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Classic escape rooms / West 12 Mile Road, next door to The HUB

Escape Room Novi

An independent Novi escape room since 2016, with eight private 60-minute rooms from the kid-friendly Candy Factory to The Gate, rated 5 out of 5 for difficulty. Hints are unlimited, and the Odditorium and Hubert the talking plant say goodbye in early October.

Open today · Monday–Friday 3–9:45 p.m.; Saturday noon–9:45 p.m.; Sunday noon–8:15 p.m. Phones open at 9 a.m. on weekdays and 11:30 a.m. on weekends. Special holiday hours are posted for Thanksgiving and Christmas weeks.

Players in the 1920s-style speakeasy room with a bar and a roulette table

Escape Room Novi · Photo from the venue’s official website

At a glance

Group size
2–10 players
Game time
60 minutes
Age policy
Admission is charged from age 5. Families with kids and no adult in the room should pick Candy Factory or Neverland. Blackwater Harbor is the spooky room, with dim light and jump scares.
Price
$35 per person for 60-minute rooms; mini games are $10 per person. Minimum two players Monday–Friday and four on Saturday and Sunday.
Hours
Monday–Friday 3–9:45 p.m.; Saturday noon–9:45 p.m.; Sunday noon–8:15 p.m. Phones open at 9 a.m. on weekdays and 11:30 a.m. on weekends. Special holiday hours are posted for Thanksgiving and Christmas weeks.

You can book the whole room for your group

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The rooms you’ll need to escape

Room details are based on what the venue publishes on its own site.

Professor Bleehall's Odditorium Emporium & Pie Shoppe

Shop with in-game currency amid slapstick comedy, immersive theater and Hubert the sarcastic talking plant; it closes at the start of October 2026.

  • Comedy
  • Magic
Group size
2-8 players
Game time
60 minutes
Difficulty
Medium

Candy Factory

Win a string of wild challenges in a candy factory to claim the grand prize: a candy factory in Honolulu.

  • For kids
  • Comedy
Group size
2-8 players
Game time
60 minutes
Difficulty
Easy

The Speakeasy

Undercover agents slip into a speakeasy to find Maximillian Malone's hidden ledger before he and his goons get back.

  • History
  • Heist
Group size
2-8 players
Game time
60 minutes
Difficulty
Medium

The Great Railway Robbery

It's 1865: break into swindler Thomas “Doc” Durant's private train and win back your town's stolen money.

  • History
  • Heist
Group size
2-10 players
Game time
60 minutes
Difficulty
Medium

Neverland

Help Wendy find a treasure map, outsmart Captain Hook and rescue Pan's captured children, from the nursery all the way to Hook's ship.

  • Fantasy
  • Pirates
  • For kids
Group size
2-8 players
Game time
60 minutes
Difficulty
Medium

Blackwater Harbor

Search sea captain Magnus's old boathouse on a misty Monterey Bay pier for his treasure before the tide rolls in; this is the venue's spooky room.

  • Scary
  • Mystery
  • Pirates
Group size
2-8 players
Game time
60 minutes
Difficulty
Medium

What Happened In Vegas?

Wake up in a Las Vegas hotel suite with an hour to find the missing stuff you need to make your flight home.

  • Comedy
  • Mystery
Group size
2-8 players
Game time
60 minutes
Difficulty
Hard

The Gate

Crack the code on a military containment device and stop the curse of a freshly excavated Egyptian tomb; rated 5 out of 5 for difficulty.

  • Adventure
  • History
Group size
2-10 players
Game time
60 minutes
Difficulty
Expert

The Elevator (mini game)

A 15-minute mini game: defuse two bombs before the elevator hits the ground floor.

  • Spy
Group size
2-4 players
Game time
15 minutes
Difficulty
Medium

The Butcher (mini game)

A 15-minute mini game: find Jack the Ripper's hidden knife in a dark alley before you become his next victim.

  • Scary
  • History
Group size
2-4 players
Game time
15 minutes
Difficulty
Hard

The Hot Seat

A two-minute solo puzzle challenge.

  • Mystery
Group size
1 players
Game time
2 minutes

02 / The story of this place

Make time for these

It opened in 2016 with four rooms, hit eight by 2018, added mobile escape trailers and tents in 2019, and the same owners opened Escape Room Brighton in 2021. Today eight 60-minute rooms run alongside 15-minute mini games and an online game. Every game has been private since March 2020, and hints are unlimited. Professor Bleehall's Odditorium Emporium, home of Hubert the sarcastic talking plant, closes at the start of October 2026. They won Best of Morty in 2024 and 2025 and picked up TERPECA nominations in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

  • Eight private rooms with unlimited hints
  • Best of Morty winner in 2024 and 2025
  • Two-minute and 15-minute mini games too

Plan your visit

Book online or call (248) 308-2500. On weekdays you can play with just two; weekends need at least four, and rooms top out at ten. Admission starts at age 5; for kids without an adult they suggest Candy Factory or Neverland, while Blackwater Harbor is the spooky one.

Accessibility

All rooms are ADA accessible, though some are easier to get around than others, and each room page has an accessibility guide. Neverland isn't recommended for wheelchair users (faux grass floor, half-size door). Bathrooms are ADA accessible.

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