Underplayed Gems

Crimson Room: Reverse (2009)

Crimson Room: Reverse cover
Developer
Takagism
Publisher
Success
Platforms
PlayStation Portable
Genres
Point-and-click

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The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A tense, claustrophobic point-and-click escape-room puzzle confined to a single locked room.

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About

Crimson Room: Reverse's premise is that the player finds themselves trapped in a single room. Controlling a cursor that can click on items to search and investigate, it's up to the player to scan the environment for helpful objects and figure out how to use them. The ultimate goal is unlocking an exit door and earning freedom.

Screenshots

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