Room 208

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Room 208 is a single player action adventure game with a horror theme. It was developed by Deceptive Games Ltd. and was released on August 8, 2019. It received neutral reviews from players.

Victor Rockford, a spiritual medium has been asked to use his otherworldly abilities to stop the EVIL that resides inside Room 208 of 'The Great Leaf Hotel'. Does he have what it takes to put a stop EVIL? Or will the EVIL claim yet another victim?

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Audience ScoreBased on 15 reviews

graphics3 positive mentions

music1 negative mentions

The game features a great atmosphere with immersive ambient lighting and sound effects that enhance the horror puzzle experience.
Puzzles are varied, clever, and challenging, not relying on simple key-finding but requiring logical thinking and observation.
The graphics are generally high quality, with detailed world design and some impressive visual effects.

The game has many technical issues, including bugs that can cause soft locks, incorrect object interactions, broken achievements, and save system problems.
Gameplay design decisions are frustrating, especially the fast-depleting lighter fuel and sanity meter that impose harsh time limits and force frequent restarts without manual saving.
The horror elements are weak, featuring laughable ghost models, poor jump scares, and an overall lack of true suspense or fear.

gameplay
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay offers intriguing and challenging puzzles that stand out in the horror genre, avoiding typical key-finding mechanics and providing unique brain teasers. However, frustrating design choices—such as clunky mechanics, an aggravating sanity meter, restrictive resource management, and game-breaking bugs—negatively impact the overall experience and pacing.
- “The puzzles are well-designed and offer a refreshing puzzle-centric horror experience, avoiding simplistic key-finding mechanics. There is a great variety of unique mechanics that challenge your brain, but be mindful of the time spent on each due to limited resources like pills and lighter fluid.”
- “The gameplay combines puzzles, jump scares, and resource management in an intriguing way. However, some players may find the mechanics involving lighter fuel and sanity to be a bit off, which can affect the overall experience.”
- “While playing, I encountered a few bugs such as floating objects and save issues during puzzles. Despite this, the core gameplay—puzzle solving with horror elements and time/resource constraints—remains engaging.”
- “It's highly likely that you either get extremely frustrated by the gameplay or simply can't finish it because of game-breaking bugs.”
- “The mechanics are clunky and the choice of having your sanity meter go down even with the lighter out is abysmally infuriating.”
- “There are bugs like floating objects and messages that the game couldn't save a puzzle even after completion, which detracts from the experience.”
story
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is slow-paced and may feel dragging, but it offers an intriguing premise about communicating with the dead. However, it is marred by poor writing, unclear plot elements, and subpar voice acting, though some appreciate the presence of a more developed narrative compared to the developer's previous work.
- “It has an interesting storyline where you play the role of a man who can apparently communicate with the dead, and he uses his gift to help dead people.”
- “This title is an improvement from the amazing Silent Descent because this time the game has more of a storyline with actual characters.”
- “A very slow paced game; walking is too slow and the story is too slow, but if you are looking for a game to waste a lot of time on, this is the game for you.”
- “The story is nonsensical and doesn't explain anything, the voice acting is horrendous, the writing is atrocious and still ridden with spelling mistakes.”
- “A very slow paced game; walking is too slow and the story is too slow. But if you are looking for a game to waste a lot of time on, this is the game for you.”
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atmosphere
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's atmosphere is generally praised for its strong world-building, ambient lighting, and immersive sounds, creating a compelling experience especially at the start. While the jump scares receive mixed to negative feedback, often detracting from the horror vibe, the overall atmosphere is considered a standout aspect that compensates for these flaws.
- “The atmosphere at the start of the game feels very good and this is backed up with some incredible world creation, featuring some decent ambient lighting effects.”
- “Jump scares are 'ok' and wouldn't say they were predictable or anything but are nothing special; however, the atmosphere more than makes up for it.”
- “Atmosphere is great.”
- “The jump scares are awful and take away everything from the alleged 'horror' atmosphere.”
- “Jump scares are "ok" and wouldn't say they were predictable or anything but are nothing special; however, the atmosphere more than makes up for it.”
- “Decent atmosphere and sounds.”
graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are consistently praised for being beautiful, high-quality, and immersive, enhancing the overall experience of the game.
- “The graphics are superb and I'm having a lot of fun with the puzzles which I think are very cleverly thought out.”
- “The graphics of this game are beautiful and the voice acting is great, but beyond that there's not much else good to say.”
- “Room 208 is a high quality immersive mystery horror game with some fantastic graphics; it also features some decent studio recorded dialogue and audio effects to immerse you.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is highlighted by the ghost character, whose comically unscary appearance and antics elicit laughter rather than fear, adding a lighthearted and amusing element especially in the middle to later parts of the game.
- “The ghost only really starts appearing more towards the middle and the end of the game, and it's worth saying that his character model is hilarious at best.”
- “There's nothing spooky about this entity, and you'll probably catch yourself laughing at any of your encounters with him.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game provides a tense background atmosphere, attempting to enhance the scare factor, though the overall effect is subtle and not particularly frightening.
- “There's just somewhat tense background music that attempts to rile up the scary-factor, but it ultimately fails to create any real fear or atmosphere.”