The Room

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  • Summary: Welcome to The Room, a physical puzzler, wrapped in a mystery game, inside a beautifully tactile 3D world.App Store Editor's Choice in 146 countries #1 App in UK & US #1 App in 65 other countries#1 Game in 80 countries #1 Puzzle Game in 116 countries #1 Adventure Game in 115 countries#1Welcome to The Room, a physical puzzler, wrapped in a mystery game, inside a beautifully tactile 3D world.App Store Editor's Choice in 146 countries #1 App in UK & US #1 App in 65 other countries#1 Game in 80 countries #1 Puzzle Game in 116 countries #1 Adventure Game in 115 countries#1 Grossing Game in 19 countries including the UKReached the top 10 Highest Grossing Game in 103 countriesThe Room has been awarded the following: • Apple’s iPad Game of the Year 2012• BAFTA – Best British Game 2012• GDC Award – Best Mobile/Handheld Game 2012• New York Video Game Critics Circle – Best Mobile/Handheld Game 2012• International Mobile Games Awards – Excellence in Visuals• International Mobile Games Awards – People’s Choice• TIGA Awards – Best Game Design 2012• Pocket Gamer Gold Award• Develop Awards – Best Micro Studio (Fireproof Games)*****************TouchGen“This is one of the games at the pinnacle of what we know the iPad to be capable of." "A must have for the iPad”Eurogamer - App Of The Day Award“...resist hurrying and savour every sliding panel and twist of a dial. The Room is the cave of mysteries from everyone's childhood; a perfect encapsulation of the fear and pleasure of discovery."Gametrailers“The touchscreen controls really shine. A must play” Kotaku - Gaming App of the Day"More fun than Christmas morning and one of the best games on the iPad. Pay for quality."Penny Arcade - App Of The Day“This isn’t a title that is hindered by touch controls as much as its set free by them"Arcade Sushi"I couldn’t stop playing this fascinating brain teaser...beautifully crafted"Indie Game Magazine"Fireproof Games has hit a home run"Pocket Gamer“More suspense than a thousand bullet-riddled shooters"Game Informer“Excellently produced, clever puzzles and spine-tingling music"Jaysisgames"The immersion overrides any sense of your surroundings beyond the box""The Room is eye candy for the mind."IGN“The most realistically rendered objects in a mobile title to date.”******How are you, old friend?If you’re reading this, then it worked. I only hope you can still forgive me.We’ve never seen eye to eye on my research, but you must put such things behind you. You are the only one to whom I can turn.You must come at once, for we are all in great peril. I trust you remember the house? My study is the highest room.Press forward with heart. There is no way back now.AS.******Fireproof Games are very proud to bring you our greatest creation, a mind-bending journey filled with beauty, peril and mystery in equal measure. Be transported into a unique space that blends spellbinding visuals with intriguing problems to solve.* Unsettlingly realistic graphics: The most natural looking visuals ever seen on a mobile device.* Spine-tingling single finger controls: touch controls so natural you can play with one digit, to fully navigate this mysteriously beautiful 3D world.* Fantastical pick-up-and-play design: Easy to start, hard to put down, the secrets of The Room will immerse you before you even know you're playing.* Compelling layers of mystery: think you know what you're looking at? Think again.* Now updated with an all-new Epilogue Chapter (Free to those who have already purchased The Room)* Available in fully translated English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese versionsFireproof Games is a small independent studio from Guildford, United Kingdom.Find out more at fireproofgames.comFollow us @Fireproof_GamesFind us on Facebook… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. Pelit (Finland)
    Sep 5, 2014
    82
    While the storyline is a bit lackluster, The Room still manages to be a polished and intriguing experience. The puzzles are mostly fun to solve and the enhancements for PC version ensure that the game looks, sounds and plays great. [Sept 2014]
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  2. Digitally Downloaded
    Aug 12, 2014
    80
    There are plenty of reasons to avoid buying ports of mobile games on Steam, but The Room is the exception to that rule. So many of these games feel like a quick cash-grab, but I am happy to say that The Room is not one of them.
  3. Games.cz
    Sep 15, 2014
    80
    "Another stupid tablet game, which is being sold dirt cheap, and it will not entertain more than for an afternoon. It has definitely bad controls, it looks horrible and it is completely about nothing." After hearing we review the originally mobile game conversion, you might have responded in the similar fashion. I do not blame you, but it is all about the prejudices getting stronger because of the bad mobile games' reputation. But there is little to no truth in that statement. As a matter of fact, The Room is a game with surprising depth, it looks great, and with ease it rolls over many classic adventure games or independent pieces contemplating about the meaning of life.
  4. Slant Magazine
    Aug 19, 2014
    40
    While it's to The Room's credit that the graphics and sound design remain impressive with the transition to PC, and able to compete against other PC titles, the gameplay does not, and without a compelling story the experience ends up being sadly forgettable.

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  1. Positive: 19 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 27
  3. Negative: 1 out of 27
  1. Give_em_hell
    Nov 24, 2018
    10
    A masterpiece ! It seems like the PC version is so underrated. Not only one of the best puzzle games I've ever played, it also has solidA masterpiece ! It seems like the PC version is so underrated. Not only one of the best puzzle games I've ever played, it also has solid story. Everything about this is so elite and stylish and geniusly creative. The design is both simple and minimalist but also very rich in content. Also, deep inside, it has a solid horror aspect in it, which leaves you with so many unanswered questions. Buy it if you like classical art and clockwork mechanisms.… Expand
  2. korku
    Jul 18, 2023
    9
    ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏
  4. curzon_dax
    Apr 11, 2019
    9
    Probably the best of the three due to the originality and comfiness. Two seemed a bit more lazy and three went a bit over the top.
  5. Gokarty
    Dec 11, 2020
    8
    A cool puzzle game with nice sounds and graphics! It's not long and maybe interesting.
  6. Shadran
    Jul 23, 2023
    8
    It feels so satisfying to see small pieces fit perfectly and watch open unnecessarily complicated mechanisms. It's not a long game but it'sIt feels so satisfying to see small pieces fit perfectly and watch open unnecessarily complicated mechanisms. It's not a long game but it's pretty good.… Expand
  7. cratecruncher
    Mar 6, 2015
    7
    The Room is a fun little puzzle box game you can knock out in 2 to 4 hours depending on how much you rely on the hints system. I didn't useThe Room is a fun little puzzle box game you can knock out in 2 to 4 hours depending on how much you rely on the hints system. I didn't use the hints and it took me less than 4 hours. The puzzles themselves are pretty basic so if you play a lot of puzzle games you might not find it that challenging. Catch it on sale and finish it off in one sitting.… Expand
  8. H_Salehi
    Oct 26, 2018
    4
    the graphics was interesting but puzzles were lousy. there was almost no need for using one's brain, you just had to find things around thethe graphics was interesting but puzzles were lousy. there was almost no need for using one's brain, you just had to find things around the place and the puzzles would be solved by themselves. the ending was the worst part! I think they thought they'd make a mysterious ending but they had just messed things up. it was pointless, I recommend it just in case you have lots of free time and you don't know what to do with it.… Expand

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