I’ve been trying to play through all of the games by Darkstone Digital, before the release of Mortuary Assistant. I am so glad I did because this game was incredible, of all of the Escape Room games I’ve played most fall into the problem of being heavily child puzzles, or overly handrails. Our Secret Below is the perfect mix of challenge yet unfolding puzzle, where items are in reach but just missed.
Literally the room may be small, but puzzle parts are found throughout the room, there are no guiding points you literally need to consider everything you read and see. Still the puzzles are laid out in a way that makes them noticeable, items you pick up and need are easily identifiable to their purpose. It’s perfectly designed to not confuse the player.
Playing the game I saw little inklings that really show signs in the Mortuary Assistant demo, especially the animation which still gives off an unnerving monstrous movement. I really can’t wait to play through it after this game.
The story was great, and perfectly fitting for the escape room game play, it allowed for so many mechanics to make sense in the game, and really allowed for stand out visual moments.
The use of the multi endings to deepen the story was perfect, as it fit perfectly in with the story of the game (Not Spoiling), and opened up a new view on the Escape room. The repeat runs were faster and left me shocked, releasing small things I missed, and puzzles I had found parts of early in the game were now necessary.
It is a shame this was not one of the games I grabbed on Steam, but still I just want to say how incredible I found this game and it really deserved more attention. Puzzle room games are so hard to design, without the difficulty it just becomes unmemorable, yet too hard and people complain because there is no hand holding. Our Secret Below might simply be one of the most perfectly crafted Escape Room games I’ve played, with just a perfect story as icing.
Seriously amazing. The puzzles keep you busy! Was able to get all three endings. Has that creep factor with a twist at the end I was not expecting at all. All in all really enjoyed the game! Thank you!
Another amazing one! I've played The Mortuary Assistant few weeks ago and it was phenomenal. When I saw this game was also developed by you I had to check it out and I'm glad that I did! The graphics looks amazing and story line so far also looks pretty interesting. I'll most likely play the entire game later on. Thank you for making such an amazing game!
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i downloaded the demo but when i tried opening it its not responding
PLEASE FIX
Literally the room may be small, but puzzle parts are found throughout the room, there are no guiding points you literally need to consider everything you read and see. Still the puzzles are laid out in a way that makes them noticeable, items you pick up and need are easily identifiable to their purpose. It’s perfectly designed to not confuse the player.
Playing the game I saw little inklings that really show signs in the Mortuary Assistant demo, especially the animation which still gives off an unnerving monstrous movement. I really can’t wait to play through it after this game.
The story was great, and perfectly fitting for the escape room game play, it allowed for so many mechanics to make sense in the game, and really allowed for stand out visual moments.
The use of the multi endings to deepen the story was perfect, as it fit perfectly in with the story of the game (Not Spoiling), and opened up a new view on the Escape room. The repeat runs were faster and left me shocked, releasing small things I missed, and puzzles I had found parts of early in the game were now necessary.
It is a shame this was not one of the games I grabbed on Steam, but still I just want to say how incredible I found this game and it really deserved more attention. Puzzle room games are so hard to design, without the difficulty it just becomes unmemorable, yet too hard and people complain because there is no hand holding. Our Secret Below might simply be one of the most perfectly crafted Escape Room games I’ve played, with just a perfect story as icing.
Seriously amazing. The puzzles keep you busy! Was able to get all three endings. Has that creep factor with a twist at the end I was not expecting at all. All in all really enjoyed the game! Thank you!
I liked it. Was sometimes creepy. The game has some cool puzzles, atmosphere and sound effects. Plot twist is also there.
It only took from July 2020 till NOW! hahaha
Another amazing one! I've played The Mortuary Assistant few weeks ago and it was phenomenal. When I saw this game was also developed by you I had to check it out and I'm glad that I did! The graphics looks amazing and story line so far also looks pretty interesting. I'll most likely play the entire game later on. Thank you for making such an amazing game!