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The Room cover art

The Room

Fireproof Games · 2014-07-28

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

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.

57
playing now
98%
positive of 32k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (238 ratings)
2.1h
to beat · rushed 1h · completionist 2.7h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$4.99
steam price (US)

57 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 57 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 4% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 794k–1.9M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 31,747 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 8 of 17 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

82302026-08-06 22:00 — 63 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 39 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 65 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 61 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 70 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 76 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 73 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 50 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 74 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 77 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 41 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 73 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 62 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 37 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 63 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 54 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 31 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 68 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 72 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 33 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 43 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 54 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 52 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 57 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 50 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 33 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 43 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 38 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 57 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

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).

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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