# Hongdae escape room with logic puzzles: Cube Escape Gestapo - By Daeha (https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-cup-detours/) - Written Sep 10, 2026 - Local places › Things to do › Mapo, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written with support for a visit to the venue. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-cup-detours/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@seoul-cup-detours/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape/index.md) ## In short Cube Escape Hongdae Branch is an escape room café in Mapo, Seoul, between Hongik University and Hapjeong stations. Its Gestapo theme mixes observation, logic, and intuitive puzzles in a non-scary espionage setting. Verdict: a great pick for anyone who loves the satisfaction of thinking through puzzles. ## Good to know - **Address**: 15 Yanghwa-ro 16-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea (Mugwang Building, 4F) - **Themes available**: 8 - **Gestapo official difficulty**: ★★★★ - **Gestapo official scare level**: 0 - **Weekday hours**: 12:00–22:40 - **Saturday hours**: 10:00–24:00 - **Sunday hours**: 10:00–22:40 - **Hours before public and temporary public holidays**: 10:00–00:00 *as written by the visitor on Sep 10, 2026* ![Cube Escape Gestapo escape-room feature image](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape-01-17i21-966.webp) ## Cube Escape Hongdae Branch between Hongik University and Hapjeong stations ![Directions to Cube Escape Hongdae Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape-02-t6gj2-966.webp) ![Directions to Cube Escape Hongdae Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape-03-hy0sd-966.webp) ![Directions to Cube Escape Hongdae Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape-04-12bkl-966.webp) ![Directions to Cube Escape Hongdae Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape-05-1m3tv-966.webp) This is Cube Escape Hongdae Branch, a Hongdae escape room in Mapo’s central shopping district, between Hongik University Station and Hapjeong Station. There are lots of themes, and the doors are always open, so it’s also a nice place to drop in as a walk-in. Escape rooms are really great for an indoor date, an unusual date, a get-together with friends, a group experience, or simply something fun to do. Do come by!! ![Cube Escape theme recommendation guide](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape-06-vhu4f-966.webp) There are also theme recommendations for beginners or anyone who isn’t sure, so check the booklet when you visit and decide with the friendly staff’s guidance! ## Inside the venue and the waiting area ![Inside Cube Escape Hongdae Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape-07-1cveg-966.webp) ![Spacious interior at Cube Escape Hongdae Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape-08-1yzdw-966.webp) ![Interior space at Cube Escape Hongdae Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape-09-n2evi-966.webp) The venue is huge, with a spacious interior despite having eight themes. ### Is there a waiting area and slippers? ![Cube Escape waiting area and slippers](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape-10-193h7-966.webp) ![Cube Escape waiting area and indoor shoes](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape-11-1kuyt-966.webp) There is a waiting area, and there are slippers. The roomy waiting area has space for at least five groups to sit comfortably. Indoor shoes are also available if you came in heels or uncomfortable footwear, so make use of them if you like. Changing into indoor shoes is not required! ### Chargers and a water dispenser ![Charging station inside Cube Escape](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape-12-1drqe-966.webp) ![Water dispenser inside Cube Escape](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape-13-1n5wn-966.webp) ![Instant mix coffee inside Cube Escape](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape-14-xm2g1-966.webp) There are chargers inside the venue, as well as a water dispenser. Unusually, they also have Maxim instant mix coffee, so a cup might be nice if your sugar runs low while you’re playing?! ### Restrooms inside the venue ![Restroom information inside Cube Escape](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape-15-selt8-966.webp) There are restrooms inside the venue. The men’s and women’s restrooms are separate! ## Cube Escape Hongdae Branch’s eight themes ![Theme list at Cube Escape Hongdae Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape-16-kxe6p-966.webp) Eight themes in total! Secret of the Pyramid, Hansel