EscapeVR: Trapped Above the Clouds Reviews

A little harder than Basement, less funny, but I enjoyed it, even though I had to use some hints.

WHAT'S IN THE BOX? 'Escape VR Above the Clouds' is an 'escape the room' game; you are locked in a room and need to escape by solving puzzles. The game actually has a couple of rooms through which you need to progress mostly linearly. Puzzles vary from easy ("find element X") to hard ("align elements A-F correctly"). VISUALS The style of this game is realistic as in 'everything looks as in would in real-life'. From the visuals I'd say the game is set in the present. The graphics are top notch, the objects are beautifully designed (that car! OMG!) and fit together nicely. Also, the game takes place in a high building and you see the clouds below you most of the time which lends a specific cool atmosphere as well. SOUND There are the usual background noises and sounds when interacting with elements. Sometimes the player himself speaks but this happened maybe two times. There's some music throughout the game (for example in the elevator) which was a welcome change from the normal quasi-silent environment. CONTROLS The controllers are shown as hands and everything that can be touched is highlighted so it is easy to grab; there are also specific animations for interacting with stuff which I found quite nice. There is no inventory though, so you can only carry two things at once which I found annoying at times but overall wasn't much of a problem. GAMEPLAY As is typical for escape games there is no story, though I have a suspicion why the player starts out in a closet next to a bedroom ^-^. The content of the game is progressing through puzzles, which were interesting and inventive. I really enjoyed solving them (though some are a bit obscure) as most of these make sense logically and lead to one another. One was really hard (that code!!) and I had to use the hint system (which could be visually improved btw). Overall it took me about 2 hours to complete. BOTTOM LINE Top notch graphics and great puzzles. Fans of the genre will have a great time.

If you like the "realistic environment with 50 objects, two are useful" style, then I think this is a good example. I personally prefer the "series of themed abstract puzzles" style.

Poorly made puzzles with multiple that do not follow logical sense. The wire one doesn't make sense and would be better with one extra piece and the code following it should just have a page without coffee. Holding objects while interacting and moving around is also a pain.

Super fun, could be more actual puzzles to complete but in general a blast. dollar to hour play could be better but since my friends will play it too it will be orth it.

As much fun as going to a real escape room. I'd say anyone that can't figure out the puzzles probably can't do real rooms either. Got a little hung up as the last clue seems to have a typo... But still a fun game.

Good game. I liked how if you press every button on the elevator... you had to wait for it to go to each floor :). Also the clever puzzles for solving the unlock slide puzzle and the lock pick tool. These were good games and I wonder why they stopped making them.

Escape Rooms for VR is my favorite style of game to play when people are over. Escape!VR does a great job coming up with puzzles that are fun and difficult to solve! I'd definitely recommend Above the Clouds if your looking for something to play that includes those watching.

It took me some time just to figure out how to play the game using a Valve Index. There are no instruction telling you how the controls should work. After more than an hour and a half I have that much worked out and a couple of the puzzles solved. So at least there is hope that I can proceed with the game at this point.

The Graphics and Screen shot's make this game look like a cheap low budget game. IT IS NOT :D It's a really well made game. Much attention was payed to the mechanics and it's fun, challenging, but not so challenging to be frustrating. It's a very fun escape room and one of my new VR favorites. Also, It's a nice non intense experience for new comers to get their VR legs.