Escape From Mystwood Mansion

I was actually enjoying the game, but I needed to go to bed to get up for work in the morning, and it wouldn't let me save progress mid-way through a room. You have to reach each checkpoint before it lets you save, and since I was playing it pretty casually that was an hour of work down the drain! I mean, yes, I could just re-do all the puzzles I'd already solved, but that's nowhere near as satisfying as picking up where you left off. If they ever add a mid-room save option I might play again. Otherwise, nope.

A very nice but short puzzle game! I'd say, great for beginners. Made by Swedish Indie devs, this game is both pretty streamlined & charming, which makes it a crisp experience. You get 4 big escape rooms with plenty of puzzles within. 99.9% of them are great! The name "Mystwood" also reminds me of MYST, don't know if it was intentional. MYST still sends shockwaves through the puzzle genre, even after 30+ years! The only TRUE FLAW of the game is when a part of the puzzle says "Ten to Four" which OBJECTIVELY means the time 3:50, the devs decided it wrongfully means 4:10! (I get English is not their first language, but come on!) The time 4:10 would say "Ten past Four", DEVS PLEASE FIX THIS ONE SINGLE FLAW and the game would be 100% perfect. Nevertheless, it is a decent but short puzzle game. (Ignore my hours, I fell asleep.) Get it here on sale for $8, or retail for $1.

Solid pick for casual puzzle fans. Escape From Mystwood Mansion delivers smooth and satisfying escape room mechanics with decent atmosphere.

A nice escape room game. Each level is one room. There are quite a bit of different puzzles. The game is kinda short, but thanks to that it does not overstay it's welcome and repeats the same puzzles/riddles. The difficulty is imho medium. You have to be observant to find everything but no very difficult puzzles. The games only saves at the start of a new room, so if you left in the middle you have to redo some stuff, but if you know the solution already it's manageable. All in all i can recommend it to escape room fans.

This game is great. The puzzles make sense and feel satisfying, the hint system helps nudge you in the right direction without flat out telling you the solution, and the art style is simple, cohesive, and easy to look at for hours. So why do I not recommend buying it? Simply put: [u]The Price[/u] This game does not have the length, nor originality, to justify such a high price. Even on sale for 50% off it still felt a bit too steep for the amount of content I got. Even when I spent a bunch of extra time stumbling around before finally caving and using hints the rare few times I needed them, I still finished in about 2.5 hours. The remaining 0.5 hours I played were to get the rest of the achievements. As for originality, pretty much every puzzle in here is a puzzle that's been done before in a million different ways. Whether its a Pigpen cypher, Fill in the blank, Negative space reading, Morse code, or even that one puzzle type that has you use specifically sized measuring cups to reach a seemingly impossible number amount. And [i]I know[/i] that not every puzzle game can be 100% original. Even with the standard puzzles, this is still [b]a good game[/b], but again, [i]not worth [b]$8.50[/b], much less [b]$17[/b].[/i] The price point is my only sticking issue here. This should really be a 5 or 6 dollar game. If the devs ever lower their price, or start putting it on sale for 75% or greater, or you just have money burning a hole in your pocket, then by all means, buy the game. It's still quite fun. Otherwise you should probably pass for a better or cheaper Escape Room game.

Fairly enjoyable escape-room type puzzle game, though a little steep on the price considering it's length, and rather lacking save system. Worth trying on sale.

That is the last time I follow delivery instructions telling me to go inside a home, making me miss out on other deliveries by locking me inside until I solve some admittedly fun puzzles, sure it only took a few hours but I don't get paid to escape!. Carenard, the poor delivery driver who is now an overseer.