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Escape: The Brother's Saloon

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82%Game Brain Score
graphics, emotional
music, story
82% User Score Based on 88 reviews

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Escape: The Brother's Saloon is a single player action game. It was developed by Woodcrest Games, LLC and was released on May 5, 2020. It received positive reviews from players.

"Escape: The Brother's Saloon" is a first-person puzzle adventure game set in the wild west. Players are trapped in a saloon and must solve puzzles and uncover secrets to escape. The game features a richly detailed environment, atmospheric soundtrack, and a gripping storyline filled with twists and turns.

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82%
Audience ScoreBased on 88 reviews
graphics6 positive mentions
story3 negative mentions
  • The game features a variety of innovative and challenging puzzles that provide a satisfying mental workout.
  • Great graphics and a well-designed environment enhance the overall escape room experience.
  • The inventory management system is intuitive, allowing players to easily keep track of items and their uses.
  • Some puzzles are overly cryptic and lack sufficient hints, leading to frustration and reliance on walkthroughs.
  • The game suffers from minor glitches and control issues, such as slow movement speed and clunky inventory navigation.
  • Certain puzzles, like the sliding block puzzle, are seen as tedious and detract from the overall enjoyment of the game.
  • graphics
    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Overall, the graphics are generally praised for their quality and impressive fidelity, contributing to a good atmosphere and smooth movement. While some users note minor shortcomings, the visuals are considered solid, especially given the game's price point. The presentation, including both graphics and audio, is well-received, enhancing the overall experience.

    • “Enjoyable little (literally) puzzler with impressive graphical fidelity, if a bit half-baked in places.”
    • “Nice graphics, good atmosphere.”
    • “The presentation is pretty good, both graphics and audio, and the Unity launcher takes care of resolutions and windowed mode.”
    • “The graphics are decent for the price tag.”
    • “Easy controls, okay graphics.”
    • “The graphics are fine and movement is smooth, and you get a lot of play hours for a little bit of money.”
  • music
    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is generally appreciated for enhancing the scenic experience, though some players find the "puzzle solved" theme to be underwhelming. While the repetitive musical elements contribute to the atmosphere during gameplay, the overall sound design received a mixed rating of 6/10, indicating room for improvement. Additionally, players noted the absence of brightness settings, despite the presence of customizable audio options.

    • “I love the scenery and the music.”
    • “The puzzles are innovative and brilliant, with the remark that one might need some non-basic knowledge of chess, music, and logic gates in order to solve them.”
    • “Music/sound effects: 6/10”
    • “The 'puzzle solved' music is lackluster.”
    • “I was wandering around, listening to the repetitive musical bits.”
    • “Music/sound effects: 6/10.”
  • story
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story received mixed reviews, with some players praising its intriguing twists and engaging endings, while others criticized it for lacking coherence and depth, feeling disconnected from gameplay elements. Many expressed a desire for a more substantial narrative, as the game often felt like a series of unrelated tasks rather than a cohesive story. Overall, the story aspect was rated poorly, averaging around 4/10.

    • “The story and the endings were great!”
    • “If you like challenges, just try it. I'm even sad it finished so fast. I'm curious to know if it's a real story; you will see, it's a good twist at the end.”
    • “I think I need more of a story from my games, and I didn't get that from this game.”
    • “This game does not flow; it is more like finding a bunch of items and doing a bunch of things that do not make sense or have nothing to do with any story or reason.”
    • “There's a puzzle where the hint involves a story about a samurai, but it applies to a music box with a ballet dancer on top; there's no connection between the two.”
  • gameplay
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay in "Escape: The Brothers Saloon" offers engaging mechanics typical of the escape room genre, but it suffers from a cluttered inventory system that can hinder the experience, as players may struggle with managing numerous items at once. Additionally, the need to pause gameplay to access the inventory detracts from the overall fluidity. Overall, it receives a gameplay rating of 7/10.

    • “The escape room/mechanical puzzle game library continues to grow with another excellent entry with the obscure name of Escape: The Brothers Saloon.”
    • “The inventory can only show a few of your possibly many items at a time, and it would be nice if there were a faster way to access the inventory rather than having to move one of your hands away from the gameplay position (mouse or keyboard) to hit 'i'.”
    • “Gameplay mechanics: 7/10”
    • “Don't expect 'The Room' quality gameplay, though.”
    • “The inventory can only show a few of your possibly many items at a time, and it would be nice if there were a faster way to access the inventory rather than having to move one of your hands away from the gameplay position (mouse or keyboard) to hit 'I'.”
    • “The inventory feels cluttered by too many items for most of the gameplay (e.g., fifteen separate billiard balls).”
  • atmosphere
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The atmosphere of the game is generally praised for its nice graphics and effective art and sound design, contributing to an engaging experience. Players appreciate the immersive environment, although some feel it could be improved, as reflected in a mixed rating of 6/10. Overall, it is recognized as a fun and atmospheric puzzle game that rewards exploration.

    • “A fun, atmospheric puzzle game.”
    • “Atmosphere (art and sound) were well done and clues are provided if one is willing to check every corner and surface.”
    • “Nice graphics, good atmosphere ...”
    • “Atmosphere: 6/10”
    • “The atmosphere felt flat and uninspired, lacking the depth needed to immerse players fully.”
    • “While the art and sound were decent, they failed to create a cohesive atmosphere that drew me into the game.”
  • stability
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users report experiencing minor glitches, indicating that while the game generally runs smoothly, there are occasional stability issues that may affect gameplay.

    • “There are small glitches that disrupt the gameplay experience.”
    • “The game frequently crashes, making it hard to enjoy.”
    • “I encountered numerous bugs that affected my progress.”
  • emotional
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The emotional impact of the game is mixed, with some players expressing frustration and fatigue due to control issues and a problematic ending, which detracts from their overall engagement and willingness to recommend it.

  • replayability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    While the game offers opportunities for speedrunning, this focus may detract from its overall replayability, making it less engaging for players seeking varied experiences.

    • “That makes it good for speedrunning, but it lowers the overall replayability.”
  • grinding
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find the grinding aspect of the game, particularly the slider puzzle, to be tedious and more of a test of patience than an engaging challenge, leading to frustration.

    • “My biggest complaint was definitely the slider puzzle, as that felt really tedious to do and it was less of a puzzle than a 'patience challenge'.”
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Escape: The Brother's Saloon is a action game.

Escape: The Brother's Saloon is available on PC and Windows.

Escape: The Brother's Saloon was released on May 5, 2020.

Escape: The Brother's Saloon was developed by Woodcrest Games, LLC.

Escape: The Brother's Saloon has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its graphics but disliked it for its music.

Escape: The Brother's Saloon is a single player game.

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