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The Room VR: A Dark Matter
The British Institute of Archaeology, London, 1908: The disappearance of an esteemed Egyptologist prompts a Police investigation into the unknown. Explore cryptic locations, examine fantastic gadgets and uncover an otherworldly discovery which blurs the line between reality and illusion.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “creative VR puzzle design” (59 of 85 reviews) and “detailed immersive environments” (23); the most common complaint is “short game duration” (15). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
59 of the 85 reviews raise this.
23 of the 85 reviews raise this.
“Fun game! Enjoyed the puzzles and visuals.”
“Interesting puzzles, though never too hard. Environment is interesting and immersive. Great story. All in all an awesome VR experience.”
“Extremely immersive and atmospheric. Runs well on a Quest 3 with PC/RTX2070s. Pretty detailed graphics. Good challenging puzzles without being overly difficult, with useful hint system if you get stuck. Well done to…”
13 of the 85 reviews raise this.
“Interesting puzzles, though never too hard. Environment is interesting and immersive. Great story. All in all an awesome VR experience.”
“This was my first experience with The Room franchise. What a great moody game! The puzzles aren't the hardest (which is either a plus or a minus depending on how quickly one gets frustrated by being stuck), and the game…”
9 of the 85 reviews raise this.
“Interesting puzzles, though never too hard. Environment is interesting and immersive. Great story. All in all an awesome VR experience.”
“the game is very interesting and everything works wonderfully. the graphics are very good and so far there have been no glitches. No repeats, no crashes, no shakes , or disconnects. puzzles are logical so they are not…”
“Great puzzle game, interesting Lovecraft like story.”
6 of the 85 reviews raise this.
“Extremely immersive and atmospheric. Runs well on a Quest 3 with PC/RTX2070s. Pretty detailed graphics. Good challenging puzzles without being overly difficult, with useful hint system if you get stuck. Well done to…”
15 of the 85 reviews raise this · 15 of them still recommend the game.
“I really enjoyed this game. Experiencing it in VR was awesome, and it definitely left me wanting more.”
8 of the 85 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“As someone who has 100% the other The Room games, I was quite excited to finally be able to try this. Sadly, it does not live up to my expectations, rather than being able to move around the room yourself and comparing…”
8 of the 85 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Great puzzle game. The organ puzzle was not obvious at all and had me stumped for at least 30mins. The remaining puzzles were very straight forward. Lacked the depth of the mobile games, but was a unique experience…”
4 of the 85 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“The game is absolutely amazing, live up to the expectations, although it's not long enough for the price”
3 of the 85 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“As someone who has 100% the other The Room games, I was quite excited to finally be able to try this. Sadly, it does not live up to my expectations, rather than being able to move around the room yourself and comparing…”
Counted across 85 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 97.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Great escape room. Spooky, but no jumpscares. Multitudes of hidden rooms, levers and mechanisms to uncover, for some reason I really enjoy the whole "old egyptian mechanisms + mummy curse" trope whenever it appears and this is exactly that. The only downside is that it's too…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“As a long time fan of The Room series, I was excited to finally get my hands on the one game I didn't have. I was not disappointed. Not that I expected to be! Fireproof has a talent for storytelling puzzles, no matter what game of the series. I got really excited to fins the…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Very fun puzzle game with a lot of different game mechanics thought out the puzzles. The puzzles were solid nothing overly hard however this is a hint system for those who may get stuck and unsure what to do next. The graphics are quit good and immersive. As for cons of the game…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-03 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-21.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
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THE ROOM VR: A DARK MATTER PRICE REDUCTION
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure |
| Player tags | Adventure · Puzzle · VR · Mystery · Investigation · Singleplayer · Lovecraftian · Atmospheric · Escape Room · Horror · Indie (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Tracked Controller Support · VR Only · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese |
| Achievements | 6 |
| Official site | https://www.fireproofgames.com/games/the-room-vr-a-dark-matter |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i3-6100/AMD Ryzen 3 1200, FX4350 or greater Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti/AMD Radeon RX 470 or greater Storage: 4 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC