Take Notes
Genres: Puzzle, Escape Room, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Adventure
Release Date: 7-1-2025
Developer: Stoneware Game Studio
Our verdict
8/10
- Difficulty: Easy
- Players: 1
- Playtime: 1–2 h
Take Notes is a first-person escape-room puzzler from Stoneware Game Studio, set in an underground research bunker. The staff of the Fusion Energetics facility have vanished and their experimental reactor is going unstable, so you work through 40 security puzzles on your way to the control panel. It suits solo players who want a cheap, compact puzzle run with a notepad nearby.
On Steam it holds a Very Positive rating, with 58 of 60 reviews in favour, and players tag it most strongly as escape room, puzzle, logic and exploration. Only three written reviews exist. All recommend it, describing classic logic puzzles that are mostly not too hard, where you need to keep your eyes open for clues in the rooms.
The one longer review is lukewarm on the story, calling it thin, and notes that some puzzles, such as a Simon Says panel, make little sense in a nuclear facility. That player finished in just under two hours, with only one or two harder puzzles near the end. At its low price it is a fair pick for a quick evening of room puzzles; skip it if you want a strong story or a stiff challenge.
Pros
- 40 distinct logic puzzles across a sealed research bunker
- Clues hidden in the rooms reward close observation
- Very low price for a tidy evening of puzzles
Cons
- Thin story that one reviewer says might as well not exist
- Some puzzles feel out of place in the facility setting
- Short, at around two hours
About
Take Notes
This game presents you with a variety of logic puzzles that require both cleverness and analytical thinking. Each level offers unique challenges that will test your problem-solving skills, observance, and logical reasoning. With its diverse puzzles, this game provides not only great fun but also encourages creative and unconventional thinking. Every solution will bring satisfaction, making this game a perfect choice for all intellectual challenge enthusiasts.
Gameplay
The game features 40 diverse puzzles, each requiring a unique approach.
Bunker
Navigate through the rooms of a mysterious research facility and uncover an untold story.
Story
Something strange happened at the Fusion Energetics research facility. All personnel have disappeared without a trace, and the experimental reactor they were working on has become dangerously unstable. Your mission is to reach the control panel and shut it down before a disaster occurs. As if the situation weren't challenging enough, you'll have to bypass the facility’s puzzling security systems alone.
Good luck!
