Escape Memoirs: Mansion Heist
Genres: Puzzle, Escape Room, Mystery, Adventure
Play modes: multiplayer, singleplayer
Release Date: 16-6-2022
Developer: 0 Deer Soft
Our verdict
8/10
- Difficulty: Medium
- Players: 1–5
- Playtime: 1–2 h
Escape Memoirs: Mansion Heist flips the usual setup: instead of escaping, you are a master thief breaking into a mansion full of security puzzles. It plays solo or online with up to five players, which makes it a short group activity for a voice-chat evening.
About 86% of its 344 Steam reviews are positive. Players tag it most strongly as an escape room, online co-op and puzzle game, followed by detective, logic and hidden object tags, which points to a mix of deduction, mechanical devices and searching rooms for items and collectibles. The one written review describes an hour of fun with friends.
Length is the obvious limit. The median playtime of positive reviewers is just over an hour, so expect one sitting, and once solved there is little reason to replay beyond collectibles. Solutions are also easy to look up, so agree on a no-guides rule with your group. A good pick for a cheap co-op session with friends, especially on sale; solo players will get through it quickly.
Pros
- Reverse escape room: you break in as a thief rather than escape
- Online co-op for up to five players
- Mix of logic, mechanical and hidden-object puzzles
Cons
- Finished in roughly an hour or two
- Little replay value once the solutions are known
About
"Escape Memoirs: Mansion Heist” is a co-operative reverse escape-room puzzle game, where you are a master thief hired to break into a mansion. You need to solve various puzzles as you try to complete the heist.
You must make good use of your wits if you are to overcome the various challenges you will encounter.
