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The Door

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47%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, story
71% User Score Based on 17 reviews

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The Door is a single player action game with mystery and thriller themes. It was developed by HogarthDreams and was released on April 4, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Welcome to The Door, a narrative and psychological game where every choice confronts you with your own thoughts. "What if every door you opened was a window into your own mind?"In The Door, you will have to go through a series of trials where each door represents an inner reflection. Between light and darkness, hope and doubt, you will have to solve puzzles and make decisions to move fo…

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71%Audience ScoreBased on 17 reviews
music2 positive mentions
story2 negative mentions
  • Atmospheric and visually appealing environments, with some players appreciating the tree area and trippy maps.
  • Narration and music received praise for enhancing the mood and emotional message, especially regarding themes of overcoming darkness and depression.
  • Short and simple gameplay suitable for a brief, reflective experience with a personal and philosophical tone.
  • Very short length and simplistic design leading to a perceived lack of depth, progression, or satisfying conclusion.
  • Unintuitive controls and movement keybindings, along with poor visibility in platforming sections making some parts frustrating or nearly impossible to complete.
  • Limited language support with no proper English interface or options, only French narration and poorly implemented English subtitles, causing accessibility issues.

  • atmosphere

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 34% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    The atmosphere initially creates an interesting and immersive experience, but it quickly loses coherence and depth, leaving little lasting impact once the initial impression fades.

    • “Once the initial atmosphere wears off, there is nothing of substance left.”

  • story

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, -50% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The story is brief and minimalistic, lasting about 10 minutes, and serves as a backdrop for the puzzle platforming gameplay. It focuses on a simple narrative element involving a door, offering a concise, story-driven experience.

    • “Around 10 minutes long story-driven puzzle platformer walking sim.”
    • “Around 10 minutes long story-driven puzzle platformer walking simulator.”
    • “Story: door”

  • music

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users appreciate the game's music, highlighting it as enjoyable and memorable, particularly noting the narrator's voice and the ending music. There is interest in accessing the soundtrack separately.

    • “I liked the game, the voice of the narrator was nice as well as the music in the end.”
    • “Hoping I can find a video of just the music somewhere.”

  • gameplay

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The gameplay is praised for its cool, short, and realistic liminal experience, featuring trippy maps and smooth movement mechanics that contribute to a chill and engaging playstyle.

    • “A cool short realistic liminal game with some trippy maps and chill gameplay!”

  • graphics

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The graphics are impressive but could use some optimization, as users with older graphics cards have experienced crashes. Overall, the visual quality shows promise and would benefit from further polishing.

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The Door is a action game with mystery and thriller themes. Common tags for The Door include free to play, first-person, indie, linear and choose your own adventure.

The Door is available on PC and Windows.

The Door was released on April 4, 2025.

The Door was developed by HogarthDreams.

The Door has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked The Door for its music but disliked it for its atmosphere.

The Door is a single player game.

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