In Room Bath, a deeply satisfying escape game presented by Place of Light, you must find your way out of what is undoubtedly the oddest bathroom you've ever come across; codes and secret panels grace the toilet, gems are scattered across the floor and weird golden masks watch over the sink and bathtub. Perhaps it's the work of some eccentric, puzzle-obsessed billionaire....who has, um, slipped, hit his or her head and forgotten how to escape? Yep, that must be it.
Luckily, Mr. or Ms. Billionaire, you have been wise enough to fill your room with intriguing, moderately difficult but inherently logical puzzles that will lead you slowly but surely to your escape. Although Room Bath is in Japanese, an understanding of the language is in no way necessary to solving the game (which I love; in my opinion, the very best games are those that are solvable by anyone, anywhere). Room Bath is also quite good-looking, with cleanly rendered graphics that lend color and depth to your puzzling quest.
For me, one of the core attractions of room escape games is that wonderful, gratifying rush that comes from a puzzle clicking into place, the feeling that accompanies a sudden flash of insight into the workings of a code or device. Room Bath, with its refreshingly rational challenges, is a veritable font of such enjoyment.
Walkthrough Guide
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Walkthrough for standard game:
Note - this is the whole thing, once you open it, there's no going back!
Click on the washer
Click on the pile of towels to move them
Collect the DIRTY CLOTH that was hidden underneath the towels.
Back out; go right
Click on the shower curtain to open it.
Click under the tub.
Collect the EXTENSTION CORD.
Back out; click on the gray and black cabinet.
Collect the YELLOW GEM (in the tub foot on the lower right).
Click on the left side of the cabinet.
Collect the THREE -PIP PIECE on the bottom side of the cabinet.
Examine the piece by clicking on it in close-up view - note the paired semi-circular holes on the back.
Back out; click on the right side of the cabinet.
Note the two nails holding that door closed.
Back out; open the middle cabinet.
Collect the MOSTLY BLANK PIECE OF PAPER.
Note the icon on the bottom right of the paper.
Back out; click on the gold lion over the tub.
Note the keyhole with the handle, the two round holes under the lions head and the triangular hole over the faucet.
Back out; go right.
Collect the RED GEM next to the shower curtain on the lower left.
Click on the combination lock - note it accepts four digits.
Back out; click on the toilet paper holder.
Open the top, collect the ONE-PIP piece.
Click on the cardboard roll, note the shapes of the roll holder mechanism.
Back out; go right.
Click on the drawing of the lions head - note the bowl-shaped hole where the mouth should be.
Back out; click on the sink faucet.
Pull the chain to drain the sink.
Collect the MUDDIED SCISSORS.
Back out; go left.
Select the MUDDIED SCISSORS
Flush the toilet - water will flow from the faucet at the top; hold the scissors underneath the flow so they become CLEAN SCISSORS.
Back out; go right.
Click on the cabinet under the sink.
Use the CLEAN SCISSORS to cut the string holding the cabinet closed.
Open the cabinet.
Collect the BLUE BOX and the FOLDED PAPER.
Back out - examine the BLUE BOX (note that it opens) and the FOLDED PAPER (it unfolds and has some drawing on it).
Back out; go right. Click on the left side of the washer.
Click on the panel on the lower left side of the washer near the wall.
The panel cover falls off and a short plug appears.
Select the EXTENSION CORD and click on the plug - it plugs in the washer.
Click on the panel cover that fell off - pick up KEY #1.
Back out; click on the gray and black cabinet.
Select KEY #1, then click on the keyhole on the top door of the cabinet.
Open the top door; collect the ORANGE BALLOON and collect the SCOOP.
Back out; select the washer.
Examine the FOLDED PAPER: these are directions to be used with the BLUE BOX.
First, you need to use the extension cord (already done).
Select the detergent panel on the upper left of the washer; collect the FIVE-PIP PIECE in the bottom.
Open up the BLUE BOX, then use the SCOOP with it - you now have a FILLED SCOOP OF DETERGENT.
Put the FILLED SCOOP OF DETERGENT in the detergent box. Repeat twice (per the directions on the note).
Open up the BLUE BOX one more time - remove the LIGHT BLUE GEM.
Back out; open the round washer door.
Put the DIRTY CLOTH in the washer, close the door.
Push the red button on the upper right.
When the cycle is done, remove the CLEANED CLOTH and note the word on there.
Think back to your elementary school days - certain words could be spelled out on a calculator flipped upside down. So mentally flip the cloth over and you have a four-digit code (it changes between a few set values).
Go back to the toilet and enter this code on the combination lock.
Open the hatch - collect the SIX-PIP PIECE and collect KEY #2.
Back out; and return to the tub.
Use KEY #2 to open the panel above the gold lion's head.
Open the panel and collect the STEP STOOL - examine and note the curved shape of the feet.
Back out; click on the bath mat.
Note the four curved shapes - they fit the STEP STOOL feet, so place the STEP STOOL there.
Click on the shower curtain rod.
Collect the DARK BLUE GEM.
Collect the STORY BOOK (the square shape on the ceiling)
Click on the video camera at the upper right of the screen.
Collect the TWO-PIP PIECE (to the right of the camera).
Back out twice; pick up the STEP STOOL.
Go back to the sink - place the STEP STOOL in front of the cabinet.
Click on the cabinets above the sink.
Click *above* the cabinets - collect the CROW BAR.
Back out; click on the *left cabinet*.
