The Room 4: Old Sins

Have to say i just love these games. A bit too easy but sometimes you pull your hair because you're stuck. I really wish they would make The Room 5 instead of the VR versions

The Room 4: Old Sins delivers satisfying mechanical feedback, maintaining the series tradition of incredibly tactile puzzles where the way compartments click, slide, and unlock provides a high sense of accomplishment. This intricate gameplay thrives on a creative dollhouse concept, establishing an imaginative central mechanic where you explore a multi-layered dollhouse that unfolds into distinct environments like a kitchen, study, and maritime room. The overarching mystery is driven by a legible and engaging narrative, featuring clear handwriting in journals that makes the dark story of Edward and Abigail Lockwood easy to follow and emotionally resonant. The journey benefits from atmospheric world-building, effectively building a sense of dread as you transition from a normal attic into increasingly corrupted, void-stained rooms within the dollhouse structures. Progressing through these areas relies on clever perspective puzzles, showcasing innovative challenges that require you to manipulate three-dimensional objects to match two-dimensional silhouettes or use your eyepiece to reveal hidden physical layers. This is supported by a logical progression flow, where the interconnected nature of finding a propeller for a miniature sub or a valve handle for a boiler creates a rewarding exploration loop backed by high-quality visual polish on the intricate metalwork. However, this unsettling room-escape puzzle game still faces a few notable hurdles stemming from its meticulous environmental design and rigid animation pacing. The gameplay suffers from occasional pixel-hunting, as certain critical progression items or interactive spots like a tiny hidden latch on a desk can be exceptionally difficult to see against the highly detailed backgrounds. Long-time series fans may also encounter repetitive puzzle archetypes, making several of the basic slider mechanics and complete-the-circuit challenges feel a bit too familiar and predictable. The user experience introduces additional friction through counter-intuitive item logic, where an object's actual use is occasionally obscured by misleading system feedback. You will also encounter slow interaction animations during your investigation. While these elaborate mechanical transformations are visually pleasing to look at, the unskippable nature of the longer sequences can feel incredibly tedious when you are forced to backtrack through multiple rooms. The challenge can occasionally devolve into trial-and-error frustration due to vague multi-input feedback, particularly during rapid input sequences like the bell-ringing puzzle that lack clear timing indicators. This issue is compounded by punishingly subtle clues, meaning that critical structural hints or environmental markings hidden on chairs and maps are easily overlooked without meticulous searching. Finally, the story experiences a bit of fragmented ending clarity, leaving you with several lingering questions regarding the true nature of the Circle and the ultimate fate of the characters. Overall The Room 4: Old Sins is a remarkably atmospheric, visually stunning, and mechanically brilliant puzzle adventure that excels through its clever dollhouse architecture, satisfying tactile interactions, and cohesive narrative drive. While the intricate investigation is occasionally slowed down by tedious pixel-hunting, unskippable room animations, familiar puzzle tropes, and subtle environmental clues, the stellar craftsmanship and rewarding logical progression ensure it stands as a fantastic and highly immersive experience for fans of room-escape mysteries.

Because I left a review on how much I disliked 3 I feel compelled to update you that The Room 4 is the coolest ♥♥♥♥ I've ever played, best in the series, amazing story, cool puzzles, and that end sequence almost made me cryyyy. Combined all the best parts of all three previous games.

the room 4一如既往的优秀，游玩过程中的提示都很及时也很有帮助，对玩家很友善，推荐入手体验。也感谢提供了汉化的网友kung fu，有了这个中文补丁，才使得我能顺利通关游戏，真的是非常感谢了。 汉化补丁链接如下： https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3107427641

Easily one the best in the series, if not better than the original. It takes the concepts from all previous games and mixes them together into a dollhouse. Visually stunning as always and offering a new story that continues the hunt for the null element. This series has been amazing and I can't wait for another entry from the devs.

A really good game, just like the previous ones. I liked that in this installment, you’re not solving a series of different puzzles, but rather exploring a dollhouse from start to finish throughout the entire game. Just like its predecessors, I highly recommend it.

Zoom in. Slide latch. Rotate key. Dopamine hit. Repeat.

It's the best part in the series! But if you play all these games back to back, they are not able to catch up with you. You start to develope an instinct of where they can hide AGAIN that same small switch.