REVIEW : Tested on Humans: Escape Room (PC)
You are the test subject. Will you be able to find what the tests are about and escape?
Tested on Humans is an escape room in a dark setting that will examine your skills. Solve problems, decode hidden codes, find concealed objects, and investigate the various rooms of the research centre while you find the events that led you there.
Solve this mystery by investigating each of the rooms in which this adventure takes place. Will you be able to escape?
Characteristics
- Solve puzzles based on logic.
- Explore several rooms, find clues and sneaked objects.
- Explore more about the experiments and your past.
- Enjoy the dark and atmospheric setting.
This is a classic ‘Escape the Facility’ game that is played from the perspective of Alex – a young woman who wakes to find herself in a prison cell in a medical research facility. You then puzzle your way out of the cell, through various rooms, and (ultimately) out of the facility.
The game is structurally very similar to The Palindrome Syndrome. If you enjoyed that, you will enjoy this title.
The game consists of a LOT of short puzzles which take a variety of forms… logic, decoding, math, pattern matching, etc. As in the previous game, it feels like an interactive version of the kind of puzzle book you used to be able to purchase at bookstores. With a couple of exceptions, puzzles are not difficult and can be solved with the clues within each room. A hint is available for most puzzles in case you are stuck. If all else fails, a full solution guide has been posted by the development team in the Steam discussions.
My only suggestions for improvement are to turn off the ‘active puzzle’ indicator when a puzzle is solved and provide visual clues when buttons are pressed. As the game stands now, you cannot play with the sound turned off. You need to be able to hear the buttons as they are pushed. If you are entering a sequence and exit the puzzle, you will still be in the middle of that sequence when you return. Thus, you need to also hear the sound at the “end of the sequence’ in order to know when to start entering data again. Initially, I struggled by playing without headphones. Once I put them on, the interface was much easier to work with.
‘Completionists’ will be pleased to know that all achievements are earned by solving each area and completing the game.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- MINIMUM:
- OS: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel Core i3 2.00 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 450
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 4 GB available space
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