The Happy Escape 5 1.0

Point and click games used to be all the craze until around the 2010s. Now, they're usually relegated to mid size productions or simple indie titles. The genre also proved incredibly popular among flash game creators, due to the relatively simple planning and programming that goes into such a game. One creator, Tesshi-E, became known for short, bite-sized escape room games. Let's look at a work of his - The Happy Escape 5.

To play The Happy Escape 5, you have to unzip all the files into a folder. Then, navigate to FPSoftware -> Basilisk-Portable -> Basilisk-Portable.exe. Afterward, drag the HTML onto the Basilisk browser.

The game has no story, but it's forgivable because online escape games tend to be focused on gameplay and puzzle design. It starts you off inside a cafe that's incredibly gorgeous and also extremely convoluted. Apparently, it's actually modeled on a real cafe.

Navigation in this entry is a lot more difficult than the other entries. It's not a standard square - sometimes, a gray bar will appear on the edge like usual, which will let you turn and change the camera angle. Other times, a large arrow will appear in the middle of the screen, letting you know you can move forward. This adds a ton of complexity to the game, which is also why you should change your game's language to English, as the game will flash you hints when you get stuck.

All in all, The Happy Escape 5 is a great entry by Tesshi-e and really shows off the creator's strength in escape room game design.