The Room: Old Sins

Fireproof Studios

Rank: #2 / 6
Released: 2018
Studio: Fireproof Studios
Genre: puzzle video game

At a glance

The Room: Old Sins is a single-player puzzle adventure from Fireproof Studios, built around an unusual multi-room dollhouse. The disappearance of an ambitious engineer and his high-society wife leads to a search for a precious artefact, with clues drawing the investigation to the attic of their home. Players explore unsettling rooms, interpret obscure clues and manipulate strange mechanisms to uncover what lies within Waldegrave Manor. The PC version reworks the mobile game's visuals, rebuilding and relighting objects and environments. On Steam, it includes achievements, trading cards, Steam Cloud and Family Sharing. The listed platform is Windows, and Fireproof Games publishes the game. Its story places the puzzle-solving in a setting of loss and mystery, while the dollhouse gives players a series of connected spaces to investigate. Those looking for multiplayer should note that the listed play mode is single-player.

Who it is for

It suits solo players who enjoy exploring intricate settings, following clues and manipulating contraptions. Windows is the listed platform.

What is good

Multi-room dollhouse to explore
Clues and contraptions drive puzzle play
Visuals rebuilt and relit for PC
Steam Cloud support
Steam Achievements and Trading Cards

What to know first

Single-player only
Windows is the only listed platform
Released in 2021

Verdict

The Room: Old Sins centers its puzzle adventure on a dollhouse, a missing couple and a search for an artefact. It is a Windows-only option for players who want a solo mystery built around exploration and mechanisms.