Play With Me: Escape Room

Play With Me: Escape Room

Released Jan 2018

See how a game created by the very Jigsaw would look like! Use the available objects, outwit tricky illusions and optical puzzles and above all, answer the question – will you dare to Play with Me?

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Evaluation

Play With Me: Escape Room launched on January 17, 2018 and has been developed solo by Airem. After a rocky initial release under a publisher, the developer parted ways and has continued independently. In March 2022, the developer announced via a news post that the game would be migrated to the Play With Me 2 engine as a remake/deluxe edition, with the original version receiving only minor updates going forward. The most significant statement for this game's future came in a June 26, 2025 multi-game update post, where the developer explicitly stated: "I'm moving PWM 1 (Remake) to the engine for PWM 2. After that, Play With Me 2 will be released – and possibly future entries (Play With M3, Play With Me 4, etc.)." This is a clear commitment to an engine remake of the current game, followed by a sequel. Nothing in the subsequent communications — a December 2025 Winter Sale post (which still included Play With Me keys) and a February 26, 2026 post announcing a separate game (CHWÆST) — retracts or supersedes these stated plans. The developer remains demonstrably active, having shipped multiple titles across 2024–2026. The only DLC listed is a soundtrack pack released on February 14, 2020, which is fully shipped. The ongoing development commitment here is the engine remake of the existing game and the planned sequel, as stated in June 2025.
Evidence
Developer explicitly states plans for Play With Me: moving PWM 1 to the PWM 2 engine as a remake, then releasing Play With Me 2, with possible further sequels.
news post · Jun 26, 2025 source content planned
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Developer announces the game will be migrated to the Play With Me 2 engine as a remake/deluxe edition; original version will only receive minor updates.
news post · Mar 6, 2022 source content planned
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Details

Developer
Publisher
Airem
Achievements
10
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

The puzzles breaking the fourth wall: in some cases, You will have to move away or move closer to the PC screen to be able to read codes. From this point of view, Play With Me: Esacpe room stimulates the player to think in an alternative way, without forcing him to click everywhere. Step into the world inspired by the movie SAW.

An investigative journalist, Robert Hawk, together with his wife Sara disappears in mysterious circumstances. The police find only their wreck from the car crash. According to the suspicions of the investigation officers, a man called „Illusion”, a serial killer about who Hawk has been writing investigative articles for a long time, may have something to do with their disappearance. Apparently, he was very close to discover his identity with the help of his friend, private detective Patrick Clark. Now, as a result of the accident, Hawk finds himself in the “Illusion” and he has to get through a maze of puzzles in order to survive.

See the dark world created by a sick mind and find out who is behind it. However, you will not be alone during this journey – you will be able to win the gratitude of the imprisoned and even get their help with a bit of manipulation and favors. How will you use them? Are you ready to sacrifice your friend to get away from the trap? Test your human nature during many moral choices and secondary quests which will lead you to tens of endings!

Get to a higher level of immersion and use real objects to outsmart the harasser. Blow into the microphone to blow out the candles, make a hand gesture to light the match, shake the box (what may be inside?), open the jar (watch out because the eyeballs may fall out!) or attack someone with a hammer! I hope you have a mirror within your reach… And that is only the beginning of the surprises!

Enter the world of a dangerous psychopath and slowly go mad thanks to such a realistic system of determining the mental state of your character used for the first time in a computer game! At the end, chill out with some additional activities – write your own diary in a virtual telephone, read text messages or play mobile games – all of these to avoid going crazy!

And remember that thanks to some random elements each encounter with the game will be different! When you feel the need for challenge, test your skills in additional modes, including the exceptional survival mode.

Game elements:

  • numerous optical puzzles and illusions that will stimulate your imagination,

  • extra activities (working mobile phone, computers and others) that will allow you to forget about your terrifying situation,

  • moral choices and various endings that will test your humanity,

  • various game modes, secondary quests, and randomness of some elements that will provide entertainment for many months,

  • extended mental state system of your hero will tell you how crazy you are,

  • a frightening plot that will keep you for hours in front of the monitor,

  • atmosphere of the game loosely inspired by the film "Saw"

  • escape room game

  • ability to use objects from your surroundings - microphone, mirror, camera, etc.,

  • professional blood-chilling soundtrack and dubbing!

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Last evaluated Oct 8, 2026
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