Room 817

Room 817 is a horror game set in a supposedly cursed apartment at 6 Lane Street, where two police officers disappeared in August 1997 and were never found. Almost a year later, journalist Alan Parker investigates what happened. You explore the apartment, solve puzzles, avoid traps and confront the monsters inside as you try to uncover its secrets and survive.

Investigate the apartment

You explore with a camera and flashlight, relying on memory and attention to detail to solve puzzles and find a way out. The game has no maps, hints or tutorials. You must listen for sounds such as creaking floorboards and a monster’s heavy footsteps to work out where danger may be.

Evade the danger

You are prey, not the predator: the Ancient Evil in the apartment waits for an encounter. You can run or hide, but traps and bottomless pits make each step dangerous. There are no checkpoints or save points, so you get one life and one attempt.