One Way Out

A VR Escape Room

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Project Description

One Way Out is a VR escape room experience where the player is placed in a room with puzzles as they must attempt to escape. However, there is something outside watching them… This game combines simple puzzles with a horror environment to create an eerie atmosphere for the player to escape. 

The game contains 2 main puzzles, the first is where you find 4 riddles on the wall under some shelves. The answers to each of these riddles are weapons that are around the room. The player must match the correct weapon to the shelf by picking it up and placing it in the slot. After all 4 weapons are correctly placed, 2 items will be revealed. A key to the next puzzle, and a red square (representing a piece of a photo). The photo goes into a frame that sits next to the door that is used to escape. The key goes into a lock that unlocks the next puzzle. 

The next puzzle is a “Simon Says” puzzle where the player must press the correct buttons in the correct order to complete the puzzle. They must complete the sequence as it gets more complicated 5 times. After completing this, the player is given another red box (representing the other piece of the photo). After placing this second piece in the frame, the player is given the win screen text, signifying that they have completed the game. 

I believe that this game is unique in the way that it is a simple experience that is aimed at players who may not be as familiar with VR and can complete these simple puzzles quite easily. The intent is to create an eerie environment to unsettle players, while not necessarily challenging them too hard with the puzzles.​