Underplayed Gems

Escape Tales: The Awakening (2024)

Escape Tales: The Awakening cover
Developer
Bluekey Games
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Rating
4.8 of 5, 24 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 4.0 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

A tense, emotionally draining puzzle-filled escape room experience driven by a desperate parent's grief and a supernatural ritual.

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What players say

Players recommend the game for fans of escape rooms and narrative puzzles. The puzzles lean heavily on numerical solutions, and the limited action point system forces meaningful exploration choices. Players split on difficulty: some find the game satisfyingly challenging, others call the puzzles too convoluted and the frequent number-entry repetitive.

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