The Mansion

Escape rooms have become the latest outdoor (or better yet, indoor) activity for you to spend time with friends, as they are an excellent way to have some laughs and yet put your minds together towards solving something you couldn't all on your own. Because escape rooms are so popular, it is no wonder that some have figured that taking the concept and bringing it to the digital world would be a good idea. That is probably the premise that brought a game like The Mansion to the surface, and it will keep you second-guessing your choices until the very end.

First of all, the game looks amazing considering the file size, but it is somewhat understandable since you only have two rooms rendered, and whatever bits of exterior you can see when looking out the windows. Nonetheless, everything you see is beautifully presented in 3D with high-quality textures, fantastic lighting, and realistic shading. The fireplace looks fantastic, and the way the moonlights shines through the windows makes everything look scary and enchanting at the same time.

Clues are scattered all around the two rooms you have, some are more obvious than others, while some are inaccessible if you haven't performed certain actions. The game gives you half an hour to escape, but if you find it too difficult, you can always make a telephone call to ask for hints, although each call will add 5 minutes to your completion time, and thus it becomes impossible to use the phone once you're past the 25-minute mark. However, once you have all the right digits, you just dial them in into the pad, and the final door will open, thus giving you your freedom.

While The Mansion may not give you the chance to play with friends, it will indeed allow you to focus your mind and squeeze every resource you have going for you if you indeed want to escape. This makes it a great game for a lazy Sunday afternoon when you feel like doing something a bit more casual.