Riddlewood Manor

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Riddlewood Manor is a single player puzzle game with horror, mystery and comedy themes. It was developed by Peanut Button and was released on October 22, 2025. It received very positive reviews from players.

Welcome! We hope you enjoy your stay at Riddlewood Manor, provided the estate doesn’t kill you first. Survive a deadly series of eerie escape rooms in this lovely resort where fear meets farce. Disturb the spirits within to unearth the absurd lore behind the Riddlewood family, and — oh, just a small precaution, please refrain from summoning any demonic entities if you see a doll around. That’s Suz…

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94%

Audience ScoreBased on 82 reviews

story19 positive mentions

grinding1 negative mentions

The game features clever, well-designed puzzles with a satisfying balance of challenge and variety, keeping players engaged without causing frustration.
Riddlewood Manor offers a unique spooky yet charming atmosphere through its distinctive hand-drawn art style, enjoyable voice acting, and a humor-infused horror narrative.
The inclusion of features like jump scare warnings, thoughtful accessibility options, and a cohesive story progression make the gameplay approachable and enjoyable for a broad audience.

The forced room-locking mechanic and death-based backtracking lead to frustration, as players often cannot freely revisit areas and may lose progress when they die.
The lack of an in-game hint system and reliance on external resources like Discord for help can leave players stuck without assistance, negatively impacting the experience.
Some progress save points are unclear or inconsistent within rooms, causing potential loss of puzzle progression and requiring repetition of solved sections.

story
40 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is a dark, layered, and intriguingly crafted narrative blending horror, occult themes, and whimsical elements that create a unique and immersive atmosphere. While some find it engaging and well-paced with satisfying conclusions, others feel it could benefit from deeper character and plot development. Overall, the storytelling complements the game's visuals and puzzles, making it a compelling experience for fans of atmospheric, story-driven puzzle adventures.
- “Let's start with the best parts of the game: visuals, sound design, and story are super engaging, and done with a lot of care.”
- “While the writing is very whimsical, that belies the inherent horror and darkness of the story, which involves human sacrifice, spiritual possession, murder, torture.”
- “The storytelling around the riddlewoods is super cool, dark, weird, and fun to piece together.”
- “The story is a whole lot of nothing; the horror is too campy to be effective, and the point-and-click aspects conflict with the puzzle elements from a game design perspective.”
- “It did feel a bit bare bones in terms of story.”
- “However, it is possible to leave an area without an inventory item that is required to progress the story in the next area.”
graphics
31 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game’s graphics are widely praised for their charming, hand-drawn comic book style that blends whimsical, cartoony elements with a spooky, gothic atmosphere. The art is visually striking, colorful, and well-suited to the game's dark yet humorous tone, enhancing the overall immersive experience without being overly frightening. Reviewers consistently highlight the graphics as a standout feature that significantly elevates the game's appeal.
- “Let's start with the best parts of the game: visuals, sound design and story are super engaging, and done with a lot of care.”
- “The art direction is gorgeous — a hand-drawn gothic aesthetic that feels like wandering through a cursed cartoon.”
- “The sound effects and visuals are very very nice, I love how much they elevate the game.”
- “The graphics are simplistic in the style of Forgotten Hill but without the macabre elements.”
- “The art style reminds me of old Scooby-Doo flash games, but high-fidelity.”
- “The cute graphics and sense of humor keep it from being really scary, which I appreciate.”
humor
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's humor is a well-balanced blend of quirky, goofy, and slightly spooky elements, effectively mixing lightheartedness with a creepy atmosphere. Its witty, non-cloying jokes and cartoonish menace create a charming, fun experience that complements the puzzles and horror themes without being overly frightening. Overall, the humor is praised for enhancing the game's quirky, approachable, and entertaining vibe.
- “At its core, Riddlewood Manor is a collection of gloriously weird escape rooms stitched together by humor and hauntings.”
- “The humor lands right where it should — between your nerves and your funny bone.”
- “It has a good sense of humor without being that weird cloying 'point and click puzzle' hokey humor.”
gameplay
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay features varied and clever puzzle mechanics with non-linear exploration reminiscent of Rusty Lake, using simple point-and-click controls. While the puzzles are engaging and well-designed to prevent brute-forcing, a forced death mechanic for backtracking can feel frustrating and disrupt the experience. Overall, the gameplay is solid, immersive, and enhances the mysterious atmosphere.
- “Not your usual escape room, it has some interesting mechanics and twists that make the gameplay kinda non-linear, with the puzzles and clues occasionally spanning multiple rooms.”
- “Finally, we have the mechanics, which were simple and easy to understand, as this game uses a point and click style similar to Rusty Lake.”
- “tl;dr: solid puzzle game ruined by a forced death mechanic to backtrack, in a game where backtracking is essential.”
- “The puzzles are very varied, and it's clear the developers know we'll sometimes brute-force solutions out of desperation, so each riddle is protected against mechanical brute-force attacks.”
- “The game has a death mechanic.”
atmosphere
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's atmosphere is widely praised for its blend of creepy and tongue-in-cheek horror, enhanced by excellent visuals, music, and voice acting. It effectively balances spooky elements with humor, creating an engaging and immersive experience that complements the puzzle gameplay. Overall, the atmosphere is both haunting and approachable, with well-executed horror moments and a memorable presentation.
- “The story was nice, nothing too out of the ordinary but the music, art style, and voice acting really helped to sell the atmosphere, and the small jump-scares and horror elements were really well made.”
- “It has great art and atmosphere, puzzles are very well written, and there were some really great moments of horror in this game.”
- “The atmosphere, visuals, and soundtrack all work together beautifully.”
music
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is highly praised for its professional quality and ability to enhance the creepy yet fun atmosphere. It effectively complements the art style and horror elements, creating an immersive and well-rounded experience. Overall, the soundtrack is considered excellent and integral to the game's mood.
- “The soundtrack is sublime - it creates the perfect atmosphere for this kind of game.”
- “The atmosphere, visuals, and soundtrack all work together beautifully.”
- “The story was nice, nothing too out of the ordinary but the music, art style, and the voice acting really helped to sell the atmosphere and the small jump-scares and the horror element were really well made.”
- “As a result, I turned the vocals off and just listened to the music and sound effects.”
- “The soundtrack, sans voices, is quite professional and adds to the mood of creepy but fun.”
- “The story was nice, nothing too out of the ordinary but the music, art style, and voice acting really helped to sell the atmosphere and the small jump-scares and the horror element were really well made.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game’s grinding involves excessive backtracking and obscure puzzles that feel more like tedious chores than engaging challenges, making the overall experience frustrating and slow-paced.
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game evokes a range of emotions by allowing players to nurture quirky and melancholic characters, creating heartfelt and poignant moments through unique interactions with both living and spectral beings.
- “You’ll feed a derpy chicken, comfort a melancholic dragon, and whip up breakfast for ghostly houseguests who just can’t let go — in both emotional and corporeal senses.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The reviews do not provide information about optimization; they focus instead on praising the voice acting and its contribution to the game's tone.