Surreal, trippy, atmospheric vibe
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“Something wildly strange and trippy, but minimalist and stylish.”
Steam review · translated · 2 h played ↗
The Next Door
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 46%Mixed · 46%Labory2016Casual · Adventure · Puzzle
$4.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A very short, surreal walking-sim with a few obscure puzzles; most buyers only want the "void" profile background. Skip it if you want real gameplay, polish or clear direction.
Great for
Players who want a short psychedelic oddity, or just the Steam profile background and trading cards
Main risk
Expecting real gameplay and getting a ~30-minute confusing, laggy game with no saves or settings
What players love
Desirable "void" profile background
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“the background is fire”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗
Interesting puzzles and level design
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The game has some nice puzzles not too hard and not completely easy either and the levels desgin was interesting”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗
Short and cheap, trading cards
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“It is reasonably cheap, and has trading cards”
Steam review · 2.2 h played ↗
Good music and sound
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“Very atmospheric music in every level”
Steam review · translated · 1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Bought only for the background; game is bad
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“This game is trash, it is not worth the 3 Dollars I paid for it. Save your money for the background itself on the Steam Community Market.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Confusing, illogical puzzles with no guidance
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“No instructions, no real idea of what you are supposed to do, and that is a bad thing.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Poor optimization, low fps and lag
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“its locked at 60 fps, but u are really only getting 10”
Steam review · 6.2 h played ↗
Very short and overpriced
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“You walk around and solve like 4 puzzles, and the entire game takes an hour at max to complete.”
Steam review · 4.2 h played ↗
No saves, settings or controls options
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“can't set the f*cking settings out. And there is no save system. Whenever you launch the game, game restarts from the beginning”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
Crashes and bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“When I get into it it always crashes more or less on the first action I do”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable1 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP/Vista/7/8
Processor2.50 GHz
Memory3 GB RAM
Graphics2 GB
Storage1 GB available space
OSWindows XP/Vista/7/8
Processor2.50 GHz
Memory3 GB RAM
Graphics2 GB
Storage1 GB available space
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