Help Me Escape! The Puzzle Maker's Office (2018)

Developer

Brahn Games

Publisher

Brahn Communications, Inc.

Platforms

Windows, macOS

Genres

Adventure, Indie

Rating

1.7 of 5, 6 player ratings

Typical playtime

about 25 minutes

Where to get it

Steam

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, text-based escape room where you guide a stranger through puzzles via cryptic phone messages, feeling pressed to solve each riddle quickly.

tensepuzzlingimmersivetext-basedcooperativeunsettlinglinear

What players say

Players are split on Help Me Escape. The text-message framing is novel, but many criticize the finicky input parser and the lack of visible commands, making progress guesswork. The game is short and offers a hint website, though some call the puzzles bland.

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