Perth CBD · 2024

The run of Dead Man's Chest

773 players, one venue and 317 days under Hay Street Mall.

In short: Dead Man's Chest ran at Escape This Perth CBD from 11 January 2024 to 23 November 2024, 317 days in all, and hosted 773 people. Escape This's records hold no logged game results or linked reviews for it.

On the record

Dead Man's Chest by the numbers

Straight from Escape This's booking system: how long the chest sat on the floor at Perth CBD between January 2024 and November 2024, and how many players came to try it.

773
people hosted over the whole run
11 Jan
first sessions, 2024 · Perth CBD
23 Nov
last sessions, 2024
317
days on the floor at Perth CBD

No player reviews are linked to Dead Man's Chest in Escape This's records, and none of the published Perth CBD reviews name it, so none are quoted here.

People hosted is the party size of every booking that went ahead. Figures from ER-OS, 24 October 2026.

The ledger

Venue
Escape This Perth CBD, The Basement, 712–720 Hay Street Mall, Perth WA 6000
First day
11 January 2024
Last day
23 November 2024
Length of run
317 days
People hosted
773 (every booking that went ahead, by party size)
Games with results logged
0
Five-star reviews linked in ER-OS
None
Status
Retired · closed November 2024

Dead Man's Chest opened in January 2024, at a moment when the first two pirate chapters were still based at Escape This Northbridge. Pirates came to Perth CBD a fortnight later and Pirate Island in March 2024, which gave Hay Street Mall the full trilogy for most of the year.

It closed in November 2024 and was never listed at another venue, despite the old site's talk of Sydney and Melbourne. The people-hosted figure above is the only count Escape This keeps for it: no game results were logged, so there's no escape rate or fastest time to report.

FAQ

Questions about the run

Why was Dead Man's Chest retired?

Escape This hasn't published a reason for retiring Dead Man's Chest, so this site won't guess at one. The records only show the run itself: one venue, Perth CBD, from January 2024 to November 2024. The two earlier chapters kept going and have since spread to Sydney and Melbourne.

Is Dead Man's Chest coming back?

Nothing says so. Escape This has made no announcement about Dead Man's Chest returning, and it isn't among the rooms the studio lists as in production, so the honest answer is to treat it as closed. Players who missed it can still take on chapters one and two of the pirate trilogy.

Did Dead Man's Chest ever open in Sydney or Melbourne?

No. The 2024 Dead Man's Chest site promised openings in Sydney CBD and Melbourne CBD, but Escape This's records show it only ever ran at Perth CBD. The pirate rooms that did reach the east coast are Pirates, now in Sydney CBD and Melbourne, and Pirate Island, in Melbourne now and Sydney CBD from November 2026.

How many players did Dead Man's Chest host before it closed?

773 people. That's the total Escape This's booking system counts for Dead Man's Chest over its whole run at Perth CBD, from January 2024 to November 2024. It adds up the party size of every booking that went ahead, as recorded on 24 October 2026.

What was the escape rate or fastest time in Dead Man's Chest?

There isn't one on record. Escape This's system holds bookings for Dead Man's Chest but no logged game results, so no escape rate, average time or fastest escape can be published. Any figure quoted elsewhere didn't come from Escape This's records.

What did players say about Dead Man's Chest?

No reviews are linked to Dead Man's Chest in Escape This's review system, and a search of the published Perth CBD reviews found none that name it, so this site quotes none. Reviews that mention Calico Jack today are about Pirates, which shares his story.

Where was Dead Man's Chest played?

Dead Man's Chest played only at Escape This Perth CBD, in The Basement at 712–720 Hay Street Mall, Perth WA 6000. Its old website listed every Escape This venue, but those were the company's centres in general, not places the chest game ever ran.

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The saga sails on

Calico Jack is still taking prisoners

Dead Man's Chest has gone, but its first two chapters are open in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne. Pick a room, pick a venue and see live session times.