant) for on-premises consumption.
6. MEGA Escape Game Large-Scale Events: Public mega escape game events held at large venues (shopping centers, outdoor locations) drawing hundreds to thousands of participants per event.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

LockedUp Escape Game operates eight themed 60-minute escape rooms plus a musical Quiz/Blind Test room at the Carré Sénart shopping center in Lieusaint, Île-de-France. Each session is supervised in real time by a Game Master via in-room cameras and microphones. The company additionally sells gift cards, hosts birthday party packages with catering, runs corporate team-building events (with an optional psychologist-led debrief), stages large-scale MEGA Escape Game events for 50 to 5,000+ participants, and serves youth/community groups during school holidays.

Product overview

LockedUp Escape Game is an escape room entertainment company operating 8 themed rooms at Carré Sénart, positioning itself as the first escape game in departments 77 and 91. The core offering consists of 8 distinct escape room experiences: the Blind Test Musical (musical quiz), Horreur (horror, ages 16+), Pirates (treasure hunt), Far West, Magie Noire (magic/fantasy), Planète Interdite/Alien (space science fiction), Prison Room, and Mafia Room. Additional products include gift certificates, birthday packages, corporate team building services with psychologist-led analysis, youth community programs, and periodic large-scale Mega Escape Game events for 50-5000+ players at various venues. The portfolio also includes a Quiz/Blind Test autonomous room.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mega Escape Game: Large-scale outdoor and indoor escape game events accommodating 50 to 5,000 players, organized throughout the year at various locations including shopping centers, city centers, forests, and corn mazes

