Antichamber

 PC
  • Publisher: Demruth
  • Release Date: Jan 31, 2013
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8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 621 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 85 out of 621
  3. Negative: 51 out of 621

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  1. fffred
    Oct 25, 2013
    8
    Excellent game for a puzzle/brainf**ing experience. The design is interesting, with just some colors and uniform walls. No story. And that's actually working like a charm.
  2. everin
    Oct 1, 2015
    9
    Tier 1
    + Conceptually amazing
    + Interesting and innovative puzzle designs
    + One of a kind
    - Somewhat inconsistent in execution
    - A little rough around the edges
  3. SlaveOfSelf
    Jun 23, 2014
    10
    Amazing experience, one of the kind. Great audio and visuals, awesome puzzles. Missing controls configuraion and perhaps FOV. Strongly recommend to anyone that likes a bit of brain challenge.
  4. Outlander999
    Nov 17, 2013
    8
    Antichamber is a very good first person puzzle, more "crazy" and elaborate than many other puzzle games. It's a true experience, but its nature makes hard for someone to appreciate it properly. VIRTUALINN.IT
  5. GRANITsalvo
    Dec 23, 2013
    9
    A Labyrinth that does a great job of making you feel totally lost. The only way to succeed is to think about patterns, try anything, and think about yourself and what you are doing. Above all, do not panic. It's a very odd feeling to play this game. The best association that I can make is to a Navy port visit [or foreign travel in general]; stuck in a new country with odd customs andA Labyrinth that does a great job of making you feel totally lost. The only way to succeed is to think about patterns, try anything, and think about yourself and what you are doing. Above all, do not panic. It's a very odd feeling to play this game. The best association that I can make is to a Navy port visit [or foreign travel in general]; stuck in a new country with odd customs and language. The only way to get anything you want is to reflect on what you know, what you think you know, and what you perceive.

    This is also the same reason that someone could absolutely hate this game. I know this. Every port visit, there are three groups of people; 1) Those that stay on the ship and ignore everything 2) Those that seek the Hard Rock Cafe and drink their time away until they feel like they are in a familiar place 3) And those that interact with the country and come back to the ship with all the cool stories and gifts. Think about this. Know what you are getting into.

    9/10 because I would like controller support.    … Expand
  6. IvanCorovic
    Mar 28, 2014
    10
    This is by far one of the most compelling and ingenious game i have played. It has the right to stand right beside FEZ as one of the games that has the utmost respect for the player and the time spent. This is the first puzzle game i have completed without using any sort of guidance. Not to mention the pure art of the level design and the sheer philosophical genius that went intoThis is by far one of the most compelling and ingenious game i have played. It has the right to stand right beside FEZ as one of the games that has the utmost respect for the player and the time spent. This is the first puzzle game i have completed without using any sort of guidance. Not to mention the pure art of the level design and the sheer philosophical genius that went into constructing the vignettes which provide all the narrative you could possibly ask.… Expand
  7. psylife
    Sep 6, 2023
    3
    I would strongly recommend game designers to play this game in order to learn how NOT to make a puzzle game. In fact how not to make a game, period. Antichamber is a RELATIVELY interesting experimental project that suffers from a severe lack of awareness of the most basic design concepts.

    Simply put, bumping into every wall while being continuously confused and frustrated about your    I would strongly recommend game designers to play this game in order to learn how NOT to make a puzzle game. In fact how not to make a game, period. Antichamber is a RELATIVELY interesting experimental project that suffers from a severe lack of awareness of the most basic design concepts.

    Simply put, bumping into every wall while being continuously confused and frustrated about your actual location and what it is you are supposed to do or solve, is not fun nor clever. It's just bad design. Not only that, but the designer thought judicious to let the player run in circles, and get stuck on - what may or may not be? - a puzzle, only for the player to realize that this particular puzzle - which may or may not be an actual puzzle - is not currently solvable ! If at least the solutions to the puzzles offered a satisfying payoff...

    At the risk of sounding too negative, the visuals hurt my eyes.

