The Room Three
Genres: Puzzle, Escape Room, Horror, Mystery, Point & Click, Story Rich, Atmospheric, Adventure
Play modes: singleplayer
Release Date: 13-11-2018
Rating: 5/5
Developer: Fireproof Games
Our verdict
8.5/10
- Difficulty: Medium
- Players: 1
- Playtime: 6–10 h
The Room Three is the third entry in Fireproof's puzzle box series. Lured to a remote island, you work through the trials of a figure called the Craftsman inside an odd, Escher-like mansion, using the eyepiece lens to spot hidden mechanisms and shrink into intricate devices. It suits solo players who enjoyed the first two games and want a bigger, more connected sequel.
About 95% of its 6,347 Steam reviews are positive. Fans call it the most ambitious and longest game in the series, with satisfying contraptions, strong visuals and four endings that reward extra exploration. Most players report six to ten hours, with optional bonus puzzles that are tougher but fair.
The larger interconnected areas are also the main source of complaints. Several players found the backtracking between rooms tiring, missed tiny buttons and levers, and felt the portal-hopping made puzzles repetitive. A few also mention slow transitions and fiddly drag-and-drop. Play the first two games first; if you liked them, it is cheap and well worth buying.
Pros
- Island mansion links rooms into one connected puzzle space
- Four endings reward extra exploration and bonus puzzles
- Longest and most ambitious entry in The Room series
Cons
- Backtracking between areas drags for many players
- Tiny hidden buttons and levers are easy to miss
- Slow transitions with no way to speed them up
About
The Room Three continues the tactile puzzle-solving gameplay of its predecessors while considerably expanding the world for the player to explore. Once again, Fireproof Games have re-built, re-textured and re-lit every asset and environment to bring the mysterious world of The Room to life. In The Room Three you find yourself lured to a remote island, where you must draw upon all your puzzle-solving ability to navigate a series of trials devised by a mysterious figure known only as “The Craftsman”.Features
- Single Player Escape Room/Puzzle game
- Average duration: 3 hours
