The Room

The Room

Steam Deck Verified

Fireproof Games · Puzzle · Jul 28, 2014

Yes, worth buying.

At $4.99. It has been as low as $0.99.

98%
Overwhelmingly Positive
32k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 32k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
83% of themes are praise17% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Recommended for people who like casual puzzle games and light story telling element.
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Beautiful graphics and one can recognize a small element of horror as you solve the puzzles and learn the reality of the mystery.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
pretty fun little puzzle, wasn't too hard til i got stuck, but once i got stuck i was stuck good
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Logical puzzles anchor the linear progression, requiring careful observation from every conceivable angle to identify subtle visual cues.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The sound design, the creak of floorboards, and distant ticking, is the unsung hero that keeps the tension high.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters57 reviews
Graphics38 reviews
Difficulty35 reviews
Gameplay23 reviews
Audio20 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Crashes9 reviews
56%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $4.99. The lowest we've tracked is $0.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $4.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
98%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
5
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.