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252:, and has tried to find answers via the Royal Institute. The Journal also indicates that he has found some clue that directs him to a strange island. He leaves on the train to go to the island. A strange box appears in his passenger compartment as the train passes through a tunnel, inside which is revealed a pyramid with strange etchings. When the train passes through the next tunnel, the player-character is mysteriously transported to Grey Holm, an island estate some ways off the English coastline in the 256:. A series of notes inform the character that he was brought here by "The Craftsman", who also claims the credit of creating puzzles that were in the previous games, and is impressed with the character's ability to resist the Null. He wants to release the Null with help of the player character, and instructs him to collect four additional Null Shards, the same as the pyramid he collected on the train, which will help him gain the Craftsman's Key and open an exit from Grey Holm. 268:
more devices like the Craftsman's Key. Depending on how the player uses these devices alongside the Craftsman's Key at the tower puzzle, the player-character can either escape Grey Holm and watch it destroyed by the Null entity ("Escape"), escape Grey Holm and watch the Null entity be released to the world ("Release"), or get teleported to the giant temples on the
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and other similar puzzles, the player reveals new secrets and puzzles towards reaching the game's conclusion. The game is presented in a first-person, three-dimensional view, allowing the player to look around rooms from a spot, or rotate their view around a puzzle box or similar object. Elements of
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called Mystical Maggie aids the player by revealing that The Craftsman intends to use the player's soul as a sacrifice to the Null element; additional notes reveal Maggie had been human once and had also been lured by the Craftsman to Grey Holm. Interacting with Maggie provides additional clues to
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The game has four different endings. Should the player only end up collecting the Craftsman's Key, he directs his character towards the Grey Holm tower, opening an exit back to the train with the key. However, once aboard the train, he finds a new note from The Craftsman that reveals that it was a
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objects can be interacted with, such as pushing buttons, inserting and turning keys, or sliding sections around. Items can be collected and examined from the player's inventory, which many include manipulation of that object to reveal secret chambers or the like. As with previous games,
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is structured around a central hub area and with four main areas that are accessed through this. There are optional puzzles scattered in the central hub that can be solved as to reach one of the game's alternate endings.
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ruse, and that his soul will be trapped forever. The camera pulls back to reveal the train to be running on rails within an infinite maze within a globe in Grey Holm (The "Imprisoned" ending).
678: 246:, the player-character has escaped the home of "A.S." before it was consumed by the entity from the Null. A journal written by the protagonist indicates that he is haunted by the events of 1010: 438: 995: 822: 430: 686: 422: 1015: 1025: 912: 814: 748: 227:, which can bend reality. The player-character has a special eyepiece that he can wear to see through the Null, revealing hidden 718: 576: 869: 546: 502: 1005: 426: 963: 224: 87: 990: 527: 1020: 905: 264: 935: 922: 700: 638: 476: 50: 38: 843: 75: 1000: 956: 551: 451: 82: 969: 898: 196: 188: 164: 138: 95: 844:"'The Room: Old Sins' Launching January 25th on the App Store, Android Release Shortly After" 611: 159: 796: 660: 586: 253: 211: 192: 43: 30: 756: 984: 389: 174: 942: 248: 242: 726: 616: 503:"Nine Minutes Of The Room 3, An Excellent New Puzzle Game That's Best Unspoiled" 383: 324: 70: 581: 367: 298: 215: 455:. It was released on iOS on 15 January 2018 and on Android on 19 April 2018. 370:
giving a Metascore of 90 out of 100 based on 14 critics, and a reviewer from
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award for the best "Mobile & Handheld" game in 2016. During the
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If the player solves additional puzzles in Grey Holm, a
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also has some puzzles made out of the classical element
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Index


Developer(s)
Fireproof Games
Publisher(s)
Engine
Unity
Platform(s)
Android
iOS
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Genre(s)
Puzzle
Single-player
puzzle video game
Fireproof Games
Microsoft Windows
escape the room
puzzle boxes
Null
The Room Two
The Room Two
English Channel
mechanical clairvoyant
planet
Metacritic
TouchArcade
Metacritic
IGN
TouchArcade

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