    Play Stanley parable, Talos, or Portal instead.    … Expand
  8. TheGruffman
    Mar 1, 2014
    9
    The best puzzle game since Portal 2. One of the first games I've played that is entirely innovative, nothing is used from any other games. The art design is amazing, and it really makes you feel like you are playing in an MC Escher painting. Only bad thing is that it is extremely difficult in some parts, but that is agiven with a game like this.
  9. Timey
    Feb 16, 2014
    9
    At first, this game may completely melt your brain, but once you get going it's pretty darn addictive. Part of the game's charm is that it doesn't explain anything about the game really. I found myself wanting to play more and more just so I could figure out the next mind warping puzzle. I personally thought this game was fantastic and it's worth the few dollars you can buy it for onAt first, this game may completely melt your brain, but once you get going it's pretty darn addictive. Part of the game's charm is that it doesn't explain anything about the game really. I found myself wanting to play more and more just so I could figure out the next mind warping puzzle. I personally thought this game was fantastic and it's worth the few dollars you can buy it for on steam. You'll definitely get your money's worth.… Expand
  10. IcecreamSnowman
    Mar 11, 2014
    10
    These puzzles don't follow the normal laws of space and geometry and will make your brain hurt in the best kind of way. Antichamber's just a series of puzzles, no story, no characters, no enemies - take that for good or bad. I think it takes a certain type of person to like this game - you have to be very good at problem solving and thinking outside the box, you've got to test theThese puzzles don't follow the normal laws of space and geometry and will make your brain hurt in the best kind of way. Antichamber's just a series of puzzles, no story, no characters, no enemies - take that for good or bad. I think it takes a certain type of person to like this game - you have to be very good at problem solving and thinking outside the box, you've got to test the puzzles to see how they work. As a puzzle it's excellent but you'll find it lacking if you want a game. It reminds me of the film "Cube".… Expand
  11. DDilettante
    Jan 17, 2015
    8
    Antichamber is what happens when puzzle game designers strip away all tradition, get drunk, and decide to see how cruelly they can mess with gamers' heads. Then, when they sober up the next day, there's a hint of remorse as they patch over it with a few words of inspiration on the walls.

    To be fair, their minimalistic game design it expertly crafted, to bring highly innovative    Antichamber is what happens when puzzle game designers strip away all tradition, get drunk, and decide to see how cruelly they can mess with gamers' heads. Then, when they sober up the next day, there's a hint of remorse as they patch over it with a few words of inspiration on the walls.

    To be fair, their minimalistic game design it expertly crafted, to bring highly innovative challenges which really make you think. Much is based on perception and pre-conceptions. You may wander down a hallway, stop and turn around, only to find that the way you came has totally changed. You may also look a little closer through a viewing window, step back, and find yourself transported into a different room. This is all completely seamless, which messes with your head that much more.

    This game teaches you that trying something new will be rewarding. It almost always knows which way you'll tackle a challenge first, then give you one of many reassuring messages alluding to the task, or life in general. It gives you motivation to try and try again, in different ways.

    And you will want to, because finally overcoming a challenge that left you stuck for ages, makes you feel like the smartest man alive! I will admit that I sometimes asked for help from a gamer friend smarter than I, but I implore you to hold out on walkthroughs for as long as possible. It would ruin the rush of completing the harder puzzles.

    The lack of story and strange ending might remove you from being enveloped in the experience, but that's not what it's all about. It's about overcoming bizarre and difficult puzzles not like any other game out there.    … Expand
  12. Benehime
    Mar 26, 2020
    10
    «Antichamber» of abstract philosophic masterpiece

    «Antichamber» is a first-person indie puzzle game released at January 31, 2013 by the developer «Alexander Bruce» and publisher «Demruth». There is almost nothing real in «Antichamber». From the gameplay to the subject: what you will be experiencing going to be abstraction, yet still comfy abstraction. Subject lies in you exploring    «Antichamber» of abstract philosophic masterpiece

    «Antichamber» is a first-person indie puzzle game released at January 31, 2013 by the developer «Alexander Bruce» and publisher «Demruth».

    There is almost nothing real in «Antichamber». From the gameplay to the subject: what you will be experiencing going to be abstraction, yet still comfy abstraction. Subject lies in you exploring and understanding the game’s world mostly. But at some point, some dark entity will be presented to you – again only for you to explore where is it heading to, and yourself think what is it means.

    In the game you are going to solve puzzles. Every puzzle begins with some philosophical wisdom and this verbal wisdom is an answer to the visual puzzle. It is most of the time not the clearest clue, but many puzzles can be solved only if you will relay on the wisdom it gave to you.

    «Antichamber’s» best is playing with your perception. First as a gamer you will be strangely fascinated with what can gameplay be. Gameplay wise this game just dips you into the game like it’s your first-time gaming, because almost nothing is recognizable. Yet the game is still purely intuitive to play therefore it is minimalistic, so to be gamer is required. «Antichamber» will deconstruct your gaming experience to pieces, showing what you never saw before in details flavoring it with good amount of philosophy.

