Rooms: The Main Building

OMIGOSH ROOMS IS FINALLY ON STEAM Well, folks, a long time ago I bought Rooms on Big Fish Games because coincidentally it was the featured game of the day the very first time I saw the site. This was back when the shovelware developers were on the casual PC market bandwagon before they all moved to making iPhone clone games. Somehow, bizarrely, in the sea of match-3 and hidden object games there was what I now consider to be an All Time Indie Classic, Rooms: The Main Building. Rooms was also released on Nintendo DS where it was largely ignored because of no marketing (that I know of), and despite me stumbling upon the game at B.F.G., it was definitely not getting the attention it deserved on PC. Furthermore, after B.F.G. was hacked all those years ago, it really put me off wanting to install their client again since Rooms was basically the only reason to do so. But now I don't have to worry about it because Rooms is on Steam! I don't know if Rooms would be in my all-time top ten, bu...

First impression. This is a sliding puzzle game with 100 puzzles and a level editor. (I'm not sure where you would find more levels for download, but apparently you can?) The twist is that you can only slide the piece you're on, so the game introduces mechanics for you to switch tiles: you can use a ladder, teleport yourself, switch out the level, and more. There are also locked doors, keys, explosives... But wait, there's more, it gets meta. At the same you are moving the tiles, you also need to place them correctly so the background picture will look right in the end. If you manage that, you unlock items. And even more meta: these items can be used in a small point&click that is framing your puzzle endeavours. It's all wrapped up in some photographic art that, despite being 1024x768 (the game scales it up for you if you like) does the job admirably, as does the slightly jazzy music that gives the game an old-time London feel. But you can see that from the trailer and the screenshot...

What I liked: - It works, I didn't come upon any bugs so far - The graphics are pretty What I didn't like: - Having items explained to me by Mr. Book - The levels are far too simple Recommended for beginning puzzle solvers only.

Rooms: The Main Building - Steam PC version - 8 / 10 First playthrough 17 hrs, finished 2015.03.28 I have fond memories of playing handheld Sliding Tile games.... easy to pick up, simple mechanics and satisfying every time. Rooms: The Main Building awakens many of these happy feelings and surprises in the game mechanics department. Innovative, odd and quirky at times, the bottom line is a good little game like this deserves your attention and there is a sequel which is imminent… I will Definitely be picking up the sequel. Details Your character must exit from the Tile Grid by walking into The One Tile with an Exit Door. While moving between two adjacent tiles may be as simple as walking left to right or using a ladder to go up and down, most of the game will require skillful reorganization of tiles to get around obstructed walls, teleportation with your cellphone, pumping water out of flooded tiles, tile swapping, taking the subway and more. While the each of the game mechanics a...

You will spend more time waiting for the character's animations to finish playing than you will spend using your brain. It took half an hour of tedium before I got to a room that was even the slightest bit challenging.

Rooms is slide based puzzle game that puts you in the puzzle. The objective of each puzzle is to reach the exit, but simply sliding tiles is not enough. Each tile can have different elements such as ladders, teleportation phones, tile swapping cabinets, subway rides, water hazards, and more. These elements add an extra layer of depth into the simple slider concept. The puzzles are very engaging and the difficulty ramps up well as the game progresses. All these puzzles are wrapped neatly into an elaborate fantasy story that ties everything together nicely--very enjoyable.

This game is not really something that is hard or complex in nature, it seems to be aimed more at the casual puzzler and brings some cute dynamics into the mix which when seeing for the first time is fun to play around with. It does break some of the repetition by having an area outside the room list were you interact with your "guide" for lack of a better word to progress a somewhat odd story as to why you are doing what you are doing along with an overarching mini game which as you complete brings you closer to your release from these rooms. I personally experenced a couple glitches that needed addressing but devs seem responsive about looking into problems and making patches. While the current biggest complaint by a negitive reviewer has been the music and sound, I have actually enjoyed the music which is a rather whimsical tune which is a mix between what you would find playing in hogwarts and an upbeat zelda soundtrack.

wow this game is fuuuuuuuun....

If you enjoy room escape games, don't buy this. It is a sliding puzzle game, not room escape.

at its core, [b]rooms: the main building[/b] is a simple puzzle game: rearrange tiles to make sure the girl can exit the room and eventually return to the real world (there's a silly story with some point & click adventure elements, not that well-written, but it's more than enough for a game like this). what makes it more interesting is all the mechanics (teleports, rotatable tiles, locked doors, water, dynamite, etc.), and while there's no turn limit, there's an optional timer, and the threefold rating system is based on tile placement. most of the time you'll be able to leave relatively easily, but placing everything in their place to complete the background might provide a challenge. at its core, it's also very flawed from a technical standpoint. it's more than a decade old originally, the so-called 'steam edition' came many years later and it's still really lacking, but even adding them all up wasn't a dealbreaker for me. no volume sliders, of course, you can't even turn off effec...