I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine

Schell Games

Rank: #1 / 6
Released: 2023
Studio: Schell Games
Genre: puzzle video game

At a glance

I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine is a VR-only spy puzzle game from Schell Games. As an Agency agent, you face Dr. Roxana Prism, a former Agency inventor who wants to build an agent she considers better than human agents. Missions send you through six locales, where you use gadgets and disguises while trying to stay alive and protect the Agency. You can choose hats, watches and gloves before going undercover. The game is a single-player escape-room adventure with action and simulation elements. Steam features include achievements, save-anytime support, subtitle options, Steam Cloud and color alternatives. It is listed for Windows and requires VR. Players can also play without timed input, so the missions do not require timed input to be playable. Custom volume controls and Family Sharing are included among its Steam features.

Who it is for

It suits players looking for a single-player espionage puzzle adventure in VR. The listed accessibility and play options include subtitles, color alternatives, save-anytime support and play without timed input.

What is good

Six mission locales
Gadgets and disguises for undercover missions
Save anytime
Subtitle options
Playable without timed input

What to know first

VR only
Listed for Windows only
Single-player only

Verdict

Cog in the Machine combines spy-themed missions with escape-room puzzles and a VR requirement. Its disguises, gadgets and six locales frame the challenge against Dr. Roxana Prism.