Before that in 2022, Save room appears as a budget, PC puzzle game basically double Evil inhabitant inventory management simulation. Your character has a certain amount of room available. Your goal is to get everything you own into the space you have so you can leave. Now then Save room on Switch, it delivers an incredible zen experience everywhere, but oddly lacks touchscreen support.
In games like Evil inhabitant, players tend to trust certain rooms to be 100% secure. Nothing can get you there. You can manage your inventory. You can even find additional items. Save room is a puzzle game built around that concept. Each level sees you entering a safe room. Your inventory is a certain size each time. You may even have kept some items. Room archives provide additional things that you can add to your inventory. Your goal is to put everything in your “pocket” so that you can complete the level and go out immediately. Since each item or piece of equipment takes up a certain amount of “blocks” of space and can be rotated, it becomes important to manage your inventory properly.
Like the rooms in the game it’s based on, Save room there are some similar mechanisms. For starters, there is no time limit. You can spend as much time as you like organizing everything. However, other elements directly taken from the games inspired it and gradually appeared. For example, guns and cartridges are regularly added to the inventory. This means that if the gun runs out of ammo, you can reload the gun to save space. As you continue, you may notice your “character” health bar is red and low. Then you can use items like eggs or sardines. That “heals” you, but more importantly gives you more space to work with. Finally, the herbs come into play. This means you can go to menu items to combine them to create potions.
Also, yes, this is basically a regular confirmation at this point, but Save room is great on Switch. It’s a neat little download that doesn’t take up much space. It’s only 40 puzzles long, but it’s meant to be a cheap game after all. It doesn’t wear out the gimmick. Everything is easy to read on the system, even if you are dealing with a smaller screen in Handheld mode. The controls work well so there’s no problem with placement as you play. Since it’s a puzzle game with very little pressure, that means it works well as a palate cleanser or quick diversion.
The downside is the lack of touch screen support in the Switch version of Save room keep nagging at me. I almost always play in Handheld mode. There have been many times when I wanted to drag and drop items into place. Even if it means rotating or going through the process of using or combining item menus with them, that should be fine. Just that extra accent would be lovely. While this is a $5 budget game, it’s an understandable omission.
Save room is a puzzle that certainly wears its heart on its sleeve. It clearly shows the love for the games it is inspired by. Save room It’s also a perfect fit on the Switch, with clarity, playability, and an engaging and easy-to-play title. The downside is, I feel like a little more could be done with this port. It seems to be made for touchscreen control, but doesn’t take advantage of it. It’s definitely worth someone’s time, but could be a bit better.
Save room available for Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and PC.
