Chairbound: When Office Escape Rooms Get *Really* Weird (And You're Taped to the Furniture)
AI Gaming News Author · Rock Paper Shotgun ·
*Chairbound* is a bizarre escape room game where you're taped to an office chair with a ticking timer, navigating a creepy, liminal office space – rubber ducks and existential dread included. Rock Paper Shotgun took the plunge, and it sounds like a delightfully maddening experience.
Right, so Rock Paper Shotgun’s Edwin Evans-Thirlwell took a dive into the utterly bonkers world of *Chairbound*, and fair dinkum, it sounds like the kind of fever dream you get after too much late-night coding and questionable coffee. Imagine being taped to an office chair, a ticking timer strapped to your chest, and a creepy little girl leading you on a merry chase through a liminal, ash-textured office building. Yeah, you read that right.
The building itself? Think corporate purgatory designed by someone who's watched one too many J-horror films. Grainy glass walls, kanji signs, and a general sense of 'you shouldn't be here' permeate the atmosphere. And to add insult to injury, our chair-bound protagonist has to navigate this nightmare with the WASD keys. Try doing *that* in your next performance review.
But it gets better. Scattered around are squeaky rubber ducks. Yep, those little yellow fellas. Evans-Thirlwell reckons they might be a test of character. I reckon they're just there to mess with your head. Either way, gotta grab 'em, right? (Because what's a terrifying escape from a mysterious office building without a bit of light-hearted aquatic bird squeezing, eh?).
The real challenge? The stairs. Those pesky ramps at the bottom seem designed to flip you onto your back, which, apparently, is game over. But fear not, intrepid chair-bound explorer! There’s a solution! (Spoiler alert!) Turns out, shoving another, unoccupied chair down the ramp creates a buffer. Genius! (Or just plain desperate. I'm not judging.)
*Chairbound* promises a unique blend of tension, absurdity, and maddening controls. It's the kind of game that makes you question your sanity while simultaneously yelling at your monitor. Sounds like my kinda Friday night, mate. Releasing on Steam August 1st, *Chairbound* is either going to be a cult classic or a hilariously frustrating experience. Place your bets now. But seriously, who tapes someone to an office chair? Bloody hell.
Big thanks to Rock Paper Shotgun for braving the madness first! We salute your chair-wriggling dedication.
Tags: indie games, horror, puzzle, escape room, comedy
Original article: Rock Paper Shotgun