# Room Escape: The Wizard's Lair — user reviews

> 52 indexed App Store user reviews of Room Escape by Jun Wakabayashi, rated 4.80/5 from 301 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/room-escape-the-wizards-lair/id1526945251/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/room-escape-the-wizards-lair/id1526945251.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 261 · 4★ 31 · 3★ 6 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 1

## What do users think of Room Escape?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- ✨ Engaging and fun gameplay
- 💡 Innovative and unique escape game
- 📚 High volume and replayability
- 🧙‍♂️ Enjoyable magic mechanics
- 🎨 Beautiful and cute graphics
- 💯 Challenging yet fair puzzles
- 👍 Smooth navigation and interface
- 🎮 Feels like a full game
- 💖 Great developer and series
- 😊 Characters are cute
- 🌟 Creative and whimsical design
- 🚀 Satisfying progression
- 💯 Good value for free game

**Cons**

- 🤔 Can be confusing at the start
- 🧩 Too many clues at once
- 🗺️ Wish for map movement

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Stuck after beating knight, no axe in inventory
- Wooden door won't open, red dial doesn't move
- Caught a bug, game stuck

**Most requested features**

- Wish to use magic more
- Want to learn the truth spell
- Desire for map movement

## Newest reviews (14 of 52)

### 5/5 — Very cute and fun

*2021-08-25, version 1.0.2*

I love all of Wakaba’s games, but this one was extra fun! Much more in-depth, lots of animation, felt like a full game! 本当に楽しかったです！

### 5/5 — Great

*2021-07-06, version 1.0.2*

One of THE best escape rooms I’ve ever played.  So fun!!!

### 5/5 — Epic

*2021-07-04, version 1.0.2*

This was so creative and fun!

### 5/5 — Gorgeous, whimsical, creative and fair!

*2021-05-05, version 1.0.2*

For context—I specialize in escape games, particularly the harder Japanese ones (Tesshi-E, Nicolet to name a few), and +90% of the time can solve them without aid. This one is absolutely among the best out there, both this maker in general (Studio Wakaba) and especially this particular game. 

IMHO this did not initially seem very promising—the first scene seeming neither esp. cute nor particularly clever—but it just goes and goes, unfolding into some breathtaking and beautiful moments with great, unusual creativity. The puzzles were fair, with their usual well-designed hint system. There was more to do (more rooms and more projects) than in the average Studio Wakaba puzzle—longer than the cafe puzzles, I think, but it never drags.

Overall a LOVELY game and just a beautiful, whimsical gem of the genre. Studio Wakaba just needs to work on the design of their game icons, because they often do not do justice to the series—and in particular this game!

### 5/5 — Very fun

*2021-05-02, version 1.0.2*

Just the right level of challenge

### 5/5 — Ingenious

*2021-03-15, version 1.0.2*

Another charming game from this excellent studio. Every game they produce is worth playing, but wizard’s lair is the best yet. Great puzzles, all hard, all fair.

### 5/5 — So fun and creative!

*2021-03-05, version 1.0.2*

This was so so fun- you get to use magic, the puzzles are tough but don’t feel impossible, it was just great! I did wonder why you never learn the truth spell?

### 5/5 — Starts out slow

*2020-12-30, version 1.0.2*

This game is confusing at the start because you are presented with a lot of clues and inputs that don’t become relevant until much later on.  I spent a while trying to find patterns in things that were random (movements of the spider, steam from tea) in order to solve puzzles where I hadn’t seen the actual clues yet.  Once I got a hang of the premise — find objects to unlock spells — then I really loved it!

### 5/5 — Delightful surprises abound

*2020-12-13, version 1.0.2*

Gorgeous game with lots of rooms and the added dimension of spell-casting. My favorite by this game developer.

### 5/5 — 최고의 탈출게임

*2020-12-03*

힌트 하나도 안보고 처음으로 탈출 기념!!!!

### 5/5 — The best game ever

*2020-11-20, version 1.0.2*

I love this game this is a really fun game you escape the The wizard layer it’s just best you should really play it

### 5/5 — Lovely game

*2020-11-16, version 1.0.2*

I love this!! Awesome.

