THE LOCKED ROOM
THE LOCKED ROOM is an escape room and mystery game: trapped in a missing mystery writer's mansion, you escape one room at a time and find out who did it.
5 rooms, 20 stages
Collect 12 clues and name the culprit to reach the ending
On a rainy night, the mystery writer Han Doyun vanishes from his mansion. His editor comes to collect his last manuscript, and as she steps into the study, the door locks by itself. She has to get out of five rooms in turn: the study, the bedroom, the kitchen and dining room, the basement darkroom and the secret study.
In each room you turn to face all four walls and press, drop and open things. Knock the portrait off the wall and a key falls out from behind it; light the fireplace and hidden writing appears on a blank sheet of paper. What you pick up goes into your inventory, and used in the right place it opens drawers, boxes and locks. There are number locks, direction locks and letter locks, and a wrong answer just makes the lock rattle.
Each room has four stages. It is the same room, but every stage hides things in different places and asks for a different order. The clues the writer left go into your NOTE, and there are four suspects: the assistant, the housekeeper, the publisher and the writer's younger brother. Only by naming the culprit in the last room can you find the writer.
Every room was drawn wall by wall with separate close-up scenes, and apart from the door sound, the music and sound effects are made in code. Progress saves in your browser automatically, so you can pick up where you left off with CONTINUE.
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- Type
- Free game · Indie game · Escape room game · Mystery game
- Dev time
- 3 days
- Made with
- HTML · JavaScript · Web Audio
- Plays on
- PC · Phone browser (landscape)
- Status
- Finished · 5 rooms · 20 stages · continue
- Released
- 2026-09-27
- Last updated
- 2026-09-27
Good for — anyone who likes to search every corner and solve things slowly, like in a real escape room, and anyone who likes mystery games where you piece clues together to catch the culprit. Progress saves in your browser automatically.
FAQ
Is there a time limit?
No. The clock at the top only counts how long you have played. Take your time and look around.
What happens if I get a lock code wrong?
The lock rattles, and that is it. There is no penalty and no limit on tries, so just try again.
How many stages are there?
Five rooms with four stages each, 20 stages in all. Even in the same room, each stage hides things in different places and asks for a different order.
What if I accuse the wrong person?
Their photo shakes and drops back, and you can choose again. You cannot accuse anyone until you have all 12 clues.
If I miss a clue in an earlier room, can I still see the ending?
Yes. Any clue you missed can be found again in the last room.
How does it end?
Collect the clues the writer left in each room and name the culprit in the last room. Get it right and you find the missing writer and escape the mansion together.