Products and services

• Blind Test Musical (Quiz Room) Autonomous musical quiz/blind test room where teams of 2 to 15 players compete to recognize songs and answer trivia for 60 minutes, with optional drinks including Category 3 alcoholic beverages served on-premises.
• Horreur: l'enquête diabolique (Horror Room) Horror-themed 60-minute escape room with scary elements, jumpscares, immersive bloodied decor, and live actors, for ages 16+, accommodating 2 to 5 players.
• Pirates: le trésor maudit (Pirates Room) Pirate-themed 60-minute adventure room where teams hunt for cursed treasure, accommodating 2 to 6 players.
• Far West: la ruée vers l'or (Far West Room) Wild West-themed 60-minute escape room with surprises requiring logic and reflection, accommodating 2 to 6 players.
• Magie Noire (Magic Room) Magic and fantasy-themed 60-minute escape room set in an enchanted forest with a witch and spells to solve, designed for families with children, accommodating 2 to 6 players.
• Planète Interdite (Alien / Space Room) Science fiction space-themed 60-minute escape room set in 3021 where a rescue team must contact survivors after a spaceship disaster on an alien planet, accommodating 2 to 8 players.
• Prison Room Prison escape room with difficulty 5/10 where players must escape before guards catch them, recommended for families with children, accommodating 2 to 6 players.
• Mafia Room Mafia-themed 60-minute escape room where players must complete a mission for Don Francesco before police arrive, accommodating 3 to 6 players.
• Bon Cadeau (Gift Card) Pre-paid gift card redeemable online via a code to book any LockedUp session; valid for 1 year from purchase, non-refundable and non-exchangeable per CGV.
• Birthday Party Packages Birthday celebration packages combining a 60-minute escape game session with optional party catering (cakes, drinks, sweets), starting from €18 per child for the game and €9 per child for refreshments; Wednesday special offers the birthday child's place free (min. 4 players, excluding school/public holidays).
• Team Building and Corporate Events Corporate team-building sessions, seminars, cocktail events (up to 40 people), game-design workshops, and psychologist-led team analysis, accommodating up to 60 players in rotation; quote-based pricing with a 50% deposit and a tiered B2B cancellation policy.
• Youth and Community Programs Tailored programs for youth services, schools, and community groups during school holidays, leveraging the company's age-7+ accessible rooms.
• MEGA Escape Game Events Large-scale outdoor and indoor escape game events for 50 to 5,000+ participants, held at unconventional public venues including shopping centers, city centers, forests, and corn mazes.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% customer satisfaction rate based on review data
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Labyrinthe de SenartminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLockedUp partnered with Labyrinthe de Senart for the 'Les Nuits de la Peur' (Nights of Fear) MEGA Escape Game event held on September 30 – October 1, 2016. This large-scale outdoor horror event combined LockedUp's escape game expertise with the Labyrinthe de Senart corn maze venue, creating a mega-scale immersive horror experience.
• Virtual AdventureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVirtual Adventure co-organized multiple MEGA Escape Game events with LockedUp at Carré Sénart, including 'Crazy Cocotte' (May 4, 2019), 'Le Virus Extra Terrestre' (June 17, 2018), and 'Intelligence Artificielle' (June 10, 2017). These large-scale events were developed jointly with Virtual Adventure as a co-creation partner.
• Carré Sénart / WesterfieldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLockedUp's primary facility is located within the Westerfield Carré Sénart shopping center. Multiple MEGA Escape Game events have been co-organized with Carré Sénart management, including Halloween, Christmas, and themed events. The shopping center serves as LockedUp's anchor landlord and event co-promotion partner, providing high foot traffic and venue access for large-scale events.
• KoeziominorOthersLocated in proximity to LockedUp at Carré Sénart. Referenced as a nearby well-known leisure activity (alongside the shopping center) in regional context. No formal partnership described.
• ANCV (Agence Nationale des Chèques Vacances)minorOthersLockedUp accepts ANCV holiday vouchers (both physical and dematerialized/digital versions) as payment for escape room sessions. Customers can pay in full on-site with ANCV vouchers or pay a deposit online by card and settle the balance with ANCV vouchers on-site.
• UP (Chèques Sport & Bien-être)minorOthersLockedUp accepts UP Sport & Bien-être cheques as payment. Note: Only 'Sport & Loisir' cheques are accepted; 'Culture' cheques are not accepted.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Escape Lab: Escape Lab operates themed escape rooms in the Paris region with a similar family and corporate mix. It is a direct peer on the 60-minute Game Master–led escape room format and Paris-area catchment competition.
• HintHunt: HintHunt is one of the largest and longest-running escape room brands in France with Paris-area venues. It is directly comparable on the core 60-minute themed puzzle product, Game Master model, family/corporate segmentation, and tiered pricing structure.
• Prizoners: Prizoners is a French escape room chain offering themed immersive rooms for groups and corporate clients. It overlaps directly with LockedUp on product (multi-room escape experiences), target segments (families, corporate, private events), and online booking funnel.
• Koezio: Koezio operates live-action team adventure games (e.g., Le Raptor, Le Dalton) for groups and corporate team-building. It is the most direct comparable because it is co-located with LockedUp at the same Carré Sénart shopping center and competes for the same families, group outings, and B2B team-building budgets in the Île-de-France south catchment area.
• The Escape Game: The Escape Game is a French escape room operator with multiple locations and themed rooms. It is a direct peer because it offers the same 60-minute immersive puzzle-solving format, targets the same family and group leisure segments, and competes on room variety and Game Master supervision.
• Team Break: Team Break operates multi-room escape game venues across France with a similar family and corporate target audience. It is a direct peer on product format (multiple themed rooms, 60-minute sessions), pricing model, and B2B team-building positioning.
• Phobia Escape Game: Phobia Escape Game is a Paris-based escape room operator focused on immersive themed rooms for groups and events. It overlaps with LockedUp on product, horror-themed offerings (comparable to LockedUp's Horreur room), and family/corporate target segments.

Emerging players

• XD World: XD World operates immersive XR / motion-based entertainment centers in France targeting families and groups. It is an emerging player in the same family entertainment center category, addressing overlapping discretionary leisure demand from families and group outings, though using a different (XR) core technology.
• Virtual Adventure: Virtual Adventure is an emerging escape game and MEGA event operator in France that has co-produced multiple MEGA Escape Game events with LockedUp (e.g., Intelligence Artificielle, Crazy Cocotte, Le Virus Extra Terrestre). It is an emerging player with meaningful overlap on the large-format event product and outdoor/city-center deployment model.

Regional players

• Fort Boyard Aventures: Fort Boyard Aventures operates outdoor adventure game venues inspired by the TV show, focused on team challenge experiences for families and groups. It is a regional peer on the outdoor team-based adventure product format, though it operates in different geographic locations rather than competing directly at Carré Sénart.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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