Palindrome Syndrome: Escape Room
Palindrome Syndrome is an “escape room” style game somewhat like the Room series. Unlike some games of this type, where there can be a lot of concurrent puzzles to solve and backtracking to various other parts of the game with puzzle pieces obtained by solving other puzzles, Palindrome Syndrome is fairly linear; each section has a set number of puzzles that are related to each other, you solve them, progress to the next section, and never have to revisit the previous section again.
I found the puzzles to be pretty challenging; some had written clues in the form of message logs relating to them, but the majority of them require you to observe your surroundings and intuit what exactly needs to be done. I was able to figure out almost all of them, although there were a couple of those puzzles with a series of switches where each one makes the other switches move in a certain way and the goal is to get them all set to the “on” position at the same time where I just clicked a bit randomly until it worked. I didn’t have to brute force anything else. This is good because this game does not have any kind of “hint” system like similar games.
– Real player with 5.4 hrs in game
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Palindrome Syndrome: Escape Room is a puzzle solving game where you take on the role of a scientist who wakes up after being cryogenically frozen sometime in the past. You need to solve puzzles to escape the room and as you do, a perplexing mystery is slowly revealed.
Pros:
Simple controls
Graphics are good
Several puzzles
Puzzles range from easy to impossible
Voice acting is okay
Good animations
Cons:
Very short
Two of the puzzles have no logical solution
Missing clues
The mystery is not surprising
– Real player with 4.7 hrs in game
Alice Trapped Beyond Wonderland
A very interesting game, the puzzles are good, some of them are more abstract but usually you can figure it out if you take 1 thing at a time. I played the entire game in one video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tq7XLmEFow
It’s a magical world filled with beautiful castles and images, sometimes you see more “mature” things like a prison cell or an abandoned train but it’s great for kids and adults. The whole game is about 1 hour long, it will take most people 4 hours to beat. It’s great for this price
– Real player with 5.1 hrs in game
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if something looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s most likely a duck. and while alice trapped beyond wonderland looks like a hidden object game, it doesn’t have any quacking hidden object scenes, so I gladly took a gander.
– Real player with 5.0 hrs in game
Regular Factory: Escape Room
You don’t work in a regular assembly line. Will you unravel the truth?
Regular Factory is an escape room that will test your skills. Solve puzzles, decode secret codes, find hidden objects, and investigate the different rooms of the secret factory where you work while you discover the dark truth.
Solve this mystery by exploring each of the rooms in which this adventure takes place. Will you be able to escape?
Characteristics
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Solve puzzles based on logic.
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Explore different rooms, find clues and hidden objects.
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Discover more about the true purpose of the factory where you work.
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Enjoy the mysterious and atmospheric setting.
mc2games
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1580150/Between_Time_Escape_Room/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1483780/Tested_on_Humans_Escape_Room/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374290/Palindrome_Syndrome_Escape_Room/
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Tested on Humans: Escape Room
I have to say: “I really enjoyed the ride”.
Price per hours played seemed very reasonable.
The graphics are fine and the game ran smooth without so much as a hiccup.
I think SOME of the puzzles are a stretch and I had to just Brute Force a few (I found that frustrating BUT It Could just have been something that I missed).
Another thing that I found strange was that there were Other Puzzles visible to me that I DIDN’T NEED TO SOLVE to move on…curious.
The GREAT THING is that there isn’t BACKTRACKING!!!
– Real player with 10.4 hrs in game
Thank you to the developer and publisher at mc2games for creating a game for me to escape, think and enjoy.
The growing list of challenging escape room games continues to grow with the inclusion of the excellent title Escape Room Tested on Humans(ERToH). A challenging, polished game with a surprising message at the end is an absolute must play.
Simple story premise, you play as Alex who awakens in what appears to be a jail cell and must escape. As you move room to room you will come along with a few notes that will give meaning to what is going on and a very surprising ending message from the developer that made me pause though I will not spoil.
– Real player with 9.4 hrs in game
Between Time: Escape Room
Between Time is third game from mc2games and, in my opinion, it is their best release to date. I enjoyed both previous titles (Palindrome Syndrome and Tested On Humans) which had well thought out puzzles but could be a bit confusing at times.
In Between Time, the interface has been slightly tweaked and seemed more intuitive. The development team has done a great job providing visual clues on related puzzles and there is a gentle hint system if you are stuck. They also posted a full solution guide which I only referred to once. This game has a time travel theme so it is played in five distinct environments, each with a new set of diverse puzzles. Most are easily solved if you are paying attention, as clues tend to be in plain sight.
