Escape From Mystwood Mansion
Genres: Puzzle, Escape Room, Mystery, Adventure
Release Date: 27-9-2023
Developer: Lost Sock Studio
Our verdict
8/10
- Difficulty: Easy
- Players: 1
- Playtime: 2–4 h
Escape From Mystwood Mansion from Lost Sock Studio is a single-player, first-person escape game that chains five puzzle-filled rooms together inside a mansion. You play a delivery driver who steps inside to drop off a package and gets locked in by an unseen puzzle-maker. It suits solo players who want a cozy, low-stress escape room evening, and reviewers often call it a solo take on We Were Here.
Players rate it Very Positive, with about 92 percent of over 1,100 reviews recommending it. They describe logical, observation-based puzzles with no moon logic, a good optional hint system at every step, hidden shortcuts that let you skip some puzzles, and a few nice easter eggs. Most call the difficulty easy to medium; genre veterans find it simple.
Two complaints repeat. It is short, with most players finishing in two to five hours, often including every achievement. And progress only saves when you finish a room, so quitting mid-room means starting it over. Many reviewers say it is worth it, but on sale. Pick it up for a relaxed evening of tidy puzzles; skip it if you want a real challenge or co-op.
Pros
- Logical, observation-based puzzles with no moon logic
- Optional step-by-step hint system for when you stall
- Alternate solutions let you skip some puzzles
Cons
- Only saves between rooms, so quitting mid-room loses progress
- Short for the price; best bought on sale
- Too easy for experienced escape room fans
About
In this first-person puzzle escape room game, you are trapped in the mysterious Mystwood mansion. Explore corridors and find hidden rooms while solving puzzles and deciphering codes to find a way out. Will you escape or linger to uncover the mansion's final secret?
You find yourself trapped inside the mysterious Mystwood Mansion. The door behind you is locked and the only way forward is to delve deeper into the mansion. As you explore the mansion's many rooms you discover that someone has orchestrated a series of puzzles and challenges to keep you from escaping.
Each room of the mansion is filled with puzzles to solve and codes to decipher. As you take on the mansion's many challenges someone seems to be watching your every move...
Poke around to find clues to help you solve the puzzles. Interact and study 3D objects to find important details.
Will you escape the mansion's grasp or are you up to the challenge to access the final room?
Five puzzle-filled rooms with hidden sub-areas
Dynamic hint system
Beautiful and immersive environments to explore
Many objects and secrets to find
Multiple endings
