Yet another exceptional map from Zesty. Straightforward (yet interwoven) puzzles, an absolute baller soundtrack, and a simple, self-deprecating plot that only fellow gamers could appreciate. My heart was pounding when I got to the 'final boss', I don't usually encounter life-or-death situations in escape rooms. Although I still prefer the Diorama series, I also very much enjoyed this. 10/10, would raid a computer pyramid again.

I've tested the room with the new update and I'm not able to reproduce this bug, may have been a issue with the previous update.

Hey Devyn, thanks for reporting, will look into this.

its 2024 so update are probably not happening for this map. I have a glitch where the jack card doesn't appear in scene B. Thought i was losing my mind until i checked the walk through.

I appreciate that Liquid :) Glad that the presentation resonated with you. Look forward to The Ominous Obelisk 2 down the line!

I've done a lot of escape rooms and I've never done one so creative! I loved the vibe, the soundtrack, the perspective of the puzzles , everything. It's so well thought out and clearly made with passion

Thanks for playing Anthony! I have big plans for the sequel this year (one that will take advantage of the new editor features + mixing actual Egyptology & computers) so look forward to that

Absolutely loved this map and all your other ones, but this one I think was my favourite. It was awesome to see all the parts of a computer and I loved the music and colour scheme. The puzzles made sense and weren't illogical. You really have a talent and thank you for creating so many great maps for the community to enjoy!

Thanks for playing mhyah!

Amazing ! Thank you !

Thanks for playing Seal and glukkon!

loved this, thanks for your hard work!!

Excellent map! You all are so creative. My wife and I really enjoyed it, thank you!

Hi Lex, hm it does appear the room switcher is acting up after a recent game update. Will look into and appreciate the heads up

I seem to be soft locked? I can't even find the animal puzzle. The button to swap the yellow room doesn't seem to work for me? I mostly guessed the magnifying puzzle after I got the first number so I finished everything else. I don't know if I am missing something or if this is a glitch? I tried restarting but had the same issue.

The Devilish Diorama 2 is now available! Go check it out!

Glad you enjoyed 😎

Was absolutely amazing! Was challenging, and only needed hints rather than use of the walkthrough, great job!

Nothing makes sense

Thanks!

Have to agree with everyone, absolutely amazing map. I actually really liked the addition of dodge the laser and solve the puzzle part cause we don't see this in every room. It really spiced it up a bit more :).

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Prior to the judging of the 2nd Build-a-room competition, I was hearing rumors that there was a clear frontrunner, and I wondered how that could be with so many amazing submissions, and such a wide variety of player preferences on what they enjoy in an escape room.

And then I played The Ominous Obelisk. And I finally understood. :)

Zesty absolutely crushed this. What an amazing map! I instantly forgot I was playing an Escape Simulator room or a community room. It is just a brilliant map and self-contained game, that manages to seamlessly weave in the required contest assets, but in a way that somehow adds to the overall experience rather than detracting from it.

Can't wait to see The Devilish Diorama 2. Check out the original if you haven't yet!

Thanks Giorgio!

Amazing!!!!!!

Thx, the animal puzzle unlocks the SSD locked away in the bookcase which is needed to view scene C (crime scene) which is important for several reasons. It is technically optional (because it provides only contextual information) but much harder without it ;)

Such an amazing map !!! Wondering what's the animal puzzle for scene B in the yellow/orange room for? I didn't solve it but it doesn't affect me to carry on solving the map

Sorry to hear that, care to share where exactly?

too easy to get softlocked -rep

Trailer released for The Devilish Diorama 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHUaaBVCJ7M

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ah! that would be where the confusion was! thanks Zesty!

Hey Cam, not sure Im understanding correctly, because the ram sticks can be pulled out freely at any point (and re-show that card). Have you tried that?

Great map! really loved it! Did notice however, that if you do not grab the jack before inputting the first ram stick, you cannot get it at all and it locks you up Had to restart at least once to this since I missed it the first time.

Appreciate it yodianna and Purple <3

Super cool map, and so deserving of first place! It was extremely creative and it looked amazing. The puzzles were awesome and a nice difficulty. Congrats!

Solid room! Congrats on winning! Completed this room with my partner and we both enjoyed it. Definitely was challenging at times, which is what makes it fun and satisfying when we finally figure out the solution.

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Brilliant

super cool map ideas

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Yo what song did you use for this level? Its banging!

Thanks!

Great map, great idea. I am really impressed! Not a surprise you won the contest, congratulations!

Great map, fun puzzles and really amazing map quality.

Glad to hear

Just to note that, other than the drift, I was able to finish with no issues. So worth it. Thanks for making this!!!

Thanks for playing @roraborealis! Wow, very interesting observation about the assets drifting after an extended period of time, must be some sort of rounding/number precision issue within the game engine causing that to happen, well noted!

This has been utterly brilliant so far. I'm going to have to start over, though. I have encountered one small problem. After I activated and started using the hologram area and working through all but the magnifying glass puzzle, I took a short break for dinner. Then I forgot to come back for a while. During that time, the hologram had drifted and was being displayed so far off-center that I couldn't see enough of it to figure out the puzzle. Suuuuuper minor issue, since most people aren't going to leave it paused for 18 hours. I've been very impressed at the room design, so I actually don't mind going back through again. The music and the overall aesthetic work perfectly. And I'm off to go do it again!

@nanamin_h thanks! Look forward to more! @zeo ye that's totally possible 😉 glad the checkpoint helped out 👍