Underplayed Gems

Victorian Mysteries: The Yellow Room (2019)

Victorian Mysteries: The Yellow Room cover
Developer
Freeze Tag
Publisher
HH-Games
Genres
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Strategy
Rating
4.1 of 5, 44 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.5 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A deliberate, atmospheric hidden object puzzle game focused on unraveling a locked-room mystery.

hidden objectpuzzle solvingatmosphericmysteriousslow pacedstory drivenmouse only

What players say

Players praise the hidden object scenes and the story based on Leroux's novel, but many report technical issues like missing voice-overs and cutscenes that don't play. The ending is widely criticized as abrupt and nonsensical, with the player solving nothing.

Trailer

Screenshots

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