The Room VR: A Dark Matter is the fifth game in the Room series and while it’s the first one to make the jump to VR, its spooky escape room escapades seem like a perfect fit for the medium.
In this week’s episode of Ian’s VR Corner, you can watch me play through the first two levels of the game in a preview build for the Oculus Quest. In it, I channel my inner Sherlock Holmes in order to get to the bottom of some creepy crimes that have unfolded deep within the British Institute of Archaeology.
Solving Creepy Crimes in The Room VR: A Dark Matter – Ian’s VR Corner Watch on YouTube
If you’re a fan of The Room series already, you’ll be pleased to know that The Room VR: A Dark Matter includes everything you loved from the flat games but of course this transition to VR only adds to the immersion.
The story takes place in a smoggy London in 1908 and there’s a really creepy, Lovecraftian atmosphere to the proceedings. This atmosphere is enhanced by some quality visuals and even on the Quest with its limited processor power the locations are incredibly detailed and well realised. This is of course in part down to the fact that each area is small and enclosed, but this modest scope has allowed the team at Fireproof Games to create levels that feel real and lived in.