The Classroom

Info About The Classroom

I’ve been playing a little indie escape game called “The Classroom,” and honestly, it snuck up on me in the best way. You start off alone in this dimly lit schoolroom plastered with peeling posters and half-erased equations, and right away you know something’s a little off. There’s a chalkboard full of cryptic clues, a stack of dusty textbooks with pages ripped out, and an old desk drawer that refuses to budge until you slide the right sequence of books across the shelf. It’s super satisfying when you finally hear that click and the drawer swings open.

The puzzles themselves run the gamut from simple pattern matching to more inventive riddles that force you to look twice at details you’d normally ignore. You might find a locked box hidden under the teacher’s podium or a torn photograph tucked behind a bulletin board, and each discovery somehow ties into the next challenge. I love how the game rewards curiosity—if you poke at every corner of the room you’ll piece together a little mystery about who used to teach here and why everything felt so abandoned.

What really sold me, though, is the atmosphere. The pixel-art style somehow captures the creaky floorboards and flickering overhead lights in a way that’s as tense as it is nostalgic. There’s no jump-scare soundtrack blasting in your ear, just this subtle droning hum that makes every chalk-scribble or locker clang feel amplified. Halfway through, I found myself leaning forward, mute, just waiting for the tiniest sound to betray me.

Even though it’s a short experience—I wrapped it up in under an hour—I kept thinking about it afterward. It’s perfect for when you’ve got a rainy afternoon free and want to test your observation skills without committing to a huge gaming marathon. If you’re in the mood for a bite-sized escape room that feels more like unraveling a little ghost story, “The Classroom” might be just the right kind of creepy puzzle fix.