The Gleam: VR Escape the Room Reviews

So far I've found 4 keys and not been able to progress past the first part because none seem to fit the cupboard. I also lost my flashlight when it fell through the floor and departed from the universe. Still, I will wait for the bug fixes beacuse this game is edgy as shit and I'm a sucker for escape games.

I have purchased games for less that had more content than this. I received this game as part of a bundle purchase, so I did end up saving some money on this game. Unfortuneately, this is by far the worst game of the series, however it is also the first in the series and the games do get better. You don't get multiple areas in this game like you do in the newer games in this series, and there isn't really anything to solve. There is 1 code box, but unfortunately I saw the combination to open it almost immediately when searching. The keys were quickly found after that as well. Room scale games have limited space, but that doesn't mean you can't put a few logical puzzles into the game. Instead of the keys lying in the open, they should be obtained by solving puzzles. As is, the game is extremely short and a pretty easy hidden object seeking game. (Do not pay full price if you decide to get this game; buy it on sale. At full price the game currently costs $3.99. There is about 8 minutes of gameplay for advanced users) Also: [spoiler]I don't think you can even escape, the only choice I've seen is that you have to kill yourself in the end.[/spoiler]

+Interesting Spooky Escape room +Cheap -Easy puzzles -Constant Strobe hurts eyes -Jumpscares are more annoying and overused than scary 2/5 Easy puzzles, badly placed irritating jumpscares and constant bad development choices make this escape room a no go. If you liked this review [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33220185-VR-Games-and-Tools/]Click here[/url] and follow for more reviews of VR titles. And [url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/HonestVR/]Click here[/url] if you want to request reviews on other VR titles.

Out of all of the games in the Blue Entropy "escape room" bundle, this is definitely the shortest and buggiest. The is a "hard" "not recommended" rating. The only reason to own this game is because it came in the bundle. I finished this is about 5 minutes. The only reason I have more playtime than that is because of bugs that required me to restart the game. At one point I dropped my flashlight and it melted in to the floor and then proceeded to bounce around the entire universe at warp speed and caused the game to crash completely. I completely exited SteamVR but somehow the game kept running in the background and I had to force-close it from Windows. Some reviewers mentioned this as a negative but I did like the two jump scares in the game. I didn't find any of the puzzles that difficult which made the inclusion of a "hint" feature bizarre. As a warning, there is a part of this game where a door opens up that literally requires you to "crawl" in your playspace to get through. I liked this and thought it was a cool mechanic, but anyone that could have a problem physically doing that will not be able to complete this game. There is no warning on this game that this is required. This game feels like an itch.io demo that you would download for free. It feels like it could actually be part of a bigger game. I feel like a game done in this spooky style and atmosphere that was maybe 20 minutes or so long could be really good and definitely worth $4 or $5. With the Blue Entropy games it always seems like the developers have a really great concept for the game and flesh out an idea of what an actual game would look like in that style, but then they stop at the concept stage and just release that.

Very buggy game. The horror element is made up of a cheap jumpscare. The only positive that I can think of is that you have to crawl through a tunnel, wich was fun. I would wait for a massive deal, like 75% to be worth it.

way too buggy for me to play. was losing items in the floor, getting soft locks on exiting the game and doesn't even seem to have a menu system.

This game is REALLY short! Steam tells me I’ve been playing for 13 minutes and that’s how long it took me to finish the game. And I even had to restart once since my flashlight got lost (glitched outside of the play area). During my short gameplay I experienced a couple of jumpscares, claustrophobic moments, and some pretty basic puzzles. And it was delivered with an excellent use of roomscale. I loved it! I do not recommend buying this for the full price of 4 dollars. However, if you’re buying The Cabin (a much better game from the same developer) you’ll get this one pretty cheap in the bundle.

In short, the game neither satisfied my craving for puzzles nor horror. The game was too short and there really was not much of a puzzle to solve. There was nothing clever about it as it was just a mini treasure hunt for keys which were placed in plain sight. I would have finished in about 5-10 minutes if it wasn't for recurring bugs that led to me having to restart the game every time. The horror element to the game is pretty cheap. Just a 3D model that pops up with a loud sound, a flickering light, and themed music. The only good thing I have to say about this is the devs are active and have fixed one bug that was causing me problems, and will probably fix the other bugs that damaged my experience.

I hate to give this a negative rating, because of the higher quality of the sequels. Reduction in price by a dollar, or a quality polish, or a small extension might make it more desirable. It's very harsh on the eyes, at least with that initial strobe light. The sound is also abrasive. The puzzles weren't bad, and I love having to duck/crawl and having the evil walls change on you. Yet, just as it seems to get good, it's over. If you just bought energy drinks and a $20 steam card at the drugstore, and you're on the prowl for escape room games, get the cabin sequel. [spoiler]A gem for a indie bundle, though.[/spoiler][list][*][quote] ːsawy3ːːsawy3ːːBlue_BoxːːBlue_Boxːːsawy3ːːsawy3ːːsawy3ːːsawy3ːːBlue_BoxːːBlue_Boxːːsawy3ːːsawy3ː ːsawy3ːːBlue_BoxːːBlue_BoxːːBlue_BoxːːBlue_Boxːːsawy3ːːsawy3ːːBlue_BoxːːBlue_BoxːːBlue_BoxːːBlue_Boxːːsawy3ː ːBlue_BoxːːBlue_Boxːːussr_redstarːːussr_redstarːːBlue_BoxːːBlue_BoxːːBlue_BoxːːBlue_Boxːːussr_redstarːːussr_redstarːːBlue_BoxːːBlue_Boxː ːBlue_BoxːːBlue_BoxːːBlue_BoxːːBlue_BoxːːBlue_BoxːːBlue_BoxːːBlue_BoxːːBlue_BoxːːBlue_BoxːːBlue_BoxːːBlue_BoxːːBlue_Boxː ːBlue_BoxːːBlue_BoxːːisimoonːːisimoonːːisimoonːːisimoonːːisimoonːːisimoonːːisimoonːːisimoonːːBlue_BoxːːBlue_Boxː ːsawy3ːːBlue_BoxːːBlue_BoxːːisimoonːːisimoonːːisimoonːːisimoonːːisimoonːːisimoonːːBlue_BoxːːBlue_Boxːːsawy3ː ːsawy3ːːsawy3ːːBlue_BoxːːBlue_BoxːːBlue_BoxːːBlue_BoxːːBlue_BoxːːBlue_BoxːːBlue_BoxːːBlue_Boxːːsawy3ːːsawy3ː [/quote][/list]

I'm not really convinced by this game. Positive: + Good graphics + Nice idea of reusing the space again and again (that's the best of this game) Negative: - No real riddles - Jump scares are simply not necessary and destroyed the fun for me - No story - Very short, even for this little money