Disc Room
Disc Room is a 2020 action puzzle video game developed by Terri, Dose, Kitty, and JW and published by Devolver Digital. It was originally released for Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch and Windows, with ports for Amazon Luna and Xbox One releasing later. In the game, the player navigates a series of labyrinthine rooms while avoiding bullet hell-style projectiles.
Disc Room
- Date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Devolver Digital · Deltoplastis commatopa
- Language
- English · French
- Genre
- action game · adventure video game · action-adventure game
- Held by
- Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision
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Disc Room is a 2020 action puzzle video game developed by Terri, Dose, Kitty, and JW and published by Devolver Digital. It was originally released for Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch and Windows, with ports for Amazon Luna and Xbox One releasing later. In the game, the player navigates a series of labyrinthine rooms while avoiding bullet hell-style projectiles.
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The game received positive reviews from critics for its design and gameplay.
Publication is recorded by Devolver Digital and Deltoplastis commatopa. The recorded date of publication is 2020. It is associated with Netherlands. Recorded genres are action game, adventure video game and action-adventure game. It is recorded in the collection of Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision.
Key facts
Key facts
• Title — Disc Room • Developer — Terri, Dose, Kitty, and JW • Publisher — Devolver Digital • Platforms — * Linux • macOS • Windows • Nintendo Switch • Amazon Luna • Xbox One • Released — Linux, macOS, Windows, Nintendo SwitchOctober 22, 2020Amazon LunaDecember 2021Xbox OneJune 7, 2022 • Genre — Action, puzzle • Modes — Single-player • Engine — Unity • Composer — Doseone
Gameplay
Gameplay
In Disc Room, the player navigates a series of labyrinthine rooms while avoiding bullet hell-style projectiles. Each room has its own patterns but is not predictable between rooms. Aside from surviving a set period of time, objectives of these rooms also include solving various puzzles with projectiles, dying from different types of projectiles and unlocking more rooms. The player can customize themselves with various abilities such as a clone of the player character to shield against mortal damage as well as slowing time to their favor, while collectibles are available in levels.
Development
Development
The game is a collaboration between Doseone (Adam Drucker), Terri Vellmann, Kitty Calis and Vlambeer co-founder Jan Willem Nijman; the latter two had previously developed Minit with two other independent developers in a similar collaboration. It was announced in February 2020 and released on October 22, 2020, for Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, and Windows, for Amazon Luna in December 2021, and for Xbox One on June 7, 2022.
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Disc Room is associated with Netherlands.
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Reception
Disc Room received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator platform Metacritic. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received strong approval, being recommended by 82% of critics.
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- 1.Donlan, Christian. Disc Room review - an arcade gem filled with precision and surprises. Eurogamer.net. 2020-11-05.
- 2.Morton, Lauren. Devolver Digital announce a buzz saw bullet hell called Disc Room. Rock, Paper, Shotgun. 2020-02-24.
- 3.Romano, Sal. Disc Room launches October 22 for Switch, PC. Gematsu. 2020-10-05.
- 4.Luna, Team. Coming Soon to Luna in January. Medium. 2022-01-12.
- 5.Romano, Sal. Xbox Game Pass adds Assassin's Creed Origins, Ninja Gaiden Master Collection, Disc Room, and more in early June. Gematsu. 2022-05-31.
- 6.Disc Room Critic Reviews for PC. Metacritic.
- 7.Disc Room Critic Reviews for Switch. Metacritic.
- 8.OpenCritic. Disc Room.
- 9.Donlan, Christian. Disc Room review - an arcade gem filled with precision and surprises. Eurogamer. 2020-11-05.
- 10.Tran, Edmond. Disc Room Review – Getting Buzzed. GameSpot. 2020-10-22.
- 11.Vogel, Mitch. Disc Room Review (Switch eShop). Nintendo Life. 26 August 2021.
- 12.Wilde, Tyler. Disc Room review. PC Gamer. 26 August 2021.
- 13.Rudek, Jordan. Disc Room (Switch) Review. Nintendo World Report. 26 August 2021.
- 14.Denzer, TJ. Disc Room review: The sheer discrespect of it all!. Shacknews. 26 August 2021.
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