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Escape: Lia

25%Game Brain Score
stability, graphics
40% User Score Based on 56 reviews

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Lia, an 8-year old child got trapped in someone's dark basement. What secrets are hidden in this basement? Discover suspicious items, follow clues, and solve puzzles. Will you be able to escape safely?

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40%
Audience ScoreBased on 56 reviews
stability10 negative mentions
  • The game is free to play.
  • Some puzzles are interesting and provide a challenge.
  • The graphics have moments of being visually appealing.
  • The game is filled with bugs and glitches, making it frustrating to play.
  • There are no clear instructions or goals, leading to confusion.
  • The gameplay is short and lacks depth, with many puzzles being nonsensical.
  • stability
    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's stability is severely criticized, with numerous reports of bugs and glitches making it nearly unplayable. Players frequently encounter issues that disrupt gameplay, such as puzzles becoming unsolvable and items malfunctioning, often requiring a complete restart without the ability to save progress. Overall, the game's stability is a significant concern for users.

    • “It's so buggy, glitchy, and messy it's almost unplayable.”
    • “The game's very buggy, to the point where you can't do the puzzles; sometimes items glitch out, so you have to re-enter the game and do everything all over again (as far as I know, you can't really save).”
    • “Too buggy to play.”
  • graphics
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics have received mixed reviews, with many users describing them as cumbersome and clunky, indicating that both the graphics and interface feel outdated. However, some players noted that certain aspects of the graphics are acceptable, leading to an overall average rating.

    • “Cumbersome and clunky, graphics and interface are out of date.”
    • “Cumbersome and clunky, graphics and interface are out of date.”
    • “3 points because the graphics were alright.”
  • music
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is generally considered tiresome and repetitive, detracting from the overall experience. However, some players found the music box puzzle to be a notable exception, requiring effort to solve.

    • “Music is tiresome to listen to.”
    • “The only reasonable puzzle I found was the music box, which took some brute forcing.”
  • story
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story has been criticized for being confusing and poorly structured, with players noting that it lacks coherence and fails to engage. Many reviewers found the narrative uninteresting and disconnected from the gameplay experience.

    • “It also doesn't make sense that she's in some random house; the story is very mixed up.”
    • “Controls don't work well; boring game, no story.”
  • optimization
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The optimization of the game has been widely criticized, with users noting that it feels unfinished and poorly optimized, a common issue among free projects on Steam.

    • “Like most projects on Steam that come out 'for free' - unfinished and terribly optimized.”
    • “Bad optimization.”
    • “Like most projects on Steam that come out 'for free' - unfinished and terribly optimized.”
  • gameplay
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The reviews do not provide specific insights into the gameplay mechanics or experiences, as they only reference external gameplay videos without detailing the content or quality of the gameplay itself.

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