Escape Simulator is a straightforward proposition that is basically what you would expect from a game like this.
It looks fine, with a flat shaded graphical style that works for what this game is trying to be and lends itself to the readability the game requires. The character models are fine, but not super appealing.
The actual gameplay is straightforward, picking up and manipulating objects to find your way out of a room full of puzzles. The rooms themselves are very small, unfortunately, which limits how much of surprise or interest can happen.
The interface can be finicky sometimes, with a bit of complication in picking up, interacting with, and disposing of items.
The puzzles are cute but not mind-blowing. Most of the fun comes from working with your friends to figure things out. There are also some opportunities to work on things in parallel, which is very satisfying and feels the most like a real escape room. A couple of the puzzles have obtuse or strange solutions, but the hint mechanic helped us work through the ones that felt unfair.
Not a bad way to spend a couple of hours with some friends solving simple puzzles and hanging out. I liked playing this in a group, but it would definitely be pretty boring in solo play (which isn't that surprising).
I would definitely have liked it more if the rooms themselves were a bit more interesting and some of the puzzles and UX had a usability pass done on them.
It looks fine, with a flat shaded graphical style that works for what this game is trying to be and lends itself to the readability the game requires. The character models are fine, but not super appealing.
The actual gameplay is straightforward, picking up and manipulating objects to find your way out of a room full of puzzles. The rooms themselves are very small, unfortunately, which limits how much of surprise or interest can happen.
The interface can be finicky sometimes, with a bit of complication in picking up, interacting with, and disposing of items.
The puzzles are cute but not mind-blowing. Most of the fun comes from working with your friends to figure things out. There are also some opportunities to work on things in parallel, which is very satisfying and feels the most like a real escape room. A couple of the puzzles have obtuse or strange solutions, but the hint mechanic helped us work through the ones that felt unfair.
Not a bad way to spend a couple of hours with some friends solving simple puzzles and hanging out. I liked playing this in a group, but it would definitely be pretty boring in solo play (which isn't that surprising).
I would definitely have liked it more if the rooms themselves were a bit more interesting and some of the puzzles and UX had a usability pass done on them.