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The Room cover art

The Room

Fireproof Games · 2014-07-28

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Sep 19, 2012 (iOS), Oct 18, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 23, 2013 (Android), Jul 28, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.

The Room is an Adventure, Indie game released in 2014, priced at $4.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and Overwhelmingly Positive (98% of 31747 reviews).

45
playing now
98%
positive of 32k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
12,887
twitch viewers (latest)
12887.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
85/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (238 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (11 downloads)
76/100
opencritic · strong · 63% recommend · from 20 critics
2.1h
to beat · rushed 1h · completionist 2.7h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

45 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

The Room is a 2012 puzzle video game developed by Fireproof Games. The game was originally developed for the iOS platform and released in 12 September 2012. The Android version debuted as part of a Humble Bundle in March 2013 and was subsequently released on Google Play. A free expansion for the title was released in August 2013. An enhanced version of the game was released for Microsoft Windows in July 2014, and for the Nintendo Switch in October 2018.

Trailer

The Room trailer thumbnail

The Room (2003) Official Trailer - Original by @TommyWiseau

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 45 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,555 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~194/week).
  • · Review velocity down 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 795k–1.9M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 31,806 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.49 at Steam (2017-10-27) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 7 of 14 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
72172120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 550 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 555 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 579 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 298 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 260 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 361 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 634 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 430 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 373 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 453 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 410 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 526 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 418 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 467 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 440 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 298 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 310 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 521 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 323 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 300 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 721 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 300 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 314 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 252 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 297 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 341 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 322 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 273 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

138202026-09-15 12:00 — 38 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 29 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 28 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 33 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 70 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 28 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 20 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 46 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 32 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 54 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 48 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 26 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 22 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 97 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 92 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 64 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 102 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 57 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 48 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 65 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 69 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 36 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 45 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2149Jul 2014Aug 2026Jul 2014 — avg 32 · peak 108Nov 2014 — avg 37 · peak 267Mar 2015 — avg 10 · peak 29Jul 2015 — avg 12 · peak 30Nov 2015 — avg 24 · peak 130Mar 2016 — avg 26 · peak 64Jul 2016 — avg 70 · peak 282Nov 2016 — avg 54 · peak 233Mar 2017 — avg 23 · peak 62Jul 2017 — avg 78 · peak 276Nov 2017 — avg 87 · peak 358Mar 2018 — avg 30 · peak 74Jul 2018 — avg 55 · peak 171Nov 2018 — avg 119 · peak 262Mar 2019 — avg 29 · peak 67Jul 2019 — avg 81 · peak 247Nov 2019 — avg 44 · peak 141Mar 2020 — avg 50 · peak 188Jul 2020 — avg 72 · peak 184Nov 2020 — avg 136 · peak 540Mar 2021 — avg 67 · peak 146Jul 2021 — avg 131 · peak 388Nov 2021 — avg 111 · peak 525Mar 2022 — avg 42 · peak 84Jul 2022 — avg 80 · peak 180Nov 2022 — avg 88 · peak 257Mar 2023 — avg 64 · peak 218Jul 2023 — avg 214 · peak 623Nov 2023 — avg 90 · peak 333Mar 2024 — avg 70 · peak 161Jul 2024 — avg 100 · peak 276Nov 2024 — avg 68 · peak 206Mar 2025 — avg 69 · peak 166Jul 2025 — avg 106 · peak 455Nov 2025 — avg 62 · peak 209Mar 2026 — avg 75 · peak 186Jul 2026 — avg 107 · peak 529Aug 2026 — avg 58 · peak 192
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$0.492015-01-012026-08-012015-01-01 — best price $2.492015-06-11 — best price $3.342016-02-05 — best price $1.242016-10-28 — best price $1.692016-12-22 — best price $1.242017-10-27 — best price $0.492017-12-21 — best price $1.692018-10-29 — best price $1.242018-11-21 — best price $1.242019-04-18 — best price $9.992019-11-01 — best price $4.992020-01-02 — best price $4.992020-07-09 — best price $4.992020-11-16 — best price $4.992021-01-05 — best price $4.992021-06-25 — best price $1.242021-11-24 — best price $0.992022-04-07 — best price $2.492022-10-25 — best price $0.992022-12-01 — best price $0.992023-03-16 — best price $0.992023-06-29 — best price $0.492023-10-26 — best price $0.692023-12-21 — best price $0.692024-03-14 — best price $1.242024-06-27 — best price $0.992024-10-28 — best price $0.992024-12-19 — best price $0.692025-03-13 — best price $0.992025-06-26 — best price $0.992025-08-24 — best price $0.992025-10-27 — best price $0.992026-02-16 — best price $0.742026-05-28 — best price $1.492026-07-25 — best price $0.992026-08-01 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

171582026-06-02 — 92 pageviews2026-06-06 — 98 pageviews2026-06-10 — 107 pageviews2026-06-14 — 74 pageviews2026-06-18 — 88 pageviews2026-06-22 — 91 pageviews2026-06-26 — 103 pageviews2026-06-30 — 93 pageviews2026-07-04 — 96 pageviews2026-07-08 — 85 pageviews2026-07-12 — 106 pageviews2026-07-16 — 94 pageviews2026-07-20 — 120 pageviews2026-07-24 — 72 pageviews2026-07-28 — 124 pageviews2026-08-01 — 96 pageviews2026-08-05 — 98 pageviews2026-08-09 — 105 pageviews2026-08-13 — 83 pageviews2026-08-17 — 71 pageviews2026-08-21 — 94 pageviews2026-08-25 — 60 pageviews2026-08-29 — 90 pageviews2026-09-02 — 69 pageviews2026-09-06 — 87 pageviews2026-09-10 — 101 pageviews2026-09-14 — 88 pageviews2026-09-18 — 69 pageviews2026-09-22 — 91 pageviews2026-09-26 — 94 pageviews2026-09-30 — 73 pageviews2026-10-04 — 114 pageviews2026-10-08 — 77 pageviews2026-10-12 — 86 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

5
achievements tracked
87.1%
earned "Safe Cracker"
71.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)33,25983%5
Switch (Nintendo)830%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

DarkIndieShortCasualHorrorPuzzleMysteryAdventureBeautifulAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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