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Game profile
The Room
An atmospheric puzzle game where a mysterious box full of hidden mechanisms and secret compartments is examined. Detailed 3D objects and an eerie occult theme run through every puzzle.
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What kind of game this is
At its core this is Puzzle / Adventure, set in the present day. Visually it is going for realism, and the overall tone stays dark throughout. The structure is guided rather than open, so you are moved along instead of dropped into a map. Sessions of an hour or two sit at the sweet spot here.
The difficulty is moderate and fair, demanding attention without punishing you for it. Story exists mostly as background texture rather than a reason to keep going. It is a single player experience from start to finish. It runs on 3 platforms. It sits in the budget bracket.
What stands out
- Mechanical puzzles
- Occult atmosphere
- Detailed 3D objects
This fits you if
- you enjoy being made to think
- exploring for its own sake is the point for you
- you play alone and want a complete experience without other people
- you are watching your budget
- you prefer a darker, heavier tone
- you want to actually finish something for once, 4 hours and done
Look elsewhere if
- you want something that lasts, this is over after 4 hours
- you want something light and easy going
- you specifically want an open world to roam
- you want to play it side by side with someone
What it costs you in time
About 4 hours in total. That is roughly 2 evening(s), so you can realistically finish it this week.
How the rating ranks
Critics settled on 90 out of 100, which puts it above 85 percent of the 1206 games here and at rank 171 overall. That is a strong score, comfortably above what most releases manage.
For comparison, Puzzle averages 83 points across the database, so this one sits 7 points above its own genre. The figure rests on 237 collected ratings.
Released in 2012, which makes it 14 years old. A genuine classic, and worth checking how the version you buy holds up today.
The facts
- Release year
- 2012
- Genres
- Puzzle, Adventure
- Playtime
- approx. 4 hrs.
- Difficulty
- Moderate, fair
- Story weight
- Background flavour
- Play with
- Solo
- Setting
- Present day
- Visual style
- Realistic
- Price bracket
- Budget
- Platforms
- Mobile, PC, Switch
- Critic rating
- 90 / 100
Direct comparison
| Genres | Release year | Playtime | Critic rating | Price bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Room | 2012 | approx. 4 hrs. | 90 | Budget |
| Hail to the Rainbow | 2025 | approx. 10 hrs. | 72 | Mid price |
| Luigi's Mansion 3 | 2019 | approx. 14 hrs. | 89 | Mid price |
| Rue Valley | 2025 | approx. 15 hrs. | 63 | Mid price |
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