Classic escape rooms / Downtown Royal Oak
The Great Escape Room Royal Oak
The Detroit-area branch of The Great Escape Room, a national chain from Orlando to Boston, sits in downtown Royal Oak with four 60-minute rooms: a midnight heist, poker in the President's bunker, emergency heart surgery and Sherlock Holmes.
Open today · Monday–Thursday 3:45–8:30 p.m.; Friday 3:45–9:30 p.m.; Saturday 12:45–9:30 p.m.; Sunday 12:15–5:30 p.m. Hours may vary with availability.
At a glance
- Group size
- 2–12 players
- Game time
- 60 minutes
- Age policy
- Kids under 16 can play but must be accompanied by an adult.
- Hours
- Monday–Thursday 3:45–8:30 p.m.; Friday 3:45–9:30 p.m.; Saturday 12:45–9:30 p.m.; Sunday 12:15–5:30 p.m. Hours may vary with availability.
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The rooms you’ll need to escape
Room details are based on what the venue publishes on its own site.
The Midnight Heist
A heist for hidden relics with two different ways out; it used to be called Break-In at Bubba's.
- Group size
- 2-8 players
- Game time
- 60 minutes
Poker Night at The President's Bunker
A poker night with the President in the command bunker turns into a race to stop nuclear Armageddon.
- Group size
- 2-12 players
- Game time
- 60 minutes
Infirmary: Surgical Crisis
Your patient's heart has stopped, and your team has to finish the transplant in time.
- Group size
- 2-10 players
- Game time
- 60 minutes
Moriarty's Gameroom
Team up with Sherlock Holmes to stop Professor Moriarty's deadly virus.
- Group size
- 2-10 players
- Game time
- 60 minutes
02 / The story of this place
Make time for these
Four 60-minute rooms wait on the lower level of 301 W 4th St. The Midnight Heist is a hunt for hidden relics with two different ways out, formerly known as Break-In at Bubba's. In Poker Night at The President's Bunker a friendly game with the President turns into a race to stop nuclear Armageddon, and in Infirmary: Surgical Crisis your patient's heart has stopped and the transplant can't wait. Moriarty's Gameroom teams you up with Sherlock Holmes to stop Professor Moriarty's deadly virus.
- Poker with the President in a command bunker
- Sherlock Holmes versus Moriarty
- Groups of up to 12, depending on the room
Plan your visit
Book online; rooms take 2 to 12 players depending on the theme, and you should plan about 90 minutes for the whole visit. There are public parking structures nearby, plus free and metered street parking.
Parking
Public parking structures nearby, plus free and metered street parking.
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