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The Hidden Room

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66%Game Brain Score
graphics, emotional
monetization, story
66% User Score Based on 190 reviews

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The Hidden Room is a single player puzzle game with a mystery theme. It was developed by Mario Amato and was released on October 14, 2021. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

The Hidden Room is an escape room containing various puzzles. Several popular rumors speak of a hidden treasure somewhere in the home of Tom Barkley, an American archaeologist who moved to Germany.

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66%
Audience ScoreBased on 190 reviews
graphics10 positive mentions
monetization13 negative mentions
  • The game offers a fun and challenging escape room experience with interesting puzzles.
  • Graphics and design are impressive for a free game, providing a visually appealing environment.
  • The inclusion of unique puzzle mechanics, such as Morse code and QR code clues, adds a creative twist to the gameplay.
  • The game is very short, often completed in under an hour, which may leave players wanting more.
  • Many puzzles lack clarity and can be frustrating, with some requiring external resources like QR code readers to progress.
  • There are significant issues with lighting and interaction cues, making it difficult to navigate and understand what can be interacted with.
  • graphics
    17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Overall, the graphics in the game receive positive feedback, with many users praising the impressive visuals and 3D rendering capabilities. However, some players note that performance can suffer on lower-end systems, and a brightness control feature would be beneficial. While the graphics are generally described as good to great, there are mentions of the need for further polish and optimization.

    • “It's a neat little game with rather easy puzzles, but amazing graphics and effects, especially with the walking.”
    • “Graphics is surprisingly good, the game seems like a showcase for 3D rendering.”
    • “The graphics are great and the game played fine but the developers need to polish up this thing a lot.”
    • “Graphics are average, and using FaceRig, I had to put the settings to low.”
    • “I really like how this game looks graphically, but everything else is just a miss.”
    • “I don't think my graphics card is up to the task.”
  • monetization
    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The monetization strategy for "the hidden room: pyramid" has been heavily criticized, as it is essentially an abandoned advertisement masquerading as a game, misleading players into spending money on a product that is incomplete and no longer supported. Reviewers express frustration over developers using such tactics to gain visibility and revenue, arguing that this approach harms the gaming community by cluttering the market with low-quality content. Overall, the monetization practices are deemed exploitative and detrimental to gamers.

    • “Worse, the product this is advertising is abandoned early access pollution... after nobody wanted it or played it in early access, the developer walked away... taking all the money he scammed gamers into paying him through early access.”
    • “While it might seem like an innocuous mistake, publishing demos and advertisements as if they are full games is misleading and in some ways harmful.”
    • “It's impossible for me to recommend this incorrectly published advertising spam to gamers, you deserve better than adverts.”
  • story
    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story has received mixed reviews, with some players finding it intriguing yet confusing, and others feeling it lacks depth and clarity. While the narrative engages players initially, it often leaves them wanting more upon completion, and some elements are difficult to grasp without thorough exploration. Additionally, language barriers may affect the storytelling experience for non-native speakers.

    • “I streamed this today and I will say the puzzles were hard but enjoyable. The story is interesting and hits a spot where it makes you think after you have played it, and for two people, the design and graphics are impressive.”
    • “The storyline is also really good!”
    • “I'm not sure if more levels will be added in future updates or if a more fleshed-out story will be developed, but it's a decent play-through for now.”
    • “The story drew me in but was lacking once it was finished.”
    • “The story doesn't really hit, and some clues are not obvious without running around and clicking everywhere.”
    • “As English is not their native language, what current story they do have does not translate well.”
  • gameplay
    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Overall, the gameplay has received mixed reviews, with some players finding it initially engaging but ultimately simplistic and bogged down by slow movement and bugs. The requirement to scan a QR code for progression has been criticized as a poor mechanic, while others appreciate the relaxing nature of the gameplay.

    • “Relaxing gameplay.”
    • “Gameplay wise, it's great.”
    • “Gameplay is initially interesting, but once you're clear of the first area, it quickly bogs down.”
    • “They also wanted you to scan a QR code to progress, which I think is a bad mechanic to have.”
    • “Gameplay, mechanics, and puzzles are too simple; not very good, in my opinion.”
    • “Additionally, it's a bit buggy when it comes to mechanics, along with slow movement.”
  • grinding
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, particularly due to the contrasting lighting in environments that complicates clue hunting. While the puzzles are generally easy to grasp, the overall experience is marred by the need for excessive repetition and effort to progress.

    • “Some areas are painfully bright while the rest are pitch dark, and that combined with the shine of everything made clue hunting in some of the environments needlessly tedious.”
    • “The puzzles are pretty easy to understand, but it was more tedious than anything trying to figure out what happened.”
    • “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
  • stability
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's stability has been criticized for being buggy, particularly regarding its mechanics and slow movement, which detracts from the overall experience.

    • “Buggy.”
    • “Additionally, it is a bit buggy when it comes to mechanics, along with slow movement.”
  • music
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is largely absent, with players noting a lack of charm and sound beyond minimal effects like footsteps. However, some users appreciate the soothing ambient sounds, such as running water, which they find more enjoyable than traditional music.

    • “The puzzles are bad and there is no charm, or music or sound other than occasional footsteps for that matter.”
    • “My favorite is the running water sounds - so soothing - much better than music.”
  • emotional
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players express disappointment with the emotional impact of the game's ending, feeling cheated by unresolved elements, such as a giant golden safe and a non-functional fuse box, which detracted from their overall experience.

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The Hidden Room is a puzzle game with mystery theme.

The Hidden Room is available on PC and Windows.

The Hidden Room was released on October 14, 2021.

The Hidden Room was developed by Mario Amato.

The Hidden Room has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its graphics but disliked it for its monetization.

The Hidden Room is a single player game.

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