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Mindlock - The Apartment

Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac • 2024

Should you play it?

Colin’s apartment maze has puzzles, dialogues, and some dry humor waiting for you. A surreal adventure of a special kind.

What works
  • Deep and emotional story
  • Unique hand-drawn art style
  • Excellent voice acting
  • Thought-provoking psychological themes
  • Well-designed puzzles with logical solutions
Things to keep in mind
  • Some control and inventory management frustrations
  • Limited game length
  • Repetitive backtracking due to confined setting
  • Lack of quality-of-life features like fast travel or undo
  • Some puzzles can be obtuse or require trial and error

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Old Skies

  • NORCO

  • King's Quest

  • A Guidebook of Babel

  • Syberia: The World Before

  • Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse

  • Whispers of a Machine

  • Yesterday Origins

  • Chicken Police - Paint it RED!
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Old Skies

  • Foolish Mortals

  • An English Haunting
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Mindlock - The Apartment: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Growth, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Why this game works

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