Antichamber

Last updated: 2025-12-25
Summary
  • Highly satisfying and innovative puzzle design
  • Encourages unconventional and philosophical thinking
  • Trippy, surreal, and immersive experience
  • Non-linear exploration with good replayability
  • Puzzles lack clarity and guidance
  • High difficulty alienates many players
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Categories

Perspective-based PuzzlesIllusion-based GameplayNon-linear ExplorationEnvironmental PuzzleMetroidvaniaFirst-Person PerspectiveMinimalist NarrativePsychological Horror

Emotions

Satisfaction17%Frustration17%Curiosity6%Appreciation6%Confusion6%
Sample precision
Helpful reviews
16%
Unhelpful reviews
84%
Protest reviews
0%
Positive points
261
Negative points
100
Gameplay points
233
Perf. points
3
Rec. points
38
Misc points
14
Point
Highly satisfying puzzle design
Description
Puzzles are well-balanced, requiring creative application of mechanics and offering 'aha' moments. Players describe them as clever, thought-provoking, and gratifying to solve, with a mix of lateral and logical challenges.
Importance
97%
Encourages unconventional thinking
Description
The game rewards persistence, abstract thinking, and challenging assumptions. It fosters curiosity and independent problem-solving, often subverting expectations about how puzzles should work.
Importance
68%
Trippy and surreal experience
Description
The game delivers a mind-blowing, surrealistic experience with trippy imagery and non-Euclidean environments. Players describe it as immersive, atmospheric, and unlike anything else.
Importance
63%
Good value and replayability
Description
Players find the game worth the price, with high replay value due to unsolved puzzles, secrets, and the satisfaction of revisiting areas. The length is considered ideal for a puzzle game.
Importance
56%
User-friendly controls and systems
Description
The game features simple, intuitive controls and user-friendly systems like auto-saves, teleportation to checkpoints, and color-coded puzzles to guide solvability.
Importance
16%
Effective sound and music design
Description
The sound design and music enhance the atmospheric experience, with useful audio cues that aid puzzle-solving. Players note the immersive quality of the audio elements.
Importance
7%