What WANDERLUST ESCAPE GAME does

Wanderlust Escape Game is a privately held French entertainment operator (SAS, SIREN 881 983 852) founded in February 2020 by representative Jessica ELMEKIES, operating a single 265m² immersive entertainment venue at 5 Impasse de la Vallée de Fécamp in Paris's 12th arrondissement. The company designs and delivers a diversified portfolio of group-based experiences including three themed escape rooms (La Lampe Merveilleuse, Le Super Sauvetage, and the adults-only Academ'X), a 3-hour murder party format hosted in partnership with scenario creator Grimgate, a Donut Quiz TV-style game show, a Music Room offering karaoke, blind test, and Just Dance activities, and forthcoming tabletop role-playing sessions. Each experience targets groups of 2 to 24 participants with durations of 60 minutes to 3 hours.

The business operates on a direct-to-consumer model with per-person ticket pricing of €20-25 for the Music Room and Donut Quiz formats, time-based pricing for escape room sessions (with off-peak rates for weekday daytime and late-evening slots), and custom quote-based packages for corporate team building and private event privatization. Revenue streams span individual ticket sales, gift cards, birthday party add-ons (€50 catering package), and full-space privatization for corporate and celebration events (EVG/EVJF) for up to 24 guests. Customer acquisition relies on the company's own website with SEO-optimized content, social media integration, email marketing, and word-of-mouth referrals — with no third-party reseller or distribution partnerships.

The company serves five primary customer segments: families with children aged 8+, adult couples, corporate groups seeking team building, celebration groups (birthdays, bachelor/bachelorette parties), and informal friend groups. Distribution is direct-to-consumer (website booking, phone, email) supplemented by mobile murder party events hosted at customer locations across Greater Paris through the Grimgate partnership. The company is privately held with no disclosed external funding, six employees, and €35,000 in stated share capital, operating as a founder-led boutique entertainment business.

Name

WANDERLUST ESCAPE GAME

Legal name

WANDERLUST

Website

https://wanderlust-escapegame.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Wanderlust Escape Game is a Paris 12th arrondissement-based operator of a single 265m² multi-experience venue offering escape rooms, murder parties, quiz games, and music-based group entertainment for families, adults, corporate teams, and private celebrations across the Greater Paris region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Immersive Entertainment and Escape Rooms

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 experiences
• Immersive entertainment venue
• Murder party events
• Corporate team building
• Private event hosting

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Escape Room Session Tickets: Per-person ticket sales for 60-minute escape game sessions. Pricing varies by time slot (off-peak vs. peak hours) and number of players (2-6 players per room). Sessions include 15-minute briefing, 60-minute gameplay, and debriefing with photos.
2. Music Room Sessions: Per-person tickets for karaoke, blind test, and Just Dance activities. Flat rate of €20 per player for groups of 4-12 players, lasting 1-2 hours.
3. Donut Quiz Sessions: Per-person quiz game sessions at €25 per player for 4-12 players (up to 18 for corporate team building), featuring 1h15 of interactive quiz entertainment.
4. Murder Party Events: 3-hour immersive murder mystery events hosted at the venue or mobile (Paris region). Participants embody characters, solve mysteries, and engage in role-play. Five scenarios available through Grimgate partnership.
5. Corporate Private Events: Full privatization of 265m² space for team building, including game session, catering (breakfast/lunch/appetizer/dinner), meeting room with projector, and board games. Up to 24 participants.
6. Private Party Packages: Event privatization for birthdays and EVG/EVJF including personalized welcome, private room, gaming session, catering service, video projector, and board games for up to 24 people.
7. Gift Cards: One-time use gift certificates valid for 12 months from purchase date, priced at the applicable session rate at time of redemption. Not refundable or replaceable if lost.
8. Birthday Party Add-ons: Birthday celebration package including private room with strawberry syrup and candies for 1 hour after gaming session. Priced at €50, available for children's escape game bookings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Wanderlust Escape Game operates a physical immersive entertainment venue in Paris 12th arrondissement offering themed escape rooms, murder mystery parties, TV-style quiz games, music-based activities (karaoke, blind test, Just Dance), and tabletop role-playing game sessions. Customers purchase per-person tickets for 60-minute escape adventures or 3-hour murder party events, with add-on services for private events, team building, birthday parties, and gift cards. The venue accommodates groups of 2 to 24+ participants across its 265 m² fully privatizable space.

Product overview

Wanderlust Escape Game operates a multi-experience entertainment center in Paris 12th arrondissement, offering immersive escape rooms, murder parties, quiz games, music activities, and role-playing experiences. The portfolio comprises three primary escape games (La Lampe Merveilleuse, Super Sauvetage, Academ'X), a Murder Party series in partnership with Grimgate, a Donut Quiz interactive game, a Music Room for karaoke/blind test/Just Dance, and role-playing sessions. Additional services include team building packages, private event hosting (EVG/EVJF/birthdays), and catering options. The experiences accommodate groups ranging from 2 to 25+ players with durations from 60 minutes to 3 hours.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Wanderlust Investigation: Investigation agency referenced within the Academ'X escape game narrative as the fictitious detective agency hired for the mission.

