Abode
Genres: Puzzle, Escape Room, Mystery, Adventure
Play modes: VRONLY
Release Date: 1-12-2016
Rating: 4.5/5
Developer: Overflow
Our verdict
8/10
- Difficulty: Easy
- Players: 1
- Playtime: 1–2 h
Abode is a VR-only, single-room escape game set in a run-down apartment with a noir detective feel and a few sci-fi gadgets. You search drawers and boxes, repair broken equipment and combine objects to work your way out. It suits VR owners who want a calm, self-contained puzzle session rather than a long adventure.
Players describe the puzzles as logical and fair, with most solvable through careful searching rather than lucky guesses. Glowing pucks found around the room unlock hints and also feed the final puzzle, which several reviewers liked but one found forced them to collect every hint. There is no timer, and a twist ending gets a few mentions.
The common complaints are length and physics. Most players finish in 30 to 90 minutes, and several had keys or items fly through walls when teleporting while holding them; reloading the autosave puts them back. Movement is teleport and snap-turn only. Reviewers broadly agree it is worth playing but best bought on sale or in a bundle. Pick it up if you enjoy tidy VR escape rooms; skip it at full price if you want more than an hour of play.
Pros
- Logical, fair puzzles that rarely need a walkthrough
- Hint pucks double as pieces of the final puzzle
- Untimed, so you can search the apartment at your own pace
Cons
- Over in about an hour, steep at full price
- Held items can fly through walls; reload the autosave to recover them
- Teleport and snap-turn only, no smooth locomotion
About
Abode is a one of the earliest Virtual Reality games in the Escape Room/Puzzle genre. Released in 2016, Abode offers a unique experience that you'll love as a first step into Virtual Reality Puzzle and Escape Room-type games. The game places you in a run-down apartment, with a visual spectacle almost like you're standing in your own futuristic living room. Use your hands to touch everything in the room, find clues, solve puzzles, and eventually make your way through the escape room.Features
- Single Player Escape Room/Puzzle game
- Virtual Reality ONLY
- Average duration: 1+ hour
Our Review
For the time it was released, the first installment in the Abode-series is absolutely amazing. The visuals really catch you, putting you in an interesting dark and gloomy apartment. With some futuristic lights and awesome puzzle elements, Abode is a really cool Escape Room game to play. It's a game you can easily play out in one sitting, as the moment you start, you'll be caught up wanting to continue finding and solving the puzzles. Definitely recommended!
