Forbidden Art

About

"Forbidden Art" is a VR escape room puzzle game where players must escape from a killer's secret lair, located in a realistic graphically-rendered abandoned chapel in South Korea. The game offers rotation and height adjustment features for accessible gameplay, allowing players to customize their experience. As players work their way through secret passages, studies, morgues, vents, and a chapel, they must avoid being caught by the killer.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

91%

Audience ScoreBased on 46 reviews

graphics12 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

The game delivers a chilling atmosphere and effectively blends horror with escape room mechanics, providing a genuinely immersive experience.
Puzzles are well-designed, offering a good balance of challenge that keeps players engaged without being overly frustrating.
The graphics and audio are solid, enhancing the overall experience, and the voice acting adds depth to the storytelling.

Some players experienced technical issues, including bugs and compatibility problems with certain VR headsets.
The walking speed is notably slow, which can hinder gameplay and may be frustrating for some players.
A few puzzles can feel illogical or overly difficult, potentially requiring external hints or walkthroughs to progress.

graphics
26 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
46%
42%
12%
The graphics are generally praised for their solid quality and effective realism, contributing to a creepy atmosphere and enhancing the horror aesthetic. While most visuals are great, some users noted occasional low-resolution assets. Overall, the game achieves a good balance of ambiance, animations, and visual fidelity, particularly on high-end hardware.
- “Very good graphics and sound, cool puzzles and chilling atmosphere of constant danger.”
- “The graphic style aims for realism and achieves it quite effectively.”
- “Pros: great ambiance + superb graphics + creepy + very good animations + some puzzles really cool + object uses.”
- “Blurry visuals”
- “The graphics are really solid.”
- “On my RTX 3080, on high graphical settings, I was getting a steady 90 fps.”
story
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
14%
64%
21%
The game's story is engaging and immersive, featuring a fully voiced introduction that sets the tone for a disturbing and surreal experience. Players are thrust into a narrative where they and their friends are kidnapped by a psychotic murderer, creating a sense of ongoing pressure as they navigate puzzles to escape. Overall, the combination of interesting storytelling and atmospheric visuals enhances the gameplay experience.
- “So many games opt to just have text on screen to tell the story, but, at least in the intro, it was fully voiced.”
- “Very pretty (disturbing and surreal) optics, an interesting story and an ongoing pressure while you try to solve the puzzles staying alive... the save points are fair enough, I mostly died on one special instance trying to figure out how to proceed.”
- “☐ no story”
- “Story goes, you and 2 friends get into an accident, and get kidnapped by a psychotic, demonic-loving murderer and you have to escape.”
- “So many games opt to just have text on screen to tell the story, but at least in the intro, it was fully voiced.”
gameplay
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
21%
57%
21%
The gameplay is described as a solid experience with a mix of tension and puzzle-solving elements, set in a creepy environment that gradually reveals the killer's artwork. While it offers a few hours of engaging play, the replay value is limited mainly to collectibles and achievements. Unique mechanics, such as noise detection that can lead to game over, enhance the overall atmosphere and challenge.
- “Overall, it's a solid experience. There may not be a lot of replay value outside of collectibles and achievement hunting, but it provided for a solid few hours of gameplay, and I was on edge for most of it.”
- “I liked the variety of gameplay and puzzle mechanics, as well as the progression through the creepy house, revealing more and more of the killer's messed up artwork and a couple of surprises.”
- “The game looks and sounds great, and the English voice acting is excellent. The tension is increased by little mechanics, like having a sound detector that will alert the killer if you are being too noisy, along with other 'little things' I don't want to spoil.”
- “Overall it's a solid experience, probably not a lot of replay value outside of collectibles and achievement hunting, but it provided for a solid few hours of gameplay and I was on edge for most of it.”
- “There is a game mechanic where if you make too much noise, the killer will show up and it's game over.”
- “The game looks and sounds great, the English voice acting is great, the tension is increased by little mechanics like sometimes having a sound detector that will alert the bad guy if you are being too noisy and other 'little things' I don't want to spoil.”
atmosphere
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
17%
17%
The game excels in creating a consistently suspenseful and chilling atmosphere, enhanced by impressive graphics and sound design. Players appreciate the effective portrayal of horror and danger, alongside engaging puzzles, all contributing to a captivating experience, especially considering its budget-friendly price.
- “Very good graphics and sound, cool puzzles, and a chilling atmosphere of constant danger.”
- “They really sell the horrific atmosphere of the game.”
- “Consistently suspenseful atmosphere throughout.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users report that the game's optimization is excellent, with consistent and strong performance noted throughout their experience.
- “Performance has been great so far.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability has been noted to be somewhat lacking, with users reporting a slightly buggy user interface.
- “The user interface is slightly buggy.”
- “The user interface is slightly buggy.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The game offers a solid experience with a few hours of engaging gameplay, but its replayability is limited primarily to collectible and achievement hunting. Players may not find much incentive to replay beyond these aspects.
- “Overall, it's a solid experience, but there's probably not a lot of replay value outside of collectibles and achievement hunting. It provided a solid few hours of gameplay, and I was on edge for most of it.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The music and ambient sounds effectively enhance the game's tone, contributing significantly to the overall atmosphere and immersion.
- “The music and ambient noise help sell the tone of the game.”