The House of Da Vinci

Overall I enjoyed this game - it definitely tickled my love of escape rooms.

That being said, the early game was far more fun than the later game. The puzzles didn't only increase in challenge (which is fine), they increased in obscurity as well. The early puzzles in the first few levels may have taken me some trial and error and serious thinking, but I got them eventually. Some of the later puzzles were so obscure I had to make extensive use of the hint system, and a couple of them I had to find guides elsewhere to help. Two of the puzzles in the last stage nearly had me rage-quitting even with hints.

Again, I did overall enjoy the game and would say it's worth playing if you like escape room style puzzle games, but The Room series was better IMHO. I don't know for certain if I'll play the rest of this series, while The Room had me hooked from the start and there was never any doubt I would play them all.

It’s been years since I completed all the 4 ‘The Room’ games on the iPad. These games were so enjoyable that I was all too happy to buy them on Steam again. Even though I bought two of the ‘House of Da Vinci’ games on the iPad, I never got around to playing them. Now, I finally start with the first one on Steam thanks to a recent sale. It has been a good start but it’s not without some hiccups.
One thing that is almost impossible to ignore will be the comparison to ‘The Room’ games. Although my memories are not as vivid, it is easy to see the similarities. They are very alike but there are still some slight differences. It feels like the first ‘House of Da Vinci’ is more concerned about its story. I remember ‘The Room’ being lighter on story, a lot of the puzzles felt random until you read some notes near the end. Da Vinci has a couple of short cutscenes, the notes are consistent at keeping you updated with why you’re solving these puzzles and even the puzzles/locations themselves have some purpose why you’re doing them. This attention to detail and presentation gives Da Vinci a stronger impression. What lets the game down a bit are some of the puzzles. Some of them are brilliant and very satisfying to solve but a couple were too complex for their own good. The first Room game might have had some of those moments but they don’t go as far, that game feels more intuitive overall. There is a hint system that usually gives you enough pointers to push you in the right direction, I still used a video walkthrough here and there though. The controls with the mouse is generally okay but there are a couple of specific situations where the controls can feel awkward and annoying. Lastly, I encountered one bug where a puzzle doesn’t continue after solving it, luckily re-loading a save fixes this.
For a first game, ‘House of da Vinci’ leaves a good impression. I can definitely recommend it (on sale) for fans of ‘The Room’ games if you are willing to deal with a few imperfections. The Room games did become better and more polished with time and I expect the same to hold true here. It took me 8.6 hours to complete the game and get all the achievements which are only 6, you need to find one collectible in each of the 6 ‘chapters’.

Fascinating. I definitely wasn't up to completing it by myself, but I loved doing what I could. A beautifully complex environment.

The game is similar to "The room". The first chapters were easy and intuitive to do. However, around half-way through the game, the puzzles got harder and ended up requiring a lot of help.
Nevertheless, I'd still recommend this game to whoever enjoys puzzle games!

Good puzzle room game, but it becomes real hard at times, where instinct stops working, hints become useless, and only a Youtube video can save you. Looking forward to the sequel!

I really enjoyed this game. The puzzles were just right for a casual experience, which is exactly what I was after. Sometimes I just want something relaxing. They (the puzzles) weren’t hard, but they weren’t mindless either. Once you figure out what the game wants from you, usually finding a missing object to activate a mechanism, the rest falls into place and the puzzles are fairly straight forward. It’s satisfying without ever getting frustrating. And the game does give you hints if you get stuck and don't know where to look.
That said, the story felt a bit lacking. It’s there, but pretty thin and doesn’t really build to much. The ending especially was kind of abrupt. I’m not sure what I was expecting, honestly. I finished the last puzzle, stepped through a portal, and just went, “Wait…?” I won’t spoil anything, but you’ll see what I mean.
If you’re here for some casual puzzle solving and not a deep narrative, you’ll probably enjoy it like I did. I’d recommend it as a fun, not-too-difficult escape room game.

Me and my girlfriend are currently using our collective brain cells to complete this game and it has been a real bonding experience for us we recommend this game 11/10.