Disc Room

Release Date: October 22, 2020

Arcade, science fiction, puzzle elements, 2D, top-down, indie games, singleplayer

8.2

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An arcade game with high difficulty level. In the Disc Room we play the role of a scientist who explores a mysterious object in Jupiter's orbit, solving puzzles and avoiding ubiquitous disks capable of instantly turning it into a bloody pulp.

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Mechanics
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Technical aspects

Disc Room is a arcade game with a high difficulty level. Four independent developers, Kitty Calis, Jan Willem Nijman, Terri Vellmann and Doseone are behind the development of this game, while Devolver Digital is responsible for its release.

Plot

Disc Room takes us on a journey into the distant future. In 2089, a mysterious disc appeared on the orbit of Jupiter. The main character of the game is a scientist who decides to explore this structure. The protagonist quickly learns that this facility is a real interstellar slaughterhouse.

Mechanics

In Disc Room the action is observed from the top-down view. The game is divided into small levels, each of which represents a separate logic and skill challenge. In order to make the exit from each of them open for us, we have to solve simple puzzles (consisting, for example, in changing the colours of the fields covering the floor) while avoiding the moving sprockets on the levels. As you can easily guess, these discs are able to turn a hero into a bloody pulp in no time. From time to time, we also encounter other obstacles, such as large maws capable of swallowing a hero. As we progress, however, we are unlocking skills that make our life a little easier. These include, among other things, the ability to clone or even a kind of booster that increases the speed of movement of the scientist.

Game modes

Disc Room only allows you to play alone. A substitute for multiplayer competition are online rankings where we can publish our time records set at certain levels and compare our performance with other players.

Technical aspects

Disc Room has colourful graphics in a clear, cartoon-like style.

Videos and Screens

[1:50] Disc Room trailer #1

[1:50] Disc Room launch trailer

8.2

OpenCritic Rating

Game is Recomended by 89% of Critics. There are 39 Critic Reviews.

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GameSpew: 9 / 10

Disc Room is incredibly difficult. It definitely won’t be for everyone. If you lack patience and find yourself getting frustrated in games where you die frequently, it’s probably not for you. But for those of us that enjoy being furious, who let that fury push us further and faster because we crave a challenge, Disc Room is fantastic. You’ll find yourself going back again and again, getting a little bit further each time until you reach its conclusion. And you won’t be sorry when you do.

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DualShockers: 8.5 / 10 by Cameron Hawkins

In Disc Room you will die, die, and die some more by...discs...in a room...all while showcasing fantastic and addicting gameplay.

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Wccftech: 8.2 / 10 by Kai Powell

Disc Room is an outrageous experience built around one single philosophy: getting cut in half by spinning discs. However, the challenges for surviving as long as possible and grazing past enemy attacks satisfies a craving that only the most polished of Japanese shmups could satisfy.

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