Many of us have fond memories of the Science Centre growing up.

I, for one, remember watching in awe as baby chicks hatched in an incubator, and badgering my parents to let me ride on the simulator one more time.

So, when I heard about the three new escape rooms that have just launched at the Science Centre, I couldn’t help but be intrigued.

The rooms marry the ever-popular escape room concept with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), promising an educational experience even as you put your adult friendships to the test while solving the various puzzles. 

Here are the three rooms visitors can look forward to:

Museum of Humankind

Set in the year 2500 after climate change has destroyed most human life, participants are humans who have been captured by an alien species and put on display in their Museum of Humankind.

But sitting in the same museum is the Zearth plant – the one plant on Earth able to withstand the extreme weather conditions and the players’ only hope of survival.

Participants have to find the plant, outsmart their captors and regain freedom. 

The difficulty level of this room is rated four out of five, with a low level of physical activity (i.e. crouching) to be expected. 

Shangri-La

Participants find themselves stuck as avatars in part of the mythical metaverse called Shangri-La, which glitches each time they enter.

Players have to get through earthquakes and battle lasers to restore an ancient artefact to its former glory or risk being stuck in the glitch forever.

The difficulty level of this room is rated three out of five, with a high level of physical activity (i.e. crouching, crawling, climbing) to be expected.

Dr. X