Products and services

• La Lampe Merveilleuse A magical adventure escape game where players explore a mysterious cave to find a legendary magic lamp before time runs out, designed for families and children aged 8+.
• Le Super Sauvetage A heroic rescue adventure where players must reach a villain's tower to save Princess Cherry before he becomes invincible, featuring action-oriented gameplay with puzzles and challenges.
• Academ'X An adults-only erotic/libertine escape game where players investigate a libertine club to gather evidence of infidelity, featuring immersive scenarios with varied puzzles and narrative progression.
• Murder Party An immersive 3-hour murder mystery experience where participants each embody a character with hidden secrets, engaging in interrogation, manipulation, alliance-building, and puzzle-solving to unravel the investigation. Five scenarios available through the Grimgate partnership.
• Donut Quiz An interactive quiz game inspired by TV game shows, where 4-18 players compete on a retro-themed platform answering questions on various themes, with special power-ups and mini-games. Priced at €25 per player.
• Music Room A music-themed entertainment space offering karaoke, blind test, and Just Dance activities for 4-12 players, providing an immersive fun and social experience. Flat rate of €20 per player.
• Jeux de Rôle (Role-Playing Games) Tabletop role-playing game sessions where participants embody heroes, make choices, and shape the story in real-time, offering a narrative adventure experience.
• Private Event Package (EVG/EVJF) Private event service for bachelor/bachelorette parties and celebrations accommodating up to 24 people, including personalized welcome, privatized room, catering options, projector access, and board games.
• Team Building Package Corporate team building solution in a 265 m² privatisable space for up to 24 participants, including immersive game sessions, catering services (breakfast, lunch, appetizer, dinner), and meeting room with projector. Custom quote-based pricing.
• Birthday Party Package Birthday celebration package for children aged 8+ including private room access, party treats (strawberry syrup and candies), and game session, available as a €50 add-on to children's escape game bookings.

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GrimgatecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrimgate is a creator of immersive narrative experiences and live action role-playing games. Wanderlust has partnered with Grimgate to host murder party events at their Paris 12 venue. Grimgate brings five interconnected murder mystery scenarios to Wanderlust, creating a cohesive multi-scenario universe where players can discover progressively deeper narratives. Grimgate also offers mobile murder party services that can be hosted at customer locations across the Paris region.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Grimgate: French creator of immersive narrative experiences and live role-playing murder party games, both a strategic partner and direct comparable to Wanderlust. Grimgate's multi-scenario interconnected universe is the content backbone of Wanderlust's murder party offering, and Grimgate also operates mobile events in the Paris region.
• Quiz Room: French interactive quiz entertainment concept with multiple venues offering TV-style quiz game experiences for groups. Directly comparable to Wanderlust's Donut Quiz offering in format, target audience, and group entertainment positioning.
• Lock Academy: Established Paris-based escape room chain operating multiple themed rooms across the city. Directly competes with Wanderlust for the same family, friends, and corporate group customers in the Île-de-France escape game market.
• Prizoners: Paris-headquartered escape room operator with multiple themed scenarios in the French market. Competes directly with Wanderlust for both consumer and corporate group bookings in Paris.

Broad incumbents

• The Escape Game: International escape room chain with a large portfolio of themed rooms across multiple US cities and expanding internationally. A much larger, well-capitalized incumbent that competes in the same immersive group entertainment category as Wanderlust.
• Escape Hunt: UK-origin international escape room franchise with a global footprint. Operates in the same themed immersive group entertainment category as Wanderlust but at significantly larger scale and brand recognition.
• Compagnie des Alpes: Major publicly-listed French operator of ski resorts, theme parks, and leisure destinations. A broad incumbent in the French leisure and entertainment space with significantly greater scale and capital than Wanderlust, providing a useful public-market benchmark for the entertainment category.
• HintHunt: International escape room chain with locations across Europe and beyond, originally emerging from the French market. Directly comparable to Wanderlust in the themed escape room format while operating at a much larger franchise scale.

Emerging players

• Paradox Museum: Immersive, interactive museum experience with locations in Paris and other major cities. Overlaps with Wanderlust in the 'immersive group entertainment' category and competes for the same tourist and group outing demand in Paris.

Others

• Murder Mystery Company: Specialized murder mystery and interactive dinner theater event operator with a comparable event-driven, group-immersive entertainment model. Conceptually similar to Wanderlust's Grimgate-partnered murder party offering, though operating in a different geographic market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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