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As journalist Robert Hawk, solve unsettling escape-room puzzles and make moral choices to survive a killer's elaborate trap.
Released 17 Jan 2018
Step Back for Clues
Use Your Microphone
Choose Who to Save
See how a game created by the very Jigsaw would look like! Use the available objects, outwit tricky illusions and optical puzzles and above all, answer the question – will you dare to Play with Me?
Developed by Airem · Published by Airem









You play as Robert Hawk, an investigative journalist who wakes after a car crash inside a maze controlled by the killer known as Illusion. To survive, he must find a way through the rooms and investigate what lies behind his disappearance.
The game is a point-and-click escape-room adventure built around examining scenes, finding objects, and working out codes and other puzzles. Some challenges use optical illusions or ask you to interact with the screen in unusual ways; others involve real-world objects such as a mirror or microphone.
Along the way, you can pursue side quests, interact with other captives, and make moral choices that affect the story’s endings. A mental-state system, activities on a virtual phone and computer, and some changing elements add further systems beyond the room puzzles.
Some players enjoy the inventive escape-room puzzles, especially moments that use optical tricks or break the usual point-and-click routine. Others praise the tense sound and atmosphere or the familiar feel of classic point-and-click games. Reviews also frequently describe puzzles as unclear or frustrating, and some report clunky interactions or bugs that hinder progress.
The puzzles breaking the fourth wall: in some cases, You will have to move away or move closer to the PC screen to be able to read codes. From this point of view, Play With Me: Esacpe room stimulates the player to think in an alternative way, without forcing him to click everywhere. Step into the world inspired by the movie SAW.
An investigative journalist, Robert Hawk, together with his wife Sara disappears in mysterious circumstances. The police find only their wreck from the car crash. According to the suspicions of the investigation officers, a man called „Illusion”, a serial killer about who Hawk has been writing investigative articles for a long time, may have something to do with their disappearance. Apparently, he was very close to discover his identity with the help of his friend, private detective Patrick Clark. Now, as a result of the accident, Hawk finds himself in the “Illusion” and he has to get through a maze of puzzles in order to survive.
See the dark world created by a sick mind and find out who is behind it. However, you will not be alone during this journey – you will be able to win the gratitude of the imprisoned and even get their help with a bit of manipulation and favors. How will you use them? Are you ready to sacrifice your friend to get away from the trap? Test your human nature during many moral choices and secondary quests which will lead you to tens of endings!
Get to a higher level of immersion and use real objects to outsmart the harasser. Blow into the microphone to blow out the candles, make a hand gesture to light the match, shake the box (what may be inside?), open the jar (watch out because the eyeballs may fall out!) or attack someone with a hammer! I hope you have a mirror within your reach… And that is only the beginning of the surprises!
Enter the world of a dangerous psychopath and slowly go mad thanks to such a realistic system of determining the mental state of your character used for the first time in a computer game! At the end, chill out with some additional activities – write your own diary in a virtual telephone, read text messages or play mobile games – all of these to avoid going crazy!
And remember that thanks to some random elements each encounter with the game will be different! When you feel the need for challenge, test your skills in additional modes, including the exceptional survival mode.
Game elements:
numerous optical puzzles and illusions that will stimulate your imagination,
extra activities (working mobile phone, computers and others) that will allow you to forget about your terrifying situation,
moral choices and various endings that will test your humanity,
various game modes, secondary quests, and randomness of some elements that will provide entertainment for many months,
extended mental state system of your hero will tell you how crazy you are,
a frightening plot that will keep you for hours in front of the monitor,
atmosphere of the game loosely inspired by the film "Saw"
escape room game
ability to use objects from your surroundings - microphone, mirror, camera, etc.,
professional blood-chilling soundtrack and dubbing!
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| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
|---|---|
| Steam Deck | Playable |
| Achievements | 10 |
| Age ratings |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
| Website | Official website |