EXIT The Game – Trial of the Griffin
Genres: Puzzle, Escape Room, Horror, Mystery, Point & Click, Story Rich, Atmospheric, Adventure
Play modes: singleplayer
Release Date: 22-3-2023
Developer: Nementic Games
Our verdict
7/10
- Difficulty: Hard
- Players: 1
- Playtime: 3–4 h
EXIT The Game – Trial of the Griffin is the second digital adaptation of the EXIT board game series. Set in 1837, it sends you to Greifenstein Castle at the invitation of a countess who has not been seen for decades, and has you search her chambers, library, courtyard and crypt for clues. It suits solo players who like hand-drawn, story-driven escape rooms with a gothic touch.
Around 87% of its 38 Steam reviews are positive, and SteamSpy tags stress escape room, logic and investigation. Like the card game it is based on, it asks you to decode recipes, open caskets and medallions, and sometimes think beyond the game screen itself.
That last part is the main risk. The one detailed review enjoyed the logical early puzzles but felt the later ones became convoluted, including a puzzle that requires using the credits menu and changing your profile name. If meta puzzles annoy you, keep a hint guide nearby. Fans of the physical EXIT boxes will feel at home; others may prefer to wait for a sale.
Pros
- Gothic castle setting with a countess mystery to unravel
- Varied puzzles: recipes, caskets, medallions and an hourglass
- Faithful to the EXIT board game style
Cons
- Later puzzles rely on out-of-game tricks like the credits menu
- Single-player only, though it suits a group around one screen
About
The second Escape Room experience from the exciting game series EXIT - The Game takes you back to the year 1837 to the legendary Greifenstein Castle.
The Countess herself has invited you to assist her as an expert. Neither the bumpy carriage ride through the misty woods nor the warnings of the locals can deter you. However, what is the truth behind the rumors that the Countess has not been seen for decades and that ghosts haunt the stone halls of Greifenstein?
Once you arrive at the castle, the old walls will not let you go. Only if you pass the tests of the Countess and prove yourself worthy, you can free her—and yourself—from the castle and defeat the curse.
Go in search of the castle's mistress, examine her chambers for artifacts from your predecessors, rummage through the library for clues about the von Greifenstein family, discover mysterious relics in the castle courtyard, solve tricky puzzles in the family crypt, and even think outside the castle—and the game! The ghosts will help you decipher witchcraft recipes, open folios, medallions and caskets, or decipher the strange hourglass. Are you up to the task and can you free the Countess from her seemingly hopeless situation?
- Prove yourself digitally as well: with the second app of the award-winning game series "EXIT® - The Game".
- Save the Countess—and yourself: exciting Escape Room game with a completely new storyline
- Master the challenge alone: for one player
- The adventure awaits you: exciting mystery-puzzle adventure with twenty multi-layered, creative puzzles
- Think outside the app: anything can be part of the game!
- Immerse yourself in the mysterious setting: an atmospheric soundtrack, hand-drawn graphics, and narrator audio set to music will transport you directly into the historical atmosphere of Greifenstein Castle.
- Are you ready? Age recommendation 12 +
An exciting adventure also awaits you in the mysterious Hotel Ophir in the Wichita Mountains: "EXIT - The Curse of Ophir" can also be found here on Steam.
