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When The House of Da Vinci arrived in 2017, it had the mixed blessing of being compared with The Room, Fireproof Studios\u2019s seminal first-person puzzler for mobile.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On the one hand, great. The Room is a hugely popular title that won a ton of awards, including a BAFTA, an iPad Game of the Year gong from Apple, and a New York Video Game Critics Circle Award.<\/span><\/p>\n

To be mentioned in the same breath as a game like that is high praise. And The House of Da Vinci clearly deserves the comparison. The second game in the series has a 4.8 user rating on the App Store \u2013 exactly the same score as its alleged inspiration.<\/span><\/p>\n

But Room comparisons also do The House of Da Vinci a disservice. It brings in other influences too, from the steampunk aesthetic of Dishonored to the time-bending gameplay of The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages.<\/span><\/p>\n

Storywise, The House of Da Vinci 3 picks up where the last game left off.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the end of The House of Da Vinci 2, series protagonist Giacomo was attacked by some mystery goons. This assault is still ongoing when the boot up the third game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As the plot unfolds you\u2019ll find out what\u2019s going on through letters left behind by other characters, as well as some nicely acted and animated cut-scenes. You can review the whole saga whenever you like by consulting your journal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But let\u2019s get back to the opening. You\u2019re stuck in a catacomb, and the Oculus Perpetua \u2013 the machine that allows you to go back in time and see the inner workings of machines \u2013 is in pieces.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Your first task is to repair it, if only because a functioning Oculus Perpetua might enable you to get rid of the rats that are blocking your way out of the catacomb.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Streamlined Experience<\/span><\/h4>\n