"Escape Room 16 Temple Ruins" has a ridiculous name, but don't be dissuaded. I've scolded Martian Interactive for being such a crappy factory, but this time they actually made it playable! The most terrible thing is - you don't charge a penny for this thing! You read that right, free download, no in-app purchase pop-ups, no physical limit, no "resurrection after watching ads", I almost thought the opening method was wrong after I finished the game😅
The decryption is real decryption, not the stupid trick of waiting for the CD. Clues are hidden in various corners of the picture, some so outrageous that they are hidden at the intersection of light and shadow, blending into the environment. It reminds me of my addiction to playing "Lost City" back then. It is a type of game that you can't put down once you start it. The map is ridiculously big. I thought I was done when I walked out of one scene, but then I turned a corner and found a large new area. It can be called the mobile version of the "Maze Deluxe Package."
The setting of the story is also interesting. The protagonist is a botanist who was tricked into the heritage park by a letter asking for help from his grandmother to save a dying plant. It turns out that Slavic monsters and humans coexist peacefully, and there are many evil things hidden in the place. At first, I thought it was just a skin-changing and object-finding game, but it turned out that the plot was written as a toy. Many of the foreshadowings in it were recycled quite carefully, which is better than some card-drawing mobile games that advertise "immersive plot".
What can I say about the painting style? It's not the kind of 3D high-model dazzling skills, but the texture of the purely hand-painted scenes is very stable, the overall light is dark, and it has the mysterious and eerie atmosphere that temple ruins should have. Decryption games are most afraid of blinding filters. This feature is made comfortable and your eyes will not get tired after playing for a long time.
The only thing I want to complain about is that the name has "16". Maybe there have been a lot of them in this series? Anyway, it doesn't matter that I haven't played the previous game when I play this. I can understand the independent story. The operating platform is written in 5.0, and it should work on both Android and Apple.
By the way, let's talk about the total time. I played it intermittently for two or three days. It took about five or six hours to complete the game. It's worth your time if you put it in a mobile stand-alone decryption.
In short, you don't need to spend money or worry about it, and you don't have to pay to read the prompts when you encounter a level. This kind of decryption stand-alone game that is purely based on content and ingenuity is almost as rare as a protected animal in the mobile game environment of 2024. In this era where 648 and sign-in cards are everywhere, it is not easy to come across such a clean thing.
I won't post selfies in the comment area for fear of scaring you, so download the game and try it yourself. Just go for this zero-pay experience, it won't be a loss. 😏