Rooms: The Unsolvable Puzzle
- May 1, 2015
- HandMade Game
A cute little sliding puzzle game that's more well suited for casual players than intense puzzle solvers; Rooms: The Unsolvable Puzzle is beautiful with a nice story.
Get on Steam"Rooms: The Unsolvable Puzzle" is a unique puzzle game with sliding room mechanics and gadgets, featuring a little girl named Anne trying to escape a twisted mansion. With 144 levels across four themes, players can explore basement levels with special abilities like teleportation and bomb placement. This game is the sequel to the critically acclaimed "Rooms: The Main Building."
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Reviews
- Great graphics and animation, creating an engaging atmosphere.
- Challenging and rewarding puzzles that cater to both casual and analytical gamers.
- The game offers a variety of levels and mechanics, keeping the gameplay fresh and intriguing.
- Game-breaking bugs can hinder progress, causing frustration for players.
- Limited navigation options can lead to being stuck on difficult puzzles without the ability to skip ahead.
- Controller issues and poor input responsiveness detract from the overall experience.
- graphics3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game are highly praised for their quality and artistic design, contributing to an immersive experience. Players appreciate the combination of visually appealing artwork and engaging puzzles, enhancing the overall enjoyment of the game.
“The artwork is great too.”
“Really nice puzzle game, pleasant graphics and music.”
“Rooms: the unsolvable puzzle reminds me of Spooky Door on mobile, but this game is much better; graphics and in-depth puzzles.”
- story3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- -67 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The story is generally well-received, with users appreciating its interesting narrative and atmospheric presentation. However, some players find the gameplay mechanics, such as the inability to advance the story through interaction, to be limiting. Overall, it appeals more to casual players who enjoy a blend of puzzles and storytelling.
“Great atmosphere, great puzzles, interesting story.”
“A cute little sliding puzzle game that's more well suited for casual players than intense puzzle solvers; the unsolvable puzzle is beautiful with a nice story.”
“I can't click on anything to advance the story.”
“The plot feels disjointed and lacks coherence.”
“The characters are one-dimensional and fail to engage.”
- gameplay3 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- -33 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The gameplay is centered around a sliding block puzzle format enriched with various clever mechanics, including chasing puppets and locked rooms. Players appreciate the game's effective tutorial that introduces new elements, although some, like the mirrored rooms, are met with frustration. Overall, the combination of puzzles and additional challenges creates an engaging experience.
“It's a sliding block puzzle game with a lot of extra mechanics, such as puppets that chase you and explode in your face, locked rooms, boarded up rooms, etc. The mechanics are quite clever, and the game does a great job of walking you through each new mechanic, though I hated the mirrored rooms with a passion.”
“The gameplay is overly complicated with too many mechanics that feel unnecessary. The mirrored rooms are particularly frustrating and detract from the overall experience.”
“While the game introduces clever mechanics, the sliding block puzzle aspect becomes tedious and repetitive, making it hard to stay engaged.”
“The extra mechanics, like the puppets that chase you, can be more annoying than fun, leading to a gameplay experience that feels more punishing than enjoyable.”
- atmosphere1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The atmosphere is highly praised for its engaging and immersive qualities, complemented by intriguing puzzles and a captivating story.
“Great atmosphere, great puzzles, interesting story.”
- music1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is described as pleasant and complements the overall experience, enhancing the enjoyment of the puzzle gameplay.
“Really nice puzzle game, pleasant graphics and music.”
- stability1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -500 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Overall, users report significant improvements in stability compared to the first installment, noting a lack of glitches, particularly with interactive elements like ladders.
“Works much better than the first one; no glitches with clicking ladders, etc.”
“The game runs smoothly without any crashes or major bugs.”
“I appreciate how stable the gameplay feels; I can focus on enjoying the experience.”
“The game crashes frequently, making it nearly unplayable.”
“I experienced constant lag and frame drops, which ruined the immersion.”
“There are numerous bugs that disrupt gameplay, leading to frustrating moments.”
