The Room Reviews

On sale worth, not to easy not to hard, little short, 9/10.

there are some fun puzzles, u can play for some hours to complete the story, and this game have a lore, but who really cares (tv girl reference) the lore in a freaking puzzle game

Short game. Puzzles were fun but the controls were a bit wonky.

I really wanted to like this game. Puzzles were very random without much sense and there is no story. Controls also seem a bit stiff when trying to interact with buttons and spinning objects. I did end up beating this game as I thought eventually it was going to click for me but it just didnt happen. I reached the end and realized that the game was jsut not that satisfying. I did like the eerie mood the game has but thats about it.

[h1][b] TLDR: A short puzzle game with some worthwhile and fun puzzles. The controls and replay value are my biggest issues of an otherwise decent game. [/b] [/h1] [h1]PROS: [/h1] ➕Clever puzzles ➕Good hint system [h1]NEUTRALS: [/h1] 🔹Ending is a bit abrupt [h1]CONS: [/h1] ➖Some archaic PC or leftover mobile version controls ➖Zero replay value ➖Narrative is underwhelming [h1] [b] Content (Game world/Narrative) – [6/10] [/b] [/h1] Puzzle boxes (game world) are an engineering marvel (i.e impossible), but are fun to watch them unravel as you solve things. Narrative hints at something big, but the game ends before anything really takes off. [h1][b] Gameplay (Mechanics/Difficulty) – [6/10] [/b] [/h1] Some good and clever puzzles. The eye piece adds another element of having a dual-view for puzzles I didn’t find it too difficult. I did get stuck a few times, but the hints are generous. [h1] [b] Graphics (Quality/Performance) – [5/10] [/b] [/h1] While the graphics seem okay enough considering how hold the game is, the controls are bad. i9-13900KF | RTX 4090 | 64GB RAM | 1440p @ 240hz | Windows 11 installed on SSD [h1] [b] Audio – [5/10] [/b] [/h1] Average to good. Some decent ambiance and music. [h1] [b] Replay Factor (Longevity) – [1/10] [/b] [/h1] Once you solve it, done. No other content and no different paths. [h1] [b] Final Verdict – [6/10] [/b] [/h1] The Room is a short puzzle game that will take you about 2.5 hours to finish. For me, the biggest negatives are the controls and the lack of replayability/longevity. The controls seem to be a leftover remnant from the mobile version. I hate how you can’t simply use your mouse scroll wheel to zoom in, you have to double click something. This leads to pretty much having to spam double clicks, as there are many not-so-obvious things you can zoom into. The replay value is somewhat typical for puzzle or mystery games, as there often isn’t anything to do once you finish the game. Puzzle/mystery solved and no branching paths leads to questioning the longevity of the game. As such, once you complete The Room, there are zero things to do - no different replay path, no leaderboards, no speed running mode, nothing. As for the positives, The Room has some clever puzzles. I often don’t particularly enjoy puzzle games, but The Room seems different, most of the puzzles are rooted in a sort of “Mechanical” aspect to where the contraptions verge on possible, meaning the inner tinkerer in me desperately wants to sit down and physically play with these fascinating mechanical triumphs. Aside from the feel, the puzzles tend to have various different elements in them that almost feels like you’re playing a slightly different game with each puzzle. Sometimes you might be bouncing laser light around angles, or sometimes you’re doing Simon Says on a piano. The puzzles having different approaches to them makes each puzzle feel like a new take on a familiar formula. Overall, I did enjoy my time with The Room, and while I do recommend it, I do have to again warn about the time to complete as well as the replay value. I would say that the base price of $5 might be a tad much, but $1 on sale is a great buy. Room 2 review: https://steamcommunity.com/id/Synikx/recommended/425580/ [h1] [b] Recommend? [Y/N] [/b] [/h1] [h1]Yes[/h1] You can find my curator page here: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/Synik_GR

short and sweet, the puzzles aren't entirely hard, you can easily complete this in one sitting. I also enjoy the story over the four games.

I played Boxes earlier this year, and loved it. Saw this on sale, and figured I'd give it a go, and was not disappointed! Really great game! Challenging, without being frustrating, and so much fun to watch it all unfold :)

Great introduction to this series of puzzle games. I first played these on the iPad years ago and seen the collection 1-4 on sale for £6…didn’t hesitate just bought the collection there and then The first half hour is just figuring out the first step but once you realise any part can be a hidden place it makes you try everything. I got stuck a few times for 10-15 mins on average. Highly recommend these games for just chilling out and just want to do puzzles.

Cool puzzle game. Finished it in around 3h. It's not that difficult, there were times where I was stuck but overall nice experience. Onto the next ones!

Short but sweet game! I recommend you solve the puzzles without looking at any guide online (I regrettably did for 1 puzzle because I could not find that specific odd-shaped keyhole). The atmosphere is very eerie and the ending gave me a jump scare. I like that there's a hint system if you feel stuck. I'm also not too big on puzzle games because I'm impatient, but this one is really good!