High confidence · Latest 71 of 717 total reviews analyzed

Mixed

Recent user voice shows a mixed sentiment. Users appreciate atmospheric puzzle design and dark narrative themes keep players engaged throughout the entire experience and in-game camera tool prevents backtracking and simplifies complex clue management for players, but report progress loss and save state corruption force players to restart from the beginning.

Rating: 4.4

Reviews: 717

Confidence: high

How did the latest release land?

Overall
4.4/ 5
(1.1K)
Current version
4.4/ 5
+0.1 vs overall
(268)
Main signal post-update: atmospheric puzzle design and dark narrative themes keep players engaged throughout the entire experience.

Sentiment over time

Weekly average rating and review volume across stores, last 90 days.

Not enough recent reviews to plot a sentiment trend.

Review themes

Praise

What users love

  • Atmospheric puzzle design and dark narrative themes keep players engaged throughout the entire experience
    • Users frequently describe the game as a masterpiece of the escape room genre
    • The creepy asylum setting and narrative depth are cited as primary drivers for completion
  • In-game camera tool prevents backtracking and simplifies complex clue management for players
    • The ability to photograph clues and annotate them is highlighted as a standout feature
    • Players appreciate not having to physically revisit rooms to reference information
Complaint

Common complaints

  • Progress loss and save state corruption force players to restart from the beginning
    • Users report that the game reverts to a new game state despite having previously saved progress
    • Multiple accounts of items disappearing or doors failing to unlock after resuming a session
Request

Most requested

  • Manual save functionality requested to prevent progress loss during unexpected application closures
    • Users explicitly ask for a manual save option to avoid relying on unstable auto-saves
    • Players express frustration at losing hours of progress due to game resets

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