Stocksynd House Reviews

liked this game, few puzzles but mostly finding objects not to complicated, nice it has meaning to the story at the end, graphics are good, option to turn up resolution, had no problems with this game at all, no objects going missing or bouncing off into the great beyond like some cheaper VR games, solid game. Windows 11 quest 3.

Had fun solving puzzles in a good atmosphere.

Stocksynd House is yet another game that tries to psychologically disturb you in virtual reality. It claims to be an escape room type of a game but be warned that this game is more of a point and click adventure (features very specific hints though unlike those adventure games). Unfortunately, in VR it means a lot of walking, opening cabinets, throwing stuff around, picking stuff (from the ground) etc. which I do not consider particularly fun or entertaining activity - rather the opposite. The game uses only one possible mode of locomotion which is free locomotion and non-configurable snap turn. Graphically, the game looks very well. The lighting is not realistic and broke the little immersion I had. Nonetheless the ambience is really nice (it's very creepy). I loved the little music there was in the game. I enjoyed various sound effects, many were rather comical. The game has some really nice physics. It is sad that this was not used more in the game as that would be one of the game's strong points. However I was very glad I could stack items on something and move all of them this way across the room to save me some walking. I would recommend this game to those looking for a nice creepy atmosphere and like to walk around and enjoy the environment. Otherwise this game does not have much to offer in terms of game play or story.

Very nice game & well done. Good graphics, atmosphere & sound. Not particularly scary & has some tricky puzzles. Played on PSVR2 with adapter. Would have liked an option for smooth turning & to be able to manually save but overall highly recommended.

Fun game! I love games that are logical and this one is. The visuals were fantastic, the music was perfect. And gimme a break, even the credits at the end were great! Huge thumbs up!!

I enjoyed the game but I had some issues with the puzzles. Lets go over the graphics first. They are really good and I got immersed immedelity. the music is good too but some of the sound effects where a bit of. There was one part where I was moving a chair and it sounded like nuclear explosion The game kept me on my toes and did a good job creating a spooky enviroment. The controls where ok but my biggest issue lies with the puzzles as stated earlier. Most of them where simple and straightforward but others made no sense and where quite boring which is a shame.

This is great during the early parts where there are clues to follow, but I hate HATE HATE hidden object VR games, which is what this turns into. A "puzzle" needs a logical flow (like there is in the earlier sections). Not just throwing stuff around until you find a number written on the back of an object. Still, atmosphere graphics and production are all really good. The bugs clinch it for me though. Continual black screen crashes and a crouch button that doesn't work makes me, on balance, not recommend this game.

The game is incredibly well made. The assets, interactions and puzzles were all great. As someone who enjoys escape rooms this was really great and perfect timing. I was able to complete this in 45 minutes which might seem short for a game but you look at the price tag and compare to other escape rooms, this is a solid deal. I won't spoil the story so avoid this part but [spoiler] the ending really gave off the idea of multiple stories being added to this which I think would be really cool. Being able to see the crimes of all the prisoners would be really fun and great form of DLC [/spoiler] Pros: - Puzzles - Visuals - Music (wasn't on a lot but when it was I enjoyed it) - Item grip was fantastic, every item had it's own unique grip which was great to see from a developer POV and even just a user - The on-boarding was very helpful, showed controls for most devices and was thorough Cons: - Wish I could control my speed a bit more - I believe that there should be more locomotion controls (teleport is always nice to have, although I do prefer the one provided) - Some sounds / physics were off, for instance the basketball (This is me being picky) Solid 9/10 for me

[h1]Experienced on the Oculus Quest 2 and Windows Mixed Reality[/h1] You can view my review & gameplay here: https://youtu.be/KzamM7OHJiY This is a narrative-driven escape room puzzle game. It took me a little less than 2 hours to complete the game. I found the game to have beautiful graphics and a nice little story for a budget-priced game. However, the puzzles were not challenging at all and were mostly just find the hidden item to progress. This game is running on the Unity Engine. On my RTX 3080 I was getting a steady 90 fps on the highest graphical settings. You do have full locomotion and snap turning available, along with teleportation and comfort options. I did experience a serious bug where one of the items required to progress the game did disappear. However, I was able to restart the chapter, but I did lose some progress. I do think the VR interactions could have have been more polished as you basically just point and click near items to grab them. Your walking speed is just a bit too slow, even though the map overall is small. On the plus side, there are several well-detailed rooms to explore. The cinematics and voice-overs are quite nice, especially for an indie budget title. Although there isn't much to the story, it definitely is better than most VR escape rooms. While this VR escape room is better made than most, the puzzles are quite disappointing. Puzzle veterans should definitely pass on this, however, this may be perfect for casual puzzle fans or for newbies to the escape room genre. [b]Rate 6/10. I bought this on the Steam Halloween sale at half price and I think that's the perfect price for the quality of this game.[/b] [quote]Please consider joining my Steam Curator Group. You can join here: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/Oculus_WMR [/quote]

Some quick notes as I just finished: +Very detailed rooms and assets +Satisfyingly creepy setting +Interesting puzzles +I quite enjoyed the dark comedy moments -Short -Not much to interact with, I understand it's probably for simplicity sake Priced perfectly if you ask me. Not quite "I Expect You to Die" polish, but a very well made solid experience. I have this studio on my radar now and I look forward to their future offerings!