The Room confidently hits its marks as a quality Indie/Puzzle title.
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Verdict
98%
Steam
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IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam (98% positive from 31K reviews)
Standout indie gem
No significant drawbacks reported
The Room is a puzzle video game developed by Fireproof Games. The game was originally developed for the iOS platform and released in 12 September 2012. The Android version debuted as part of a Humble Bundle in March 2013 and was subsequently released on Google Play. A free expansion for the title was released in August 2013. An enhanced version of the game was released for Microsoft Windows in July 2014, and for the Nintendo Switch in October 2018.
Runs well on modern hardware.
Last updated 18d ago
Decided to go back to these old casual classics, seeing as it's too hot to play proper games. If you haven't come across this gem and if you like puzzles, then you should. The simple premise is to find the clues on an intricate box to allow compartments and new secrets to open up, resulting over time with huge, sprawling mechanisms which defy mass and space, and universal secrets best never learned. I've always loved this game. There's a sense of awe and wonder as your universe expands as the graphic and game design are truly excellent, and a great sense of satisfaction when you work out that intricate clue you overlooked for ages. It's all there right in front of you, you just have to look around closely. Then look again. It's all fair and logical, if cunningly hidden. Well worth 3-4 hours of your time on a hot summer night
Very cool visual design, I love the aesthetic of this game and all of the little mechanical animations that you're rewarded with for progressing. However, the puzzle design itself leaves a lot to be desired in terms of complexity. Most puzzles in this game are some variant of "put the square peg in the square hole" or basic pattern recognition, with a bit of hidden object sprinkled in. Good for fans of I-SPY and the like, but if you're looking for puzzles with some mechanical depth you should pass on this one. I'd recommend The Witness, Talos Principle (1 and 2), or Blue Prince over this.
Very chill game - kinda reminds me of the puzzles you have to solve in survival horror games, but without the stress of a bad guy coming around the corner to eat your face at any moment.
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