80
The Room is a classic for good reason. The nice puzzles and atmosphere have made the transition to the Switch relatively unscathed, though the controls have suffered a little.
75
If ever there was a short puzzle game worth the price, it’d be The Room. It packs a lot of content into its relatively brief playing time, and — assuming you aren’t stymied by a system that doesn’t recognize your fingers — it does so with tonnes of style.
50
A great game, but with no value added it isn’t worth buying over the mobile version. Too expensive for a game that’s best played on a mobile screen anyway.
9
A fantastic puzzle game. There is always a sense of mystery and accomplishment. The puzzles can be challenging and really clever. The design and graphics are beautiful especially cosidering that the game released many years ago. I played it on nintendo switch 2 in docked mode. I found the motion controlls to be a bit tiring after a while but overall it was a great experience!
7
I apologize for the mix-up, this review was intended for a different platform. Please refer to the correct version for a more accurate evaluation of the gameplay experience.
10
Simple story line but very intricate puzzles...they are linear and easy to follow...excellent graphics and background atmosphere...
The Room
Released On:
Oct 18, 2018
Metascore
Generally Favorable
75
User score
Mixed or Average
7.4
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
75
59% Positive
13 Reviews
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41% Mixed
9 Reviews
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0% Negative
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Nov 3, 2018
90
The Room on Switch is the definitive experience when it comes to controls and visuals and the only real flaw is the fact that holding the Switch for a touch only game is not as comfortable as holding your iPhone or iPad with weight and the battery life is obviously not great on the Switch.
Dec 1, 2023
80
The Room is a classic for good reason. The nice puzzles and atmosphere have made the transition to the Switch relatively unscathed, though the controls have suffered a little.
User score
Mixed or Average
7.4
51% Positive
42 Ratings
42 Ratings
41% Mixed
34 Ratings
34 Ratings
7% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
May 25, 2024
10
Simple story line but very intricate puzzles...they are linear and easy to follow...excellent graphics and background atmosphere...
Jun 19, 2022
10
For everyone that like escape rooms: This is the game for you! I have never played a game before, where you really feel like are in an escape room. This game really conveys said feeling. The game revolves around trying to open a sort of chest and it is separated in different steps. You can use your controller to fiddle around with the object as you would in a real escape room and I have enjoyed every minute of it. Absolutely worth playing!
Oct 27, 2018
80
Featuring original and well designed puzzles, a good soundtrack and intuitive controls when played on handheld move, The Room is perfectly at home in Nintendo's system and it could be even better if it was more appealing to return to on a long term basis and if its price was a bit friendlier.
Oct 17, 2018
79
The Room has a nice and deep puzzle mechanics. And puzzle mechanics are easy to learn and fun.
Nov 1, 2018
70
The Room offers intuitive and thoughtful puzzling, but leaves you wanting more. It would be great to see it bundled with its sequels in the future.
Oct 18, 2018
70
Fireproof Games' The Room remains an engaging, clever puzzle game. It's a delight to uncover the secrets hidden within the mechanical boxes, but the Switch version just isn't a good value proposition.
Nov 6, 2018
50
Sure, the game isn't quite the innovative title it was in 2012, but the puzzles are still challenging enough to leave the player feeling like they've accomplished something once they finish the epilogue. It's a worthwhile addition to the Switch's library, and fans of other escape-the-room titles will get a real kick out of it for the few hours it lasts.
Jun 1, 2021
10
Loved the controls, puzzles within puzzles, and secrets of the universe mystery. A great play through for the few hours spent on it.
Jul 27, 2025
9
A fantastic puzzle game. There is always a sense of mystery and accomplishment. The puzzles can be challenging and really clever. The design and graphics are beautiful especially cosidering that the game released many years ago. I played it on nintendo switch 2 in docked mode. I found the motion controlls to be a bit tiring after a while but overall it was a great experience!
Nov 30, 2021
9
The only problem I have is that sometimes you will be trying to spin a object and the game thinks that you are trying to move the camera.
Sep 10, 2023
8
Similar logical game like The house of Da Vinci,but the puzzles are less mindfck ones and more reasonable ones. The graphic is superb,the music is not annoying and the puzzles are different enough to not be boring,however there are a few repetitive ones.
The only con is the control which only touch screen mode (or joycon but that does not apply to the switch light), which needs a bit of time for the player to be familiar with it.
Overall a good solid puzzle game which is almost always on discount so worth purchasing for less than 1 €.
Sep 15, 2024
7
I apologize for the mix-up, this review was intended for a different platform. Please refer to the correct version for a more accurate evaluation of the gameplay experience.
Summary****** Only for iPad2 and up ******Welcome to The Room, a physical puzzler, wrapped in a mystery game, inside a beautifully tactile 3D world."... something of a thriller, The Room doesn't want you to feel safe... what it revealed to us in that time was pretty powerful. The Room knows exactly what it wants to do, which is dish out in... Read More
Rated Efor Everyone
Platforms:
- iOS (iPhone/iPad)
- PC
- Nintendo Switch
Initial Release Date:Oct 18, 2018
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