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Mad Experiments: Escape Room - Sanctuary

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74%Game Brain Score
graphics, emotional
music, gameplay
80% User Score Based on 44 reviews

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Mad Experiments: Escape Room - Sanctuary is a multiplayer casual simulation game. It was developed by PlayTogether Studio and was released on May 26, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Mad Experiments: Escape Room - Sanctuary is a first-person cooperative escape game where 1–4 players solve intricate puzzles involving light, music, and rituals inside a forsaken convent. Players must retrieve three relics—the Horn, Scepter, and Ring—to unlock the final door before time runs out. The experience features a fully voiced narrative and a thrilling hidden-prison finale.

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80%
Audience ScoreBased on 44 reviews
graphics4 positive mentions
gameplay3 negative mentions
  • The game offers a thrilling escape room experience with challenging puzzles that require teamwork and critical thinking.
  • The graphics are beautiful and immersive, creating a rich atmosphere that enhances the gameplay.
  • The sense of discovery and satisfaction from solving puzzles is highly rewarding, making it enjoyable to play solo or with friends.
  • The lack of an inventory system and save feature can lead to frustrating gameplay, requiring players to restart after long sessions.
  • The game is plagued by bugs, including crashes and glitches that can disrupt the experience.
  • Some puzzles are poorly designed or confusing, leading to moments of frustration rather than enjoyment.
  • graphics
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics are praised for their beauty and realism, featuring detailed environments and warm colors that enhance the game's mystical atmosphere. However, some users have reported graphical glitches that detract from the overall experience.

    • “The graphics are beautiful and realistic; the convent is majestic and mysterious, rich in detail and accompanied by moving and evocative music.”
    • “The graphics are really nice, with rooms full of little details and warm, comfy colors.”
    • “Definitely a good challenge and good mythical aesthetics.”
    • “There are many graphical glitches.”
    • “The textures look outdated and lack detail.”
    • “The character models are poorly designed and lack realism.”
  • music
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is described as moving and evocative, enhancing the beautiful and detailed graphics of the environment. While the sound effects are minimal, the musical score plays a significant role in creating an immersive atmosphere.

    • “The graphics are beautiful and realistic; the convent is majestic and mysterious, rich in detail and accompanied by moving and evocative music.”
    • “Virtually no sound effects (turn the music down and listen).”
  • gameplay
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is generally solid but can be perplexing at times, with room for improvement. It particularly excels in the later stages, where players must manage multiple overlapping puzzle systems, enhancing the challenge and engagement. Experienced players can complete solo runs in under four minutes, indicating a learning curve that rewards familiarity with the mechanics.

    • “The gameplay left me a bit perplexed; some things could be improved.”
    • “The entire experience is solid, but it shines in the later stages, where multiple overlapping puzzle systems force you to juggle more mechanics at once.”
    • “My quickest solo run is 3 minutes and 49 seconds, knowing the mechanics and what you need to do.”
  • story
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story revolves around a quest for three relics, leading players through engaging parallel paths that encourage careful note-taking. While not particularly deep, it maintains intrigue and keeps players invested in the outcome, complemented by puzzles that challenge without being frustrating.

    • “Early on you discover the quest for three relics – the horn of the fallen one, scepter of radiance, and abbot’s ring – and from that point the room blossoms into parallel paths that reward true detective-style note-taking.”
    • “The story is not very deep but enough to have us intrigued about the ending.”
    • “The puzzles actually made me stop and think without feeling unfair, and the story kept me hooked the whole way through.”
  • emotional
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players report an intense emotional experience, characterized by a rollercoaster of feelings that includes deep frustration followed by moments of profound joy, leading to an overall rating of 10/10 for its emotional impact.

    • “A pure 10/10 emotional storm: total frustration followed by breakthrough joy.”
    • “The game took me on an emotional rollercoaster that I didn't want to end.”
    • “I felt deeply connected to the characters, their struggles resonated with my own experiences.”
  • stability
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game suffers from significant stability issues, including numerous bugs, graphical glitches, and a poorly designed user interface that necessitates keyboard and mouse input even for controller users. Additionally, some gameplay elements, such as puzzles, are reported to be confusing and illogical.

    • “Pretty buggy, with a really bad UI that requires a keyboard and mouse even if you're playing with a controller. Some of the last puzzles really didn't make sense to me.”
    • “There are many graphical glitches.”
  • optimization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's optimization is described as challenging, catering primarily to players who enjoy pushing their limits and enduring difficult performance scenarios.

    • “It's performance art for masochistic players.”
  • monetization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The monetization strategy is widely criticized as a cheap cash grab, indicating that players feel exploited and believe the game prioritizes profit over quality and player experience.

    • “Awful cheap cash grab.”
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Mad Experiments: Escape Room - Sanctuary is a casual simulation game.

Mad Experiments: Escape Room - Sanctuary is available on PC, Mac OS, Windows and Linux.

Mad Experiments: Escape Room - Sanctuary was released on May 26, 2025.

Mad Experiments: Escape Room - Sanctuary was developed by PlayTogether Studio.

Mad Experiments: Escape Room - Sanctuary has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its graphics but disliked it for its music.

Mad Experiments: Escape Room - Sanctuary is a multiplayer game with local co-op support.

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