– Real player with 6.2 hrs in game
really love the fun and challenging puzzles. not TOO frustrating.
I find the clues are really well done. Some other puzzle games might just not tell you anything at all to make it “challenging”. Really that’s poor design and frustrating to the player.
This game however is really fun with interesting locales.
– Real player with 5.5 hrs in game
Larry The Unlucky Part 3
Funny game with forgiving puzzles. enjoyed alot.
well worth the money
– Real player with 4.5 hrs in game
Lots of puzzles, some really hard. I liked it a lot! Finally something challenging.
– Real player with 2.6 hrs in game
100 Doors Game - Escape from School
Mia is trapped in school, help her get out by solving puzzles in this escape room type of game.
In order to exit the school you’ll have to solve and unlock 140 doors.
All those rooms are split up in 16 different categories such as chemistry, history, music, sport and so on.
The game is filled with unique, very creative and well designed levels, with a lot of variation in the puzzle’s which get harder as you progress.
Some puzzles are extremely difficult and none of them give any explanations.
I have completed the entire game and I can assure you that this isn’t for kids.
– Real player with 10.4 hrs in game
Dont get this game even tho its free.
I will sum it up with saying that the game is just bad and that it might be free but (I believe that its because) they added micro transaction into it (I will explain later)
Now I did give it a good try and made sure I past all the puzzles (with hints and skips will explain later) before posting this.
Some problems with the game:
The first puzzles are too easy even for kids to solve and its just wasting time, no idea why they are in there.
A lot of other puzzles were so weird, with no real hints with moon logic and with getting the answer either just by spamming everything until something works, sometimes needing to click something more than once because reasons. or by using their hints/skip. All those things I really dont like in a puzzle game but this isnt even the worst ones.
– Real player with 5.8 hrs in game
Havsala: Into the Soul Palace
Havsala : Into the Soul Palace is an investigative puzzle game with a rich storytelling in which you try to pinpoint times and places where the Soul Palace visitors live using diaries, books, paintings and many other clues.
Can you uncover the stories in this hand drawn 2D point & click mystery puzzle game?
Havsala includes;
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Beautiful hand drawn artwork
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Diverse characters with their own stories
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Many historical references and stories
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Mind blowing, original puzzles
Oneiros
Oneiros is an absolutely fantastic experience that falls on blind eyes: It’s realistic yet mysterious approach to world building, the bright color palette, ways in which the story progresses, transitions through-out the journey, comedic moments, strategic methods regarding puzzles, and enjoyability from beginning to end. All of it together paints a journey…of a man, created by Coal Valley Games.
This new endeavor for the creator’s developmental journey, was a way for the developer to branch out. After years of experience as a game developer, he always felt the need to make a story-driven game, so in 2018, he started production. After two years of hard work, on March 27th, 2020, Oneiros was public for the world to see…or…not…see…
– Real player with 29.4 hrs in game
Oneiros
First Impressions🤔
After completing the game I am glad I stuck with it, and enjoyed most of my time playing Oneiros.
My mind changed from positive to negative a few times mainly due to an infuriating psychedelic maze and an awkward platform level. They were almost enough for me to quit the game completely.
– Real player with 11.0 hrs in game
Escape Simulator
Great and fun co-op game. the puzzle difficulty is just right. the interactivity with the environment is good (you can pickup some objects, throw them, inspect them together with co-op friends, but some object can only be drag around). Looking forward for the new level update from the developer and high quality workshop level from the community. I hope the developer would expand the capability of the level editor to facilitate that.
Update :
Ok, so the additional 58 hours since the first review was mostly (80%-90%) consisted of me trying to play around with the editor and eventually created a level in the workshop which you can find here :
– Real player with 59.9 hrs in game
Escape Simulator is one of the few escape room games that can be played with one or more friends, in online co-op mode. In fact, while the game can be experienced in its entirety in solo mode as well, it was clearly designed with the multiplayer feature in mind.
Escape Simulator is structured in very small one-room levels that are all available to play from the beginning (there are no requirements to unlock them) and which are grouped according to their theme. At the moment of the release, the game features 16 levels in total (a tutorial, and 5 levels each, belonging to an Egypt / space / Victorian mansion theme) with more to come in the near future (5 more levels have been announced as a free port-release path). Aside from this, players can create their own rooms and share them with the community, since the game also has a Steam-integrated workshop.
– Real player with 42.0 hrs in game