Escape room near Galma Station, Daejeon: Obsession at Cube Escape

So my kid finally went back to school!

Which meant my husband and I finally got some time for a date, after ages. Our date spot: an escape room café!! There was one I'd had my eye on for a while,

Cube Escape Daejeon Dunsan Branch

— that's the place. Let's get into the review!

Where is Cube Escape Daejeon Dunsan Branch, and what themes does it have?

Cube Escape is an escape room café in Dunsan-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon, located less than a 5-minute walk from Galleria Department Store.

At Cube Escape you can enjoy 6 themes, each with a 60-minute time limit.

There are 6 themes running: Cinderella, Titanic, The Martian, Obsession, Organ Trafficking, and Catacomb (also called Gate of Wailing).

Why we chose Obsession, the four-star horror theme

Difficulty varies by theme, ranging from 4 to 5 stars. My husband and I agonized over it and ended up choosing Obsession, a 4-star difficulty theme!

Obsession follows a father searching for his missing daughter — it starts with tracking down a mysterious man seen with her on CCTV. It's a bit of a horror theme, so keep that in mind~

Inside Cube Escape and what the wait is like

The interior was really clean and had great atmosphere. Since it runs on a 60-minute escape format, you enter the themed room right at your scheduled time.

We arrived with a bit of time to spare, so we sat at the table and waited — and there was even a mystery puzzle on the table, so the wait wasn't boring at all.

If you escape within 60 minutes using 3 or fewer hints, you get to take a photo. There were so many photos on display that my husband and I vowed to get our photo up there too.

There are also lockers for each theme where you can safely store your phone, bag, and other belongings — good to know~

And the staff were really kind. They walked us through how to use the escape room and the order of things in detail, which I really appreciated.

4 hints and 60 minutes: how the Obsession escape ended

When it was time, we closed our eyes and followed the staff member in — which somehow made me feel even more immersed in the new space. Solving each mission one by one in this unfamiliar room was such a thrill. The satisfaction of reasoning things out and hearing that lock click open was amazing.

There was a clock in the room so we could check how much time was left, and that tension was so satisfying. My husband and I used 4 hints and barely made it — we didn't actually manage to escape. But the whole process was so much fun.

I've been so addicted to short-form videos lately that it's hard to spend time without my phone, but reasoning through clues to escape made for a genuinely fun hour. Can time really fly by that fast? I'd 100% go back!!

Next time, a different theme!!

Is Cube Escape worth it for a couple's date?

Cube Escape Daejeon Dunsan Branch is an escape room café located near Galleria. It offers 6 themes total — Cinderella, Titanic, The Martian, Obsession, Organ Trafficking, and Catacomb (also called Gate of Wailing) — and you can choose based on difficulty. In an age when it's hard to spend an hour without your phone, this was genuinely fun. Highly recommend it with friends or as a date course!

Cube Escape Daejeon Dunsan Branch: hours, prices, address

• Address: 47 Daedeok-daero 185beon-gil, 5F, Seo-gu, Daejeon, South Korea
• Hours: Mon–Thu 12:00–23:55 / Fri–Sat 11:00–2:00 (next day)
• Pricing: 2 people ₩45,000 (₩22,500/person), 3 people ₩60,000 (₩20,000/person), 4 people ₩76,000 (₩19,000/person), 5 people ₩90,000 (₩18,000/person), 6 people ₩102,000 (₩17,000/person), 7 people ₩119,000 (₩17,000/person)
• ₩1,000 discount per person for cash payment