The House of Da Vinci 3 Reviews

The first was good, the second okay, this one just sapped my will to live.

this is the gold standard for story based puzzle games.

the third installment in a fantastic puzzle series that is similar to The Room but has its own unique elements. [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/38906726-frumpy-frands/]CLICK HERE[/url] for more game finds that include anything and everything under the sun that looks cute or interesting with a focus on well done indies and puzzlers.

These games get better with time. The first version was frustrating but the second and third are top notch. The story alright but the puzzles are good.

have now played all of house of da vinci - the puzzles in III were good until chapter 8 and they just got stupid - had no idea of why were doing some of them but overall i really enjoyed the puzzles. i will play this again - going to re-play da vicini I again now. loved the overall games - well done developers.

loooove these games, this one was a gem as always! weird story this time but puzzles were nice. bring out the next one! :muscle:

I love puzzle games, and this is one of the best ones I've ever played. No time pressures, just pure problem solving and tinkering. I could play this game casually, in short intervals, or spend hours working through it, since there wasn't really a need to remember much about it between sessions. I could simply pick up where I left off, even if it was weeks apart. The artwork and background music were very enticing, without becoming overbearing. I'm looking forward to their next release!

Argh, same mixed feelings I had with the sequel: it is nice that a Room clone tries to spice it up with higher difficulty and less hand holding, but on one hand it sometimes goes too hard with the pixel hunting and on the other it feels a bit too much like going through the mechanical motions. There is more pure storytelling, with characters and dialogues and stuff, and yet it feels just a bit more gamey, a bit more doing a then b then c, a bit more housework than it should be. Yet, I cannot deny it is entertaining, it is pretty, and the mix of fantasy and scifi elements is very appealing. Also, it is quite long. And I genuinely loved some of its puzzles, the ones that play with the environment alternating from past to present like those other oldschool adventures you know.

If you like puzzle games with cool devices and gadgets that open and operate in a way that's fun to watch, you would enjoy this game.

Bought all 3 house of Da vinci games during a sale. If you do like puzzle games, I would recommend giving it a try, especially on discount. However, I do have a few things to say about the game. I came upon this series when I was looking for more similar puzzle games after completing the room series. As expected, it did resemble the room in a lot of ways. It has a great story, good worldbuilding, excellent theming and aesthetics to boot. The puzzles aren't too difficult, there are a handful of challenging puzzles but the main reason you'll get stuck 70% of the time is because of "oh you need to do/have this seemingly unrelated puzzle/object to do another puzzle". This problem is pretty common in puzzles games like these, so it isn't that unusual. It's worse than room in this regard but definitely not as bad as Myst. There are also hints which are toggled on by default in case you ever get stuck. Another issue I have with the game would be the achievements. There isn't much replay value so if you're a completionist, going for 100% after a blind run isn't going to be very interesting. Some of the achievements specifically, require you to complete all requirements in a single run. E.g the diary entries and sketches. So if you plan to 100% this on a second playthrough, you'll need to be quite careful about missing anything or you'll have to do it for a 3rd or 4th time. Its going to feel like a chore more than an accomplishment. The speedrun achievements are not much better. While you don't have to care about diary achievements, its just redoing the puzzles at a faster pace. In conclusion: If you like puzzles and have exhausted other games, give this a try, especially if on sale. But if you're an achievement completionist, do be aware that you're going to have to replay it if you do a blind run first and that it'll feel like a chore.