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The Room Syndrome

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2019

Should you play it?

Explore the mysterious room by traversing time, while you watch a man succumb to the room syndrome.

What works

  • Unique time travel and puzzle mechanics
  • Multiple endings and replayability
  • Engaging and mysterious story
  • Free to play with good content
  • Atmospheric pixel art and sound design

Things to keep in mind

  • No save feature initially causing frustration
  • Confusing controls especially radio dials
  • Some trial and error and obscure puzzle solutions
  • Repetitive gameplay for multiple endings
  • Minimalistic graphics causing eye strain for some

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Chronoquartz

  • Cube Escape: Paradox

  • Submachine: Legacy

  • Instruction

  • A Random Maze 某个迷宫

  • Low Oxygen

More expressive

Games that feels like The Room Syndrome but with more self-expression and customization

  • Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

  • Hello Charlotte EP2: Requiem Aeternam Deo

  • The Horror Of Salazar House

  • Free Will

  • ElecHead

  • FEZ

More violent

Games that feels like The Room Syndrome but with more combat and destruction

  • The Boogie Man

  • Just Ignore Them

  • FAITH: The Unholy Trinity

  • Close Your Eyes [Old Version]

  • Ministry of Broadcast

  • White Dove 白雀

More intimate

Games that feels like The Room Syndrome but with more focus on close relationships

  • OneShot: World Machine Edition

  • Have a Nice Dream

  • My Big Sister

  • Press Any Button

  • The Rewinder

  • Space Pilgrim Episode IV: Sol

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

The Room Syndrome: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Survival, Expression.

Last update: 04/08/2026