Crimson Room Decade Demo

Puzzle games may not have epic explosions or exciting car chases, but they can be just as thrilling and engaging as action games if they are done right. Hence, there are many examples of extraordinary puzzle games that managed to perplex the entire gaming community. That may sound like a bad thing, but gamers are always looking for a challenge, or at least most of them are.

Crimson Room Decade is a puzzle game with a very simple idea at its core, one that was obviously used before. However, it’s actually part of a series that began a decade ago on Flash gaming websites, so it definitely has a history and a cult following. In case you are not aware, the game’s goal is for you to escape from a room, and nothing more.

It may sound like it’s the kind of quest you can finish in a matter of minutes, but the difficulty level is through the roof, which means that it is entirely possible you’ll spend hours in the room trying to figure it out. Granted, it’s not the kind of experience you soak in all at once, because it can get very frustrating and repetitive after a while, but it’s certainly worth the effort to finish it in a handful of sessions.

The trick is to pay attention to absolutely every detail, because there’s usually more than meets the eye to everything you look. Even if the room is incredibly small and cramped, that shouldn’t make you think you are done investigating after a few minutes, because you are most definitely wrong. On top of that, there are all sorts of puzzles you have to figure out with the clues you find along the way.

Unfortunately, the graphics are nothing out of the ordinary, even if it’s basically just a small room with a handful of objects in it. A lot more could have been achieved without hurting the overall quality level, but it would appear that not much effort went into this part of the game. Even so, it’s not very important in the grand scheme of things, at least not gameplay-wise.

Although it has its flaws, Crimson Room Decade is more than capable of keeping you busy for a few hours, especially if you enjoyed the Flash originals from a few years ago. On the other hand, it may also frustrate new players due to the high difficulty level.