and Gretel, Towering, Gestapo, Monkey House, Organ Trafficking, Deliver, and Romeo Point! I’d already done Hansel and Gretel, Towering, and Organ Trafficking, and on this visit I did Gestapo and Deliver too, so I only have three left before I graduate! ## Pre-entry briefing and lockers ![Pre-entry briefing for the escape room](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape-17-1rwmb-966.webp) ![Online preliminary puzzle briefing](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape-18-butxd-966.webp) Before entering an escape-room theme at Cube Escape Hongdae, there’s a short set of precautions and a briefing? It used to be replaced by watching a video, but it had recently changed. You solve preliminary puzzles online like this—a little test?—and then go in after the simple briefing! ### Lockers ![Plentiful lockers at Cube Escape](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape-19-1f82e-966.webp) There are loads of lockers available~! ![Cube Escape locker area](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape-20-1se5y-966.webp) ![Cube Escape locker information](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape-21-spbck-966.webp) ## What kind of escape-room theme is Gestapo? ![Introduction to the Cube Escape Gestapo theme](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape-22-1nzs5-966.webp) ### Cube Escape Gestapo You are an agent of the secret-police organization Gestapo, heading to board a train for Amsterdam with your colleague Müller to carry out an operation. While on the way to the designated meeting place to receive your orders, you are surrounded by mysterious men. > Now it’s your turn to pay the price! After everything in front of you goes out of focus, you wake up inside the Amsterdam-bound train. Your colleague Müller is collapsed in front of you, and a bomb set for one hour lies before your eyes. The time limit is one hour! Before the bomb explodes, you must get revenge on the enemies who drove you and your colleague into this corner! ### Difficulty and puzzle style Official difficulty: ★★★★. Felt difficulty: ★★★–★★★★. I really, really love playing difficult themes, and looking back after getting out, I think this one was so much fun to play! Puzzles requiring observation, logic puzzles, puzzles solved intuitively, and more were all tucked away throughout it, and I think it was more fun because it wasn’t all the same. Just when you think, “Is this simple?” it’s complicated, and when you think it might be complicated, it’s simple—seriously fun. Out of Cube Escape’s themes, this may have had the most fun puzzles? ### Scare level and story Official scare level: 0. Felt scare level: 0. Honestly, there was a skull on the theme poster, so I wondered whether the story would be scary too, but it wasn’t scary at all—it was exactly an espionage story! ### Interior, activity level, and device ratio The props were fun, and everything was set up piece by piece like a real espionage operation. There’s almost no physical activity! Any outfit is OK. The locks-to-devices ratio is about 7:3, so locks are the majority! But the device puzzles were fun and fascinating too! A lot of the lock puzzles require you to use your head a little, which made them even more fun, while the device puzzles are a bit more intuitive! ## Gestapo overall review > As expected, nothing beats the satisfaction of using your brain to solve puzzles I’ve already completed five of Cube Escape’s eight themes, and of those five, Gestapo is probably the one where solving the puzzles was the most fun. ![Record after playing the Gestapo theme](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape-23-19ngo-966.webp) ![Gestapo theme overall review record](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape-24-4bi6w-966.webp) ## Cube Escape Hongdae Branch location and opening hours Location: 15 Yanghwa-ro 16-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea (Mugwang Building, 4F) - Mon–Fri: 12:00–22:40 - Sat: 10:00–24:00 - Sun: 10:00–22:40 - The day before public and temporary public holidays: 10:00–00:00 ## Where it is - Cube Escape Hongdae Branch (큐브이스케이프 홍대점) - 15 Yanghwa-ro 16-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea (Mugwang Building, 4F) - 서울특별시 마포구 양화로16길 15 무광빌딩 4층 - 37.5534368, 126.9206197 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%ED%81%90%EB%B8%8C%EC%9D%B4%EC%8A%A4%EC%BC%80%EC%9D%B4%ED%94%84%20%ED%99%8D%EB%8C%80%EC%A0%90/@37.5534368,126.9206197,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-cup-detours/hongdae-gestapo-escape-cubeescape/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt