The Room
First-person puzzle game about unlocking layered mechanical boxes
Fireproof Games · Released Jul 28, 2014
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 98% of 32K
- Recent reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 98% of 107 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 21
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- Apr 30, 2025
Metacritic: 73/100 (critic reviews)
What is The Room?
This single-player 3D puzzle game has you inspect and manipulate mechanical devices to uncover hidden compartments and move through a series of locations. Cryptic letters guide a mystery involving machinery and myth.
For you if...
- +you enjoy working out how intricate mechanisms fit together
- +you like an eerie setting with a lightly told mystery
- +you appreciate hints when a puzzle leaves you stuck
Not for you if...
- −you want action rather than slow, close inspection
- −you prefer open exploration to a sequence of puzzle devices
What players say
98% of 31,812 reviews are positive · 98% of 107 in the last 30 days
Players praise the mechanical interactions, atmosphere, and sound design. Common complaints are that many puzzles feel too simple, the game ends abruptly, and mouse controls can be finicky.
Screenshots and trailer
The Room system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- WindowsXP SP2 or higher
- Processor
- 2.0 GHz Dual Core Processor
- Graphics
- Video card with 512MB of VRAM
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 5
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil.
Tags
- Puzzle
- Mystery
- Point & Click
- Atmospheric
- Singleplayer
- Adventure
- Hidden Object
- Indie
- Short
- Horror
- First-Person
- Casual
- Beautiful
- Escape Room
- Dark
- Steampunk
Recent updates
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