Play With Me: Escape room
Genres: Puzzle, Horror, Mystery, Point & Click, Atmospheric, Adventure
Play modes: singleplayer
Release Date: 17-1-2018
Rating: 3/5
Developer: Airem
Our verdict
6/10
- Difficulty: Medium
- Players: 1
- Playtime: 3–4 h
Play With Me: Escape Room is a first-person point-and-click horror puzzler loosely modelled on the Saw films. You play journalist Robert Hawk, trapped by a serial killer called Illusion after a car crash, and work through a maze of traps. The pitch leans on gimmicks that break the fourth wall: moving closer to the screen to read codes, blowing into the microphone to put out candles, and moral choices that lead to many endings.
Steam reception is Mixed, with 86 of 154 reviews positive. The one written review in our sample enjoyed its linear structure and compares it to older hidden-object games, while admitting some parts are confusing. Player tags point to a dark, psychological horror tone with plenty of hidden-object searching.
The near-even review split suggests the gimmicks and puzzle logic do not land for everyone, and written feedback is thin. Expect around three to four hours for a run. At its very low price it is an easy gamble for fans of grim hidden-object horror; players wanting clean, fair escape-room puzzles should aim higher.
Pros
- Fourth-wall puzzles use your microphone and screen distance
- Moral choices branch into many different endings
- Saw-inspired trap setting suits dark horror fans
Cons
- Mixed reception, with nearly half of reviews negative
- Some sections are confusing about what to do next
About
The puzzles breaking the fourth wall: in some cases, You will have to move away or move closer to the PC screen to be able to read codes. From this point of view, Play With Me: Escape room stimulates the player to think in an alternative way, without forcing him to click everywhere. Step into the world inspired by the movie SAW.
An investigative journalist, Robert Hawk, together with his wife Sara disappears in mysterious circumstances. The police find only their wreck from the car crash. According to the suspicions of the investigation officers, a man called „Illusion”, a serial killer about who Hawk has been writing investigative articles for a long time, may have something to do with their disappearance. Apparently, he was very close to discover his identity with the help of his friend, private detective Patrick Clark. Now, as a result of the accident, Hawk finds himself in the “Illusion” and he has to get through a maze of puzzles in order to survive.
See the dark world created by a sick mind and find out who is behind it. However, you will not be alone during this journey – you will be able to win the gratitude of the imprisoned and even get their help with a bit of manipulation and favors. How will you use them? Are you ready to sacrifice your friend to get away from the trap? Test your human nature during many moral choices and secondary quests which will lead you to tens of endings!Features
- Single Player Escape Room/Puzzle game
- Average duration: 2+ hours
