The Room

Released: 10/18/2018

Summary: Following a trail of mysterious letters, you find yourself entangled in a journey shrouded with secrets and deception. Trapped in The Room with only an elaborate puzzle box, you must delve into the unknown using only your wits to unlock the answers you desperately seek.

Critics

Steam

Metacritic

Score Breakdown

76.4

Critic Average

18 reviews

Steam User Score

31,131 reviews

Metacritic User Score

77 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

-21.4

Metacritic Disparity

+3.4

Combined Disparity

-9.0

Average of both sources

Review Timing

6 early (33%)9 launch window (50%)3 late (17%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 18)

Fernando MancillaviaNaviGames
Sep 1, 2023Late review
80/100View review
Steam 97.8/100 · -17.8 ptsMetacritic 73/100 · +7.0 pts
Marco LicandroviaConsole-Tribe
Mar 26, 2020Late review
76/100View review
Steam 97.8/100 · -21.8 ptsMetacritic 73/100 · +3.0 pts
Gary SheppardviaGameGrin
Jan 1, 2019Late review
50/100View review
Steam 97.8/100 · -47.8 ptsMetacritic 73/100 · -23.0 pts
Mohammad Hossein BethaeiviaBazimag
Nov 18, 2018Launch window
70/100View review
Steam 97.8/100 · -27.8 ptsMetacritic 73/100 · -3.0 pts
Tyler TreeseviaNintendoWorldReport
Nov 6, 2018Launch window
75/100View review
Steam 97.8/100 · -22.8 ptsMetacritic 73/100 · +2.0 pts