Three Doors: Labyrinth of Fear

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[quote][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_slop][b]Warning: AI Slop[/b][/url] This game is partially or completely made with talentless, soulless AI generated content.[/quote] "Three Doors: Labyrinth of Fear" is what looks like a (possibly asset flipped) first person horror jumpscare adventure, one of many, many thousands of these on Steam Direct (because they are easy for amateur developers to hack together, and don't require a lot of talent or skill). This one has you solving puzzles in thirty odd rooms full of various assets and disgusting AI slop to try to escape the AI slop. The game is quite short, and can be run through in just about an hour. The lack of content here makes it hard to suggest it's worth spending the time to add to your library and download. This comes across as something unambitious and "simple" in terms of implementation and technical quality and depth, more like a game dev tutorial or an experiment. It’s a classic case of a developer prioritizing the low effort needed to get a game listed on Steam over the actual delivery of a technically sound or compelling product. Whatever is needed to hammer out something "good" enough for Steam Direct self…

It's a puzzle game that lets you bruteforce it. There are clues in each level that let you determine which door is the correct one. But you can also just pick at random till you eventually get it. This sort of "play your way" twist is quite endearing. The puzzles themselves are not that hard, but still satisfying to solve. The atmosphere tries to be tense, but the lack of loud screams during the few jumpscares makes you feel more curious rather than scared. The story, from what I can tell, is some vague guy getting over his fears and reuniting with his girlfriend. So not very complicated, but sweet. Overall, it's a neat and even somewhat encouraging game that should take you about an hour to beat.

For a free game, I enjoyed it. Some roooms are hard to solve, but most are quite obvious. It's a good blend. The story is somewhat cryptic on its own, but okey. Hoping DaveB will give us more games like this, taking the storytelling and puzzles to a new level.

Good game but I dislike it very much. Recommended only for puzzle lovers.

this game is actually FIRE