Open the cabinet, collect the HANDLE (with the two round pegs on the ends).
Back out; note the key hole on the right cabinet and back out again.
Go back to the gold lion's head over the tub.
Put the HANDLE in the two round holes underneath the lions's head.
Open the cabinet above the lion's head and click on the HANDLE.
A new alcove opens - examine it and note there's a space next to the red monster with the horns.
Back out twice; click on the gray and black cabinet.
Click on the right side of the cabinet
Use the CROW BAR on the two nails; collect the STRAIGHT NAIL.
Back out; open the bottom door of the cabinet - collect the ROUND RED HANDLE.
Examine the ROUND RED HANDLE and note the triangular peg on the bottom.
Back out; select the faucet over the tub
Place the ROUND RED HANDLE in the hole over the faucet.
Click on the ROUND RED HANDLE to fill the tub.
Back out; collect the BOWL AND FIGURINE floating in the tub.
Click on the BOWL AND FIGURINE to to separate them.
Select the MOSTLY BLANK PIECE OF PAPER and click on the tub. The tub is filled with hot water and will expose a 4 digit code.
The ROUND RED HANDLE indicates hot, the icon in the corner of the now STEAMED PAPER indicates heat.
Each number in the 4 digit code has a 4-sided shape beneath it. The shapes correspond to the toilet roll holder sides. (code changes each game).
Go left to the scene with the washer - click on the brown panel on the wall.
If you click on the panel, you'll see it's stuck. Use the CROW BAR on it, exposing a set of five test tubes and a grate.
Click on the grate; collect the PURPLE GEM and replace the grate.
Back out and look at the STORY BOOK you collected a while ago (note it reads from right to left, not left to right)
Read the STORY BOOK - note the "hero" looks like the FIGURINE you collected from the BOWL, and there is the silhouette of a horned monster.
Go back to the gold lion and re-open the cabinet with the red monster. Place the FIGURINE next to the red monster.
Back out; re-open the cabinet
Note that just like in the STORY BOOK, the FIGURINE'S head is now up and there is a key in his neck (as also noted in the STORY BOOK).
Click on the FIGURINE head to lift it up, then collect KEY #3 from the neck.
Back out; return to the cabinets over the sink. Use KEY #3 to open up the right cabinet.
Collect the FOUR-PIP PIECE; collect the SUPER GLUE.
Go back and open up the alcove with the two figures.
The FIGURINE needs a samurai sword - select and examine the STRAIGHT NAIL until you can see it's head; use the SUPER GLUE on the head of the nail.
Select the nail and click on the top of the samurai sword hilt in the blue figure's hand.
Back out; re-open the alcove and pick up the now dead red figure.
Examine the red figure and take the SAMURAI SWORD out of his chest.
Exmamine the red figure again, and take the FAUCET HANDLE off of his back.
Examine the ORANGE BALLOON, and prick it open with the SAMURAI SWORD.
Collect the ORANGE GEM.
Back out; go to the sink.
Select the FAUCET HANDLE and put it on the sink.
Click the faucet once to run the water and clear the mud.
Click the faucet again to stop the flow and examine the symbols.
These symbols are the key to filling the test tubes.
Orange is the faucet on top of the toilet.
Red is the hot bath water.
Purple is mixed or simply plain water that has been passed through the system once.
Blue is the blue toilet water.
Green is water from the sink.
To properly fill the test tube assembly:
Fill the BOWL with any water and deposit it in a test tube
Put the now EMPTY BOWL under the stop-cock at the bottom of the test tube assembly.
Click the round dial once - purple water will flow out into the bowl.
Collect the now PURPLE-WATER-FILLED BOWL and pour it in the middle test tube.
Now go around and put the appropriate water in the appropriate test tubes as noted by the code in the bottom of the sink. (To collect toilet water, you obviously need to put the lid up).
Once you've filled the tubes, place the now-empty bowl under the stop-cock.
Click on the dial over the stop-cock - the water that comes out should now be golden.
Go back to the lion drawing over the sink and put the GOLD-FILLED BOWL in the appropriate slot.
The drawing will flip, showing an outline drawing of the toilet, indicating a hidden panel on the floor in front of it.
Back out; go to the tub. The lion's head is gone and there's a panel there - click on the new panel until you get type of peg board - the pegs look like they belong to the PIP PIECES you've been picking up.
Back out and go to the toilet paper roll holder and click on each side of the holder as noted by the code on the STEAMED PAPER.
Back up; go back to the tub scene. You'll now see some white dots on the gray cabinet.
Click on the cabinet and open the doors. This is the appropriate placement for the pip pieces on the peg board (which would create a standard six-sided die).
Go back to the panel and place the PIP-PIECES. When you're done, click on the button on the lower left - the panel will turn around to re-expose the golden lion, which is now missing it's right eye.
Re-open the alcove with the FIGURINE and collect the GREEN GEM.
Go back to the toilet scene and find the panel indicated on the reverse of the lions head drawing/gold-filled bowl.
It's faint, but you can see an outline on the floor - it's almost in the middle, a little above the bottom boundary.
Click on the floor panel, and you see a slot for the seven gems you've been collecting.
Reopen the STORY BOOK; each page has one item that is colored. Place the gems in this order *as indicated by the arrow in the drawing*.
Back out a panel has opened underneath the toilet paper holder!
Exit the panel and you're out.
Posted by: Chasmosaur | September 3, 2008 2:52 PM