Tiny Room Stories Town Mystery

C.R. Drost

8 months ago

Artistically this is a success. A decent plotline gets slightly deus-ex-machina at times. I love its insistence on the 2.5D medium, forcing you to rotate so you are “behind” a computer, or piloting a light source through a scene. Locations are pleasantly covered with trash and the narrator tells you it's nothing. One star deducted for some sloppiness of puzzles in the second half: lots of walking in circles only to use hints only to discover that clues I thought I had used were not done yet etc.

Emilie Dempsey

10 months ago

Really good puzzle game. Love the graphics. Decent story (and I say that rarely) with some humorous touches. Most puzzles are logic-based though a few are not. Well worth the low price. Update 1/2024: after playing more puzzle games, this one stands out even more. It's one of the absolute best, and I love that it's not a Rusty Lake wannabe like so many others.

Aaron Sterling

6 months ago

I love puzzle games and escape rooms. And this is right up there with very good concepts. I really enjoyed the story and the puzzles. However I found myself having to watch videos for the hints in places where I just couldn't find the connections. I am glad the hints were helpful but hated being stuck in a room without any context of using the clues until watching a video even though I felt like I was turning over all the stones so to speak.

Cassandra Flores

9 months ago

I'm only on chapter 2 and I'm loving it so far. HOWEVER, I think there's a bug in chapter 2 with the gate code. I solved the sudoku puzzle and I put in the numbers, but it wouldn't accept it. I even watched a playthrough to make sure I had it right and I did. It just wasn't working. Someone commented to just push the buttons in order and it worked! Making the puzzle completely pointless. Idk if there was something clever I missed or if this is an actual bug. I'm on Android btw.

Kegan Caine

9 months ago

I love escape rooms! This had such a great story that you can't achieve in an actual escape room due to size, cost, and time restraints. The "watch a video for a hint" seems like a fair system. The puzzles were 99% perfect, but there were a couple that I still didn't understand even after getting the clue. I hope they're able to use analytics, like, which puzzles did people need the most help on to build an epic sequel. 10/10 recommend to anyone who likes puzzles or escape rooms.

Jayne Badeaux

9 months ago

I love this game. The graphics are pretty, the puzzles are challenging but not impossible, and the music is well written. My only regret was not purchasing the one add on sooner. I didn't need hints until act 2, and rarely. Ads are optional, as you can choose not to take a hint. And if you buy the only store product, you get no ads and an additional chapter. I have all but one achievement. Would reccomend.

Vladmir Pootin

7 months ago

To sum it up: "I lost patience with this game." // The art is crisp and the concept of rotating around the room to search for items is pretty cool, and everyone likes a mystery story... But that's where the good ends. Too many puzzles seem far fetched with zero prompts of what to do next, or a "why/how" explanation with your clue; which just gives you the next step // Good effort, not great execution

William McCarthy

6 months ago

Great puzzle game that only gives ads for in exchange for clues thats almost a 10/10. Only problem ive encountered so far is the very end of chapter 4. The PC says "great i have everything, time to go back to the car" but unlike every other level where you can go back the way you came you need to solve 1 more little puzzle. Its not like the way back is even blocked or anything, you can go back through the entrance but only after you opened this other door

Ryan

6 months ago

Amazing game that is very well thought out! Just difficult enough that you have to go back multiple times to Find some of the answers but logical enough that you don't roll your eyes at the developer when you finally figure it out. Hints are very direct and ads are so sparse that I felt compelled to pay the extra few bucks for the extra chapter to support the devs. Bravo!

Ayumi Takashi

5 months ago

Love the game. Some puzzles felt they lacked direction (or maybe that wad part of the game) , but that doesn't take away enough for the fact this is an actually amazing game and plenty thought out. I love how everything is placed meticulously and felt like everything had a purpose. It definitely can get extremely overwhelming, and I would recommend this for people who LOVE thinking to the point their brain hurts.

Eymi Escobar

5 months ago

the game starts off great but with good story telling but as the levels go on there is no way to know what to do next sometimes and some of the puzzles and clues don't make sense and can't be solved without using the hint and the hint is not really a hint because it just straight up gives the answer. It can get really frustrating, especially towards the end of the game. It made me not like the game towards the end I was just playing to finish. The game would have been great if not for this.

HK John

7 months ago

Good but... Some of the puzzles are really random in a "one in a million guess might be the answer" sort of way. Having to sit through ads to get hints was super annoying. It did keep me engaged for hours though and the 3D graphics, storyline, and artwork are very good. A few adjustments would move this game up from good to great.

Selene F

5 months ago

Really enjoying this game. Like that I don't have to wait for "energy" to build back up to continue play. Challenges, clues & graphics are good, rain was amazing. TOTALLY worth upgrading to the No Ads version. I do wish there was a clue level between Show (me where this clue applies) and Solve (this puzzle for me), something like Show Solution (to me and let me try it) rather than jumping to the final answer. I couldn't figure one out and I wanted to see how, rather than just have it completed.

Ember Mahoney

6 months ago

Fun escape room game with a story where you solve mysteries. But the puzzle difficulty is all over the place, some are simple puzzles that basically give you the answer, or just require exploring the level, while others are obscure details that I need a hint to solve. It is inconsistent throughout. The hints are also too descriptive, they just give you a solution to a puzzle. I want more subtle hints that I can get more info from if I want it. Not solutions with a spoiler sometimes.

Carina Grilli

5 months ago

This game was AMAZING! I downloaded it a long time ago, and it actually took me a while to complete it. The graphics are great, the puzzles are genuinely difficult sometimes, and the story itself kept me intrigued! I did end up paying for unlimited hints, but as the game is $10 on Steam, it seemed totally reasonable and worth it! I just finished it tonight and was inspired to leave the review :] Definitely worth a download! Great game, Kiary Games!!!

Amizez Zezima

5 months ago

Honestly, the best puzzle game I've played ever, if not the bet mobile game! Puzzle are hard enough to be absolutely frustrating at times, but always possible to solve. It makes you think from different perspectives, forces attention to detail, and really requires you to use every ounce of brain power sometimes, but with a encapsulating story and fun experience over all. Would recommend every time.

Catherine R

5 months ago

This game is so good! When I was playing this game I kept on expecting to hit a pay wall in order to finish the story, but i never did! The story, graphics and sound effects are SO good - especially when you consider that it is a FREE game! The game is surprisingly challenging too, to the point where I got stuck multiple times, but the ability to watch ads to get hints (which were very helpful) was nice. I would totally recommend this game and the creator.