This Bed We Made

Item: This Bed We Made
Rating: 84
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-06-30

Summary

Highly enjoyable experience, engaging detective mechanics
Meaningful player choices impact story and endings
Captivating story, but rushed and confusing ending
Authentic 1950s atmosphere, excellent voice acting
Overpriced for short length, low replay value
Lacks true mystery/deduction, unskippable scenes

Emotions

Satisfaction30%Disappointment17%Enjoyment11%Frustration9%Joy6%

Reviews (sample size): 1103
Helpful reviews: 81%
Unhelpful reviews: 19%
Protest reviews: 0%

84%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
16%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 2846
Negative points: 1398
Gameplay points: 940
Perf. points: 42
Rec. points: 551
Misc points: 226

Point	Description	Importance
Highly enjoyable experience Description Reviewers consistently found the game to be fun, captivating, and a worthwhile purchase, praising its overall quality and engaging nature. It provided a very positive and memorable gaming experience. Importance 69%	Reviewers consistently found the game to be fun, captivating, and a worthwhile purchase, praising its overall quality and engaging nature. It provided a very positive and memorable gaming experience.	69%
Engaging detective mechanics Description Reviewers thoroughly enjoyed the core gameplay loop of snooping through hotel rooms, finding clues, and piecing together the mystery. The game successfully delivers a satisfying investigative experience, often compared to Nancy Drew titles. Importance 53%	Reviewers thoroughly enjoyed the core gameplay loop of snooping through hotel rooms, finding clues, and piecing together the mystery. The game successfully delivers a satisfying investigative experience, often compared to Nancy Drew titles.	53%
Meaningful player choices Description Players highly valued the game's choice-driven narrative, where decisions genuinely impact the story and lead to multiple distinct endings. This mechanic significantly enhances replayability, encouraging multiple playthroughs to explore different outcomes. Importance 53%	Players highly valued the game's choice-driven narrative, where decisions genuinely impact the story and lead to multiple distinct endings. This mechanic significantly enhances replayability, encouraging multiple playthroughs to explore different outcomes.	53%
Captivating story & plot twists Description The game's narrative was consistently praised for being engaging, immersive, and full of unexpected twists and turns. Reviewers were hooked from beginning to end, appreciating the well-written and compelling storyline. Importance 42%	The game's narrative was consistently praised for being engaging, immersive, and full of unexpected twists and turns. Reviewers were hooked from beginning to end, appreciating the well-written and compelling storyline.	42%
Authentic 1950s atmosphere Description The game's meticulously crafted 1950s setting, including decor, costumes, and overall noir vibe, was highly praised. It successfully immerses players in the era, enhancing the mystery and storytelling. Importance 27%	The game's meticulously crafted 1950s setting, including decor, costumes, and overall noir vibe, was highly praised. It successfully immerses players in the era, enhancing the mystery and storytelling.	27%
Balanced puzzle difficulty Description The puzzles were generally well-received for striking a good balance between challenge and accessibility. They were engaging enough to require thought without becoming frustrating or hindering story progression. Importance 26%	The puzzles were generally well-received for striking a good balance between challenge and accessibility. They were engaging enough to require thought without becoming frustrating or hindering story progression.	26%
Optimal game length & pacing Description Reviewers appreciated the game's concise length, often allowing for completion in a single sitting, which was seen as ideal for its narrative and replayability. The pacing was also praised for keeping players engaged without feeling rushed or overstaying its welcome. Importance 21%	Reviewers appreciated the game's concise length, often allowing for completion in a single sitting, which was seen as ideal for its narrative and replayability. The pacing was also praised for keeping players engaged without feeling rushed or overstaying its welcome.	21%
Excellent voice acting Description The voice acting, particularly in English and Canadian French, received widespread acclaim for its quality, emotional delivery, and ability to make characters believable and likable. It significantly enhanced the immersive experience. Importance 18%	The voice acting, particularly in English and Canadian French, received widespread acclaim for its quality, emotional delivery, and ability to make characters believable and likable. It significantly enhanced the immersive experience.	18%
Intertwined character narratives Description The game's masterful weaving of seemingly unconnected character stories and relationships was highly praised. This narrative structure kept players curious and invested in discovering the deeper connections and emotional resonance. Importance 18%	The game's masterful weaving of seemingly unconnected character stories and relationships was highly praised. This narrative structure kept players curious and invested in discovering the deeper connections and emotional resonance.	18%
Stunning graphics & art style Description The game's visual presentation, including its unique art style, detailed environments, and well-directed cutscenes, received significant praise. Reviewers noted the high quality of graphics for an indie title, showcasing the developers' effort. Importance 16%	The game's visual presentation, including its unique art style, detailed environments, and well-directed cutscenes, received significant praise. Reviewers noted the high quality of graphics for an indie title, showcasing the developers' effort.	16%
Unique cleaning gameplay Description The innovative gameplay mechanic of playing as a hotel maid, which involves cleaning rooms while simultaneously snooping and influencing the mystery, was highly enjoyed. This unique concept added a satisfying and immersive layer to the detective experience. Importance 12%	The innovative gameplay mechanic of playing as a hotel maid, which involves cleaning rooms while simultaneously snooping and influencing the mystery, was highly enjoyed. This unique concept added a satisfying and immersive layer to the detective experience.	12%
Well-developed characters Description Reviewers consistently praised the game's characters for being well-written, believable, and relatable. Their gradual revelation and complex relationships made players feel deeply invested, even without direct interaction. Importance 11%	Reviewers consistently praised the game's characters for being well-written, believable, and relatable. Their gradual revelation and complex relationships made players feel deeply invested, even without direct interaction.	11%
Authentic LGBTQ+ representation Description The game was highly lauded for its natural, respectful, and authentic inclusion of LGBTQ+ themes and characters, particularly within its 1950s setting. This aspect resonated deeply with many players, making the story feel personal and impactful. Importance 10%	The game was highly lauded for its natural, respectful, and authentic inclusion of LGBTQ+ themes and characters, particularly within its 1950s setting. This aspect resonated deeply with many players, making the story feel personal and impactful.	10%