A Room Beyond
Release Date: 13 Jun, 2017
A ROOM BEYOND, is fantasy point and click adventure based on essential subjects of human existence. This novel game draws the drama around the “Fog Wanderer”, a murderous apparition scaring a small village in a Lovecraftian world. Help the villagers to solve the murder mystery and discover your own fate which seems to be oddly woven into the entire drama.
A philosophical story is built upon inspiration coming from the book The Top Five Regrets of the Dying. Videogames such as Alone in the Dark 1, The Last Door and the famous Lucas Arts games significantly influenced the general tone and coloring of the game, as well as the art of H.P. Lovecraft and E.A. Poe. The game’s innovative mix of pixelart and low-poly rendering has attracted a lot of interest among players and artists.
When you awake, you find yourself trapped in a gloomy cave. Dim candle light reveals strange symbols and cult objects all over this place. You can’t remember what happened, but this place gives you shivers. There is a tiny ray of light in the distance which might lead to a room beyond this darkness.
Outside the cave you find yourself in a forest which is surrounded by deep gorges and thick layers of fog. A crowd of people lives here in fear of an ominous apparition that creeps through the fog for manhunt.
Help the villagers to solve the mystery of the murderous fog wanderer and uncover the fate that brings you to this place.
Simplified control of the game can be learned fast and allows a quick start. No strong prior experiences with computer games are needed for playing A Room Beyond. All interactions can be accomplished by clicking or dragging the mouse pointer. The game does not define specific timing so that players can take their time to explore the virtual world. Additonal game features are unlocked gradually while progressing storyline.
2.5D Perspective: The game’s visual perspective is known as 2.5D, which describes a combination of 3D effects in a general 2D stage design. Both types bring their own benefits to the game: Interaction and navigation is easy in a 2D scenery, but visual perception of depth is increased by using 3D objects.
Pixel Style: Manual and procedural processing steps create a mosaic-like pixel effect which results in a graphical abstraction that increases the scope of visual interpretation and stimulates players’ imagination. Combination of both, smooth animations brought by modern technology and the look and feel of retro pixel game design leads to a fresh contemporary graphic style.
A philosophical story is built upon inspiration coming from the book The Top Five Regrets of the Dying. Videogames such as Alone in the Dark 1, The Last Door and the famous Lucas Arts games significantly influenced the general tone and coloring of the game, as well as the art of H.P. Lovecraft and E.A. Poe. The game’s innovative mix of pixelart and low-poly rendering has attracted a lot of interest among players and artists.
Synopsis
When you awake, you find yourself trapped in a gloomy cave. Dim candle light reveals strange symbols and cult objects all over this place. You can’t remember what happened, but this place gives you shivers. There is a tiny ray of light in the distance which might lead to a room beyond this darkness.
Outside the cave you find yourself in a forest which is surrounded by deep gorges and thick layers of fog. A crowd of people lives here in fear of an ominous apparition that creeps through the fog for manhunt.
Help the villagers to solve the mystery of the murderous fog wanderer and uncover the fate that brings you to this place.
Gameplay
Simplified control of the game can be learned fast and allows a quick start. No strong prior experiences with computer games are needed for playing A Room Beyond. All interactions can be accomplished by clicking or dragging the mouse pointer. The game does not define specific timing so that players can take their time to explore the virtual world. Additonal game features are unlocked gradually while progressing storyline.
Technology & Style
2.5D Perspective: The game’s visual perspective is known as 2.5D, which describes a combination of 3D effects in a general 2D stage design. Both types bring their own benefits to the game: Interaction and navigation is easy in a 2D scenery, but visual perception of depth is increased by using 3D objects.
Pixel Style: Manual and procedural processing steps create a mosaic-like pixel effect which results in a graphical abstraction that increases the scope of visual interpretation and stimulates players’ imagination. Combination of both, smooth animations brought by modern technology and the look and feel of retro pixel game design leads to a fresh contemporary graphic style.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Windows
Minimum:
- OS: Windows 7, 8 or 10
- Processor: 2.5 GHz CPU
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 300 MB available space
Mac OS X
Minimum:
- OS: OS X 10.7.5 or later
- Processor: 2.5 GHz CPU
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1.5GB Graphics Card
- Storage: 350 MB available space
Yawning Abyss
Looks into all canyons.
Richest in the Graveyard
(Secret achievement)
Travel Memories
Collect clues on how you came to the forest.
Lepidopterist
Catch a Butterfly.
Wisdom of the Crows
Observe the Crows carefully.
Ghost Hunter
Banish 30 Evocations of the Wanderer.
Bookworm
Read all Books in Episode 2
Art Historian
Look at all the pictures in the monastery.
Intrinsic Compass
(Secret achievement)
Path of Choice
(Secret achievement)
Geologist
Dig through all sand hills.
Aquanaut
Explore the entire sunken labyrinth.
Caveman
Talk to the goldwasher about the cave.
Travel Memories 2
Collect clues on why you are at this place.
Travel Memories 4
Discover the end of your journey.
Wisdom from the past
Find the verses of Alain.
Broken Shell
(Secret achievement)
The Dreaming Dead
Find 9 statues of Cthulhu.
Travel Memories 3
Find hints about what is true.
Relaxing Moment
Use a toilet.
Arcane Poetry
Read all pages of the Dreamer's Diary.
Pathfinder
(Secret achievement)
Locksmith
Use two keys inside the house.
Toxic Seduction
Pop 20 mushrooms.
Dragonfly Totem
(Secret achievement)
Beaver Totem
(Secret achievement)
Haunting Expert
Find 4 ways to banish the Wanderer's evocations without battle.
Moth Totem
(Secret achievement)
Wolf Totem
(Secret achievement)
Snake Totem
(Secret achievement)
Eagle Totem
(Secret achievement)
Reunion
Return the missing doubloon to the heathen treasure.
Travel Memories 5
Find traces into future.
Unraveled Mystery
Kill all spiders hiding in the garden.
Soul bound
Look into the eyes of 7 cats.
Afternoon Chatter
Talk with the goldwasher's wife about all items that you pick up.
Servant of the great Old
Summon the ancient priest using a precise pattern.
Cougar Totem
(Secret achievement)
Scorpion Totem
(Secret achievement)
Bear Totem
(Secret achievement)
Triclops
Guide the 7th cat following red, green and blue.
Channel worker
Get a map of the dam system.
Corpse Fisher
Collect some Fishbones.
Salmon Totem
(Secret achievement)
House on the Hill
Burning Village
Monastery Underneath the Thorns
Ritual Cave
Twilight Atoll
Strayers' Swamp
Amber Forest
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