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The Room Syndrome

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2019

Should you play it?

Explore the mysterious room by traversing time, while you watch a man succumb to the room syndrome.

What works

  • Unique time travel and puzzle mechanics
  • Multiple endings and replayability
  • Engaging and mysterious story
  • Free to play with good content
  • Atmospheric pixel art and sound design

Things to keep in mind

  • No save feature initially causing frustration
  • Confusing controls especially radio dials
  • Some trial and error and obscure puzzle solutions
  • Repetitive gameplay for multiple endings
  • Minimalistic graphics causing eye strain for some

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Chronoquartz

  • Cube Escape: Paradox

  • Submachine: Legacy

  • Instruction

  • A Random Maze 某个迷宫

  • Low Oxygen

More expressive

Games that feels like The Room Syndrome but with more self-expression and customization

  • Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

  • Hello Charlotte EP2: Requiem Aeternam Deo

  • The Horror Of Salazar House

  • Free Will

  • ElecHead

  • FEZ

More violent

Games that feels like The Room Syndrome but with more combat and destruction

  • The Boogie Man

  • Just Ignore Them

  • FAITH: The Unholy Trinity

  • Close Your Eyes [Old Version]

  • Ministry of Broadcast

  • White Dove 白雀

More intimate

Games that feels like The Room Syndrome but with more focus on close relationships

  • OneShot: World Machine Edition

  • Have a Nice Dream

  • My Big Sister

  • Press Any Button

  • The Rewinder

  • Space Pilgrim Episode IV: Sol

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The Room Syndrome: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Survival.

Last update: 21/08/2026