The House of Da Vinci

i love these kind of games. this game captures what the room did but with way worse controls. it is very very frustrating. i forced my self to finish the game. i only recommend it on sale.

Short and fun but not too engaging. Story didn't have me hooked and some of the puzzles were pretty tedious to solve (not hard). It's easy to lose focus and attention in some parts. But it's a first game and I love the concept as I've been a long time fan of The Room series which this game clearly takes inspiration from. Controls sometimes feel a bit clunky (game is a port if I'm not mistaken) and the camera fixed movement sometimes makes it pretty hard to discern important details you need to solve the puzzles and advance.
I'd say you should give it a chance if you like escape room games but don't set your expectations too high.

I am 75 years old. I would especially recommend this to Seniors because it is all about complicated logic puzzles and advanced problem solving skills. It is important that Seniors engage in this kind of activity to stave off dementia and the normal brain aging process.

The House of Da Vinci is a 3D puzzle game that reminded me of The Room series, though not as polished or intuitive. You play as Da Vinci's apprentice, standing before his locked mansion when a letter from him arrives, warning that his most important invention is at risk. Your goal is to enter the heavily secured mansion and help your master. Divided into eight chapters, each represents a room full of intricate mechanical puzzles. Along the way, you find letters from Da Vinci that reveal more about the story.
The puzzles are complex, though easier than in The Room, as they emphasize mechanical steps over purely logical solutions. You also have the Oculi Infinitum, a special tool that allows you to see inside mechanisms or view past events, which is useful for solving puzzles.
While you can’t move your character freely, you can zoom in on specific objects or parts of the room. However, not all areas rotate fully, and you may need to click multiple times on an object to interact with it, which can become frustrating. The controls feel imprecise, especially when using a mouse to pull levers or rotate mechanisms, as the game seems more suited for touchscreens.
The hint system, although helpful, has a cooldown and can only be activated every few minutes. On the plus side, the sound design and graphics are impressive, with beautifully designed environments and intricate machinery.

Kind of a Walmart Great Value brand "The Room". If you played The Room and wish there'd be more, this will satisfy the hunger tho it won't quite live up to the original. That sounds kinda bad, but considering that The Room is nothing short of brilliant, this is still a really good effort that is very worth playing. I see that they tried to expand upon certain ideas and it has its own merits and I give them credit for it. The puzzles are a bit "on the nose" and standing for themselves when they were better integrated in The Room, but I won't fault them for that. It's good. I like it. I recommend it.

This was a fun game, though the ending was a little anticlimactic. A couple of the puzzles are really annoying, but based on my experience I can assure you ALL of them are solvable & if you're missing it every time it is most definitely user error. (I'm looking at you, Risk game!) One thing I will say that isn't really a spoiler is that there are TWO optical tools - if you can't see through the globe, you are using the wrong one.

Absolutely amazing game, with lots of intricate and sometimes immensely hard puzzles. Had to take a break every so many hours because I was concentrating so hard - and I love that about puzzle games like these. Definitely looking forward to The House of Tesla, and still need to play the other two Da Vinci games.