Samsara Room

Samsara Room

Steam Deck Verified

Rusty Lake · Indie · Apr 29, 2020

Yes, worth playing.

It's free to play.

97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
10k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 60 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 10k player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
80% of themes are praise20% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Clearly a remake of concepts that have already been expressed in other chapters, this game maybe does not shine if you look at it in comparison to the others from this studio but it's a good starter to get acquainted with the amazing atmosphere that only the Rusty Lake characters and style can provide, as well as with the creeping desire of banging your head against the wall when you can't solve the puzzles.
60 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Rusty Lake's distinctive art style combines simplicity with surrealism, resulting in environments that are simultaneously beautiful and disturbing.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Samsara Room is a surreal puzzle adventure developed and published by Rusty Lake that blends escape-room gameplay with psychological symbolism and dreamlike storytelling.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Sound design also plays a crucial role in shaping the experience.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters60 reviews
Graphics29 reviews
Gameplay21 reviews
Audio14 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty16 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
8
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.