The Experiment: Escape Room
- November 22, 2018
- OnSkull Games
Get on Steam"The Experiment: Escape Room" is a puzzle-based, first-person exploration game. Players find themselves trapped in a mysterious facility and must solve a series of increasingly difficult puzzles to escape. With a variety of rooms and challenges, players must use their problem-solving skills and attention to detail to uncover the facility's secrets and escape.
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Xbox One
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Reviews
- The game offers a unique escape room experience that can be enjoyable when played with friends.
- Some puzzles are challenging and satisfying to solve, providing a rewarding experience.
- The atmosphere is creepy and immersive, enhancing the overall escape room feel.
- The game is plagued by numerous bugs and glitches, making it frustrating to play.
- Puzzles often lack clear logic and direction, leading to confusion and reliance on walkthroughs.
- Lighting issues in the game make it difficult to see, detracting from the overall experience.
- stability18 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game is plagued by significant stability issues, including frequent bugs and glitches that hinder gameplay, particularly in VR mode. Players report teleportation errors, unresponsive functions, and overall buggy mechanics that make progress difficult and frustrating. Despite some positive aspects, the overwhelming consensus is that the game's stability problems render it nearly unplayable.
“This combined with teleport glitches - able to teleport into walls and through doors made this pretty much unplayable in VR mode.”
“I would recommend this if there weren't any glitches that prevented you from moving forward.”
“Extremely buggy and low quality, not very amusing.”
- gameplay10 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 20 % neutral mentions
- 40 % negative mentions
The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with some players criticizing it for buggy mechanics and poorly designed puzzles, while others appreciated the variety and challenge of the puzzles, rating it a 7/10. Overall, the experience is marred by significant control issues, making it stand out among other poorly executed VR games.
“From a gameplay standpoint, I liked the puzzles (some were easier and some very tricky), but I won't go into detail to not spoil anything.”
“Gameplay: 7/10”
“Buggy gameplay, nonsense puzzles, random nonsense.”
“I've seen a lot of bad VR games with terrible controls and mechanics, but this one really distinguishes itself.”
“Sh*ttiest mechanics a game can ever have.”
- graphics10 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 10 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are generally considered mediocre, with some users comparing them unfavorably to Slenderman clones. While one reviewer rated the graphics an 8/10, others noted that lower settings hinder gameplay, particularly in puzzle-solving. Overall, the visuals are seen as acceptable but not impressive.
“Graphics: 8/10”
“I tried changing the graphics settings, and it showed my way forward.”
“It's impossible to solve one of the puzzles on lowest graphic settings.”
“It's impossible to solve one of the puzzles on the lowest graphic settings.”
- story10 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The story in this escape room game is described as lacking depth and coherence, with players expressing disappointment over the minimal narrative and the absence of a compelling mystery. While there is an attempt to provide a storyline involving experiments by a doctor, many reviewers found it difficult to piece together a coherent plot, leaving them wanting more substance and clarity. Overall, the narrative feels underdeveloped and fails to engage players meaningfully.
“In this most recent outing, players only receive a single room but there appears to be more attention paid to telling a story.”
“Nothing fancy but you can dive into the story.”
“Kinda hoped that there was more story to it, and find out the reason why you were trapped in the first place.”
“Although this escape room game seems to be marketed as one in which players uncover the experiments of whatever doctor locked you in, I can't say I was really able to piece together anything coherent, story-wise.”
“There is no story and no mystery except how this game can be sold on Steam.”
- optimization6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's optimization is largely criticized, with users reporting significant frame rate issues and noticeable aliasing, even on high-end hardware like the 8700k and 1080ti. While there are minor optimization problems during loading screens, the performance improves afterward, but overall, the experience is marred by its poor optimization.
“This is just a cheap, poorly optimized VR escape room with terrible frame rate and awful aliasing issues.”
“The performance of the game is very bad with an 8700k and 1080ti.”
“There was a little poor optimization during the loading screen, but after that, it ran just fine.”
- music4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The music in the game has been described as repetitive and reminiscent of the Jaws theme, which can become overwhelming after a short period. Users recommend adjusting the settings to lower the volume for a more enjoyable experience.
“The music is basically the Jaws theme tune playing on a loop.”
“It's a bit clunky and hard to see, so I would suggest changing settings beforehand and turning the music and sounds down as they get a bit much after a short while.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is consistently praised, making it an excellent choice for a fun night with friends or for solo play. Players appreciate its ability to deliver laughs and entertainment in various social settings.
“All in all, a great game for a funny night with friends or alone! <3”
