There are creative puzzles here, fashioned in an 'escape the area and move on to the next part of the story' format. My only confusion lies in the relevance of the story. It is an enjoyable game nonetheless, despite the $15 price tag being a bit steep for the type and length, which also may account for the lack of reviews. (My 20 hours of playtime was from pausing/leaving the game in the middle of the ring puzzle because I didn't want to start over. That puzzle is the pits to maneuver. Having played it about 4 months ago, I'd say it was due to lack of saving option within an area.) Play the demo for the intro and entire first area-house.
ALIVE
$9.99
- Release Date:
- Nov 11, 2022
- Developer:
- Open Door Games
- Publisher:
- Open Door Games
- Platforms:
- Windows
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About This Game

ALIVE is an escape room indie game, focused on the story of Chris and professor William Johnson. Chris is a young man, in his 20’s. He has no money and no one by his side. He is all alone. He lives in a pretty small apartment. He works in a job he hates, with a very small paycheck. Chris tries out a game he saw in his popup ads in order to cover his debt, so he won’t get kicked out of his apartment.
Professor William Johnson is a former psychologist who suffers from trauma. Now he is obsessed with showing the dark side of humanity's sin of greed. William then creates the game named "ALIVE" and offers a grand prize for the winner.
Learn about humanity’s sin of greed in an escape room game where you play as Chris, a poor young man who looks for easy ways to get money but ends up in a virtual reality he can’t escape.
Help Chris escape the rooms while uncovering the story behind them, and the man who created them.
Open Door Games
Open Door Games is an indie game studio that focuses on creating games that make you want to play mostly because of the story.
We are two childhood friends that each have grown on a different path in his life. As one went to programming and game development, the other went for a cinematic path. Thanks to our long-term friendship over the years we have managed to find a way to dissolve our paths into the project that now we can gladly call, Open Door Games.
As we crossed our path together in this project, we truly believe that we are going to deliver a different type of game from the ones we see today, and we wish everyone to experience the cross between the cinema and the game development world.
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User Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
2 user reviews
100%
Positive
User #529474
english
20 hrs at review
System Requirements
Minimum
Minimum:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 and above
- Processor: Intel i5-4470 or AMD Ryzen 3
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel integrated
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 8 GB available space
Recommended
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel i5-8500 or Ryzen 5
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVidia GTX 760
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 8 GB available space
FAQ
How much does ALIVE cost?
ALIVE costs $9.99.
What are the system requirements for ALIVE?
Minimum: Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 and above Processor: Intel i5-4470 or AMD Ryzen 3 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel integrated DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 8 GB available space Recommended: Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i5-8500 or Ryzen 5 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVidia GTX 760 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 8 GB available space
What platforms is ALIVE available on?
ALIVE is available on Windows PC.
Is ALIVE worth buying?
ALIVE has 100% positive reviews from 2 players.
When was ALIVE released?
ALIVE was released on Nov 11, 2022.
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