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Buying the Perfect Puzzle gifts in Perth, WA
Updated 08/12/2024
Looking for a gift for a friend or family member who loves puzzles? Are they always talking about the last escape room they did, their latest Wordle solves, or an at-home escape game they’ve bought? Purchase a puzzle-centric gift locally from this far-from-comprehensive list of all the marvelous people and businesses who are designing, creating, and selling puzzles in our little home of Perth, Western Australia.
Escape Rooms in Perth Metro
Perth and the surrounding area (Mandurah and Bunbury) is home to 11 great escape room brands, some with multiple locations. You can book a room directly, or in most cases, buy a gift voucher from their website. See our other pages to find Perth’s cheapest escape rooms or the five newest escape rooms in Perth.
Mystic Clue, Rivervale
Perth’s very first escape room, Mystic Clue has been around for nearly ten years. Est. 2013.
Escape Hunt, Fremantle
A franchise of the global escape room company that started in Bangkok. Est. 2014.
Ultimate Roomscape, Malaga
Ultimate Roomscape offers four escape rooms in Malaga. Est. 2015.
Time’s Up, Wanneroo (and Bunbury)
Perth’s first local escape room to have expanded into multiple venues. Est. 2016.
Realmz, Morley
Locally owned and operated, Realmz custom design and build all their puzzles and props. Est. 2015.
Escape This, Northbridge / Perth
Located in the heart of Northbridge and housing the most individual rooms per venue. Est. 2020.
Lost Reality, Cannington / Victoria Park
Lost Reality are one of the more recent additions to Perth’s escape room scene. Est. 2020.
Escapade Escape Rooms, Fremantle
The lastest to enter the Perth escape room scene, after their first venue in Ballarat. Est. 2023.
Lost in Perth, Perth
A franchise of the global escape room company that started in Hong Kong, and the lastest on the Perth escape room scene. Est. 2013.
Strike, Cannington / Perth / Karrinyup
Part of the Funlabs parent brand, Strike has escape rooms in three locations across Perth. Est. 2021.
U Escape Room, Belmont
A more recent edition, this venue sits alongside the Belmont Forum shopping centre. Est. 2023.
Escape Squad, Mandurah
Mandurah’s first and only escape room. Est. 2022.
Fox in a Box, Fremantle
A franchise of the global escape room company that started in Serbia, and the lastest on the Perth escape room scene. Est. 2013.
Virtual Reality Escape Rooms in Perth Metro
Escape rooms, except the experience is happening in virtual reality, while you and your friends wear VR goggles and lurch around awkwardly at one of these fine venues.
Glowing Rooms, Hamilton Hill
Four virtual escape adventures for you and your friends to experience.
Zero Latency, Perth
11 virtual escape adventure for you and your friends to experience.
Virtual Room, Fremantle
Four virtual escape adventures for you and your friends to experience.
Tabletop (for home) Puzzle Experiences from Perth Metro
Seemingly spawned by the ingenuity that only a global pandemic can inspire, some Perthians have started creating their own puzzle-based products for you to enjoy in the comfort of your own home.
Mystery Unfolds, Inglewood
Hand-illustrated and fully self-contained (others often force the player to go online) puzzle cards, local to Perth.
Puzzle Experiences in Perth Metro
Puzzle-based activities that aren’t escape rooms, that happen at set locations or see you armed with online instructions and trapesing around experiencing local landmarks or nature.
WA Detective Trails
Puzzle walks for Perth city, Perth metro, and WA. Download and print your trail booklet to play.
Escape Hunt, Fremantle
Escape Hunt escape rooms offer a couple of different adventures leaving from their Fremantle location.
Hijinx Hotel, Karrinyup
10 rooms of (sometimes puzzle-based) challenges for you and your friends to attempt within a set time frame. They also have a bar and some food.
Puzzle Retailers in Perth Metro
There are a number of stores around that sell jigsaw puzzles. However, these retailers really go the extra mile to stock a variety of puzzles.
Typeface Books, Applecross
On the Ardross Street coffee strip, this lovely little book shop stocks a selection of jigsaw puzzles and Mystery Unfolds puzzle cards.
Rabble Books & Games, Maylands
For an extensive selection of puzzles, escape games, Mystery Unfolds puzzle cards, jigsaws, and other boardgames, check out Rabble Books and Games.
Crow Books, Victoria Park
Carefully curated books and a selection of jigsaws, puzzle books, and other games on the main strip in Victoria Park.
Planet Books, Northbridge / Mount Lawley
Carefully curated books and a selection of jigsaws and other board games in Northbridge and Mount Lawley.
Diabolik Books & Records, Mount Hawthorn
Carefully curated books and a selection of jigsaws and other board games in Mount Hawthorn.
If you know any other people and businesses who are designing, creating, and/or selling puzzles in Perth, we’ll add them to our list. Let us know about other Perth puzzle people.