The Room

 iOS
Metascore
88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
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  1. Slide to Play
    Sep 26, 2012
    100
    The Room is a beautiful, mysterious game that any puzzle fan should own.
  2. MacLife
    Feb 10, 2013
    90
    The Room is a gorgeous, unique, and mentally stimulating exercise in mechanical puzzle-solving that's steeped in atmosphere. It's a gauntlet of challenges worth running through.
  3. Apple'N'Apps
    Jan 26, 2013
    90
    A completely unique, and engrossing iOS experience that is a must buy by offering the total package.
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  5. 148Apps
    Sep 26, 2012
    90
    If you love a good mystery and games that make you feel clever, I highly recommend buying The Room today.
  6. TouchGen
    Sep 21, 2012
    90
    The Room is a must have for the iPad 2/New iPad with the best puzzles, and puzzle mechanics of 2012. Everything about the game is polished, and highly compelling. I can't think of a better place to escape to when you are looking for your keys for the third time in a day
  7. Modojo
    Sep 19, 2012
    90
    The Room is the cave of mysteries from everyone's childhood; a perfect encapsulation of the fear and pleasure of discovery. If the words "secret compartment" make your fingers tingle, beat your way to the App Store and put them to use.
  8. Pocket Gamer UK
    Sep 19, 2012
    90
    While point-and-click fans will love every second, The Room is good enough to convert all but the most stringent naysayers to its cause.
  9. Games Master UK
    Nov 25, 2012
    89
    Fireproof have constructed a contemporary Myst for an ever more discerning gaming audience and we're gagging to see what they come up with for the hopefully inevitable sequel. [Christmas 2012, p.98]
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  10. Thunderbolt
    Jan 31, 2013
    80
    Stand it beside Papa Sangre and they make a strong argument for design that begins with the technology first, refusing to force an idea onto it without contemplation - and this makes The Room feel necessary and unique, providing something unavailable elsewhere.
  11. Everyeye.it
    Jan 7, 2013
    80
    The Room is the kind of production that seems created especially for the tablet.
  12. Hyper Magazine
    Dec 18, 2012
    80
    Short, but exceptionally sweet. [Jan 2013, p.31]
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  13. Edge Magazine
    Sep 28, 2012
    80
    What Fireproof has done, in other words, is to literally wrap the mechanics of a point and click adventure, with its abstract puzzles and occasionally opaque logic, around these fantastical contraptions, before suffusing the experience with an air of ghostly mystery.
  14. TouchArcade
    Sep 26, 2012
    80
    While it lasts it's an elegant and engaging game, one that builds an atmosphere of dark experimentation. You don't know quite where your search will take you, but it seems it won't be good.

Awards & Rankings

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#27 Best iOS Game of 2012
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#23 Most Discussed iOS Game of 2012
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#83 Most Shared iOS Game of 2012

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User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 48 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 48
  3. Negative: 8 out of 48
  1. soulfly
    Dec 17, 2012
    10
    Absolutely one of the best puzzle games in app store!

    Just wish it would be a bit longer. Lots of challenges, the level of details and    Absolutely one of the best puzzle games in app store!

    Just wish it would be a bit longer.

    Lots of challenges, the level of details and sharpness of graphics is just INSANE!

    I SURE HOPE A SEQUEL IS SOMEWHERE WAITING FOR US!!!    … Full Review »
  2. Siled
    Feb 15, 2013
    8
    I must say, I am a little disappointed. I was promised a journey of tough intellectual challenge and yet the game proved to be quite simple.I must say, I am a little disappointed. I was promised a journey of tough intellectual challenge and yet the game proved to be quite simple. The progress is mostly a matter of carefully searching the box and checking whether the goggles wouldn't share any new light on the environment. There were actually no puzzles that required any hard thinking, just: find this, plug it there, use your magic goggles, explore, find another thing and then the same all over again.

    That is not to say I didn't like the game, I was just hoping for some more rewarding experience.    … Full Review »
  3. nitorita
    Aug 15, 2022
    7
    The Room is a good puzzle game with somewhat dark undertones that is bound to provide enjoyment to those who fancy such games.

    The only    The Room is a good puzzle game with somewhat dark undertones that is bound to provide enjoyment to those who fancy such games.

    The only issue with the game that may be lackluster to some is its difficulty level, which I would describe as "medium." The puzzles are largely sequential in design, meaning you go from one part to the next without spending much time figuring out, figuratively speaking, where each piece of the puzzle goes. This can be alleviated a bit by disabling the tips in the options menu.

    Furthermore, calling it an "escape the room"-type game would be misleading, as you are merely solving an elaborate puzzle box. Overall, a game with much potential to be great, but weighed down by a wee bit too much hand-holding. It is an inexpensive game, which is a strong plus, though.    … Full Review »
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