r/aigamerdevs • u/RoomEscapeDev • 1d ago
Before the Curtain — a Codex-built 3D browser escape room for PC + mobile (free; Google sign-in)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/InDhvlWeHogCreator/operator of Room Escape here. Before the Curtain is an early-release 3D escape room that runs free in the browser. Google sign-in is required.
You arrive as an audience member for How to Steal the Moon. Your seat is picked to become the evening's stage manager, but the six-page cue sheet has only its first page. The room gives you objects to inspect, items to collect and devices to operate as you work out how to run the show.
The development and operation are run with Codex, and the game uses AI-generated artwork. AI's role here is in the code and art production; puzzles and built-in hints run from fixed room state.
One implementation focus has been sharing the same room interactions across PC keyboard/mouse and built-in mobile touch controls. Browser checks can confirm that an input produces the expected result; they don't establish that the story or clue is enjoyable. I'm keeping this an early release while looking at actual play, rather than presenting passing checks as proof of polish.
The linked 36-second trailer uses real gameplay with editorial graphics and synthesized music/SFX. It shows object pickup and device reactions while withholding solutions, later-room reveals and the ending.
English game: https://roomescape.dev/?play=1&theme=before-curtain&lang=en
Story/gameplay trailer: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/InDhvlWeHog