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Egression

96%Game Brain Score
graphics, humor
optimization, story
96% User Score Based on 202 reviews

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"Egression, Inc." offers a single-player adventure in a virtual reality escape room experience. Explore engaging environments, inspect intriguing objects, and solve puzzles to escape from the Game Room and Deep Sea Lab. With sensational graphics and plenty of humor, this game provides a delightful challenge for puzzlers.

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96%
Audience ScoreBased on 202 reviews
graphics22 positive mentions
grinding2 negative mentions
  • The game offers a highly immersive escape room experience with well-designed puzzles that feel realistic and engaging.
  • Players appreciate the humor and personality of the narrator, enhancing the overall enjoyment of the game.
  • The game features excellent graphics and intuitive controls, making it accessible and enjoyable for both new and experienced players.
  • The game currently has limited content, with only two main escape rooms, leading some players to feel it is short for the price.
  • There are significant control issues reported, particularly with turning and picking up objects, which can hinder gameplay.
  • Some players have expressed frustration over the lack of a hint system, making it difficult to progress when stuck on puzzles.
  • graphics
    30 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics in the game are generally praised for their high quality, impressive visuals, and polished design, contributing to a realistic experience. While some users noted occasional framerate issues, the overall performance and detail in the graphics are considered top-notch, enhancing the immersive gameplay. Interaction and puzzle design complement the visuals, making for a well-rounded experience.

    • “The graphics and VR controls are absolutely top-notch; both feel very realistic.”
    • “The visuals are really impressive, and the building is very polished and feels real.”
    • “The controls are intuitive, the graphics are high quality and fit the game's theme while still being very performant.”
    • “I do get graphical issues a bunch, for the most part framerate related.”
    • “Graphics is not outstanding but the puzzles are challenging and well designed, interaction is also pretty good.”
  • humor
    28 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is praised for its clever and engaging humor, which enhances the overall experience without becoming corny. Players appreciate the witty dialogue, amusing character interactions, and well-placed references to other games, all of which contribute to a fun and immersive atmosphere. The humor is complemented by high-quality graphics and intuitive controls, making it a standout in the VR puzzle genre.

    • “Great puzzles, funny lines, and good references to other games too.”
    • “The 'guide' brings a lot of humor and personality to the game, so you feel like there's someone going along for the ride every step of the way.”
    • “It's a fun and challenging puzzle/escape room game with a simple yet amusing sense of humor.”
  • optimization
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's optimization is mixed; while the VR experience is smooth and performs well without significant issues, it struggles with controls on the Quest 3, leading to some frustration. Overall, the graphics and puzzle design are praised, making it enjoyable for players, especially streamers who benefit from its low performance demands.

    • “The puzzles are fun and reminiscent of real-world escape rooms. The VR aspect feels optimized without jank, and I'm excited to see more content added.”
    • “Humor, puzzle design, graphics, and performance are top-notch.”
    • “Especially for streamers, it's important to know: the game is very smooth, doesn't require much performance, and can run easily in the background without any issues in video and audio.”
    • “Game is not optimized for Quest 3; controls are not working correctly.”
    • “Game is not optimized for Quest 3; controls are not working correctly.”
    • “The puzzles are fun and reminiscent of real-world escape rooms, but the VR aspect feels unoptimized and has jank.”
  • gameplay
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is highly praised for its top-notch visuals, audio, and mechanics, making it stand out as the best VR escape game. The inclusion of a well-designed tutorial in the lobby area enhances the experience by helping players familiarize themselves with the game mechanics while also providing a fun space to explore.

    • “The effort and details in visuals, audio, gameplay, etc. are top notch.”
    • “Really cool tutorial in the lobby area to help get players used to how the mechanics work, or just to play around with for fun!”
    • “In terms of looks and mechanics, it is the best VR escape game, hands down.”
  • story
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The reviews do not provide specific feedback on the story aspect of the game, focusing instead on technical issues related to optimization and controls for different VR headsets. As a result, there is no clear consensus or insight into the narrative quality or depth of the game's story.

  • emotional
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find the game emotionally engaging, noting that its layered complexity fosters a sense of pride with each achievement. Many describe it as an immersive experience, likening it to a real-life escape room that evokes strong feelings of presence and accomplishment.

    • “For such a simple looking game, there are layers on top of layers of things to do in the game that made me feel proud every time I made progress.”
    • “A really fun escape room game that, from my experience, is the closest game that has made me feel like I was really there.”
  • atmosphere
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The atmosphere of the game is highly praised, with users rating it a perfect 10/10 for its immersive qualities that effectively replicate the experience of a real escape room. The developers are commended for their attention to detail and creativity in executing ideas that enhance the overall ambiance.

    • “The atmosphere is 10/10: the game really feels like a real escape room, and the developers went out of their way to execute ideas the way a real-life escape room would.”
    • “Another hidden gem among VR titles with great puzzles and atmosphere.”
  • music
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is highly praised for its realism and fitting atmosphere, enhancing the overall escape room experience. Players feel that it complements the engaging puzzles and immersive physics, contributing significantly to the game's authenticity.

    • “The music is awesome, the jokes are awesome, the puzzles are awesome.”
    • “It is by far the most realistic video game experience when it comes to escape rooms, the physics feel amazing, the puzzles even gave me the same 'escape room feel' as if I'm in a real one, and the music also feels right and is pretty much what would be played.”
  • replayability
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players highlight that the presence of achievements significantly enhances the game's replayability, encouraging them to revisit the game to unlock additional content and complete challenges.

    • “The game offers a variety of achievements that encourage replayability, making each playthrough feel fresh and rewarding.”
    • “With numerous achievements to unlock, the replayability factor is high, keeping players engaged long after the initial playthrough.”
    • “The diverse achievements available motivate players to revisit the game, enhancing its replayability and overall enjoyment.”
    • “The game lacks meaningful achievements that would encourage replayability.”
    • “There are no significant incentives to replay the game after completing it.”
    • “Once you've finished the main story, there's little reason to return for a second playthrough.”
  • stability
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users express disappointment with the stability of the game, noting that the 5-hour experience was marred by bugs. Overall, the game's stability appears to be a significant concern for players.

  • grinding
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious and unenjoyable, particularly criticizing the repetitive task of picking items up from the ground.

    • “Sure, I can move in real life, but picking things up from the ground is just no fun and tedious.”

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3h Median play time
3h Average play time
3-3h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 2 analyzed playthroughs

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