The Riven Scale

Part game, part puzzle, and part social experience, escape room games evoke the feeling of a full-scale escape room in a compact way. We’ve played almost all of them. Yet rather than doing traditional reviews, we’ve rated them according to several metrics, such as creativity and difficulty, and then compiled those ratings into an overall Riven Score.

The Riven Scale – named in honor of the PC puzzle adventure – helps you to evaluate the games based on how they compare to other titles within the genre. Essentially, it’s a grade, and the higher the Riven Score, the better. You can check out all of the scored titles below, along with those still in the works!

We’ve also noted which of these games are great entry points into the genre and whether or not they require any special considerations (some, for example, force players to separate).

And if you’re still not sure where to start, scroll on down for some suggested escape room paths depending on your puzzle-based acumen!


Escape Room Entry Path Suggestions

Lost on where to start your escape room gaming? Here are some recommended entry points!

 

First Time Puzzler Path

 

Novice Puzzler Path

 

Experienced Puzzler Path
 

 

Escape Rooms Still To Be Scored