CRIMSON ROOM® DECADE

Good for a hit of nostalgia, but unfortunately Crimson Room is no longer a name that helps define the escape room genre if this is the best they offer.

I knew this would be different from the original Crimson Room going into it, but I didn't think I'd be as disappointed as I was. I got this game on sale since I was wary, but it just was not the same at all. There were some call-backs to the original game, but the story, vibe, puzzles--everything--were just so different, and not in a good way. It's a great concept for this game to be remade in the form of a sequel of sorts, someone new visiting the Crimson Room, but it's just not a good game. I adored the first one so much so this one fell really really REALLY flat for me. It just wasn't as fun and I really didn't care about what was happening. The puzzles also didn't hit the mark. And this game is in the horror category, but there is zero horror in this game whereas in the first game there definitely was. It was atmospherically quite frightening whereas this one is just very boring. All in all, if you're a fan of the original game and game series, you will probably not like this one at all. If you're completely new to this game though, you might enjoy it, but I don't recommend this game even to people who have never heard of Crimson Room before. I hate to say it, but it was just so lacking and devoid of the same love and suspense and artistry that the original games had.