### 5/5 — Excellent!

*2020-11-03, version 1.0.2*

Loved this game! Please make more!
Thank you! 🙏

### 5/5 — I love these games!

*2020-10-31, version 1.0.2*

I was pleasantly surprised to see the two new games you added. I’m a big fan! Thank you for making these games for us to play for free.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 3/5 — 。。。

*2026-06-25*

とても面白くて何度もプレイしてますが、音が消えます

### 4/5 — 楽しめました

*2024-08-28*

もともとファンタジー系はあまり好きな方ではないのですが、理不尽な謎解きは無くストレスを感じずサクサク進めたので楽しかったです。
中級程度だと思うので、初心者以外ならノーヒントでクリアできるように感じました。
ボリュームも物足りなさを感じる事はなく、程良いです。
別の世界観でも楽しんでみたいです！

### 4/5 — Too many clues at once

*2022-11-21, version 1.0.2*

There seemed to be a little too much going on in this one. Too many clues at one time

### 4/5 — Nice game but caught a bug

*2021-04-06, version 1.0.2*

Love the game. However after beating the knight am I supposed to get a small axe? Somehow there is nothing in my inventory and game just stuck there.

### 4/5 — Nice long game

*2020-12-01, version 1.0.2*

I was able to spend a good few hours playing this game. The graphics are cute and the puzzles make sense for the most part. I only had to use the hint twice.

### 4/5 — Thanks, always enjoy your games !

*2020-10-24, version 1.0.2*

Slight problem: can't open the wooden door. The red dial doesn't move..

### 4/5 — 一つ心残りが

*2020-09-17*

今回は解いてないギミックを置き去りにしたままどんどんマップが広がっていくタイプでしたので、なんというか勘所が働かずけっこう苦労しました
ところで魔法の本の最初のページTRUTHは存在するのでしょうか
あのページが不完全なままクリアしたため「きっとNORMAL ENDと出て、TRUE ENDを探すためのプレイが始まるんだろう」と予想しましたが外れました。

### 5/5 — 楽しい！

*2025-07-12*

すごくやりごたえがあります！いつものキャラも可愛い🐭

### 5/5 — ボリュームとアイデアがすごい！

*2025-02-13*

今までにない斬新な脱出ゲームですごく面白かったです！

### 5/5 — 大作1＋4の魔法なんですね❣️

*2024-11-27*

屋敷に足を踏み入れた時は本がたくさん有る片付いた室内で魔法使いが住んで居るとは思えない明るい家だと思いました。
簡単な計算を解いてからは屋敷の中を探索しながら手掛かりを見つけ、謎解きに備えました。
謎解きは易し目から普通位が入り混じり、可愛い絵からの謎解きパネル入力は楽しいものでした。
その後、憧れの魔法の杖を手に入れて魔法を使えるようになると、今まで居た世界の様相が変わってしまい、魔法の杖の力を駆使して忙しく屋敷中を駆けずり回りました。
部屋数が多いのでボリュームがありますが移動しやすかったので楽に進められ途中ネズミちゃんとコミュニケーションを取りながらの隠れ家はとても楽しかったです♪
初めて魔法の杖を使う時は親切な誘導がありましたが魔法の杖が色とりどりに光り変化する様は見事なグラフィックでしか表せない、流石の秀逸作品だと思いました。
有り難うございました。

## Most praised reviews (7 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — ボリューム

*2024-10-01*

すごい。解き応えありました。

### 5/5 — おもしろい！

*2024-03-30*

脱出だけでなくRPGのようななんともいえない楽しさがありました。
出てくるキャラクターも様々で
終わったと思っていた場所も
展開に合わせて変化していき
謎解きもとても面白かったです。

唐突なねずみちゃんのチーズを要求する場面が可愛くて笑ってしまいました🧀💕

### 5/5 — Fantastic

*2023-12-20, version 1.0.5*

My favourite escape games!!!

### 5/5 — The wizard’s lair

*2023-06-28, version 1.0.5*

Excellent game. Enjoyed it a lot.

### 5/5 — Flawless game!

*2022-08-18, version 1.0.2*

Fun, fun, fun! I really love the magic part of the game…I tried it on everything! Perfect escape game ❤️❤️❤️

### 5/5 — One of my favorite escape games

*2022-07-14, version 1.0.2*

i loveeee escape games, and recently i thought i had run out of any good ones to play, until i stumbled across this developer!! i’ve love all their escape games so far, but this one is definitely my favorite.

### 5/5 — Great puzzles!

*2021-08-29, version 1.0.2*

The puzzles seem simple at first but they are more challenging and really fun!

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