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The Prior Challenge

Click around this medieval library to find a key for the door. Find clues and solve puzzles in this cozy, half-hour-long, point-and-click escape room game.

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Developer
Esciri
Publisher
Esciri
Release
February 16, 2026
166 days ago
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Positive17 reviews82.4%

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About the Game

You have been studying in the library all night for a big test. When it is time to leave to take the test, you find out that you are locked in.

Click around this medieval library to find a key for the door. Find clues and solve puzzles in this cozy, half-hour-long, point-and-click escape room game.

Get to know the escape room games of Esciri with this teaser escape room. Prove that you are ready for the real challenges by solving this game first.

You will like this game if you:

·         like free games

·         love puzzle games

·         like point-and-click games

·         want to support a solo developer

Single player game

Playable on 1 screen. You can, however, play together on 1 screen with multiple people, suited for 1 – 4 players.

Game play duration

Expected playtime duration: 30 minutes to an hour.

There is no time pressure in this game.

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