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Platform
Nintendo DS
Genres
Puzzle · Adventure
Player Perspective
Third person
Developers
Gogii Games
Publishers
Majesco Entertainment · GameMill Entertainment · 21 rocks
Release date
April 1, 2009
Languages
🇩🇪 German · 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 English · 🇪🇸 🇲🇽 Spanish · 🇫🇷 French

Summary

Escape the Museum feels like a love‑letter to classic hidden‑object adventures, but it sneaks in a dash of puzzle‑room escape flair. Each level asks you to scan a list and tap the right items, then the game shifts into an Azada‑style segment where you must actually use those finds to unlock doors or trigger mechanisms. After finishing a chapter you’re sent back to hunt ten copies of a specific object hidden in earlier rooms, a quirky habit that keeps the brain buzzing. Along the way you’ll gather twelve “precious artifacts” that act as a meta‑collection, and a built‑in scoring system tallies accuracy, speed, item value and hint usage. The mini‑games break the routine: paintings become jigsaw puzzles you reassemble, and balance scales demand you shift weights until equilibrium is achieved. With 60 hidden‑object scenes, 25 distinct puzzles and an unlockable “Antique Round,” the title offers a surprisingly deep, retro‑friendly puzzle crawl.

Storyline

On a warm city day, museum curator Susan Anderson brings her daughter Caitlin to the National Museum of History for a special work‑day experience. Their excitement turns to terror when a 7.6‑magnitude earthquake strikes just after closing, sending the building into chaos. Susan manages to get Caitlin to safety, then returns to search for any remaining visitors, only to be knocked unconscious by falling debris. When she awakens, the museum is a shattered maze of broken exhibits and blocked passages, and she can barely move from room to room. In Escape the Museum, players guide Susan through a series of puzzles and frantic searches, racing against time to reunite with Caitlin and escape the ruined museum together.

Edited by Maya Carter

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Multiplayer

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Single

Alternative Titles

  • Tatort Museum Alternative