Strong moody atmosphere and sound
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“An amazing puzzle game with a fantastic atmosphere and a masterpiece soundtrack.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
The Room
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 98%Fireproof Games2014Mystery · Point & Click · Puzzle
$4.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A short, atmospheric puzzle-box game with tactile mechanisms and gentle hints. Skip it if you want real brain-teasers, a long game or a resolved story.
Great for
Puzzle and escape-room fans wanting a relaxing, atmospheric evening, or newcomers to puzzle games
Main risk
Puzzles are too easy and click-hunting, and the game is very short for the price
What players love
Gorgeous visuals and art
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The graphics are gorgeous, the animations and the frame story is creepy without being distracting.”
Steam review · 3.2 h played ↗
Fair, clever puzzles with good difficulty balance
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“they are not comically challenging to the point of making you wanna quit, but they're clever enough to really make you think”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
Satisfying tactile puzzle boxes
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Every slide of a bolt, every click of a dial, opening of a hatch, and insertion of a key feels weighted and purposeful.”
Steam review · 6.1 h played ↗
Cheap and good starting point for the series
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Well worth its price.”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗
Helpful layered hint system
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“I really like the hints the game gives you. They are helpful, but they don't really tell you exactly what you have to do.”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Puzzles too easy, shallow, linear
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Very linear "puzzles" nothing worth thinking about. 2/10 difficulty.”
Steam review · 5.8 h played ↗
Pixel hunting for interactables
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“A lot of times it feels like the puzzles are hard only because the game hides which parts of the world are interactable and which are not.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Clunky mouse controls from mobile port
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“This is a Steam port of an iPad game. The UI is immensely frustrating if you're on Windows, playing with keyboard and mouse.”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗
Thin story with cliffhanger ending
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“the story ends with no resolution, asking players to seek the resolution in the sequel.”
Steam review · 3.7 h played ↗
Bugs, crashes and progress blockers
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“I have matched it up correctly and even watched a playthrough to check I was doing it right. However it kept saying that 'this is not how it fits'.”
Steam review · 3.6 h played ↗
Very short for the price
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“But its incredibly short.”
Steam review · 4.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified1 GB
Minimum
OSWindowsXP SP2 or higher
Processor2.0 GHz Dual Core Processor
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsVideo card with 512MB of VRAM
Storage1 GB available space
OSWindowsXP SP2 or higher
Processor2.0 GHz Dual Core Processor
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsVideo card with 512MB of VRAM
Storage1 GB available space
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