Department 14

Department 14

Menge Studio · October 24, 2023 · Horror, Puzzle, Psychological Horror, First-Person, Logic

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Department 14 price by region

Department 14 costs $4.69 in Georgia (USD), £5.89 in the United Kingdom, €6.89 in Europe (EUR), $6.99 in the United States, CA$8.99 in Canada, NZ$10.49 in New Zealand, R$23.50 in Brazil and zł31.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Department 14 offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $4.69 $4.69 — 1
United Kingdom £5.89 £5.89 — 1
Europe (EUR) €6.89 €6.89 — 1
United Statesyour region $6.99 $6.99 — 1
Canada CA$8.99 CA$8.99 — 1
New Zealand NZ$10.49 NZ$10.49 — 1
Brazil R$23.50 R$23.50 — 1
Poland zł31.99 zł31.99 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

About Department 14

You are an ordinary employee of Department 14.
One day, having fallen asleep at your desk, you wake up and notice that all the other workers have left early and you are left alone.
Department 14 is a first-person game with challenging puzzles, horror elements and a deep story where you have to find out what is really going on.

Department 14 — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Department 14 has a solid atmospheric horror-mystery experience with unique gameplay that creates genuine tension, and the developer has been responsive to fixing critical progression-blocking bugs like unsolvable puzzles and checkpoint issues. However, players report frustration with certain difficulty spikes like an unavoidable chase sequence and occasional unclear objectives that can leave them stuck, though recent updates have addressed many of these problems.

Not recommended Jun 30, 2024
There is an unsolvable slide puzzle in the game due to two pieces being in the wrong positions. Despite players reporting this issue in the discussion forums, the developer has not responded or fixed the bug, blocking progression. This is like a Rubik's Cube with one corner having the wrong color configuration--randomizing this corner piece's colors means many players won't have a solvable puzzle. The 'solution' itself is randomized. Puzzle games require carefully designed solvable layouts, not random piece placement. It's disappointing as the game seems good otherwise, but this major flaw ruins the experience. I would recommend the game if the developer fixes this issue.
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Recommended Oct 26, 2023
Edit - I'm changing my review from negative to positive, because the dev made some good changes to issues I had with the game, listed below. The stamina bar is much better now, and it appears the glitches have been fixed that stopped you from progressing in the game. I can now comfortably recommend. Thank you to the developer for a very rapid response and fix to these issues; the game has a lot of potential. I don't think I'll make it past [spoiler]the wandering monster because there's really no way to avoid him, as soon as I see him (and sometimes even before I see him) he starts chasing me and you can't escape it at all. I've tried maybe 50 times now.[/spoiler] So hopefully there's not much more gameplay beyond that section. Original review below: Very difficult game, but not in the way you're thinking. You get to a new area, and find an object you think you're supposed to interact with. You press the button, and... nothing. You press it again, nothing. Okay, it looks like a piece of the object is missing, so you better go search for an hour looking for the missing piece that will let you interact with the object. Only thing is, there is no missing piece. You can't interact …
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Recommended Oct 25, 2023
I like this game. It's a mystery puzzle sort of deal. I haven't ran into any scares yet. The atmosphere is nice and I think it could do with a bit of voice overs. I'm intrigued enough to keep goin'. Very solid effort from Menge Studio here. Sample gameplay: https://youtu.be/p2N-7lKCUb8
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Recommended Jan 14, 2024
I have played a fair amount of horror games and I can say with certainty that this game has a unique experience, the feeling of anxiety coupled with the feeling that someone is watching you does not leave the player until the very end. I strongly recommend this to those who are tired of the same type of horror games. Uchugey uolattari koruehhut.
Recommended Jan 8, 2024
I am really stuck! After the ball thrown to open the door. I have no idea where to go from there!!
Not recommended Oct 26, 2023
I tried this game tonight and it's bugged before checkpoints, you have to restart all over again because not a lot of checkpoints available, and bugged just before the next checkpoint (elevator number 2)

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