Rest House

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Rest House is a single player and multiplayer action adventure game with horror, fantasy, comedy and dark fantasy themes. It was developed by studio Don Quixote and was released on March 10, 2020. It received negative reviews from players.

This game consists of five stories that are connected with mysterious characters and events. The main character is trying to discover the meaning each of them. He gets sucked in the events that will lead him to the strange places where he meets strange people, fairy tale creatures and landscapes.

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17%Audience ScoreBased on 23 reviews

graphics2 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

The game has a mysterious atmosphere with gorgeous design and well-combined graphics.
The mix of adventure and platforming elements makes solving levels exciting and satisfying.
The soundtrack is catchy and enhances the eerie mood, sometimes delivering genuine scares.

The game is plagued by frequent crashes, bugs, lack of save functionality, and poor technical polish.
Level design is confusing and incoherent, with nonsensical puzzles, missing textures, and frustrating mechanics like inconsistent fall damage and difficult stairs.
The overall experience feels unfinished, unstable, and lacking clear objectives, story context, or meaningful content.

story
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is widely criticized for being incoherent, nonsensical, and poorly executed, with disjointed voices and confusing narration that detract from the experience. Users find it lacks polish and meaningful content, making it difficult to engage with or justify the cost.
- “I don't think this is worth $5 given the poor quality of implementation, lack of polish, low quality assets and incoherent story.”
- “There is no story; the voices just speak of random nonsense and even worse, you can activate them without the others turning off, so at one point I had 5 voices going on that sounded like I was in the middle of a New York crowd.”
- “You walk around very strange environments doing strange things while a strange (but very basic) storyline unfolds.”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
33%
The graphics are visually striking and unique, with a mix of gorgeous design and unconventional, chaotic artwork. While some find the visuals jarring and unusual, others appreciate the creative randomness, especially considering the game is still in early access.
- “The design is gorgeous and the graphics are great.”
- “I kinda like the crazy random visuals and since it's early access I don't want to be too harsh.”
- “The levels and artwork are muddled, jarring, and provide a fenestrated glimpse into the developer's unusual psyche.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from significant stability issues, including frequent bugs and crashes, with some users unable to save progress. These problems hinder the overall experience, making it difficult to recommend in its current state despite some improvements.
- “The game is still really buggy and I still don't feel I can recommend it in its current state, but it is definitely closer to a 'recommend' than I thought it would be at this point.”
- “Game is very buggy and save is not possible.”
- “The game is so buggy that I died while walking around doing nothing (why can you even die in a walking simulator??).”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music in "The Rest House" is praised for enhancing the game's atmosphere with catchy and appealing tunes, leaving players eager for an official soundtrack release.
- “So, The Rest House is an early access horror puzzle game with a nice atmosphere and music.”
- “Really nice and catchy music.”
- “I want the soundtrack from this game if it's original.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The emotional experience is marked by unexpected and sometimes frustrating game mechanics, such as dying from minor hazards like touching walls while surviving major falls, which can create a mix of tension and surprise for players.
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users praise the atmosphere of "The Rest House" for its immersive and fitting ambiance, enhanced by effective music that complements the early access horror puzzle experience.