    Then it is a philosophic game because it has many wisdoms with every puzzle and much contemplation to the whole game. Its aesthetics are abstract yet pure, like you are experiencing the new metaphysic world. And the only way you are moving in this world is by universal wisdoms.

    Playing with gameplay mechanics, playing with the concept of a gameplay itself, the game with the narrative through gameplay – «Antichamber» is a true indie-game, vivid and strange even to describe, strangely beautiful and chilling, deserves 10 out of 10 for being niche self.    … Expand
  13. k9wazere
    Dec 13, 2015
    2
    Before you get this game, watch a few minutes of it on YouTube.

    There must be something about this game's extremely minimalist graphics, because a significant number of people - myself included - cannot play this game without feeling violently ill. I have never, ever experienced FPS sickness in a gaming career spanning over two decades. But I can only last 15-20 mins in this game. I had    Before you get this game, watch a few minutes of it on YouTube.

    There must be something about this game's extremely minimalist graphics, because a significant number of people - myself included - cannot play this game without feeling violently ill. I have never, ever experienced FPS sickness in a gaming career spanning over two decades. But I can only last 15-20 mins in this game. I had to turn it off, because my head was spinning and my dinner was making a dash for freedom.

    It might be a little unfair to rate this game poorly based on the motion sickness it gives me, but at the end of the day I'm not alone. A Google search reveals that many people have a similar reaction, and could not play the game they spent money on.    … Expand
  14. hezuskhan
    Jan 2, 2016
    10
    ive played my decent share of great puzzle games, and this one might not be the best of them, but it might just be the most original and thought provoking.

    this game might be a tad similar to portal, but on the same time it is quite the opposite. if in portal you feel like the creators are intelligently holding your hand to help you through the trickiest parts, here you simply get    ive played my decent share of great puzzle games, and this one might not be the best of them, but it might just be the most original and thought provoking.

    this game might be a tad similar to portal, but on the same time it is quite the opposite.
    if in portal you feel like the creators are intelligently holding your hand to help you through the trickiest parts, here you simply get thrown in to the world, having to figure out the rules and mechanisms of it all by yourself.

    without saying much, anti-chamber says a lot. i recommend this game for every puzzle game lover out there.    … Expand
  15. zkvarz
    Jan 5, 2018
    9
    This game surprised me right from the beginning with it's unique design and challenging puzzles. This is one of the few games that I've played which had an impossible objects. Every turn in the game can bring something new and unexpected. So unexpected that you cannot even return the same way you came.
    Of course not every game needs a character and deep story because it's concentrated on    This game surprised me right from the beginning with it's unique design and challenging puzzles. This is one of the few games that I've played which had an impossible objects. Every turn in the game can bring something new and unexpected. So unexpected that you cannot even return the same way you came.
    Of course not every game needs a character and deep story because it's concentrated on other things. That's a negative side.
    But puzzles... damn! Almost at the beginning of the game we get an interesting puzzle solving 'gun' which is also a unique way to interact with the surroundings and it's so fun. But at some moments in the game I stuck and I thought I'll never finish. I got back to it over and over because of the challenge and desire to see unknown and to explore as much as possible. After many shooters and RPG-s with mostly linear experience this felt incredibly good.
    "If you don’t like where you’ve ended up, try doing something else."    … Expand
  16. Smatt--
    Nov 12, 2016
    10
    This game is very impressive, Would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good think. As thats what you have to do. Think. Personally I got quite a few lessons out of this, And it tries to teach you life lessons in a very "mind **** way. Genuinely, Thats what this game is. A good old mess with your head.

