Underland

Scram Escape Rooms - Church St, Parramatta (Sydney, Australia)

Time limit: 60 minutes

Age limit: None

Player limit: 2-8

Difficulty: 49% escape rate

Awards: TERPECA Nominee (2022)

Date visited: January 2026

It was still the school holidays, so we decided to finally head to Scram in Parramatta to tackle a few of their rooms. Hard to believe, but it took me over 125 rooms before I finally played an Alice in Wonderland theme. Here are my thoughts:

• This is one of Scram's older locations and older rooms, but it still holds up really well. I would say some of their newest rooms (like The Butcher) are in that top tier of Sydney escape rooms, but all of their other rooms offer a baseline level of quality and enjoyment. Underland was no different.

• The theming was good and got better as we progressed. Some of the props, especially in the earlier part of the room, did look and feel their age because of the wear and tear, though everything worked as intended and nothing was broken.

• There were multiple spaces packed with a wide assortment of puzzles, covering a good mix of padlocks and tech that mostly aligned well with the "Dark Alice" theme. The only one I was a bit iffy about was a riddle word puzzle, which I'm not the biggest fan of in an escape room. We didn't have much trouble with it but I could see some teams having an issue if they get stuck.

• This was definitely one of the easier Scram rooms we've played to date, as we breezed through the majority of it, sometimes solving puzzles even before we had gotten every piece of information we needed. There was only one puzzle towards the end that stumped us for longer than necessary, but apart from that, the only times we struggled were when the lighting was so dim that we had to take a prop to another section of the room that was better illuminated so we could read it.

• In all, this was a well-made, somewhat easy, but still very fun room that I think would be good for newbies and families with younger kids.

Escape time: 28 minutes and 10 seconds

Theming	Atmosphere	Puzzles	Creativity	Fun
B+	B	B+	B+	B+

Verdict: A older but still very solid Alice in Wonderland room that's perfect for newer escape room players or those who want fun without too much of a challenge.

OVERALL RANK:

H	Z	J
B+	B+	A-