Capsule (2019)

Took me ~25min to complete it. Some sfx are missing like opening doors and the like, its a bit too silent at times, the music helps. Good graphics, very good performance. Puzzles have logical solutions, there are no supernatural aspects or scares. Over all a good escape the room game, puzzles work, audio cassettes sound good, i liked the voice acting. I enjoyed my playthrough, it wasnt super simple, but it wasnt frustrating, so id say spot on difficulty.

Not finished development and extremely frustrating to play, even for $4.50. The game itself is fairly short (I presume), but enjoyable. However, I've never been able to actually finish it, despite almost completing it five or six times. Always the collision detection, clipping, or something mucks up, and I manage to fumble an important object (door key, flare gun, wooden cube) so that it completely dissappears and is lost forever. (I'm on an Vive Pro setup, and don't have issues with other games.) I've made it to the dock, but as the flare gun is gone from any area I can reach, and never respawns, I'm just stuck. After the first two times this happened I tried to be methodical and save after handling each item and solving each puzzle in sequence. Turns out that the restore feature apparently doesn't cover things like the position of the cube objects, and if the savefile has the drawer open then (I'm guessing) the cube restores to the closed position and promptly falls permanently out of reach. Also things like safe combinations are randomized so I have to resolve them each time, which sucks because it means need to move each object again, risking throwing it away to infinity…

I thought Capsule was a very snug but cozy space to solve different puzzles. The visuals and item placement in the VR world are well done. It is a pretty short game, First playthrough took me about 20 minutes. Second playthrough took 5 minutes and 20 seconds. Third playthrough I hit 2 minutes and 47 seconds. So while there is repeatability and the puzzles solutions do change, it doesn't add much more to warrant additional time spent. One of the biggest problems this game has is its broken achievement, "Fan Club". This achievement is meant to be awarded to players who have successfully listened to all 6 cassette tapes throughout their game play. It simply is broken and does not unlock no matter which order you play the tapes in. Due to this and the developer having apparently abandoning it without updates, I strongly recommend against playing this game if you like are like me and demand functional achievements, because the game cannot be finished 100% (Complete all achievements) without modifying the game yourself in some way.. It is a shame that the developer doesn't fix or remove the achievement in question. More and more games are being released with broken achievements. It r…

tldr: just buy it. Played using Oculus Quest 2 via link cable. Worked fine. I don't know what the other reviewers with negative comments are talking about. Most of the VR Escape rooms out their are just plain junk. Either they aren't really made for VR, or are frustrating in other ways that have nothing to do with the puzzles themselves. IMHO, this should be priced at at least $5 if not a bit more. To get a better experience for 30-60 minutes, you'll have to spend a lot more. As another reviewer said, what you get is exactly what is promised, and maybe a bit more.

Exactly what it says on the tin. A short and sweet little escape room with very nice graphics and atmosphere. The puzzles are not that challenging but they are creative, although I did find some of them a bit nonsensical. If you enjoy escape rooms IRL this is a pretty good choice, especially if you manage to catch it on sale.

Nice little escape room game - it's short and finished in less than an hour. Recommend but only on sale.