Collingwood · Melbourne

Step Off The Edge Of The Ordinary

Shadow Expedition Path is a two-level immersive gaming venue on Wellington Street — free-roam VR arenas, narrative escape rooms, a 32-seat esports battleground and GM-led tabletop nights, all under one roof.

Open now · Wed–Sun · 12pm–late
Players immersed inside the Shadow Expedition Path gaming arena

What we run

Four ways to lose the afternoon

Every session is staffed by a dedicated guide, briefed and reset for your crew. Hover a card to see what is inside.

VR Expedition Arena

Free-roam, backpack-rig VR missions

60-minute untethered missions for 2–8 explorers across our 90m² tracked arena. Motion-captured co-op and PvP campaigns updated monthly.

60 min · 2–8 players · from AU$59pp

Escape Room Campaigns

Three original narrative rooms

Hand-built sets with live actor cameos on Friday and Saturday nights. Difficulty scales for first-timers through to enthusiast crews.

75 min · teams of 2–6 · from AU$45pp

Esports LAN Battleground

32 RTX 4070 rigs on fibre

Tournament-grade peripherals, 240Hz panels and a coaching booth. Casual drop-in seats or fully-run bracket nights for clans.

Hourly · from AU$18/hr · rig hire

Tabletop & RPG Nights

GM-led D&D and board game socials

Curated library of 400+ titles plus running campaign tables. Wednesday board game socials and Sunday RPG one-shots for newcomers.

Wed & Sun · GM included · from AU$25pp

Your guides

The crew who run the floor

A small team of game designers, technicians and hosts who live for the moment a room finally clicks.

Mara Whitlock, Venue Director & Lead Game Designer

Mara Whitlock

Venue Director & Lead Game Designer

Devraj Menon, VR Systems & Arena Technician

Devraj Menon

VR Systems & Arena Technician

Talia Brenner, Escape Room Narrative Designer

Talia Brenner

Escape Room Narrative Designer

Jonah Castellano, Esports Operations & Head Coach

Jonah Castellano

Esports Operations & Head Coach

Word on Smith Street

What explorers say afterward

Did the Blackout escape room for my partner’s birthday — the live actor cameo genuinely made three of us scream. Staff reset it fast and the clues were fair.
Priya R.

Priya R.

Fitzroy, VIC

Booked the VR arena for a work team of eight. The backpack rigs meant no cables, no motion sickness, and the co-op mission had everyone shouting directions. Best off-site we’ve run.
Callum D.

Callum D.

Richmond, VIC

I drop into the LAN battleground most Thursdays. 240Hz panels, zero lag on the fibre, and the coaching booth actually helped fix my aim. Great value at $18 an hour.
Steph M.

Steph M.

Collingwood, VIC

The Sunday RPG one-shot was perfect for total beginners. Our GM, Talia, guided four of us through a full story in two hours. We’ve already booked the next campaign table.
Aaron T.

Aaron T.

Carlton, VIC

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Explorers guided since 2021

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Original escape rooms built in-house

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The Dispatch

New rooms, LAN nights and members-only slots

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Plan your visit

Book a session or ask us anything

Tell us your crew size and what you’re after — we’ll confirm availability, usually within a few hours during opening days.

  • Find us

    128 Wellington Street, Collingwood VIC 3066

  • Opening hours

    Wed–Thu 12–10pm · Fri–Sat 12pm–1am · Sun 12–9pm · Mon–Tue closed