    Graphical stylisation is fab, and sound is fab. 10/10
  17. reviewfrom19842
    Jun 22, 2017
    7
    Antichamber is a very interstanding game .
  18. ReezeTheVampire
    Nov 7, 2019
    6
    You know, this is certainly a cool game, if nothing else. I like how strange and confusing it is. I haven't beaten it yet, but I'm sure I will eventually. It has neat level design, a cool look, and really interesting mechanics. If you like a strange game, or a puzzle game, this is definitely for you.
  19. auditbadger
    Jul 30, 2017
    6
    I think that this is truly a unique game and I would recommend that if you are a fan of this type of genre then I think you should give this game a try.
  20. RagingPoet
    Nov 8, 2017
    8
    Antichamber is a lot of fun and, just like many other people said it before, you should try it before reading too much reviews. It is a puzzle game, but even if you don't like puzzles all that much you might like this one, especially the first few hours.
  21. kuczmcym
    Feb 8, 2019
    9
    A puzzle game like no other. A mindbogglingly unique experience. A must play for anyone who has ever enjoyed a puzzle game.
  22. lenyakap
    Jul 31, 2019
    10
    Best game ever created in our world. Thanks for that.......................
  23. Napalm007
    Oct 28, 2019
    9
    One of the best game ever, Many triple A companies needs to learn some competence of Indie devs.
  24. kelk_1
    Feb 25, 2020
    8
    Dommage que le jeu n'apporte pas de support pour changer les contrôles, obligé d'aller dans les fichiers du jeux ou de changer son clavier, et impossible de jouer à la manette. A part ce léger détail, les graphismes vont parfaitement dans le thème, la bonde son est relaxante à côté des énigmes qui renversent le cerveau. Le système du monde d'Escher est très bien pensé et représente trèsDommage que le jeu n'apporte pas de support pour changer les contrôles, obligé d'aller dans les fichiers du jeux ou de changer son clavier, et impossible de jouer à la manette. A part ce léger détail, les graphismes vont parfaitement dans le thème, la bonde son est relaxante à côté des énigmes qui renversent le cerveau. Le système du monde d'Escher est très bien pensé et représente très bien son oeuvre. Les 120 morales sont toutes bien pensées, et le côté bac à sable / exploration est très bon.… Expand
  25. CrazyGhostRider
    Mar 4, 2020
    10
    This is a very interesting puzzle game that breaks the brain.
    It’s a pity that the second time it’s not so interesting to go through it. Since you already know everything.
  26. spencerplewe
    Mar 12, 2020
    10
    An M.C. Escher puzzle game that will blow all expectations. No graphical demands, no lives, no bosses. Just a gradually expanding museum of tricks, gadgets, and cerebral satisfaction.
  27. kajt
    Sep 4, 2020
    8
    Do you like mindf**ks? you should definitely check out this game! Not long, not so beautiful, but worth it!
  28. FRIST_008
    Jun 14, 2021
    9
    Вы просто обязаны в это сыграть! Нет, серьёзно, вот прямо сейчас возьми и запусти и не пожалей!
  29. vaurne
    Dec 24, 2020
    8
    Antichamber sets itself aside from other puzzle games simply by being extraordinarily unique.

    The best way to describe it would be that it is different. Different how? It's abstract but objective. The puzzles it presents you are difficult in the most creative way, each one with it's clever twist. The world it sets you on is distinct and intriguing, allowing you to travel through the    Antichamber sets itself aside from other puzzle games simply by being extraordinarily unique.

    The best way to describe it would be that it is different. Different how? It's abstract but objective. The puzzles it presents you are difficult in the most creative way, each one with it's clever twist. The world it sets you on is distinct and intriguing, allowing you to travel through the puzzles as if you're interpreting a bigger picture.    … Expand
  30. Plotoyadniycube
    Jan 26, 2021
    10
    I think it is one of the best game on pc, maybe the best. It is so unusual, unique game. Which have incredible atmosphere, music, gameplay and ending. it is also an undemanding game and weighs little, what big + for me.
  31. xcale
    May 9, 2023
    10
    An incredible FPS puzzle game. Simply a brain twister and mind blogger. Also only 1 yes only ONE person did this game. Can you imagine? Truly a masterpiece.
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Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 50 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 50
  3. Negative: 0 out of 50
  1. PC Master (Greece)
    Jun 10, 2013
    81
    If you’re looking for the most extreme, bizarre, intelligent and wacky puzzle game, look no further. [April 2013]
  2. CD-Action
    Apr 5, 2013
    85
    I just finished Antichamber. I feel satisfaction I haven’t experienced after completing any game in many years and for the first time in ages I learned something about myself while playing. It’s hard for me to expect anything more from a game. [CD-Action 04/2013, p.82]
  3. Riot Pixels
    Apr 1, 2013
    55
    Antichamber is an intriguing little experiment. It is both a humble imitation and an attempt to avoid all the trappings and clichés of the genre. Alas, it fails to excite. Unlike Echochrome and Braid, where we bending realities to our will, in this game its creators simply tease us whenever they feel like it.
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